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The High Ground

May the Fourth Be With You! Happy Star Wars Day everyone! Today I am going to do a Star 𓋴𓃀𓄿𓇼 Wars 𓂋𓆱𓂝𓏏𓏦 themed post!Β 

The High Ground

β€œI have the high ground 𓀠” is one of the most quoted lines from Star 𓋴𓃀𓄿𓇼 Wars 𓂋𓆱𓂝𓏏𓏦! The hieroglyph π“ŠΉπ“Œƒ in the picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏 literally means β€œhigh ground 𓀠” and looks very similar to Obi-Wan during the end fight scene on Mustafar from Revenge of the Sith! 

Whenever I see this hieroglyph in π“ŠΉπ“Œƒ inscriptionsπ“Ÿπ“›π“₯ I get very excited solely because I relate it to Star 𓋴𓃀𓄿𓇼 Wars 𓂋𓆱𓂝𓏏𓏦 and I absolutely love Star Wars! 

This particular hieroglyphic π“ŠΉπ“Œƒ symbol has been named the β€œexcited man” by James Allen (but I will be calling it β€œKenobi”), and I happen to think that is a very fitting description! The β€œexcited man 𓀠” functions as both an ideogram and a determinative.

When acting as an ideogram, π“€  means β€œhigh ground.”

When acting as a determinative, π“€  can be found at the end of words such as:

π“„Ώπ“Ž›π“€  – Mourn
π“Ž›π“‚π“‚π“…±π“π“€  – Joy
π“―π“„Ώπ“ˆ™π“€  – be strong, be honored
π“‹΄π“ˆŽπ“„Ώπ“€  – raise, to set right
π“ˆŽπ“„Ώπ“€  – to be high, to be loud

These words all express strong emotions, so the β€œexcited man π“€ β€œ is definitely a symbol that summarizes the meaning of the word!

Since β€œRevenge of the Sith” is one of my absolute favorite movies, I am really quite amused by the meaning of this hieroglyph π“ŠΉπ“Œƒ! It is such a cool coincidence!

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Obelisk in Galaxy’s Edge

I am a huge Star Wars fan and have been for a very long time, so finally getting to visit Galaxy’s Edge was an absolute dream come true! I had the most incredible time in the galaxy far, far away! To my surprise, there’s an obelisk π“π“π“ˆ–π“‰Ά in Galaxy’s Edge!

Obelisk in Galaxy's Edge!
Me with the Obelisk in Galaxy’s Edge!

An obelisk π“π“π“ˆ–π“‰Ά is defined as a structure with four 𓏽 sides that comes together at the top to form a pyramid shape. Obelisks π“π“π“ˆ–π“‰Άπ“ͺ were made out of a single stone π“‡‹π“ˆ–π“‚‹π“Šͺ and used to be at the entrance to ancient Egyptian temples π“‰Ÿπ“π“‰π“ͺ. Usually there were two 𓏻 obelisks π“π“π“ˆ–π“‰Άπ“ͺ per temple π“‰Ÿπ“π“‰ entrance. The obelisk π“π“π“ˆ–π“‰Ά was invented by the ancient Egyptians π“†Žπ“π“€€π“π“ͺ!Β 

Obelisk in Galaxy's Edge!
Me with the Obelisk in Galaxy’s Edge!

The word β€œobelisk” is actually Greek, and the ancient Egyptians actually referred to these structures as β€œteαΈ«en.” (𓏏=t, 𓐍=αΈ«, π“ˆ–=n, 𓉢= determinative). 

There are a couple of ways to write β€œobelisk” in hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ: 

π“π“π“ˆ–π“‰Ά (the full word) 

π“π“ˆ–π“‰Ά (shortened variant of the word) 

𓉢 (just the determinative could be used, in this case as an ideogram to mean the full word)

When Rome conquered Egypt π“†Žπ“…“π“π“Š–, many of the emperors brought obelisks π“π“π“ˆ–π“‰Άπ“ͺ to Rome. There are currently 13 obelisks π“π“π“ˆ–π“‰Άπ“ͺ throughout Rome, eight of which are purely Egyptian, and the other five 𓏾 were procured by the emperors. 

It’s so cool to see a structure invented by the ancient Egyptians π“†Žπ“π“€€π“π“ͺ still inspiring projects today – even Star Wars related ones!

Galaxy's Edge
Me with Kylo Ren in front of the Millennium Falcon!
Galaxy's Edge
Me with Kylo Ren in front of the Millennium Falcon!

I have added some of my non-Egypt related pictures to the post because I just love Star Wars so much and I wanted to share!

Galaxy's Edge
Me with Poe Dameron’s X-Wing on “Rise of the Resistance.”
Galaxy's Edge
Me with The Mandalorian and Grogu!

I hope you’re enjoying my β€œAncient Egypt in Disney” series! Let me know in the comments!

Galaxy's Edge
Me with Stormtroopers on “Rise of the Resistance”
Galaxy's Edge
Getting interrogated by a Stormtrooper at the base of the Millennium Falcon!

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

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“I Have the High Ground” Hieroglyph

β€œI have the high ground 𓀠” is one of the most quoted lines from Star 𓋴𓃀𓄿𓇼 Wars 𓂋𓆱𓂝𓏏𓏦! The hieroglyph π“ŠΉπ“Œƒ in the picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏 literally means β€œhigh ground 𓀠” and looks very similar to Obi-Wan during the end fight scene on Mustafar from Revenge of the Sith! When I found this in an inscription π“Ÿπ“›π“₯ at the MET, I got very excited!!!!

This particular hieroglyphic π“ŠΉπ“Œƒ symbol has been named the β€œexcited man” by James Allen (but I will be calling it β€œKenobi”), and I happen to think that is a very fitting description! The β€œexcited man 𓀠” functions as both an ideogram and a determinative.

When acting as an ideogram, π“€  means β€œhigh ground.”

When acting as a determinative, π“€  can be found at the end of words such as:

π“„Ώπ“Ž›π“€  – Mourn
π“Ž›π“‚π“‚π“…±π“π“€  – Joy
π“―π“„Ώπ“ˆ™π“€  – be strong, be honored
π“‹΄π“ˆŽπ“„Ώπ“€  – raise, to set right
π“ˆŽπ“„Ώπ“€  – to be high, to be loud

These words all express strong emotions, so the β€œexcited man π“€ β€œ is definitely a symbol that summarizes the meaning of the word!

Since β€œRevenge of the Sith” is one of my absolute favorite movies, I am really quite amused by the meaning of this hieroglyph π“ŠΉπ“Œƒ! It is such a cool coincidence!

Are any of you guys Star 𓋴𓃀𓄿𓇼 Wars 𓂋𓆱𓂝𓏏𓏦 fans too?! I absolutely loved the Kenobi show on Disney+ because I am a huge fan of Anakin and Obi-Wan!