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Reading Hieroglyphs

Ripple of Water

Let’s read some Hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!

I decided to make another post about the “Ripple of Water 𓈖” symbol since it has always been one of my favorites and my last post about it was over a year ago! 

The “Ripple of Water 𓈖” is a uniliteral phonogram that has a sound like “N”! This is the main usage of this symbol and it does not function like an ideogram or determinative which makes it super easy because you know you are looking at a phonogram symbol that is either part of a larger word or is just a word on its own!

The Ripple of Water
The Ripple of Water written three different ways.

In the picture 𓏏𓅱𓏏, I highlighted three 𓏼 different types of hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 – painted, carved, and then Cursive Hieroglyphs which is kind of like a short hand hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 that is used on papyrus! The hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 that are most familiar to people are the ones that are either painted or carved! I love seeing the variations in the symbols across various ancient Egyptian art forms! 

While a simple symbol, the “Ripple of Water 𓈖” has many uses in Middle Egyptian! On its own, 𓈖 can mean: 

  • To
  • For
  • Of
  • Through
  • In
  • Because
  • Not/Cannot/No
  • Unless
  • They/We/Us/Our

That’s a lot of words! When reading inscriptions 𓏟𓏛𓏥, you can figure out the meaning based off of the context clues! The Ripple of Water 𓈖” is so versatile it sometimes feels like the word/symbol means what you need it to mean to make the sentence flow! 

“We, us, and our” can also be written as: 𓈖𓏥. “They” can be written as: 𓈖𓏮 or 𓈖𓏭. 

When the “Ripple of Water 𓈖” is three stacked on top of each other “𓈗,” it’s actually a different symbol with a different meaning! The symbol is aptly named “three ripples of water 𓈗.” It can function as a biliteral phonogram for the sound “mw,” and is both the ideogram and determinative for the word “water 𓈗.”

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Reading Hieroglyphs

The Owl Hieroglyph

Let’s read some Hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! 

Today 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳 we are going to look at one of the most common and recognizable uniliteral phonogram hieroglyphic symbols: the owl 𓅓! 

The Owl Hieroglyph
The Owl Hieroglyph

A uniliteral sign is a hieroglyphic symbol that corresponds to a single sound, just like a letter in the alphabet. The “owl 𓅓” symbol represents the sound of “m” and it has many different uses!  

The “owl 𓅓” symbol is one that appears in inscriptions all the time and is most commonly seen as part of other words! Some words that use the “owl 𓅓” symbol are: 

𓅓𓂋 – Overseer

𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 – Kemet (Egypt)

𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 – Papyrus Roll

Of course these are not all the words that contain the “owl 𓅓” symbol! 

But what happens if the “owl 𓅓” symbol appears by itself in an inscription and isn’t part of another word? The “owl 𓅓” symbol has its own meaning when it appears alone! It’s one of those words in a sentence that can kind of “mean what we need it to” in English! I guess it functions as the all-around preposition! 

For example, the “owl 𓅓” hieroglyph can mean: In, On, At, By, With, and As! This symbol has so many meanings/uses! 

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Book of the Dead of Sobekmose – Video

One of the greatest aspects of the Brooklyn Museum’s Egyptian collection is The Book of the Dead 𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺 for a man named Sobekmose, who had the title “Goldworker of Amun.” Sobekmose was buried in Memphis 𓏠𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓉴𓊖 and that is where this papyrus 𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 was found. This Book of the Dead 𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺 dates to the 18th Dynasty (early New Kingdom 1500-1480 B.C.E.). 

