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“To Rule” in Hieroglyphs

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date February 7, 2024

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!

Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to be looking at the word “𓁷𓁶,” which has a bunch of different (but seemingly related) meanings in Middle Egyptian!

“To Rule” in raised relief from a Middle Kingdom relief at the MET

Here is a list of some of the meanings of the word “𓁷𓁶”:

-To Rule

-Who is Upon

-Nomarch (kind of like a governor who was appointed by the pharaoh)

-Governor (this would be a more modern interpretation of the word)

-Leader

-Magician

Let’s take a closer look at the two symbols which comprise this word!

The “face 𓁷” symbol is a biliteral phonogram for the sound ḥr and is an ideogram for the word “face.”

The “head 𓁶” symbol is a biliteral phonogram for the sound “tp” and is an ideogram/determinative for the word “head.”

So all together the word “𓁷𓁶” would have a sound value of “ḥr-tp.”

The “face 𓁷” symbol is always fascinating to see because it’s artistically different from most of the other 750+ hieroglyphic symbols. The “face 𓁷” symbol is so different because it is a front view of a face instead of a profile view. Most ancient Egyptian art is done in profile, so this symbol really stands out to me amongst other hieroglyphic symbols.

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Egyptian Artifacts

Roman Mosaic

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date February 7, 2024

While this beautiful 𓄤𓆑𓂋 Roman mosaic is not Egyptian, it is inspired by ancient Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖! The global fascination and love of ancient Egyptian art didn’t start in modern times; in fact, the Romans were enamored with ancient Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 too! The Romans saw Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 as a “land of wealth and antiquity.”

An Egyptian inspired Roman Mosaic at the MET

Mosaics are a Roman art form, but if you look at the center you will see Egyptian figures! The figure on the left has blue skin and the sun/horn headdress that is typical of the goddess 𓊹𓏏 Isis 𓊨𓏏𓁥 during this time period, while the seared figure on the right is wearing the nemes 𓈖𓅓𓋴 head cloth which is typical dress for a pharaoh 𓉐𓉻.

The scene is definitely strange because a goddess 𓊹𓏏 would never be making an offering to a pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 – the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 would always be making an offering to a god 𓊹 or goddess 𓊹𓏏! This scene was clearly meant to convey what the Roman’s felt as an Egyptian atmosphere and it’s interesting to see the Roman interpretation of Egyptian culture despite its inaccuracies.

Fun Fact: Roman Emperors liked Egyptian art, and some (like Caligula 𓁈𓋾𓏩𓄿𓏲𓏏𓎼𓃭𓂧𓂋𓁰 and Hadrian 𓉔𓏏𓂋𓂝𓈖𓊃𓈎𓊃𓂋) had pieces from ancient Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 brought to Rome to adorn their gardens 𓎛𓊃𓊪𓈈𓏥 or estates.

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Egyptian Artifacts

Imhotep and Khereduankh

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date January 17, 2024

Today, let’s talk about some of the stories that surround Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪 – including his mother! Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪 was a real man that lived during Egypt’s 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 third dynasty (around 2700 B.C.E.) during the reign 𓋾𓈎𓏏 of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Djoser 𓂦𓂋. While Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪 is best known for being the architect of Djoser’s Step Pyramid (and Egypt’s first ever pyramid 𓍋𓅓𓂋𓉴), he was also a high priest 𓊹𓍛 of Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛! After his death, Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪 became one of the few non-royal Egyptians to be deified.

Imhotep and Khereduankh on display at the MET

There is not much that is known about Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪 as a person while he was alive; most of what we know about Imhotep was written at the earliest 1,200 years after his death! Referred to as “Sebayt 𓋴𓃀𓇼𓄿𓇌𓏏𓏛” in Middle Egyptian, these “instructions” or “teachings” refer to Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪 as a great physician and a writer! One text from the 20th Dynasty called “Eulogy of Dead Writers” even states “Is there another like Imhotep?”

Most statues of Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪 are made of bronze and are dated to the Ptolemaic Period, because that was when Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪 was widely worshipped. Imhotep’s 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪 mother, Khereduankh, even had statues made of her (she is on the right in my picture). Khereduankh is usually depicted as a seated woman wearing a short wig and the feathered crown with two Uraei 𓇋𓂝𓂋𓏏𓆗𓏪.

