This wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ of Anubis ๐๐๐ช๐ ฑ๐ฃ at the Brooklyn Museum is one of my favorites! This statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ shows Anubis ๐๐๐ช๐ ฑ๐ฃ in his jackal ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฅ form. The recumbent position is representative of him guarding the necropolis ๐ด๐๐ผ from high above on a hill ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ or mountain ๐๐ ณ- as was his role as the god ๐น of cemeteries and mummification ๐ด๐ง๐๐ ฑ๐. Another one of Anubisโ ๐๐๐ช๐ ฑ๐ฃ titles is โupon his hill/mountain ๐ถ๐บ๐๐โ and this hieroglyphic ๐น๐๐ช phrase usually follows his name ๐๐ in dedication texts! Again, this is representative of Anubisโ ๐๐๐ช๐ ฑ๐ฃ role as protector ๐ ๐๐ก๐ of the dead ๐ ๐๐ฑ; he was always standing watch from above! This piece is dated to the Late Period or Ptolemaic Period (c. 664-30 B.C.E.), which is when wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ statues ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ๐ช of Anubis ๐๐๐ช๐ ฑ๐ฃ in this style became extremely popular! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#egyptianhistory#egyptianmythology#ancientegyptblog#anticoegitto#egyptology#brooklynmuseum#anubis#egitto
This statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ shows Anubis ๐๐๐ช๐ ฑ๐ฃ in his jackal ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฅ form. The recumbent position is representative of him guarding the necropolis ๐ด๐๐ผ from high above on a hill ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ or mountain ๐๐ ณ- as was his role as the god ๐น of cemeteries and mummification ๐ด๐ง๐๐ ฑ๐.
Another one of Anubisโ ๐๐๐ช๐ ฑ๐ฃ titles is โupon his hill/mountain ๐ถ๐บ๐๐โ and this hieroglyphic ๐น๐๐ช phrase usually follows his name ๐๐ in dedication texts! Again, this is representative of Anubisโ ๐๐๐ช๐ ฑ๐ฃ role as protector ๐ ๐๐ก๐ of the dead ๐ ๐๐ฑ; he was always standing watch from above!
This piece is dated to the Late Period or Ptolemaic Period (c. 664-30 B.C.E.), which is when wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ statues ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ๐ช of Anubis ๐๐๐ช๐ ฑ๐ฃ in this style became extremely popular!
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Letโs read some hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! This large piece is referred to as a โDoorjamb from a Temple of Rameses II.โ Basically, that means these blocks came from a gateway at a temple that was built in honor of one of Rameses IIโs ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐ royal jubilees. ๐ฅ โ King of Upper and Lower Egypt ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐ โ Usermaatre setep en Ra (Throne Name of Rameses II which translates to โThe Justice of Ra is powerful, Chosen of Ra.โ) ๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐บ โ Amun-Ra ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ โ Lord of the Thrones ๐บ โ Beloved ๐๐น- Given Life So all together the inscription reads โKing of Upper and Lower Egypt, Usermaatre, Beloved of Amun-Ra, Lord of the Thrones, Given Life.โ Also Rameses IIIโs ๐ณ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ cartouches appear on this too on the bottom of the doorjamb โ he clearly usurped this piece for his own use and didnโt change all of the cartouches! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#egyptianhistory#egyptianmythology#ancientegyptblog#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#hieroglyphs#hieroglyphics#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#anticoegitto#egyptology
This large piece is referred to as a โDoorjamb from a Temple of Rameses II.โ Basically, that means these blocks came from a gateway at a temple that was built in honor of one of Rameses IIโs ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐ royal jubilees.
๐ฅ – King of Upper and Lower Egypt
๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐ – Usermaatre setep en Ra (Throne Name of Rameses II which translates to โThe Justice of Ra is powerful, Chosen of Ra.โ)
๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐บ – Amun-Ra
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ – Lord of the Thrones
๐บ – Beloved
๐๐น- Given Life
So all together the inscription reads โKing of Upper and Lower Egypt, Usermaatre, Beloved of Amun-Ra, Lord of the Thrones, Given Life.โ
Also Rameses IIIโs ๐ณ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ cartouches appear on this too on the bottom of the doorjamb – he clearly usurped this piece for his own use and didnโt change all of the cartouches!
