Letβs read some hieroglyphs πΉππͺ! Today ππππ³ we are going to look at a Kohl πππ π Tube! Kohl πππ π was a type of eye paint (makeup) that was very popular amongst the ancient Egyptians πππππͺ! This tube would have contained the kohl πππ π, and then a wooden π±ππΊ or faience π£πππΈπΌ stick would have been used to apply it! The kohl πππ π tube itself is also made of faience π£πππΈπΌ, hence the gorgeous blue ππΉππΏπΈπ₯ color! This piece is dated to the 18th Dynasty (c. 1390-1353 B.C.E.). For me, the most interesting part of an artifact is always going to be the inscription ππ ±π on the object! Letβs read some hieroglyphs πΉππͺ! πΉπ€ – Perfect God ππΏπΏ – Lord of the Two Lands π³π§π – Nebmaatra (Amenhotep IIIβs Throne Name) πππ – Kingβs Great Wife ππππ – Tiye πΉπ – May She Live! Some of you may notice when looking at this inscription that Queen Tiyeβs ππππ name ππ is in a cartouche π πππ· too! Sometimes, the names πππ¦ of the queens who held the title of the βKingβs Great Wife πππβ also appeared in cartouches π πππ·π¦ to demonstrate their importance to the pharaoh ππ». Fun Fact: Tiye ππππ was actually the mother π ππ of Akhenaten ππππ³π ππ and Tutankhamunβs ππ πππ ±ππΉπΎπΊπ grandmother! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#ancientegyptblog#egyptology#hieroglyphics#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#brooklynmuseum#hieroglyphs#egitto#anticoegitto
Today ππππ³ we are going to look at a Kohl πππ π Tube! Kohl πππ π was a type of eye paint (makeup) that was very popular amongst the ancient Egyptians πππππͺ! This tube would have contained the kohl πππ π, and then a wooden π±ππΊ or faience π£πππΈπΌ stick would have been used to apply it! The kohl πππ π tube itself is also made of faience π£πππΈπΌ, hence the gorgeous blue ππΉππΏπΈπ₯ color! This piece is dated to the 18th Dynasty (c. 1390-1353 B.C.E.).
For me, the most interesting part of an artifact is always going to be the inscription ππ ±π on the object!
Some of you may notice when looking at this inscription that Queen Tiyeβs ππππ name ππ is in a cartouche π πππ· too! Sometimes, the names πππ¦ of the queens who held the title of the βKingβs Great Wife πππβ also appeared in cartouches π πππ·π¦ to demonstrate their importance to the pharaoh ππ». Fun Fact: Tiye ππππ was actually the mother π ππ of Akhenaten ππππ³π ππ and Tutankhamunβs ππ πππ ±ππΉπΎπΊπ grandmother!
A closeup image of the Kohl Tube of Amenhotep III, which is featured in the above video!
Itβs time for another book π πππ review!
This book π πππ on Hatshepsut ππ ππΉππππΌπͺ is one of my absolute favorites that I have in my collection! My Nonno brought it for me in 2006 when we went to the βHatshepsut From Queen to Pharaohβ exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art! The book not only details the exhibition, but gives a lot of information about Hatshepsut ππ ππΉππππΌπͺ!
The MET has a beautiful π€ collection of artifacts from Hatshepsutβs ππ ππΉππππΌπͺ reign, and this book does an incredible job of highlighting these important objects.
While the book is out of print, you can get it used online or you can get it as a PDF from the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Publications website! The MET has a great program that provides free PDFs for their out of print books! I have gotten amazing books through their program – you should check it out!
I hope you enjoy and love this book as much as I do!
The image ππ ±π of Isis π¨ππ₯ feeding Horus π π as a baby is one of the most popular images ππ ±ππ¦ of the Third Intermediate Period, Late Period and even through the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods. This video examines the significance of the statues of Isis π¨ππ₯ feeding Horus π π!
While my Nonno loved Egyptian ππππ and Roman art, he also loved Christian/Biblical art, so these Egyptian ππππ statues ππ ±ππΎπͺ were kind of a natural connection between his area of interests! I always make sure to look for statues ππ ±ππΎπͺ like this in museums whenever I visit!
Symbolically, Isis π¨ππ₯ was thought to be the mother πΏππ of the pharaoh ππ», and was often associated with motherhood, the protection of women πππππ, and a user of magic πππΏπ. As Isis π¨ππ₯ became a more popular religious figure, she was associated with cosmological order and was considered to be the embodiment of fate by the Romans. Isis π¨ππ₯ was widely worshipped during the Roman times, and Isis π¨ππ₯ feeding Horus π π as a baby has even appeared on the back of Roman coins.