Imhotep and Khereduankh on display at the MET

There are even stories written about Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪, Khereduankh, Renpetneferet (his sister or wife depending on the story), and Djoser 𓂦𓂋! This story was written in Demotic on papyrus, and even includes Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪 battling an Assyrian sorceress! Imhotep 𓇍𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪 really could do everything!

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Egyptian Artifacts Reading Hieroglyphs

Statue of Cleopatra VII

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date January 17, 2024

I’m going to make my first post of 2024 about one of my Nonno’s absolute favorite people from Egyptian history – Cleopatra VII! Even though Cleopatra VII 𓈎𓃭𓇋𓍯𓊪𓄿𓂧𓂋𓏏𓄿𓆇 was Greek, she is considered to be the last pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 of Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖.

One of the interesting features about this statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 is that on her forehead there are three Uraei 𓇋𓂝𓂋𓏏𓆗𓏪 instead of the standard two! During the Ptolemaic Period, rulers 𓈎𓏏𓋾𓏪 had three Uraei 𓇋𓂝𓂋𓏏𓆗𓏪 on their forehead, with the third possibly representing the goddess 𓊹𓏏 Isis 𓊨𓏏𓁥.

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! The cartouche 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓍷 seen on the shoulder is actually a later addition and not an original part of the statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾, so Egyptologists do not know if this statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 was originally meant to represent Cleopatra VII 𓈎𓃭𓇋𓍯𓊪𓄿𓂧𓂋𓏏𓄿𓆇!

The picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏 above shows the birth name cartouche 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓍷 of Cleopatra VII 𓈎𓃭𓇋𓍯𓊪𓄿𓂧𓂋𓏏𓄿𓆇! Since Cleopatra VII 𓈎𓃭𓇋𓍯𓊪𓄿𓂧𓂋𓏏𓄿𓆇 was Greek and not native Egyptian, this cartouche 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓍷 of hers is very phonetic – most of the hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 used are uniliteral signs, which means that they correspond to a single sound, just like a letter in the alphabet.

This statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 is made out of limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 and is dated to the Ptolemaic Period (200-30 B.C.E.).

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Egyptian Artifacts

Ahmose I

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date December 11, 2023

Despite the 500 𓏲𓏲𓏲𓏲𓏲 years separating their reigns, the pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏥 Montuhotep II 𓏠𓈖𓍿𓅱𓊵𓏏𓊪 (Dynasty 11) and Ahmose I 𓇺𓄟 (Dynasty 18) are considered to be two 𓏻 of Egypt’s 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 greatest pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏥 for a very similar reason. They were both responsible for reunifying Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖!

Me with the head of the pharaoh Ahmose I at the MET

Ahmose I 𓇺𓄟 defeated the Hyksos and founded the 18th Dynasty, which is the start of the New Kingdom (this is my favorite part of Egyptian history)! This is the time period when Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 not only reached its peak power politically, but also a golden age in arts and building projects. Ahmose I 𓇺𓄟 is responsible for jump-starting all of this by opening quarries 𓎛𓏏𓏏𓉐𓏥, mines, and trade routes in order to undertake these large construction programs.

This beautiful 𓄤𓆑𓂋 statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 of Ahmose I 𓇺𓄟 shows him wearing the White Crown 𓄤𓋑 of Upper Egypt 𓇓. It is estimated that Ahmose I ruled for around 25 𓎆𓎆𓏾 years.

A closer view of the head of a statue of pharaoh Ahmose I at the MET.

What does Ahmose I’s name 𓂋𓈖 mean? Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! This is what the individual symbols mean:
𓇺 – Iah (The Moon)
𓄟 – Born/Birth
All together, the name 𓂋𓈖 means “The Moon is Born” which is such a wonderful name 𓂋𓈖! I love it!

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Reading Hieroglyphs

The Sedge Hieroglyph

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date November 6, 2023

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!

Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳, we are going to be looking at another popular hieroglyph 𓊹𓌃! This is the “sedge 𓇓” Hieroglyph, which has multiple uses and one you have definitely seen in inscriptions before!

The 𓇓 can function as a biliteral phonogram and represents the sound of “sw.” The sedge 𓇓 is also the symbol to represent Upper Egypt!

The 𓇓 symbol can also function as an ideogram for both the words “king (nswt)” and “sedge (swt).” This is the most popular way that the symbol is used in Middle Egyptian!