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Perneb ๐๐๐๐๐ was a palace administrator during the 5th Dynasty, and he had his tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ built at Memphis ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ด๐ (modern day Saqqara). This type of tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ is commonly referred to today as a mastaba, but in ancient Egyptian times they were referred to as a โHouse of Eternity ๐๐.โ The word โmastabaโ is Arabic for the word โbench,โ and these tombs ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ช got their modern name ๐๐ due to their rectangular structure and flat roofs! I am standing inside the mastaba ๐๐ of Perneb ๐๐๐๐๐ at the MET in front of his False Door! I will never forget seeing it for the first time with my Nonno – the first time I saw it, there was no glass on the reliefs! Seeing this for the first time will always be one of my greatest memories! I love being inside the mastaba ๐๐ because I feel like I am in Egypt – ๐๐ ๐๐ I love being in tombs ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ช! False Doors served as ways for the living relatives to make offerings ๐ต๐๐ช๐๐๐ฆ to the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ and there is a spot at the base of the False Door where offerings ๐ต๐๐ช๐๐๐ฆ are meant to be left. The False Door acted as a link between the land of the living ๐น๐๐ and the land of the dead ๐ ๐๐ฑ. The ancient Egyptians ๐๐๐๐๐ช believed that the soul ๐ of the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ could travel between the two lands ๐ฟ๐ฟ through the False Door. They are also known as โka ๐ doorsโ or โsoul ๐ doors.โ This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#ancientegyptblog#egyptology#hieroglyphics#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#egitto#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#hieroglyphs#anticoegitto#egyptologist#egyptianhistory
Perneb ๐๐๐๐๐ was a palace administrator during the 5th Dynasty, and he had his tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ built at Memphis ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ด๐ (modern day Saqqara). This type of tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ is commonly referred to today as a mastaba, but in ancient Egyptian times they were referred to as a โHouse of Eternity ๐๐.โ The word โmastabaโ is Arabic for the word โbench,โ and these tombs ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ช got their modern name ๐๐ due to their rectangular structure and flat roofs!
I am standing inside the mastaba ๐๐ of Perneb ๐๐๐๐๐ at the MET in front of his False Door! I will never forget seeing it for the first time with my Nonno – the first time I saw it, there was no glass on the reliefs! Seeing this for the first time will always be one of my greatest memories! I love being inside the mastaba ๐๐ because I feel like I am in Egypt – ๐๐ ๐๐ I love being in tombs ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ช!
False Doors served as ways for the living relatives to make offerings ๐ต๐๐ช๐๐๐ฆ to the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ and there is a spot at the base of the False Door where offerings ๐ต๐๐ช๐๐๐ฆ are meant to be left.
The False Door acted as a link between the land of the living ๐น๐๐ and the land of the dead ๐ ๐๐ฑ. The ancient Egyptians ๐๐๐๐๐ช believed that the soul ๐ of the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ could travel between the two lands ๐ฟ๐ฟ through the False Door. They are also known as โka ๐ doorsโ or โsoul ๐ doors.โ
If you’re interested in the beautiful reliefs that are on the walls of this mastaba ๐๐, you can read my previous post about them here!
Me in front of Perneb’s False Door inside his mastabaOne of the reliefs that is on the wall of Perneb’s mastaba
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Before ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ๐ช evolved in the 12th Dynasty, wax ๐ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฆ figurines that looked like humans (and had their own mini coffins ๐ด๐ ฑ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฆ) werew placed in tombs ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ช with the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ! These precursor-ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ๐ช were made of beeswax and beeswax was said to have magical ๐๐๐ฟ๐ powers of protection ๐ ๐๐ก๐, resurrection, and regeneration. The figures are somewhat detailed and were wrapped in a linen cloth ๐ฑ and placed in the mini-coffin ๐ด๐ ฑ๐๐๐ฑ. The coffin ๐ด๐ ฑ๐๐๐ฑ did not identify any role or jobs that the figure had (like the text on a ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ could identify what itโs job was), but it did identify the name ๐๐ of the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ. Sometimes even the standard Offering Formula (๐๐๐ต๐ an offering the king gives) appeared on the mini-coffin ๐ด๐ ฑ๐๐๐ฑ as if it were a real one! If these figures werenโt workers, then what was their purpose? It is thought that this figure would take the place of the body should the body of the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ be destroyed. These particular wax ๐ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฆ figures belonged to Queen Neferu, who lived during the 11th Dynasty (c. 2051โ2030B.C.E) during the reign of Montuhotep II ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ๐ต๐๐ช. Her tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ had many of these wax ๐ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฆ figures, however in general, not many similar ones have been found (in comparison to the amount of ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ๐ช that have been found) Ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ๐ช evolved into the little worker figures we know today during the 12th Dynasty, but became very popular during the New Kingdom. This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost without permission. #ancientEgypt#egyptology#ushabti#shabti#egyptologist#egyptianhistory#egyptianmythology#ancientegyptblog#metropolitanmuseumofart @The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Before ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ๐ช evolved in the 12th Dynasty, wax ๐ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฆ figurines that looked like humans (and had their own mini coffins ๐ด๐ ฑ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฆ) were placed in tombs ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ช with the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ!