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One of the greatest aspects of the Brooklyn Museum’s Egyptian collection is The Book of the Dead 𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺 for a man named Sobekmose, who had the title “Goldworker of Amun.” Sobekmose was buried in Memphis 𓏠𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓉴𓊖 and that is where this papyrus 𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 was found. This Book of the Dead 𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺 dates to the 18th Dynasty (early New Kingdom 1500-1480 B.C.E.). This Book of the Dead 𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺 is displayed as one complete papyrus 𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 which is incredible to see! The papyrus 𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 is curved, due to either 1) being made that way or 2) getting warped over thousands of years being rolled up in a tomb 𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐! The Book of the Dead 𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺 is interesting because it doesn’t follow a particular story. The spells 𓎛𓂓𓏛𓏦 do seem to be grouped by theme, and sometimes pictures 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓏦 can be representative of the spells 𓎛𓂓𓏛𓏦 as well. The Book of the Dead 𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺 contained instructions/spells 𓎛𓂓𓏛𓏦 for the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 as they made their way through the Duat 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐. The red 𓂧𓈙𓂋𓅟 text that you see is used to indicate the start of a new spell 𓎛𓂓𓏛, the end of a spell 𓎛𓂓𓏛, or the names 𓂋𓈖𓏥 of certain mythological figures. My friend @EgyptologyLessons posted a video of a Book of the Dead 𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺 yesterday so I was inspired to post one too! 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 #egyptianhistory #egyptologist #ancient_egypt #historytok #egyptology #brooklynmuseum #bookofthedead #booktok #egyptianmythology

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This Book of the Dead 𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺 is displayed as one complete papyrus 𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 which is incredible to see! The papyrus 𓅓𓍑𓏏𓏛 is curved, due to either 1) being made that way or 2) getting warped over thousands of years being rolled up in a tomb 𓇋𓇩𓊃𓉐! 

The Book of the Dead 𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺 is interesting because it doesn’t follow a particular story.  The spells 𓎛𓂓𓏛𓏦 do seem to be grouped by theme, and sometimes pictures 𓏏𓅱𓏏𓏦 can be representative of the spells 𓎛𓂓𓏛𓏦 as well.

The Book of the Dead 𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓏲𓇳𓏺𓍼𓏺 contained instructions/spells 𓎛𓂓𓏛𓏦 for the deceased 𓅓𓏏𓏱 as they made their way through the Duat 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐. The red 𓂧𓈙𓂋𓅟 text that you see is used to indicate the start of a new spell 𓎛𓂓𓏛, the end of a spell 𓎛𓂓𓏛, or the names 𓂋𓈖𓏥 of certain mythological figures. 

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Reading Hieroglyphs

May He Live Every Day Like Ra

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
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

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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MALS Awareness

Story behind this picture: I was having such bad abdominal pain at the museum that I had to sit on the floor in front of the Temple of Dendur and was trying to distract myself by taking selfies. 

I’m Nicole and you know me as @ancientegyptblog and the girl that can read hieroglyphs! What most people do not know is that I’ve been suffering with horrible abdominal pain for over 15 years caused by MALS, an anatomical abnormality I was born with and is caused by a genetic condition that I have. 

MALS (also known as Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome) is a rare vascular compression disorder that affects about 1 in 100,000 people. It is so rare that most doctors do not know about it, and as a result, do not investigate it as a cause for abdominal pain. 

The pain I experience daily is horrific. I can only describe my pain as “feeling like someone’s fingernails are scratching the insides of my digestive system,” “hot lava in my intestines,” and “rocks in my abdomen.” I feel this pain all day every day and no medication/diet/treatment has offered any kind of relief from the pain. The pain that MALS causes is the EQUIVALENT of the pain experienced by end stage pancreatic cancer patients. The pain with MALS is caused by the diaphragm rubbing against the celiac nerves and the compression of the celiac artery. 

This may be TMI for some, but I’m not going to sugar coat my experience; my suffering needs to be known so maybe others experiencing similar issues can be helped faster than I was. 

My main symptoms with MALS are horrible abdominal pain triggered by eating, but it can also be triggered by drinking too much, standing or walking for too long, exercise, deep breathing, and long car rides. I also suffer with other bowel issues such as extreme bloating, malabsorption, nausea, and constipation so bad I have to drink a colonoscopy prep every single night and take prescription laxative pills each morning. I am also malnourished due to the pain I experience when eating. I basically have to choose: do I eat or stay hydrated because both eating and drinking enough is impossible. 