Let’s take a look at some examples of how 𓇓 can be used in words!

𓇓 – King

𓇓𓏏𓈖𓀭 – King

𓇓𓏏𓈖𓀲 – King

𓇓𓏏𓇌𓏛/𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇌𓏛 – To Be King

𓇓𓇌 – Kingship

𓇓𓏏𓏏𓈞 King’s Wife

𓇓𓂋𓐍𓏏 – King’s Acquaintance (literally “King’s 𓇓 Knowledge 𓂋𓐍𓏏(𓏜)”)

𓇓𓊹𓏪 – King of the Gods (epithet of Amun 𓇋𓏠𓈖)

Now, let’s take a look at some examples of how 𓇓 can be used in popular phrases:

𓆥 – He of the Sedge and the Bee / King of Upper and Lower Egypt

𓇓𓏏𓊵𓏙 – An Offering the King Gives (𓇓 – King, 𓏏𓊵- Offering, 𓏙 – Gives)

As you can see, the sedge 𓇓 hieroglyph has many uses, and they mostly have to do with the word “king!” So if you see the 𓇓, in most cases you’re going to be dealing with something to do with the king 𓇓𓏏𓈖𓀲/pharaoh 𓉐𓉻!

I have provided different examples of what the “sedge 𓇓” symbol can look like in different forms of hieroglyphic writing! Across all different mediums, the “sedge 𓇓” hieroglyph definitely maintains its form which allows it to be a very easily recognized symbol!

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Video

Ushabtis of Nauny – Video

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date November 5, 2023

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Let’s look at some ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 figures! Gallery 126 at the MET has lot of ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 on display and I LOVE being in this room! These ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 figures and shabti boxes belong to a woman 𓊃𓏏𓂑𓏏𓁐 named Nauny, who lived during the 21st Dynasty reign of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Psusennes I 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓌻𓅮𓇼𓈍𓈖𓊖. The ushabti figures 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 that Nauny was buried with are made of blue 𓇋𓁹𓏏𓄿𓏸𓏥 faience 𓋣𓈖𓏏𓏸𓏼 and have featured and inscriptions 𓏟𓏛𓏥 on them that are painted 𓏞𓏜 with black 𓆎𓅓 paint 𓇨𓂋𓅱𓏭𓏸𓏦. Nauny was buried with a total of 393 ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 figures that were divided amongst seven 𓐀 shabti boxes. The shabti boxes are made of sycamore 𓈖𓉔𓏏𓆭 wood 𓆱𓏏𓏺 and painted 𓏞𓏜 with stucco. As demonstrated in the video 𓏏𓅱𓏏, the ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪 are stored in an upright position in the box! Normally a person was buried with 365 ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 figures – one for each day of the year, however, there were also overseer ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 who would make sure the “regular ushabtis” (which are actually known as “worker ushabtis”) we’re doing their jobs! 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. @ancientegyptblog #ancientEgypt #egyptology #ancientegyptblog #hieroglyphics #egitto #이집트 #egyptianhistory #anticoegitto #egyptologist #egyptianmythology #letsreadsomehieroglyphs #metropolitanmuseumofart #metmuseum #ushabti #shabti
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Let’s look at some ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 figures! Gallery 126 at the MET has lot of ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 on display and I LOVE being in this room! These ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 figures and shabti boxes belong to a woman 𓊃𓏏𓂑𓏏𓁐 named Nauny, who lived during the 21st Dynasty reign of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Psusennes I 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓌻𓅮𓇼𓈍𓈖𓊖.

The ushabti figures 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 that Nauny was buried with are made of blue 𓇋𓁹𓏏𓄿𓏸𓏥 faience 𓋣𓈖𓏏𓏸𓏼 and have featured and inscriptions 𓏟𓏛𓏥 on them that are painted 𓏞𓏜 with black 𓆎𓅓 paint 𓇨𓂋𓅱𓏭𓏸𓏦.

Nauny was buried with a total of 393 ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 figures that were divided amongst seven 𓐀 shabti boxes. The shabti boxes are made of sycamore 𓈖𓉔𓏏𓆭 wood 𓆱𓏏𓏺 and painted 𓏞𓏜 with stucco. As demonstrated in the video 𓏏𓅱𓏏, the ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪 are stored in an upright position in the box!