These precursor-ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ๐ช were made of beeswax and beeswax was said to have magical ๐๐๐ฟ๐ powers of protection ๐ ๐๐ก๐, resurrection, and regeneration. The figures are somewhat detailed and were wrapped in a linen cloth ๐ฑ and placed in the mini-coffin ๐ด๐ ฑ๐๐๐ฑ. The coffin ๐ด๐ ฑ๐๐๐ฑ did not identify any role or jobs that the figure had (like the text on a ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ could identify what itโs job was), but it did identify the name ๐๐ of the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ. Sometimes even the standard Offering Formula (๐๐๐ต๐ an offering the king gives) appeared on the mini-coffin ๐ด๐ ฑ๐๐๐ฑ as if it were a real one!
If these figures werenโt workers, then what was their purpose? It is thought that this figure would take the place of the body should the body of the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ be destroyed.
These particular wax ๐ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฆ figures belonged to Queen Neferu, who lived during the 11th Dynasty (c. 2051โ2030B.C.E) during the reign of Montuhotep II ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ๐ต๐๐ช. Her tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ had many of these wax ๐ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฆ figures, however in general, not many similar ones have been found (in comparison to the amount of ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ๐ช that have been found).
Ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ๐ช evolved into the little worker figures we know today during the 12th Dynasty, but became very popular during the New Kingdom.
Wax Ushabtis on display at the MET
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๐ซ๐๐ฃ โ โBe Happy, โHappiness,โ โJoy,โ โ or in Middle Egyptian, โWide Heart.โ I LOVE how the actual Middle Egyptian version of the word is โWide Heart ๐ซ๐๐ฃโ โ I think it carries so much meaning in such a little phrase. โAncient Egypt makes my heart wideโ sounds cooler than โAncient Egypt brings me joy/happinessโ โ in my opinion at least! I always love seeing Happiness/Joy ๐ซ๐๐ฃ written on objects because that is exactly how I felt when I was in a museum and looking at Egyptian artifacts with my Nonno. The only emotion I could feel at the time was joy ๐ซ๐๐ฃ and I was so lucky. I would do anything to go to a museum with my Nonno and experience those emotions again. While I do feel immense joy ๐ซ๐๐ฃ in museums now, thereโs always a sadness to it as well because I truly miss my Nonno more than anything. Letโs read some hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! Here are some common variants for โHappiness,โ and โJoyโ: ๐ซ๐ฃ ๐ซ๐ฃ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐บ ๐ซ๐ฃ๐บ This is my video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#egyptianhistory#egyptianmythology#ancientegyptblog#hieroglyphs#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#hieroglyphics#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#anticoegitto#egyptology
I LOVE how the actual Middle Egyptian version of the word is โWide Heart ๐ซ๐๐ฃโ – I think it carries so much meaning in such a little phrase. โAncient Egypt makes my heart wideโ sounds cooler than โAncient Egypt brings me joy/happinessโ – in my opinion at least!
I always love seeing Happiness/Joy ๐ซ๐๐ฃ written on objects because that is exactly how I felt when I was in a museum and looking at Egyptian artifacts with my Nonno. The only emotion I could feel at the time was joy ๐ซ๐๐ฃ and I was so lucky. I would do anything to go to a museum with my Nonno and experience those emotions again. While I do feel immense joy ๐ซ๐๐ฃ in museums now, thereโs always a sadness to it as well because I truly miss my Nonno more than anything.
Letโs read some hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! Here are some common variants for โHappiness,โ and โJoyโ:
๐ซ๐ฃ
๐ซ๐ฃ๐
๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐บ
๐ซ๐ฃ๐บ
Here is a closeup of the word for Happiness and Joy in Hieroglyphs that I highlight in the video!