This image ππ ±π of a mother πΏππ holding a child πππ is thought to have inspired the well known Catholic images of the Virgin Mary holding Jesus as a baby.
Hereβs a video on the Maned Sphinx ππ ±ππ€ of Hatshepsut π³π¦π! Letβs read some hieroglyphs πΉππͺ! (π³π¦π) – Maatkare ππ π – Amun πΊππ – Beloved πΉππ- Life Given π – Eternity (Forever) βMaatkare, Beloved of Amun, Given Life for Eternity.β I know this is strange, but βGiven Lifeβ is written backwards! It should be βππΉβ not βπΉπβ as itβs written (this inscription is read from right to left). Thereβs also an added π, which makes it the feminine form! Thereβs a second sphinx ππ ±ππ€ just like this one in the Cairo Museum, and on that sphinx ππ ±ππ€, there is no added π! Why would one sphinx ππ ±ππ€ use the feminine form and one use the masculine?! We will probably never know! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#ancientegyptblog#egyptology#hieroglyphics#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#egitto#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#hieroglyphs#anticoegitto#egyptologist#hatshepsut#sphinx
Hereβs a video on the Maned Sphinx ππ ±ππ€ of Hatshepsut π³π¦π!
Letβs read some hieroglyphs πΉππͺ!
(π³π¦π) – Maatkare
ππ π – Amun
πΊππ – Beloved
πΉππ- Life Given
π – Eternity (Forever)
βMaatkare, Beloved of Amun, Given Life for Eternity.β
I know this is strange, but βGiven Lifeβ is written backwards! It should be βππΉβ not βπΉπβ as itβs written (this inscription is read from right to left).
Thereβs also an added π, which makes it the feminine form! Thereβs a second sphinx ππ ±ππ€ just like this one in the Cairo Museum, and on that sphinx ππ ±ππ€, there is no added π! Why would one sphinx ππ ±ππ€ use the feminine form and one use the masculine?! We will probably never know!
This limestone ππππ Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ statue ππ ±ππΎ was found near the Sacred Animal Necropolis at Saqqara (Memphis π ππ€πππ΄π). The Sacred Animal Necropolis housed thousands π²π²π² of mummified animals such as falcons πππ‘π π¦, baboons, ibises πππ €π¦ and bulls/cows π€πππππ¦. This piece is dated to the Late Period β Ptolemaic Period (664β30 B.C.E.). Although mummified jackals ππΏππ₯π¦ were not found in the area, statues ππ ±ππΎπͺ of Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ have been found most likely because Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ is the god πΉ of mummification π΄π§ππ ±π and embalming π΄π§ππ ±π, so it would make sense that there would be statues ππ ±ππΎπͺ of him in the vicinity of this large necropolis. It is thought that Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ statues ππ ±ππΎπͺ such as this were used to guard embalming tents. Interestingly, this piece was originally painted ππ black ππ , but through time it has lost its coloring! Itβs hard to see in my pictures ππ ±ππ¦ (the MET really needs better lighting β the galleries are so dark) but you can still see remnants of some of the black ππ paint π¨ππ ±ππΈπ¦ on the statue ππ ±ππΎ! I was very excited to see this statue πππππΎ, because there is a similar one in the Petrie Museum in London! I love seeing similar pieces in different museums around the world! It is really cool to see pieces that are similar across museum collections β I canβt explain why, but I just find it incredible! Also (no surprise), I love anything Anubis πππͺπ ±π£, so of course I absolutely love this statue and I need to visit it every time I go to the MET! Fun fact! There are no temples ππππ¦ dedicated to Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ because all tombs ππ«πππ¦ and large burial areas were considered βtemplesβ to worship πΌπΏπ’ Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ in! It makes so much sense because he is the god πΉ of tombs ππ«πππ¦ and mummification π΄π§ππ ±π! This is my personal video and original text DO NOT repost! #ancientEgypt#egyptianhistory#egyptianmythology#anubis#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#ancientegyptblog#egyptology#anticoegitto
This limestone ππππ Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ statue πππππΎ was found near the Sacred Animal Necropolis at Saqqara (Memphis π ππ€πππ΄π). The Sacred Animal Necropolis housed thousands π²π²π² of mummified animals such as falcons πππ‘π π¦, baboons, ibises πππ €π¦ and bulls/cows π€πππππ¦. This piece is dated to the Late Period – Ptolemaic Period (664β30 B.C.E.).
