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The Rosetta Stone

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date September 28, 2023

Happy (late) Anniversary to the deciphering of Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Seeing the Rosetta Stone in person was a dream come true for me! When I saw the Rosetta Stone all I could thing was “this rock is the reason I can read hieroglyphs” and I was just in awe.

My sister and I with the Rosetta Stone at the British Museum!

Jean-François Champollion was just a teenager in September 1822 when he began to decipher hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 based off of the Rosetta Stone!

The Rosetta Stone is actually a decree issued by priests 𓊹𓍛𓏪 in 196 B.C.E. that affirmed the cult of Ptolemy V 𓊪𓏏𓍯𓃭𓐝𓇌𓋴. Identical decrees were supposed to be placed in every temple 𓉟𓏏𓉐 in Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖!

During the Christian period in Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖, the use of hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 began to wane and finally disappeared at the beginning of the 4th Century. The Rosetta Stone contains three 𓏼 languages 𓂋𓏦: Hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪, Greek and Demotic. Since Greek was a known language 𓂋𓏺, scholars began to try to use the Greek section of the Rosetta Stone to translate the portion in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪.

Thomas Young was the first person to show that the name 𓂋𓈖 in the cartouche (𓊪𓏏𓍯𓃭𓐝𓇌𓋴) actually spelled out “Ptolemy,” however, Champollion gets the credit for deciphering hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 because he showed that the phonetic symbols were also used for Egyptian 𓆎𓏏𓀀𓁐 names 𓂋𓈖𓏦 and not just foreign names 𓂋𓈖𓏦. With his extensive knowledge of Coptic, Champollion was able to begin reading the hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 more fully!

My sister and I with the Rosetta Stone at the British Museum

I am thankful for the early works of scholars like Champollion because I would not be reading hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 without it! The work that these people did to further the understanding of the Egyptian language, and thus the civilization as a whole is nothing short of incredible!

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Video

Cow, Beautiful Woman, or Both? – Video

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date September 23, 2023

Did you know that the word for “cow 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓃒” and “beautiful woman 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓁐” are the same in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪/the Middle Egyptian language? Well now you do! This is one of my absolute favorite “fun facts” about hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 and it has been since I was a little girl!

Cow and Beautiful Woman hieroglyphs video on YouTube!

The root of both of these words is “𓄤𓆑𓂋” which would probably be pronounced like “nefer.” This word could mean perfect, beautiful, or good in Middle Egyptian! Adding the “𓏏” to the end of the word makes it feminine, and then the determinative symbol distinguishes the meaning! So “𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏” could also mean a beautiful woman or beautiful/perfect!

Both “cow 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓃒” and “beautiful woman 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓁐” would have probably been pronounced like “neferet” due to the addition of the uniliteral phonogram of “𓏏” which would have been pronounced like a “t.” In order to make words pronounceable in modern times, a lot of Egyptologists/linguists will add a soft “e” sound in between the consonants!

I love learning little things like this about the culture of ancient Egypt! It’s incredible what a language can tell us!

You can also watch the video on TikTok!

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Did you know that the word for “cow 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓃒” and “beautiful woman 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓁐” are the same in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪/the Middle Egyptian language? Well now you do! This is one of my absolute favorite “fun facts” about hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 and it has been since I was a little girl! The root of both of these words is “𓄤𓆑𓂋” which would probably be pronounced like “nefer.” This word could mean perfect, beautiful, or good in Middle Egyptian! Adding the “𓏏” to the end of the word makes it feminine, and then the determinative symbol distinguishes the meaning! So “𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏” could also mean a beautiful woman or beautiful/perfect! Both “cow 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓃒” and “beautiful woman 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓁐” would have probably been pronounced like “neferet” due to the addition of the uniliteral phonogram of “𓏏” which would have been pronounced like a “t.” In order to make words pronounceable in modern times, a lot of Egyptologists/linguists will add a soft “e” sound in between the consonants! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientegypt #egyptianhistory #egyptologist #letsreadsomehieroglyphs #hieroglyphs #hieroglyphics #languagelearning #egypt #hathor #metropolitanmuseumofart #historytok
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Reading Hieroglyphs

Funerary Vessel Painted to Imitate Stone

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date September 19, 2023

Let’s read some Hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!

Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to look at a really cool vase 𓏠𓈖𓇋𓏋 that is on display at the Brooklyn Museum! The museum has named this piece “Inscribed Funerary Vessel Painted to Imitate Stone” and I just love that because it is such a great description of the piece!

I believe that the rock 𓇋𓈖𓂋𓈙 that this vase 𓏠𓈖𓇋𓏋 is supposed to be imitating breccia, which is a sedimentary rock 𓇋𓈖𓂋𓈙 commonly found in Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 and was primarily used for pottery and stoneware during the early dynastic period and Old Kingdom!