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Letโs read some hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! Today we are going to learn about the Cartouches of Montuhotep II! In the hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช, you can see Montuhotep IIโs ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ๐ต๐๐ช birth name and throne name (both with titles). ๐ฅ(๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ๐ต๐๐ช) โ King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Montuhotep II (Birth Name) ๐ ญ๐ณ(๐ณ๐ค๐) โ Son of Ra, Nebhapetra (Throne Name) Letโs look even closer at the individual glyphs! ๐ณ โ Ra ๐ โ โNebโ (nb) ๐ค โ โHapetโ (แธซrw or แธฅjpt) Montuhotep ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ๐ต๐๐ช is his birth name/given name ๐๐! Letโs look even closer at the individual glyphs! ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ โ Montu (๐ โ mn) (๐ โ n) (๐ฟ- t) (๐ ฑ โ u/w) ๐ต๐๐ช โ Hotep (๐ต โ htp) (๐ โ t) (๐ช โ p) This raised relief is originally from Montuhotep IIโs ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ๐ต๐๐ช mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri. This relief was part of one of the main areas of the temple ๐๐๐ that was added at the end of Montuhotepโs ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ๐ต๐๐ช reign ๐พ. This dates the relief to c. 2010โ2000 B.C.E. (Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11). This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost without permission. #ancientEgypt#egyptianhistory#egyptianmythology#ancientegyptblog#hieroglyphs#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#hieroglyphics#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#anticoegitto
This raised relief is originally from Montuhotep IIโs ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ๐ต๐๐ช mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri. This relief was part of one of the main areas of the temple ๐๐๐ that was added at the end of Montuhotepโs ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ ฑ๐ต๐๐ช reign ๐พ. This dates the relief to c. 2010โ2000 B.C.E. (Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11).
Relief of Montuhotep II at the MET. Can you see the Cartouches of Montuhotep II on the full relief?
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โร un capolavoroโ – (It) Is a masterpiece! Anyone who has been following me knows that I love nothing more than the white limestone ๐๐๐๐ statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ of Hatshepsut ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ผ๐ช at the MET! Seeing this statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ in the museum gives me so much joy ๐ซ๐๐ฃ each time! Yesterday I was teaching my 8th graders about different sedimentary rocks ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ, and of course I used pictures of this statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ as an example of what limestone ๐๐๐๐ could look like! Hatshepsutโs birth name, ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ผ๐ช, and throne name,๐ณ๐ฆ๐, both appear on this statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ! Letโs read some hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช and take a look at what her names mean! Her birth name – ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ผ๐ช ๐๐ ๐ – Amun ๐น๐- United with (Khnemet) ๐๐ – Foremost (Hat) ๐ผ๐ช – Noble Women (Shepsut) So Hatshepsutโs birth name ๐๐ translates to โUnited with Amun, Foremost of the Noble Women.โ Her throne name – ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ ๐ณ – Ra ๐ฆ – Maat (Truth) ๐ – Ka (Soul) So Hatshepsutโs throne name โMaatkare ๐ณ๐ฆ๐โ translates to โTruth is the Soul of Re.โ (As a side note, โCapolavoroโ is my favorite song from Sanremo 2024 and @ilvolomusic is one of my absolute favorite groups! I have been listening to their music for longer than ten years and knew I had to use this song with this piece!!) Follow me to learn all about ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs, Egyptian mythology, art, culture and more! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#hatshepsut#ilvolo#hieroglyphics#egitto#egyptianhistory#anticoegitto#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#egyptology#ancientegyptblog @ilvolomusic @Ginoble Gianluca
Itโs no secret ๐๐ด๐๐ that the White Limestone ๐๐๐๐ Statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ of Hatshepsut ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ผ๐ช is my absolute favorite artifact that has ever been found in Egypt ๐๐ ๐๐! This is the piece that captured my imagination and Iโll never forget the first ๐ time I saw this statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ with my Nonno!
Nonno was always so excited to tell me about Hatshepsut ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ผ๐ช, because she was the most successful female pharaoh ๐๐ป. Her twenty ๐๐ year rule ๐พ๐๐ was marked by big building projects (her mortuary temple ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐), economic prosperity (the expedition to Punt ๐ช๐บ๐๐๐) and peace!
Not only is this White Limestone ๐๐๐๐ Statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ of Hatshepsut ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ผ๐ช just absolutely stunning ๐ค, I love the hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช on it because Hatshepsut ๐๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ผ๐ช refers to herself using the female form of words in the inscriptions ๐๐๐ฅ! These were also some of the first inscriptions ๐๐๐ฅ I learned how to read, so they are very special to me!
