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The God Osiris Inside A Sarcophagus

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date May 4, 2023

This depiction of the god 𓊹 Osiris 𓊩𓁹 is on the inside of a sarcophagus 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭. Osiris 𓊩𓁹 is the lord of the Duat 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐 and it was the goal to be “reborn” like Osiris 𓊩𓁹 was after death. Much like Osiris 𓊩𓁹 in the myth, the deceased would not return to the world of the living, but instead live on in the Duat 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐.

Osiris 𓊩𓁹 is always depicted in the same way – as a mummy 𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾, holding the crook 𓋾 and flail 𓌅 , and wearing the Atef crown 𓋚. The Atef crown is the White Crown of Upper Egypt 𓌉𓏏𓋑 with two 𓏻 feathers 𓆄𓏏𓏭𓋛 of Ma’at 𓐙𓌴𓂣𓏏𓁦 adorning the sides. Above Osiris 𓊩𓁹 is Khepri 𓆣𓂋𓇋𓁛, who is the god 𓊹 of the rising sun 𓇳𓏺.

I love how Khepri 𓆣𓂋𓇋𓁛 is drawn in the “Horizon 𓈌” hieroglyph 𓊹𓌃. The ancient Egyptians used to use hieroglyphic symbols 𓊹𓌃𓏪 as artistic depictions for a lot of the natural happenings! Another example is how the “sky 𓇯” and “star 𓇼” hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 were often also used to depict these object in art.

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! We are going to start near Osiris’ head!

𓊩𓁹 – Osiris

𓎟 – Lord

𓇽 – Duat (ancient Egyptian word for Afterlife/Netherworld)

𓎟 – Lord

𓂦𓈊 – Sacred Land/Necropolis

Next to the flail:

𓋀𓏏𓏏𓈊 – West

Osiris 𓊩𓁹 is often referred to as “Foremost of the West 𓏅𓋀𓏏𓏏𓈊” because in ancient Egypt, the “west 𓋀𓏏𓏏𓈊” was referred to as the Land of the Dead since the sun 𓇳𓏺 set in the west 𓋀𓏏𓏏𓈊.

Now beneath “west” is where I don’t know what the glyphs say! It looks like “𓊹𓌃” which is “divine writing” (aka hieroglyphs” but “Great God 𓊹𓉼” would make more sense! Sometimes the way the hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 are drawn/painted can make it difficult to read and interpret!

There are many different ways to write Osiris’ name in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪. Much like any language, Middle Egyptian changed and evolved over time. The way that Osiris is written on this sarcophagus 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭, “𓊩𓁹,” is a popular spelling from the Third Intermediate Period – Late Period, which is when this sarcophagus 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭 is dated to. The most common way that Osiris was written before then was “𓁹𓊨𓀭,” which is the spelling that most are familiar with. Other ways to write Osiris are: 𓁹𓇓𓀴 and 𓁹𓊨𓂋𓀴, but these are less common.

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Reading Hieroglyphs

Cartouches of the Aten

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date May 3, 2023

Usually, a cartouche 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓍷 enclosed the name 𓂋𓈖 of a pharaoh 𓉐𓉻. The oval surrounding the names 𓂋𓈖𓏦 of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 was meant to be protection 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜 from evil 𓃀𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅨 both in life 𓋹 and in the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐. During the 18th Dynasty, the name 𓂋𓈖 of the King’s Great Wife 𓇓𓈞𓏏 would also sometimes appear in a cartouche 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓍷.

Akhenaten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅜𓐍𓈖 was not a pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 that followed tradition! Akhenaten’s 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅜𓐍𓈖 reign 𓋾𓈎𓏏, which archaeologists sometimes refer to as the “Amarna Revolution” is a period of less than 20 𓎆𓎆 years which showed big changes not only to the traditional Egyptian religion, but also changes to the traditional Egyptian art.

This fragment does not contain the cartouches 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓍷𓏦 of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Akhenaten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅜𓐍𓈖. Instead, the cartouches 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓍷𓏦 are very long way to write the name 𓂋𓈖 of Aten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳, the sole sun 𓇳𓏺 deity 𓊹 in Akhenaten’s 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅜𓐍𓈖 new religion.