Although mummified jackals ππΏππ₯π¦ were not found in the area, statues πππππΎπͺ of Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ have been found most likely because Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ is the god πΉ of mummification π΄π§ππ ±π and embalming π΄π§ππ ±π, so it would make sense that there would be statues πππππΎπͺ of him in the vicinity of this large necropolis. It is thought that Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ statues πππππΎπͺ such as this were used to guard embalming tents.
Interestingly, this piece was originally painted ππ black ππ , but through time it has lost its coloring! Itβs hard to see in my pictures ππ ±ππ¦ (the MET really needs better lighting – the galleries are so dark) but you can still see remnants of some of the black ππ paint π¨ππ ±ππΈπ¦ on the statue πππππΎ!
I was very excited to see this statue πππππΎ, because there is a similar one in the Petrie Museum in London! I love seeing similar pieces in different museums around the world! It is really cool to see pieces that are similar across museum collections – I can’t explain why, but I just find it incredible! Also (no surprise), I love anything Anubis πππͺπ ±π£, so of course I absolutely love this statue and I need to visit it every time I go to the MET!
Fun fact! There are no temples ππππ¦ dedicated to Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ because all tombs ππ«πππ¦ and large burial areas were considered βtemplesβ to worship πΌπΏπ’ Anubis πππͺπ ±π£ in! It makes so much sense because he is the god πΉ of tombs ππ«πππ¦ and mummification π΄π§ππ ±π!
A picture of me with the Anubis statue!
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I love Gallery 117 at the MET so much! The objects in here may not look like much to the average person (they probably just look like a bunch of rocks πππππ¦), but to me they are a beautiful π€ππ piece in the story of ancient Egypt ππ ππ! While not as artistically decorated as most of the artifacts in the Egyptian ππππ collections of museums, these βfunerary conesβ were always something my Nonno pointed out to me! He thought they were so interesting and now every time I go to museums, I actively seek these out as a way to remember my Nonno! He loved this little gallery at the MET solely because of the funerary cones! Funerary cones (a modern name given to these objects) are made of clay πͺππ΄π and usually found at the openings of tombs ππ«πππͺ at Thebes πππ (almost exclusively). They were used primarily during the 18th Dynasty (though there are examples that date to the 11th Dynasty or as late as the 19th-20th Dynasties). While the exact usage of the funerary cones is not known, but they are inferred to be architectural decorations, tomb labels, symbolic offerings π΅ππͺπππ¦, or even as passports to the Duat πΌπΏππ! Thousands πΌπΌπΌ of these cones have been excavated to date! Every museum I have been to has a collection of these funerary cones! The end of the funerary cone is usually circular in shape and usually contains an inscription πππ₯ with the name of the tomb ππ«ππ occupant as well as a god πΉ. An example inscription πππ₯ that is common on a funerary cone would be something like: βVenerated before Osiris, Son of ____, Name of Deceased.β πͺππ – Venerated ππ – Before πΉπ¨π – Osiris π – Son This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt#egyptology#ancientegyptblog#egyptianhistory#anticoegitto#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#egyptiantomb
While not as artistically decorated as most of the artifacts in the Egyptian ππππ collections of museums, these βfunerary conesβ were always something my Nonno pointed out to me! He thought they were so interesting and now every time I go to museums, I actively seek these out as a way to remember my Nonno! He loved this little gallery (Gallery 117) at the MET solely because of the funerary cones!
Funerary cones (a modern name given to these objects) are made of clay πͺππ΄π and usually found at the openings of tombs ππ«πππͺ at Thebes πππ (almost exclusively). They were used primarily during the 18th Dynasty (though there are examples that date to the 11th Dynasty or as late as the 19th-20th Dynasties).
While the exact usage of the funerary cones is not known, but they are inferred to be architectural decorations, tomb labels, symbolic offerings π΅ππͺπππ¦, or even as passports to the Duat πΌπΏππ! Thousands πΌπΌπΌ of these cones have been excavated to date! Every museum I have been to has a collection of these funerary cones!