The only treatment for MALS is major abdominal surgery that involved the resection of the diaphragm/median arcuate ligament and a neurectomy of the celiac ganglion nerves. I will be undergoing this surgery on 10/18 (at the time this post is posted, I will have undergone the surgery already), which has a 90% chance of completely relieving me of my abdominal pain and hopefully restoring me of my ability to eat. 

The suffering I have faced is unimaginable. And most people don’t take me seriously because I “don’t look sick” and I hide my immense pain really well…until I can’t. MALS is also incredibly isolating because NO ONE believes the pain is real and it can take an incredibly long time to get an accurate diagnosis. 

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Hieroglyphic Vocabulary – Week 7

Let’s read some Hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!

Here is Week 7 𓐀 of my Hieroglyphic Word of the Day stories all compiled into a video! Learning any language – including hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪/Middle Egyptian doesn’t have to be difficult! 

  1. God 𓊹, 𓀭
  2. Goddess 𓊹𓏏
  3. To Be/To Exist 𓃹𓈖𓈖, 𓃹𓈖
  4. God’s Mother 𓊹𓏏𓅐, 𓊹𓅐
  5. Given Life Like Ra 𓏙𓋹𓇳𓏺𓏇
  6. Lord of the Two Lands 𓎟𓇿𓇿
  7. True of Voice 𓐙𓊤, 𓐙𓅱𓏏𓊤
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Let’s read some Hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! Here is Week 7 𓐀 of my Hieroglyphic Word of the Day stories all compiled into a video! Learning any language – including hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪/Middle Egyptian doesn’t have to be difficult! 1. God 𓊹, 𓀭 2. Goddess 𓊹𓏏 3. To Be/To Exist 𓃹𓈖𓈖, 𓃹𓈖 4. God’s Mother 𓊹𓏏𓅐, 𓊹𓅐 5. Given Life Like Ra 𓏙𓋹𓇳𓏺𓏇 6. Lord of the Two Lands 𓎟𓇿𓇿 7. True of Voice 𓐙𓊤, 𓐙𓅱𓏏𓊤 These are all words/phrases that you will come across in inscriptions! Next time you’re at a museum, see if you can spot these ancient Egyptian words! Follow me to learn all about ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs, mythology, culture and more! This is my personal photograph/video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientegypt #egyptianhistory #egyptologist #ancient_egypt #historytok #egyptology #hieroglyphs #hieroglyphics #letsreadsomehieroglyphs #languagelearning

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These are all words/phrases that you will come across in inscriptions! Next time you’re at a museum, see if you can spot these ancient Egyptian words! 

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Ushabtis are My Favorite – Video

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: 

  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! 

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Reading Hieroglyphs

God’s Mother

Let’s read some Hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! What does the popular Middle Egyptian phrase “God’s Mother 𓊹𓅐” mean? Before we delve into the meaning, let’s break down the hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! 

God's Mother
“God’s Mother” in raised relief on display at the MET

“God’s Mother” can be written three ways in hieroglyphs: 

𓊹𓏏𓅐

𓊹𓅐𓏏

𓊹𓅐

This phrase is a combination of two different words: the word “God 𓊹” and the word “Mother 𓅐𓏏𓁐/𓅐𓁐/𓏏𓅐𓁐.” 

The “cloth on a pole 𓊹“ hieroglyph is an ideogram for the word god. 𓊹 is also a triliteral phonogram, and represents the letters “ntr” which may have been pronounced like “neter” or “netjer.” 𓊹 Is also a determinative for “god.” So the “cloth on a pole 𓊹“ symbol can function as all three types of hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! If you see this symbol, you are most likely looking at a word that has to do with the gods 𓊹𓊹𓊹!

The “vulture 𓅐” is a triliteral phonogram and represents the sounds “mjt/mwt” which we infer would be pronounced like “mut.” 

The “flat loaf of bread 𓏏” is a uniliteral phonogram used to represent the sound “t.”