We know that this piece is a funerary vase because of the inscription 𓏟𓏛𓏥 that is on it! Starting an inscription 𓏟𓏛𓏥 with “Revered before *name of god*” is a very common way to begin funerary inscriptions 𓏟𓏛𓏥!

Inscribed Funerary Vessel Painted to Imitate Stone on display at the Brooklyn Museum

Let’s take a closer look:

𓄪𓐍𓇌 – Revered

𓐍𓂋 – Before

𓁹𓊩𓀭 – Osiris

𓃂𓈖 – Wab Priest (can also be written as 𓃂𓈗 or 𓃂)

𓇋𓏠𓈖 – Amun

All together, the inscription 𓏟𓏛𓏥 reads “Revered Before Osiris, the Wab Priest of Amun…” – then I can’t see the rest of it!

In ancient Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖, the Wab Priest 𓃂𓈖 was the most common type of priest and they performed the tasks of maintaining the temples 𓉟𓏏𓉐𓏪 and could be placed in charge of funerals. This was considered to be the lowest class of priests. The Middle Egyptian word, “God’s Servant 𓊹𓍛” usually referred to the High Priests.

This piece is dated to the late 18th – early 19th dynasties!

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Egyptian Artifacts

Bronze Statue of Ptah

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date September 15, 2023

This bronze 𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏦 statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 of the god 𓊹 Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 from the Third Intermediate Period is striking to see in person not just because of its wonderful state of preservation, but its size as well!

Bronze Statue of Ptah on display at the MET

For a bronze 𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏦 statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾, it is quite large! In antiquity, this statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 would have been covered in gold 𓋞𓃉𓃉𓃉 leaf, and it’s amazing that you can still see some of the gold 𓋞𓃉𓃉𓃉 on the statue! Imagine how magnificent it would have looked in all gold 𓋞𓃉𓃉𓃉! I also love how the eyes 𓁹𓏏𓏦 are still perfectly preserved; they really stand out among the bronze 𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏦 and the gold 𓋞𓃉𓃉𓃉!

The staff that Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 is holding in his hands is actually a merging of the Djed Pillar 𓊽 and the Was Scepter 𓌀. The hieroglyph 𓊹𓌃 for Djed 𓊽 means “stability” while the hieroglyph 𓊹𓌃 for the Was Scepter 𓌀 means “strength,” and this staff exemplifies Ptah’s 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 representation of both!

One of the epithets that follows Ptah’s 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 name 𓂋𓈖 in inscriptions is “The One of Fair Face 𓄤𓁷𓏤𓀭” and I think that description totally fits with how beautiful 𓄤𓆑𓂋 this particular statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 represents him! That epithet could also be translated as “Kindly of Face 𓄤𓁷𓏤𓀭” and can also be written as “𓄤𓆑𓂋𓁷𓏤𓀭.”

Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 was not created; he existed before anyone else and anything. In short, he was the creator of the other creator gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹, like Atum 𓇋𓏏𓂟𓀭. Due to Ptah’s 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 creativity, he is also the designated god 𓊹 of all forms of craftsman such as carpenters , shipbuilders, potters, metalworkers, and sculptors.

This statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 would have been housed in a shrine 𓐍𓊃𓅓𓂜𓉐 and would have received offerings 𓊵𓏏𓊪𓏏𓏔𓏦 from priests 𓊹𓍛𓏪.

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Reading Hieroglyphs

Tomb in Hieroglyphs

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date September 12, 2023

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to look at one of the ways to write “tomb 𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐𓏺” in hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!

Can you spot the word for “tomb 𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐𓏺” in hieroglyphs?

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).

The “stroke 𓏺” has many different uses but here it is used for aesthetic purposes! The “stroke 𓏺” is used to fill up that extra space after the “𓉐” symbol and can almost be thought of as punctuation!

The word “tomb” is highlighted in blue! Were you able to spot it in the first photo?

So how would “𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐𓏺” be pronounced? 𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐𓏺 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.

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

𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐 – (without the stroke)

𓉐𓆖 – Mastaba (House of Eternity)

𓂝𓂝𓉴 – Tomb/Mastaba

𓄿𓂝𓂝𓉴 – Tomb/Mastaba

𓄿𓎛𓌸 – Tomb Shaft

𓅜𓏏𓈌𓉐 – Tomb of a King, Horizon

𓀻𓋴𓉐 – Tomb Chapel

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Reading Hieroglyphs

The Shabti Spell

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date September 11, 2023

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to be learning about the Shabti Spell! The Shabti Spell was a special hieroglyphic inscription 𓎘𓅱𓎖 which gave the ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 figure the ability to perform tasks, such as manual labor, for the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 in the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐.

We are going to look at the blue 𓇋𓁹𓏏𓄿𓏸𓏥 faience 𓋣𓈖𓏏𓏸𓏼 ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 that is in this picture!