The Cartouches of the Aten

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! These are two 𓏻 of the “early” cartouches 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓍷𓏦 of the Aten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳, as there were variations during the later part of the Amarna period. The two 𓏻 cartouches 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓍷𓏦 are incomplete, but since we know what the cartouches 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓍷𓏦 are supposed to say, I will translate both!

Here is the first two cartouches at the top of the fragment: 𓋹𓅊𓈌𓈌𓎛𓂝𓏻𓏛𓐝𓈌𓏏

𓋹 – Living

𓅊𓈌𓈌 – Ra-Horakhty

𓎛𓂝𓏻𓏛 – Rejoicing

𓐝 – in

𓈌𓏏 – Horizon

This translates to “The Living Ra-Horakhty, Rejoicing in the Horizon.”

This second cartouche got cut off (you can only see the first two symbols), but here it is: 𓐝𓈖𓂋𓆑𓐝𓆄𓅱𓇳𓈖𓏏𓏻𓐝𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳

𓐝 – In

𓈖𓂋 – Name

𓆑 – His

𓐝 – As

𓆄𓅱𓇳𓈖𓏏𓏻 – Light

𓐝 – In

𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳 – Aten

This translates to “In His Name As the Light Which is In the Aten.”

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Video

Cartouche of Amenhotep III – Video

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date May 1, 2023

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!

Today we are going to be looking at the cartouche of the throne name of pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Amenhotep III 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓊵𓋾𓋆! Amenhotep III 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓊵𓋾𓋆 ruled during the 18th Dynasty and his rule 𓋾 was a time of prosperity for Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖, especially in regards to the arts and international influence!

This piece in the video is a reconstruction of the original by the MET – the blue 𓇋𓁹𓏏𓄿𓏸𓏥 faience 𓋣𓈖𓏏𓏸𓏼 pieces are original, but the gold 𓋞𓃉𓃉𓃉 and plaster are not. This beautiful 𓄤𓆑𓂋 decoration is a reconstruction using the tiles that were found during the excavation of Amenhotep III’s 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓊵𓋾𓋆 palace at Malqata.

Here is his cartouche: 𓇳𓁧𓎠 – Nebmaatra

Cartouche of Amenhotep III at the MET. This is the artifact featured in my video!

Let’s take a closer look at the symbols in the cartouche:

𓇳 – Ra

𓁧 – Maat (Truth)

𓎠 – Neb (Possessor)

The name 𓂋𓈖 translates to Possessor is/of the Truth of Ra or Possessor is/of the Maat of Ra

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Reading Hieroglyphs

“Nut” in Hieroglyphs

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date April 29, 2023

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!

Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to look at the name 𓂋𓈖 of the goddess 𓊹𓏏 Nut 𓏌𓏏𓇯𓀭! Nut 𓏌𓏏𓇯𓀭 is the goddess 𓊹𓏏 of the sky 𓊪𓏏𓇯 and the cosmos. In the inscription 𓎘𓅱𓎖 pictured, the determinative symbol is missing and Nut’s name 𓂋𓈖 is spelled with just the phonograms – “𓏌𓏏𓇯.”

Let’s break down the symbols in Nut’s name!

The “pot 𓏌” symbol has a lot of varying and confusing functions! Most commonly, it is used as a biliteral phonogram for the sound “nw.” It can also replace and act as a variant for the “grain of sand 𓈒” symbol on special occasions.

The “flat loaf of bread 𓏏” is a uniliteral phonogram used to represent the sound “t.” It also functions as the ideogram for the word “bread 𓏏𓏺” and can be used to make words feminine when placed at the end of the word!

The “sky 𓇯” symbol is mostly used as a determinative and ideogram in the words for “sky/heaven,” “above,” and “ceiling.” When used in the word “sky,” it is associated with the sound “pt” since it is acting like an ideogram. This symbol can also be associated with the sounds “hrt,” “hry,” and “nwt” – depending on which symbols come before it and how it is used!