Normally a person was buried with 365 ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 figures – one for each day of the year, however, there were also overseer ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 who would make sure the “regular ushabtis” (which are actually known as “worker ushabtis”) we’re doing their jobs!

You can also watch the video on TikTok!

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Let’s look at some ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 figures! Gallery 126 at the MET has lot of ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 on display and I LOVE being in this room! These ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 figures and shabti boxes belong to a woman 𓊃𓏏𓂑𓏏𓁐 named Nauny, who lived during the 21st Dynasty reign of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Psusennes I 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓌻𓅮𓇼𓈍𓈖𓊖. The ushabti figures 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 that Nauny was buried with are made of blue 𓇋𓁹𓏏𓄿𓏸𓏥 faience 𓋣𓈖𓏏𓏸𓏼 and have featured and inscriptions 𓏟𓏛𓏥 on them that are painted 𓏞𓏜 with black 𓆎𓅓 paint 𓇨𓂋𓅱𓏭𓏸𓏦. Nauny was buried with a total of 393 ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 figures that were divided amongst seven 𓐀 shabti boxes. The shabti boxes are made of sycamore 𓈖𓉔𓏏𓆭 wood 𓆱𓏏𓏺 and painted 𓏞𓏜 with stucco. As demonstrated in the video 𓏏𓅱𓏏, the ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪 are stored in an upright position in the box! Normally a person was buried with 365 ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 figures – one for each day of the year, however, there were also overseer ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 who would make sure the “regular ushabtis” (which are actually known as “worker ushabtis”) we’re doing their jobs! 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. @ancientegyptblog #ancientEgypt #egyptology #ancientegyptblog #hieroglyphics #egitto #이집트 #egyptianhistory #anticoegitto #egyptologist #egyptianmythology #letsreadsomehieroglyphs #metropolitanmuseumofart #metmuseum #ushabti #shabti
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Reading Hieroglyphs

May He Live Every Day Like Ra

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date November 4, 2023

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!

Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to look at one of my absolute favorite wooden 𓆱𓏏𓏺 coffins 𓋴𓅱𓎛𓏏𓆱 from the Middle Kingdom! The art of ancient Egypt really started to develop during the Middle Kingdom times, and the beautifully 𓄤𓆑𓂋 painted wooden 𓆱𓏏𓏺 coffins 𓋴𓅱𓎛𓏏𓆱 and their hieroglyphic 𓊹𓌃𓏪 inscriptions 𓏟𓏛𓏥 are just captivating! The paint 𓇨𓂋𓅱𓏭𓏸𓏦 and the colors are just exquisite and have really stood the test of time!

When I go to the MET, sometimes I just sit on the floor in front of this coffin 𓋴𓅱𓎛𓏏𓆱 to 1) just stare at its beauty 𓄤𓆑𓂋 and 2) to take a break!

This coffin 𓋴𓅱𓎛𓏏𓆱 belonged to Khnumnakht, an individual who lived during the 12th-13th Dynasties (c. 1850-1750B.C.E.). Khnumnakht is known only by the name 𓂋𓈖 on his coffin 𓋴𓅱𓎛𓏏𓆱; Egyptologists don’t know anything else about him or his life 𓋹𓈖𓐍!

May He Live Every Day Like Ra

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Here is what the inscription 𓎘𓅱𓎖 says:

𓋹𓍘 – May He Live

𓇳𓏺𓎟 – Every Day

𓏇𓇳𓏺 – Like Ra

The little “strokes 𓏺” within the symbols are not technically part of the words and they are not pronounced! They are there for aesthetic purposes to make sure all of the hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 are spaced out correctly and appear in even lines on the coffin 𓋴𓅱𓎛𓏏𓆱!

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Egyptian Artifacts

Magical Stela or Cippus

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date November 4, 2023

This magnificent piece is known as a “Magical Stela,” or a “Cippus of Horus.” Normally, stela 𓎗𓅱𓆓𓉸 were used to commemorate the dead but Cippus pieces are like a protective amulet 𓊐𓊪𓅆 in the shape of a stela 𓎗𓅱𓆓𓉸.

Me with the Cippus at the MET

This cippus was used by the living for protection 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜. Since the Old Kingdom, Horus 𓅃𓀭 was called upon as a defender against snake or scorpion bites. Placing the cippus on a wound would evoke its magical and healing powers.