The “Shabti Spell” usually starts off with the following phrase:

𓋴𓌉𓆓𓇶 – The Illuminated One

𓁹𓊨𓀭 – The Osiris

Then the “Shabti Spell” will usually list the deceased’s 𓅓𓏏𓏱 job/titles:

𓏟 – Scribe

𓉒 – Treasury

So this specific ushabti’s 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 spell starts off with “The Illuminated One, The Osiris, The Scribe of the Treasury…” – after this, the name 𓂋𓈖 of the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 person would appear (we can’t see it the text wraps around the ushabti) and then the name 𓂋𓈖 of either the deceased’s 𓅓𓏏𓏱 mother 𓅐𓏏𓁐 or father 𓇋𓏏𓀀 would also be listed.

The word for “ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾” also appears in the Shabti Spell! It is usually part of the phrase “O these Shabtis, if I am counted, if I am reckoned at any works in the god’s land…” which is the part of the spell 𓎛𓂓𓏛 that calls on the ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 to do the work for the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 in the afterlife 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐 so it is very important because this is the whole point of the ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 figure!

Let me know if you like the image above with the inscriptions 𓏟𓏛𓏥 highlighted!

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Reading Hieroglyphs

The Four Sons of Horus on a Sarcophagus

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date September 8, 2023

This beautiful 𓄤𓆑𓂋 sarcophagus 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭 at the Brooklyn Museum shows the goddess 𓊹𓏏 Nephthys 𓎟𓏏𓉗𓏏𓆇 with the Four Sons of Horus! The Four Sons of Horus were an integral part of ancient Egyptian religion – usually in a funerary aspect so it makes sense that they would appear on a sarcophagus 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭!

The Four Sons of Horus usually appeared as the lids of canopic jars, which were the jars used to store the organs 𓇋𓂧𓂋𓄹𓏦 of a deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 person during the mummification 𓋴𓂧𓐍𓅱𓐎 process. When they appears as amulets 𓊐𓊪𓅆𓏪 or on sarcophagi 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭𓏥, the Four Sons of Horus served as protectors 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀜 of the dead 𓅓𓏏𓏱.

The Four Sons of Horus are easy to recognize because they usually appear together in funerary art! Another way to recognize them is by reading their names 𓂋𓈖𓏦!

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Something interesting about this sarcophagus 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭 is the way the names 𓂋𓈖𓏦 of the Four Sons of Horus are spelled! The spellings of the names 𓂋𓈖𓏦 here are some interesting variants that aren’t seen too often! We will start reading from the left!

Hapi 𓐑𓊪𓇌(can also be spelled 𓎛𓐑𓊪𓇌𓀭) had the head of a baboon and he protected the lungs 𓊃𓌴𓄥𓅱𓄺.

Imseti 𓐝𓊃𓍿 (can also be spelled 𓇋𓅓𓊃𓍿𓀭/𓇋𓐝𓋴𓍘𓇋 ) had the head of a human and he protected the liver 𓅓𓊃𓏏𓄹𓏸𓏸𓏸.

Duamutef 𓇼𓂟𓅐𓏏𓈖𓆑(can also be spelled 𓇼𓅐𓏏𓆑𓀭/𓇼𓂟𓏏𓆑) had the head of a jackal and he protected the stomach 𓂋𓄣𓏻.

Qebehsenuef 𓏁𓈖𓈖𓈖𓌢𓏏𓏥𓆑(can also be spelled 𓏁𓌢𓌢𓌢𓆑𓀭) had the head of a Falcon and he protected the intestines 𓈖𓊪𓅮𓄿𓏲𓏼.

Can you spot all of the names 𓂋𓈖𓏦 in the inscription 𓎘𓅱𓎖?

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Egyptian Artifacts

Lord of the Nine Bows

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date September 6, 2023

Did you know that Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 was referred to as the “Lord 𓎟 of the Nine Bows 𓐀𓏺𓏏” in certain religious texts? The most famous example of the use of this title for Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 is from the Pyramid Texts! Let’s take a closer look at what this means!

The “nine bows 𓐀𓏺𓏏” was a phrase that was used to refer to the enemies of Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖. Egyptologists and historians actually still don’t know the exact countries or territories were represented by the nine bows 𓐀𓏺𓏏, but they are agreed to be foreign lands.

Anubis, the Lord of the Nine Bows on a scarab/seal on display at the MET.

In statues 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾𓏪, pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏥 can be depicted standing on nine bows 𓐀𓏺𓏏, however on scarabs 𓐍𓊪𓂋𓂋𓆣𓏪 or seals such as this one pictured, the nine bows 𓐀𓏺𓏏 are represented by the images of nine captives with their hands tied behind their backs. A recumbent jackal (aka Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣) is seen presiding over the nine captives.

Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 is most commonly known as the god 𓊹 of mummification 𓋴𓂧𓐍𓅱𓐎, however, in many early myths he had proven himself in battle hence why he was given the title “Lord 𓎟 of the Nine Bows 𓐀𓏺𓏏.”

Seals such as these were popular in the Theban necropolis during the 18th Dynasty. This is such a small piece, but one that contains so much meaning. I of course love it because I look for any representation of Anubis 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃣 that I can find!

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Egyptian Artifacts

Scribes in Ancient Egypt

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date September 5, 2023

Happy first day of school to all of us in New York!! To celebrate, let’s learn about scribes 𓏟𓀀𓏪!

A beautiful statue of a scribe on display at the Louvre in Paris, France

Scribes 𓏟𓀀𓏪 were very highly regarded in ancient Egyptian society. Due to the complexity of hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪/hieratic, those who were able to master it were extremely valued. Scribes 𓏟𓀀𓏪 recorded magic spells, wills and other legal contracts, medical procedures, and tax records. Scribes 𓏟𓀀𓏪 also helped to preserve Egyptian culture throughout time. They were considered part of the royal court and did not have to serve in the military because their job as a scribe 𓏟𓀀 was so essential.

It took almost ten 𓎆 years for a person to complete scribal training and children started school as young as five 𓏾 years old. Though most scribes 𓏟𓀀𓏪 are shown to be men 𓊃𓀀𓏤, there is archaeological evidence that some girls also attended school and learned to read. Most boys inherited the job of scribe 𓏟𓀀 from their father 𓇋𓏏𓀀 as is the same with other occupations in ancient Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖.

Fun fact: it took me about six 𓏿 years to really master reading hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Even though I’ve been practicing/reading them for over 25 𓎆𓎆𓏾 years now, I’m still learning every single day – that’s the beauty of learning a language! The learning is never complete!

There were also many different types of scribes 𓏟𓀀𓏪 in ancient Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖, and their roles were usually designated by titles written on funerary objects 𓈎𓂋𓋴𓏏𓏏𓊭 such as stelae 𓎗𓅱𓆓𓉸𓏦!

𓏞 – Scribe

𓏟𓀀 – Scribe

𓇓𓏞 – King’s Scribe / Royal Scribe / King’s Secretary

𓏞𓐎𓏛 – Scribe of Accounts

𓏞𓊹𓉗𓏏𓉐 – Scribe of the Temple

𓏞𓎘𓎛𓏲𓏋𓏫 – Scribe of the Offering Table

𓏞𓉒 – Scribe of the Treasury

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Egyptian Artifacts

Statue of the Scribe and Architect Kha

Post author By ancientegyptblog7
Post date September 4, 2023

I was inspired by a video that @egyptologylessons posted on TikTok to write about this piece! This beautiful 𓄤𓆑𓂋 wooden 𓆱𓏏𓏺 statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 is called “The Sculpted Statue of the Scribe and Architect Kha 𓈍𓂡𓀼” and it is currently on display at the @museoegizio in Torino, Italy. My Nonno took this picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏 during one of his trips to the Museo Egizio!

A display at the Museo Egizio showing the Statue of the Scribe and Architect Kha

Kha 𓈍𓂡𓀼 was a scribe 𓏟𓀀 and the royal architect under the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Thutmosis IV 𓇳𓏠𓆣𓏼 (18th Dynasty) and he lived in Deir el-Medina. Kha’s titles included “Head of the Great Place 𓄿𓏏𓊨𓏏𓉐𓉻𓏏𓏛,” “Overseer of the Works 𓅓𓂋𓂓𓏏𓀋 in the Great House 𓉐𓉻” and “Royal Scribe 𓇓𓏞.”

Fun Fact!!! Did you know that the “Great Place 𓄿𓏏𓊨𓏏𓉐𓉻𓏏𓏛” is how the ancient Egyptians referred to the Valley of the Kings?

Kha’s 𓈍𓂡𓀼 high rank as an official 𓋴𓂋𓀀 allowed for him to have an elaborate burial for himself – most Egyptians would not have been able to afford something like this!

What strikes me most about Kha’s 𓈍𓂡𓀼 tomb 𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐 is how these wooden 𓆱𓏏𓏺 objects (the statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 and the chair 𓎛𓊨𓏏𓆱) are so well preserved! Wood 𓆱𓏏𓏺 is organic and can decay very quickly even Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖! The flower 𓁷𓂋𓂋𓏏𓆰 collar 𓃀𓏲𓃀𓏲 around the neck of the statue 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾 is even still there – that’s so remarkable!

I also love how the ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 figures are included in this display! The ushabti 𓆷𓄿𓍯𓃀𓏏𓏮𓀾 figures are made out of steatite 𓅮𓈎𓏏𓈒𓊌 which is a very durable type of stone 𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊪!

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