If you look closely, the words for “sky 𓊪𓏏𓇯” and “Nut 𓏌𓏏𓇯” look extremely similar but they are pronounced differently! In these words, the “sky 𓇯” symbol is working as an ideogram and complementing the sounds of the previous symbols! This is what we call a “phonetic complement” – the sounds are written twice but pronounced once!

𓏌𓏏𓇯 – Nut is pronounced like “nwt” and the “nw 𓏌” + “t 𓏏” is the complemented by the sky symbol which is also “nwt” in this case! This is how phonetic complements work! “𓏌𓏏 is technically “nwtnwt” but is only pronounced like “nwt (Nut).”

Bonus Grammar:

𓊪𓏏𓇯 – Sky is pronounced like “pt 𓊪𓏏” (“p𓊪” + “t 𓏏”) and the “sky 𓇯” symbol would also be associated with the sound “pt” in this case since it is complementing the two previous symbols! Sky is technically written as “ptpt” but only pronounced as “pt.”

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Egyptian Artifacts

Statue of Horemheb Before He Was Pharaoh

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date April 27, 2023

Before Horemheb 𓇳𓂦𓆣𓏼𓇳𓍉𓈖 became the last pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 of the 18th Dynasty, he was a general 𓀎𓏦 under the pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏥 Tutankamun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏏𓋹𓋾𓉺𓇓 and Ay 𓇳𓆣𓆣𓏪𓁹𓐙𓏏. This large statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 (and a second similar one) would have been placed in a temple 𓉟𓏏𓉐 – either the temple of Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 at Memphis 𓏠𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓉴𓊖 or the temple of Amun-Ra 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏺𓇳 at Karnak.

Me with a Statue of Horemheb seated with a papyrus from before he was pharaoh.

It was standard for high officials to show themselves in a seated position with a papyrus scroll 𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 on their lap. In the Old Kingdom, the statues 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪 usually showed the official reading, but in the New Kingdom, the statues usually showed the official writing 𓏟𓏛𓏥. Horemheb 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓌺𓄿𓋔𓐝𓎱 is writing 𓏟𓏛𓏥 a hymn to the god 𓊹 Thoth 𓅤𓀭(who is the god 𓊹 of writing 𓏟𓏛𓏥).

Statue of Horemheb seated with a papyrus from before he was pharaoh.

The hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 around the base of the statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 mention Horemheb’s 𓇳𓂦𓆣𓏼𓇳𓍉𓈖 many titles. The hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 on the “papyrus” 𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 that is on Horemheb’s 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓌺𓄿𓋔𓐝𓎱 lap can actually be read, but it was so difficult to get a picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏/actually read them because I could not get close enough to the statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾!

It is really interesting to see a pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 depicted in statuary before he became the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻. Most pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏥 were born into their role, but Horemheb 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓌺𓄿𓋔𓐝𓎱 ascended to the throne through his status as general 𓀎𓏦. What a way to end the 18th Dynasty!

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Reading Hieroglyphs

Tomb in Hieroglyphs!

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date April 24, 2023

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!

Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to look at one of the ways to write “tomb 𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐” in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! The picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏 below is from a Middle Kingdom sarcophagus 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭 at the MET, which has the word for “tomb 𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐” written on it!

The word for “tomb 𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐” in hieroglyphic symbols on a sarcophagus at the MET.

Let’s break down each of the symbols:

The “reed 𓇋” is a uniliteral phonogram for “ı͗ (y),” however it can also function as an ideogram for the word “reed 𓇋𓏺.”

The “bundle of reeds 𓇩” is a biliteral phonogram that represents the sound “jz.”

The “doorbolt 𓊃” symbol is a uniliteral phonogram which represents the sound “z” or “s.” It’s also the

ideogram for the word “doorbolt.”

The “schematic house plan 𓉐“ symbol is a biliteral phonogram for the sound “pr,” but it can also function as an ideogram for the word “house 𓉐𓏺.” This symbol is commonly used as a determinative for words that have to do with buildings (like our word of the day – tomb 𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐) or places (Duat 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐).

So how would “𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐” be pronounced? 𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐 would actually be said like “is.” In Middle Egyptian, a bunch of the written words repeat sounds, but the repeated sounds aren’t pronounced at all. It’s like how “𓄤” and “𓄤𓆑𓂋” are both still pronounced “nfr” even though the sounds repeat in the word. There are many variants for ancient Egyptian words, and it makes reading hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 like a puzzle! When you first start learning it can be frustrating, but then it becomes fun!