White Limestone Statue of Hatshepsut at the MET
Check out this post for a more in-depth look at this beautiful ๐ค statue ๐๐ ฑ๐๐พ! No matter how many times I see it, I am still in awe of its beauty ๐ค!
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Today we are going to be looking at the cartouche of the throne name of pharaoh ๐๐ป Amenhotep III ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐พ๐! Amenhotep III ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐พ๐ ruled during the 18th Dynasty and his rule ๐พ was a time of prosperity for Egypt ๐๐ ๐๐, 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 ๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฅ faience ๐ฃ๐๐๐ธ๐ผ pieces are original, but the gold ๐๐๐๐ and plaster are not. This beautiful ๐ค๐๐ decoration is a reconstruction using the tiles that were found during the excavation of Amenhotep IIIโs ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐พ๐ palace at Malqata.
Here is his cartouche: ๐ณ๐ง๐ – Nebmaatraย
Cartouche of Amenhotep III at the MET. This is the artifact featured in my video!
Letโs take a closer look at the symbols in the cartouche:
๐ณ – Ra
๐ง – Maat (Truth)
๐ – Neb (Possessor)
The name ๐๐ translates to Possessor is/of the Truth of Ra or Possessor is/of the Maat of Ra
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Here is a video of me at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with the Ushabti of Paser! This beautiful ๐ค๐๐ ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ is on display in Gallery 122!
The blue ๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฅ faience ๐ฃ๐๐๐ธ๐ผ ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ belongs to Paser ๐ ฎ๐๐ฝ! Objects made of faience ๐ฃ๐๐๐ธ๐ผ were thought to hold magical ๐๐๐ฟ๐ powers! The ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ served as substitutes for the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ and would perform labor or jobs for them in the afterlife ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐. They are usually inscribed with specific spells ๐๐๐๐ฆ which assigned each ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ to a certain task! Paser ๐ ฎ๐๐ฝ was one of the most prominent men of his time and he served under two ๐ป pharaohs ๐๐ป โ Seti I ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ and then Rameses II ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐. Paser ๐ ฎ๐๐ฝ served many different roles over twenty-five ๐๐๐พ years! He was vizier ๐ ท๐๐บ๐ and one of his most famous works is the tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ of Seti I ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ in the Valley of the Kings! A vizier ๐ ท๐๐บ๐ was the highest ranking official ๐ด๐๐ and was the most powerful position in the government, besides the pharaoh ๐๐ป. Not only was the vizier ๐ ท๐๐บ๐ the most trusted advisor to the pharaoh ๐๐ป, but he also saw to the day-to-day operations of the government. The vizier ๐ ท๐๐บ๐ was in charge of architecture, taxation, agriculture, military, judicial, financial, and many other things. Paser ๐ ฎ๐๐ฝ had many different titles, including โHigh Preist of Amun,โ โsuperintendent of every work of the king,โ and โchief of secrets of the hieroglyphs.โ Paser ๐ ฎ๐๐ฝ was my Nonnoโs absolute favorite non-royal, so itโs always so special to see objects that belonged to Paser ๐ ฎ๐๐ฝ in museums. This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#egyptianhistory#egyptianmythology#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#ancientegyptblog#egyptology#anticoegitto#ushabti
The blue ๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฅ faience ๐ฃ๐๐๐ธ๐ผ ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ belongs to Paser ๐ ฎ๐๐ฝ! Objects made of faience ๐ฃ๐๐๐ธ๐ผ were thought to hold magical ๐๐๐ฟ๐ powers! The ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ served as substitutes for the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ and would perform labor or jobs for them in the afterlife ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐. They are usually inscribed with specific spells ๐๐๐๐ฆ which assigned each ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ to a certain task!
Paser ๐ ฎ๐๐ฝ was one of the most prominent men of his time and he served under two ๐ป pharaohs ๐๐ป – Seti I ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ and then Rameses II ๐ณ๐๐ง๐ณ๐๐. Paser ๐ ฎ๐๐ฝ served many different roles over twenty-five ๐๐๐พ years! He was vizier ๐ ท๐๐บ๐ and one of his most famous works is the tomb ๐๐ซ๐๐ of Seti I ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ in the Valley of the Kings! A vizier ๐ ท๐๐บ๐ was the highest ranking official ๐ด๐๐ and was the most powerful position in the government, besides the pharaoh ๐๐ป.