Smaller versions of Cippus stela 𓎗𓅱𓆓𓉸 were usually kept in homes 𓉐𓏺, but this one here at the MET is a lot more elaborate and was actually commissioned by a priest 𓊹𓍛 to be displayed in public! It’s difficult to see in pictures, but the hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 are carved so exquisitely and I love just looking at them!

A closeup of the top of the Cippus at the MET

The top panel on the front of the Cippus depicts Horus 𓅃𓀭 standing on two 𓏻 crocodiles 𓅓𓋴𓎛𓆌𓏥 and holding other dangerous animals such as snakes 𓇋𓂝𓂋𓏏𓆘𓏪, a lion 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄛, an antelope 𓃲𓏺 and scorpions 𓋴𓂋𓈎𓏏𓆫𓏪 in each hand. Surrounding Horus 𓅃𓀭 are other deities. On Horus’ 𓅃𓀭 left there is Isis 𓊨𓏏𓁥, Ra-Horakhty 𓅊𓏔𓏔𓏤, and then on Horus’ 𓅃𓀭 right is Thoth 𓅝𓏏𓏭𓀭. The god 𓊹 Bes 𓃀𓋴𓄜 also appears above Horus’ 𓅃𓀭 head 𓁶𓏺. Bes 𓃀𓋴𓄜 was known to ward off evil 𓃀𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅨 and bad luck.

This piece is dated to the Late Period (30th Dynasty). Considering everything, I figured this would be a fitting post for today!

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Ushabtis are My Favorite – Video

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date November 4, 2023

Nonno and I are co-presidents of the Ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 fan club! As much as I also love the Temple of Dendur at the MET, nothing beats seeing all of the different types of ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 figures on display! Seeing the ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 makes me so happy!

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Nonno and I are co-presidents of the Ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 fan club! As much as I also love the Temple of Dendur at the MET, nothing beats seeing all of the different types of ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 figures on display! Seeing the ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 makes me so happy! Fun Facts about Ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 figures: 1. The ushabtis 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 served as substitutes for the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 and would perform labor or jobs for them in the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐. 2. Ushabtis are usually inscribed with specific spells 𓎛𓂓𓏛𓏦 which assigned each ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 to a certain task! The most popular one is the “Shabti Spell.” 3. Ushabtis can be made of many different types of materials such as faience 𓋣𓈖𓏏𓏸𓏼, wood 𓆱𓏏𓏺, clay 𓊪𓈖𓋴𓈇, limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 and rarely even bronze 𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏦! 4. People who could afford it were buried with over 400 𓏲𓏲𓏲𓏲 ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪! Usually there were 365 𓏲𓏲𓏲𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓏾 worker ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪 (one for each day of the year) and then overseer ushabtis! My Nonno loved ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪 so much and would tell my sister 𓌢𓈖𓏏𓁐 and I stories about them! I love these statues so much and I may be among their biggest fans – I cannot get enough of them! Follow me to learn all about ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs, Egyptian mythology, art, culture and more! This is my personal ideo and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientegypt #egyptianhistory #egyptologist #ancient_egypt #metropolitanmuseumofart #ushabti #ushabtis #shabti #shabtis #templeofdendur #historytok #egyptology
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Fun Facts about Ushabti 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾 figures:

The ushabtis 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 served as substitutes for the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 and would perform labor or jobs for them in the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐.
Ushabtis are usually inscribed with specific spells 𓎛𓂓𓏛𓏦 which assigned each ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 to a certain task! The most popular one is the “Shabti Spell.”
Ushabtis can be made of many different types of materials such as faience 𓋣𓈖𓏏𓏸𓏼, wood 𓆱𓏏𓏺, clay 𓊪𓈖𓋴𓈇, limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 and rarely even bronze 𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏦!
People who could afford it were buried with over 400 𓏲𓏲𓏲𓏲 ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪! Usually there were 365 𓏲𓏲𓏲𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓏾 worker ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪 (one for each day of the year) and then overseer ushabtis!

My Nonno loved ushabtis 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏭𓀾𓏪 so much and would tell my sister 𓌢𓈖𓏏𓁐 and I stories about them! I love these statues so much and I may be among their biggest fans – I cannot get enough of them!

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

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