Here are some other variants/ways to write “tomb” in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪:

𓉐𓆖 – Mastaba (House of Eternity)

𓂝𓂝𓉴 – Tomb/Mastaba

𓄿𓂝𓂝𓉴 – Tomb/Mastaba

𓄿𓎛𓌸 – Tomb Shaft

𓅜𓏏𓈌𓉐 – Tomb of a King, Horizon

𓀻𓋴𓉐 – Tomb Chapel

If you want to see the full inscription 𓎘𓅱𓎖 on this sarcophagus 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭, check out my video on this post!

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Egyptian Artifacts

The Chariot in Ancient Egypt

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date April 22, 2023

This rectangle fragment of a relief depicting a horse drawn chariot 𓅨𓂋𓂋𓏏𓌝 was found at the Great Aten Temple in Amarna (Akhetaten 𓈌𓏏𓉐𓇋𓏏𓈖𓊖). This piece is estimated to have been carved between c. 1352–1336 B.C.E., which is during the reign 𓋾𓈎𓏏 of Akhenaten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅜𓐍𓈖. This particular relief pictured was originally part of a much larger image 𓏏𓅱𓏏. Here, chariot 𓅨𓂋𓂋𓏏𓌝 attendants are keeping watch of the chariots 𓅨𓂋𓂋𓏏𓌝𓏦 for the royal family.

Image of a horse drawn chariot and a chariot attendant from Akhetaten on display at the MET.

Chariots 𓅨𓂋𓂋𓏏𓌝𓏦 (and horses 𓋴𓋴𓅓𓏏𓃗𓏪) were not always a part of Egyptian history. It is estimated by historians that the chariot 𓅨𓂋𓂋𓏏𓌝 first arrived in Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 around 1600 B.C.E. and that they were introduced by the Hyksos. The first horse 𓋴𓋴𓅓𓏏𓃗 remains in Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 are estimated to be from the Thirteenth Dynasty, so horses 𓋴𓋴𓅓𓏏𓃗𓏪 must have been introduced to Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 before the Hyksos rule.

After Ahmose I 𓇺𓄟 defeated the Hyksos and reunified Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 to start the 18th Dynasty/New Kingdom, the chariot 𓅨𓂋𓂋𓏏𓌝 became a common sight in both art and in the life of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻. Chariots 𓅨𓂋𓂋𓏏𓌝𓏦 were the number one choice of transportation for royalty! Chariots 𓅨𓂋𓂋𓏏𓌝𓏦 were also used by pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏦 to take part in hunting, and were used by the army for battle. Many reliefs and other forms of art from this time period shows various pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏦 hunting or going into battle on their chariot. The chariot 𓅨𓂋𓂋𓏏𓌝 became a sign of bravery and strength 𓌀.

Fun Fact: the hieroglyph 𓊹𓌃 for “chariot 𓌝” only appeared in Middle Egyptian around the same time that the chariots 𓅨𓂋𓂋𓏏𓌝𓏦 were introduced to Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖! That totally makes sense and it’s so cool to “watch” the language evolve as technology evolved! The same thing happens today!

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Egyptian Artifacts

I Love Mummies!

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date April 21, 2023

Here at the MET, I am sitting with a mummy 𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾 that is still wrapped in its linen 𓍱. Mummification 𓋴𓂧𓐍𓅱𓐎 was an extremely important part of Egyptian religious practices because the body of the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 needed to stay intact in order for the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 to reach the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐.

Me sitting with a linen wrapped mummy at the MET

Mummification 𓋴𓂧𓐍𓅱𓐎 was practiced throughout most of Egyptian history, and the earliest mummies 𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾𓏪 were most likely accidental just due to the dry climate of Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖! The mummification 𓋴𓂧𓐍𓅱𓐎 of people persisted for over 2,000 years and continued well into the Roman Period. The best preserved mummies 𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾𓏪 are from the 18th-20th Dynasties.