Not only was the vizier ๐ ท๐๐บ๐ the most trusted advisor to the pharaoh ๐๐ป, but he also saw to the day-to-day operations of the government. The vizier ๐ ท๐๐บ๐ was in charge of architecture, taxation, agriculture, military, judicial, financial, and many other things.
Paser ๐ ฎ๐๐ฝ had many different titles, including โHigh Preist of Amun,โ โsuperintendent of every work of the king,โ and โchief of secrets of the hieroglyphs.โ
Paser ๐ ฎ๐๐ฝ was my Nonnoโs absolute favorite non-royal, so itโs always so special to see objects that belonged to Paser ๐ ฎ๐๐ฝ in museums.
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Letโs read some hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! This very simple limestone ๐๐๐๐ sarcophagus ๐๐น๐๐๐ญ from the Middle Kingdom (Dynasty 11, c. 2051โ2030 B.C.E.) is one of my absolute favorite pieces and it belonged to a priestess ๐น๐ of Hathor ๐ก named Henhenet ๐๐๐๐๐. Here is the full inscription ๐๐ ฑ๐: ๐๐๐ต๐๐๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐บ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐พ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ด๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐น๐ฑ๐๐๐ณ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ก๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ฑ๐๐ค Here is the inscription ๐๐ ฑ๐ broken down by word/phrase: ๐๐๐ต๐ An Offering the King Gives ๐๐๐ช๐ฃ – Anubis ๐ถ๐บ๐๐ – Upon his Hill/Mountain ๐๐ถ๐ ฑ๐๐- He Who is in the Mummy Wrappings ๐๐พ๐ฆ – Lord of the Sacred Land ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ฌ – Burial ๐ค๐๐๐- Good ๐ – In Her ๐๐ซ๐๐ – Tomb ๐ด๐๐ผ – Necropolis ๐ – A Voice Offering ๐๐ – Before ๐ฃ – Anubis ๐ – In Front At ๐น๐ฑ – Godโs Booth (Shrine for Anubis) ๐๐- For The/By The ๐ณ๐ช๐๐๐ – Venerated/Revered ๐ – King ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ – Sole Ornament ๐ก – Hathor ๐น๐ – High Priestess ๐๐๐๐๐ – Henhenet ๐๐ ฑ๐๐ค – True of Voice Follow me to learn all about ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs, Egyptian mythology, art, culture and more! This is my personal photograph and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#ancientegyptblog#hieroglyphics#metropolitanmuseumofart#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#hieroglyphs#egyptology#anubis#egyptianhistory#anticoegitto#middlekingdom
This very simple limestone ๐๐๐๐ sarcophagus ๐๐น๐๐๐ญ from the Middle Kingdom (Dynasty 11, c. 2051โ2030 B.C.E.) is one of my absolute favorite pieces! This sarcophagus ๐๐น๐๐๐ญ belonged to a priestess ๐น๐ of Hathor ๐ก named Henhenet ๐๐๐๐๐. The hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช on this sarcophagus ๐๐น๐๐๐ญ are incredibly well preserved!
Here is the inscription ๐๐ ฑ๐ broken down by word/phrase:
๐๐๐ต๐ An Offering the King Gives
๐๐๐ช๐ฃ – Anubis
๐ถ๐บ๐๐ – Upon his Hill/Mountain
๐๐ถ๐ ฑ๐๐- He Who is in the Mummy Wrappings
๐๐พ๐ฆ – Lord of the Sacred Land
๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ฌ – Burial
๐ค๐๐๐- Good
๐ – In Her
๐๐ซ๐๐ – Tomb
๐ด๐๐ผ – Necropolis
๐ – A Voice Offering
๐๐ – Before
๐ฃ – Anubis
๐ – In Front At
๐น๐ฑ – Godโs Booth (Shrine for Anubis)
๐๐- For The/By The
๐ณ๐ช๐๐๐ – Venerated/Revered
๐ – King
๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ – Sole Ornament
๐ก – Hathor
๐น๐ – High Priestess
๐๐๐๐๐ – Henhenet
๐๐ ฑ๐๐ค – True of Voice
โAn Offering the King Gives Anubis, Upon his Hill, He Who is in the Mummy Wrappings, Lord of the Sacred Land, A Good Burial In Her Tomb of the Necropolis, A Voice Offering Before Anubis In Front At the Godโs Booth, For the Venerated Sole Ornament of the King, High Priestess of Hathor, Henhenet, True of Voice.โ
