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Egyptian Artifacts

Composite Papyrus Capital

This piece is called the β€œComposite Papyrus Capital” and it is on display at the MET! This used to be a part of a larger column 𓅱𓐍𓇋𓇅  that measured over seven 𓐀 meters tall! In building/archaeology, the β€œcapital” is the name of the decorated uppermost part of the column 𓅱𓐍𓇋𓇅!Β 

Composite Papyrus Capital
Composite Papyrus Capital on display at the MET

This column 𓅱𓐍𓇋𓇅 was originally at the Temple of Amun at the Kharga Oasis which was built by the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Nectanebo I 𓇳𓆣𓂓(378 – 360 B.C.E.). This was part of a large temple π“‰Ÿπ“π“‰ building program that Nectanbo I π“ˆ–π“†±π“π“π“‚‘π“ƒ­π“†‘ initiated as a way to resist the threat of Persian rule through the introduction of more traditional Egyptian religious works. 

The most striking aspect of this column capital is the intricate design and the preserved colors. While Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š– is a desert π“…Ÿπ“‚‹π“π“ˆŠ, is has always had diverse plant 𓇐𓅓𓆰 life thanks to the Nile River π“‡‹π“π“‚‹π“…±π“ˆ—π“ˆ˜π“ˆ‡π“Ί. Ancient Egyptian art always showcased the biodiversity of the area and this column does that beautifully! Papyrus plants 𓇅𓆰 (upper) and flatsedge plants 𓇓 (lower) are the main decoration on the column. Both plants 𓆾𓆰𓆰𓆰 were very common along the Nile π“‡‹π“π“‚‹π“…±π“ˆ—π“ˆ˜π“ˆ‡π“Ί and were quite important to the Egyptian economy. 

Some of the preserved colors they can be seen are green 𓇅𓄿𓆓𓏛, yellow and red π“‚§π“ˆ™π“‚‹π“…Ÿ. I always love when stone π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“‚‹π“Šͺ works still have retained their original color because most of the time, the colors have faded over time. 

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Reading Hieroglyphs

Small Relief from the Reign of Nectanbo

This is a small relief with beautifully π“„€ carved hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ that dates to the reign of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Nectanbo 𓇳𓆣𓂓 in Dynasty 30.

Let’s read some hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ!

π“†₯ – β€œKing of Upper and Lower Egypt”

π“ŽŸπ“‡Ώπ“‡Ώ – β€œLord of the Two Lands”

(𓇳𓆣𓂓) – Kheperkare (β€œThe manifestation of the soul is Re”)

𓅭𓇳 – β€œSon of Ra”

π“ŽŸπ“ˆπ“₯ – β€œLord of Appearances”

(π“ˆ–π“π“π“‚‘π“ƒ­π“†‘) – (Nakt Nebef β€œThe Strong One of His Lord”)

π“„‘π“‚§π“π“Š– – β€œEdfu” or β€œBehdet” (Egyptian city in Upper Egypt. Horus of the Winged Disc or β€œBehdetite” was the chief god of the city)

π“ŽŸπ“Šͺ𓏏𓇯 – β€œLord of the Sky”

Here it is all out together:

π“†₯π“ŽŸπ“‡Ώπ“‡Ώ(𓇳𓆣𓂓)π“…­π“‡³π“ŽŸπ“ˆπ“₯(π“ˆ–π“π“π“‚‘π“ƒ­π“†‘) π“„‘π“‚§π“π“Š–π“ŽŸπ“Šͺ𓏏𓇯

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Egyptian Artifacts

The Sarcophagus of Nectanbo I

Here I am with the sarcophagus π“ŽŸπ“‹Ήπ“ˆ–π“π“Š­ of Nectanbo I 𓇳𓆣𓂓, a pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 who ruled π“‹Ύ during the 30th Dynasty (c. 379-361 B.C.E.)! In a previous entry I posted, we learned how to read the titularly from this sarcophagus π“ŽŸπ“‹Ήπ“ˆ–π“π“Š­! So let’s take a bigger look at it!

Nectanbo I 𓇳𓆣𓂓 was actually the founder of the 30th Dynasty, which is the last native dynasty of Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š–! The inscriptions π“Ÿπ“›π“₯ on this sarcophagus π“ŽŸπ“‹Ήπ“ˆ–π“π“Š­ are beautifully π“„€ carved!

In the second picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏, you can see Nectanbo I 𓇳𓆣𓂓 in a kneeling position making an offering π“Š΅π“π“Šͺ𓏏𓏔𓏦 of what seems to be bread 𓏑. I am making the assumption that it is bread 𓏑 because the carving in the image 𓏏𓅱𓏏 is the same as the hieroglyph π“ŠΉπ“Œƒ: 𓏑! You can also see a Uraeus 𓇋𓂝𓂋𓏏𓆗 on his head 𓁢𓏀!

Nectanbo I 𓇳𓆣𓂓 was actually a military general π“€Žπ“¦ and came to power by overthrowing the previous pharaoh, Nepherites II (who ruled π“‹Ύ for only four 𓏽 months and has no known cartouches). It is thought that Nectanbo I 𓇳𓆣𓂓 killed Nepherites!

Here are Nectanbo’s cartouches that appear on the sarcophagus π“ŽŸπ“‹Ήπ“ˆ–π“π“Š­:

𓇳𓆣𓂓 – Kheperkare (throne name)
π“ˆ–π“†±π“π“π“‚‘π“ƒ­π“†‘ – Nakht Nebef (birth name)

The sarcophagus π“ŽŸπ“‹Ήπ“ˆ–π“π“Š­ is at the British Museum!