Mummification 𓋴𓂧𓐍𓅱𓐎 was a long process that took about seventy days to complete. First 𓏃, the internal organs 𓇋𓂧𓂋𓄹𓏦 such as the liver 𓅓𓊃𓏏𓄹𓏸𓏸𓏸, stomach 𓂋𓄣𓏻, intestines, lungs 𓊃𓌴𓄥𓅱𓄺, and the brain 𓂝𓅓𓅓𓄹 were removed. The heart 𓇋𓃀𓄣 remained in the body because it would be needed for the “Weighing of the Heart” before the deceased entered the Field of Reeds 𓇏𓏏𓈅𓇋𓄿𓂋𓅱𓆰𓊖. After that, the body was then dried in natron 𓃀𓂧𓇨, which is a type of salt. Once the drying was complete, the body was wrapped in hundreds of yards of linen 𓍱. Amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 could placed in the linen 𓍱 to help the deceased enter the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐.

Here is some mummy-related vocabulary:

𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾 – Mummy

𓇋𓐫𓊃𓉐 – Tomb

𓉐𓆖 – Mastaba (House of Eternity)

𓄚𓈖𓏏𓉐 – Burial Chamber

𓋴𓂧𓐍𓅱𓐎 – Mummification/Embalm

I have had a fascination with mummies 𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾𓏪 since I was a little girl! Mummies 𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾𓏪 never scared me – I just remember being so interested and intrigued by the idea of them! One of the first books my Nonno ever gave me was called “Faces of the Pharaohs,” and it contained pictures of the 18th Dynasty royal mummies! It is still one of my favorite books!

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Reading Hieroglyphs

Difference Between 𓀀 and 𓀁 Hieroglyphs

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date April 20, 2023

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!

What’s the difference between 𓀀 and 𓀁? They are very similar symbols in terms of style, but today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to take a closer look at both of them because they do have different functions and meanings in Middle Egyptian!

But first, let’s review the different types of hieroglyphic 𓊹𓌃 symbols! The determinative symbol is a symbol used to show the general meaning of the word! It is basically used as punctuation at the end of the word to show you that it is over, and is not pronounced. An ideogram is a single symbol that is used to write the word it represents and is usually followed by a single stroke 𓏺. A phonogram is a symbol that represents sounds, and is usually part of a larger word. There are phonograms that can represent one (uniliteral), two (biliteral) or three (triliteral) consonants!

An image of sunken relief hieroglyphs showing the man with hand to mouth 𓀁 hieroglyph on the left and the seated man 𓀀 hieroglyph on the right (The MET)

The “seated man 𓀀“ symbol can be a phonogram, ideogram, and most commonly a determinative. As a uniliteral phonogram it represents the sound “j.” It is also an ideogram for “man 𓀀𓏺” and can be used as a first person pronoun. As a determinative, 𓀀 appears at the end of words (such as occupations and names) to show that the person is a man.

Here are some examples on how to use 𓀀:

𓀀 – I, Me, My

𓅭𓀀 – Son (the determinative is rarely used later on, but this was the original word)

𓏟𓀀 – Scribe

𓈖𓍯𓈖𓈖𓍯𓀀 – Nonno

𓆑𓀀/𓇋𓏏𓀀 – Father

𓀀𓏺/𓊃𓀀𓏤 – Man

The “man with hand to mouth 𓀁” symbol functions solely as a determinative symbol and is usually used to represent words that are associated with speaking, thinking, eating, drinking, and for feelings/emotions.

Here are some examples on how to use 𓀁:

𓇋𓀁 – To Say/Speak

𓃹𓈖𓅓𓀁 – Eat

𓊃𓃀𓇋𓀁 – Drink

𓈖𓐍𓅱𓏏𓀁 – Mourning

𓍿𓎛𓅱𓀁 – Rejoice

As you can see, the 𓀁 symbol appears at the end of the word, meaning that it is the determinative!

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Ushabti Friends Video

Ushabti of Paser – Video

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date April 19, 2023

Here is a video of me at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with the Ushabti of Paser! This beautiful 𓄤𓆑𓂋 ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 is on display in Gallery 122!