The phrase “God’s Mother 𓊹𓅐” can have two different (but related) meanings in Middle Egyptian inscriptions. It can be used to refer to the goddess 𓊹𓏏 Isis 𓊨𓏏𓁥 and will usually appear after her name 𓂋𓈖 in inscriptions. This is in reference to the fact that Isis 𓊨𓏏𓁥 is the mother 𓅐𓏏𓁐 of Horus 𓅃𓀭, who is the mythological ruler of Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 and the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 was thought to be a representation of Horus 𓅃𓀭 on Earth. 

This brings us to the next meaning of this phrase! The phrase “God’s Mother 𓊹𓅐” was an honorific title held by the woman who gave birth to the current pharaoh 𓉐𓉻! Since the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 was a god on Earth, the woman who gave birth to him/her was quite literally the God’s Mother 𓊹𓅐! 

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Another variant of “God’s Mother” painted on a piece of a sarcophagus at the Brooklyn Museum

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These small 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅩 limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 blocks are called “Talatat” and were used solely during the reign 𓋾𓈎𓏏 of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Akhenaten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅞𓐍𓈖! These were used in the construction of the Aten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳 temple 𓉟𓏏𓉐 at Karnak (this construction started when he was still Amenhotep IV 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓊵𓊹𓋾𓌀) and the palace 𓂝𓎛𓏏𓉥𓉐 at Akhetaten 𓈌𓏏𓉐𓇋𓏏𓈖𓊖. Akhetaten 𓈌𓏏𓉐𓇋𓏏𓈖𓊖 was the capital of Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 during the reign 𓋾𓈎𓏏 of Akhenaten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅞𓐍𓈖. 

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These small 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅩 limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 blocks are called “Talatat” and were used solely during the reign 𓋾𓈎𓏏 of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 Akhenaten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅞𓐍𓈖! These were used in the construction of the Aten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳 temple 𓉟𓏏𓉐 at Karnak (this construction started when he was still Amenhotep IV 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓊵𓊹𓋾𓌀) and the palace 𓂝𓎛𓏏𓉥𓉐 at Akhetaten 𓈌𓏏𓉐𓇋𓏏𓈖𓊖. Akhetaten 𓈌𓏏𓉐𓇋𓏏𓈖𓊖 was the capital of Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 during the reign 𓋾𓈎𓏏 of Akhenaten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅞𓐍𓈖. These limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 blocks were unique because they were so small 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅩 a single worker could carry them and put it into place. This was meant to expedite construction and make building a lot faster. The Talatat are also unique because they were only used during the reign 𓋾𓈎𓏏 of Akhenaten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅞𓐍𓈖, and were never used again. Even though originally from Amarna 𓈌𓏏𓉐𓇋𓏏𓈖𓊖, these Talatat were actually found at Hermopolis because after Akhenaten’s 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅞𓐍𓈖 reign 𓋾𓈎𓏏, his monuments 𓏠𓏍 were destroyed and building materials were used by other pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏦! These Talatat at the MET were once brightly painted in striking colors, as was most of the Egyptian monuments 𓏠𓏍. A lot of the colors you see on these blocks are restored and not necessarily the original colors. Tens of thousands of Talatat have been found across Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖. 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 #egyptianhistory #egyptologist #historytok #egyptology #ancient_egypt #pharaoh #akhenaten #metropolitanmuseum #egypt

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These limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 blocks were unique because they were so small 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅩 a single worker could carry them and put it into place. This was meant to expedite construction and make building a lot faster. The Talatat are also unique because they were only used during the reign 𓋾𓈎𓏏 of Akhenaten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅞𓐍𓈖, and were never used again. 

Even though originally from Amarna 𓈌𓏏𓉐𓇋𓏏𓈖𓊖, these Talatat were actually found at Hermopolis because after Akhenaten’s 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅞𓐍𓈖 reign 𓋾𓈎𓏏, his monuments 𓏠𓏍 were destroyed and building materials were used by other pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏦! 

These Talatat at the MET were once brightly painted in striking colors, as was most of the Egyptian monuments 𓏠𓏍. A lot of the colors you see on these blocks are restored and not necessarily the original colors. 

Tens of thousands of Talatat have been found across Egypt 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖. 

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

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