The end of the funerary cone is usually circular in shape and usually contains an inscription πππ₯ with the name of the tomb ππ«ππ occupant as well as a god πΉ. These objects can also be referred to as βfunerary stamps.β
An example inscription πππ₯ that is common on a funerary cone would be something like:
βVenerated before Osiris, Son of ____, Name of Deceased.β
Letβs read some hieroglyphs πΉππͺ! This is the name ππ of the goddess πΉπ Hathor π‘ in hieroglyphs πΉππͺ! Iβm sure you can see this, but Hathorβs π‘ name ππ is unique compared to that of the other deities πΉπΉπΉ! This is because her name is written with a composite hieroglyph πΉπ! A composite hieroglyph πΉπ is the combination of many symbols into one symbol! Even with the combination of the symbols, the sounds of the original symbol are still retained! Hathorβs π‘ name ππ is the combination of an enclosure (house) π and the falcon π . π +π = π‘ Het (π) + Heru (π ) = π‘ If the two π» symbols were written separately, we would actually read Hathorβs π‘ name ππ as βHouse of Horusβ or βEstate of Horusβ (depending on how you translated the π hieroglyph) β so that is the literal translation of her name ππ! This is my personal video and original text – DO NOT repost! #ancientEgypt#egyptianhistory#egyptianmythology#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#ancientegyptblog#hieroglyphs#hieroglyphics#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#anticoegitto#egyptology
This is the name ππ of the goddess πΉπ Hathor π‘ in hieroglyphs πΉππͺ! Iβm sure you can see this, but Hathorβs π‘ name ππ is unique compared to that of the other deities πΉπΉπΉ! This is because her name is written with a composite hieroglyph πΉπ! A composite hieroglyph πΉπ is the combination of many symbols into one symbol! Even with the combination of the symbols, the sounds of the original symbol are still retained!
Hathorβs π‘ name ππ is the combination of an enclosure (house) π and the falcon π .
π +π = π‘
Het (π) + Heru (π ) = π‘
If the two π» symbols were written separately, we would actually read Hathorβs π‘ name ππ as βHouse of Horusβ or βEstate of Horusβ (depending on how you translated the π hieroglyph) – so that is the literal translation of her name ππ!
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Letβs read some hieroglyphs πΉππͺ! This inscription πππ₯ comes from the false door of a man named Mery (4th Dynasty/Old Kingdom), however the inscription πππ₯ is about his wife πππ Niankhwadjet ππ ππΉ. Right Hieroglyphs πΉππͺ Column: ππππ – Kingβs Acquaintance π‘ – Hathor πΉπ – Priest [Priestess in this case] (literally βGodβs Servantβ) All together, this inscription πππ₯ would read βThe Kingβs Acquaintance, Priestess of Hathorβ¦β The title βKingβs Acquaintance ππππβ is taken to mean that the person was close to the pharaoh ππ»! Left Hieroglyphs πΉππͺ Column: π – Possessor π³ππͺ – Reverence ππ ππΉ – Niankhwadjet βPossessor of Reverence, Niankhwadjet.β Letβs put it all together! πππππ‘πΉπππ³ππͺππ ππΉ βThe Kingβs Acquaintance, Priestess of Hathor, Possessor of Reverence, Niankhwadjet.β This is mh personal video and original text – Do NOT repost! #ancientEgypt#ancientegyptblog#egyptology#hieroglyphics#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#egitto#egyptianhistory#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#hieroglyphs
This inscription πππ₯ comes from the false door of a man named Mery (4th Dynasty/Old Kingdom), however the inscription πππ₯ is about his wife πππ Niankhwadjet ππ ππΉ.
Right Hieroglyphs πΉππͺ Column:
ππππ – Kingβs Acquaintance
π‘ – Hathor
πΉπ – Priest [Priestess in this case] (literally βGodβs Servantβ)
All together, this inscription πππ₯ would read βThe Kingβs Acquaintance, Priestess of Hathorβ¦β The title βKingβs Acquaintance ππππβ is taken to mean that the person was close to the pharaoh ππ»!
Here are my recommendations of hieroglyphic dictionaries to get you started on your journey to reading hieroglyphs! Like with learning any language, getting a good dictionary to help you learn is going to be vital! I love all my dictionaries that I share in this video, and I hope you can all enjoy them too! I started to teach myself ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs starting at the age of six and Iβve been reading them for over 25 years now! I love teaching people how they can learn too – if I can do it, anyone can! This is not an ad – I brought all of these books myself and these are my honest opinions. You can check out my βRecommendationsβ highlight for links to the books! 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#hieroglyphics#languagelearning#ancientegyptianlanguage#hieroglyphs#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#bookrecommendations#ancientegyptblog#egyptology
Hi πππ everyone! Iβm back with another book π πππ recommendation! These are four π½ hieroglyphic πΉππͺ dictionaries that I really like and use all the time! I would definitely recommend these dictionaries if youβre studying hieroglyphs πΉππͺ!
The two π» dictionaries by Bill Petty are easy to get because they are still in print, however, the Budge dictionaries are old and youβll probably have to get them second hand! My Nonno gave me the Budge dictionaries over 20 ππ years ago and whatβs wild is they were old books 20 ππ years ago!
Thank you π΄ππ―πΏπ’ to my friend ππππ @elianubis for sending me this beautiful π€ shirt as a gift! I love it!!
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