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The blue 𓇋𓁹𓏏𓄿𓏸𓏥 faience 𓋣𓈖𓏏𓏸𓏼 ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 belongs to Paser 𓅮𓀙𓀽! Objects made of faience 𓋣𓈖𓏏𓏸𓏼 were thought to hold magical 𓎛𓂓𓄿𓏜 powers! The ushabtis 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 served as substitutes for the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 and would perform labor or jobs for them in the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐. They are usually inscribed with specific spells 𓎛𓂓𓏛𓏦 which assigned each ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 to a certain task! Paser 𓅮𓀙𓀽 was one of the most prominent men of his time and he served under two 𓏻 pharaohs 𓉐𓉻 – Seti I 𓇳𓁦𓏠 and then Rameses II 𓇳𓄊𓁧𓇳𓍉𓈖. Paser 𓅮𓀙𓀽 served many different roles over twenty-five 𓎆𓎆𓏾 years! He was vizier 𓅷𓏏𓏺𓀀 and one of his most famous works is the tomb 𓇋𓐫𓊃𓉐 of Seti I 𓇳𓁦𓏠 in the Valley of the Kings! A vizier 𓅷𓏏𓏺𓀀 was the highest ranking official 𓋴𓂋𓀀 and was the most powerful position in the government, besides the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻. Not only was the vizier 𓅷𓏏𓏺𓀀 the most trusted advisor to the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻, but he also saw to the day-to-day operations of the government. The vizier 𓅷𓏏𓏺𓀀 was in charge of architecture, taxation, agriculture, military, judicial, financial, and many other things. Paser 𓅮𓀙𓀽 had many different titles, including “High Preist of Amun,” “superintendent of every work of the king,” and “chief of secrets of the hieroglyphs.” Paser 𓅮𓀙𓀽 was my Nonno’s absolute favorite non-royal, so it’s always so special to see objects that belonged to Paser 𓅮𓀙𓀽 in museums. This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt #egyptianhistory #egyptianmythology #metropolitanmuseumofart #metmuseum #ancientegyptblog #egyptology #anticoegitto #ushabti
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The blue 𓇋𓁹𓏏𓄿𓏸𓏥 faience 𓋣𓈖𓏏𓏸𓏼 ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 belongs to Paser 𓅮𓀙𓀽! Objects made of faience 𓋣𓈖𓏏𓏸𓏼 were thought to hold magical 𓎛𓂓𓄿𓏜 powers! The ushabtis 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 served as substitutes for the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 and would perform labor or jobs for them in the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐. They are usually inscribed with specific spells 𓎛𓂓𓏛𓏦 which assigned each ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 to a certain task!

Paser 𓅮𓀙𓀽 was one of the most prominent men of his time and he served under two 𓏻 pharaohs 𓉐𓉻 – Seti I 𓇳𓁦𓏠 and then Rameses II 𓇳𓄊𓁧𓇳𓍉𓈖. Paser 𓅮𓀙𓀽 served many different roles over twenty-five 𓎆𓎆𓏾 years! He was vizier 𓅷𓏏𓏺𓀀 and one of his most famous works is the tomb 𓇋𓐫𓊃𓉐 of Seti I 𓇳𓁦𓏠 in the Valley of the Kings! A vizier 𓅷𓏏𓏺𓀀 was the highest ranking official 𓋴𓂋𓀀 and was the most powerful position in the government, besides the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻.

Not only was the vizier 𓅷𓏏𓏺𓀀 the most trusted advisor to the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻, but he also saw to the day-to-day operations of the government. The vizier 𓅷𓏏𓏺𓀀 was in charge of architecture, taxation, agriculture, military, judicial, financial, and many other things.

Paser 𓅮𓀙𓀽 had many different titles, including “High Preist of Amun,” “superintendent of every work of the king,” and “chief of secrets of the hieroglyphs.”

Paser 𓅮𓀙𓀽 was my Nonno’s absolute favorite non-royal, so it’s always so special to see objects that belonged to Paser 𓅮𓀙𓀽 in museums.

This is my personal video, photograph, and original text. DO NOT repost.

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