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Amulets of Taweret

Here are some faience ๐“‹ฃ๐“ˆ–๐“๐“ธ๐“ผ amulets ๐“Š๐“Šช๐“…†๐“ช of the goddess ๐“Šน๐“ Taweret ๐“๐“„ฟ๐“…ฉ๐“‚‹๐“๐“†—! More people are now familiar with Taweret ๐“๐“„ฟ๐“…ฉ๐“‚‹๐“๐“†— because of Moon Knight, but letโ€™s dive into some history/information about her!

While the ancient Egyptians ๐“†Ž๐“๐“€€๐“๐“ช both feared and revered ๐“‡‹๐“Œด๐“„ช hippos ๐“Œ‰๐“๐“ƒฏ๐“ฆ due to their strength and power, Taweret ๐“๐“„ฟ๐“…ฉ๐“‚‹๐“๐“†— was a goddess ๐“Šน๐“ who was a protector ๐“…“๐“‚๐“Žก๐“€œ of women ๐“Šƒ๐“๐“‚‘๐“๐“๐“ช and children ๐“๐“‡Œ๐“€•๐“ช! The name ๐“‚‹๐“ˆ– Taweret ๐“๐“„ฟ๐“…ฉ๐“‚‹๐“๐“†— actually means โ€œthe great (female) one!โ€ That is certainly a name ๐“‚‹๐“ˆ– that suits her!

While many amulets ๐“Š๐“Šช๐“…†๐“ช were usually placed on mummies ๐“‡‹๐“น๐“…ฑ๐“€พ๐“ช to help the deceased ๐“…“๐“๐“ฑ on their journey to the Duat ๐“‡ผ๐“„ฟ๐“๐“‰ (afterlife), amulets ๐“Š๐“Šช๐“…†๐“ช of Taweret ๐“๐“„ฟ๐“…ฉ๐“‚‹๐“๐“†— were usually found in homes because she was a goddess ๐“Šน๐“ who was essential to family ๐“…•๐“‰”๐“…ฑ๐“๐“€€๐“๐“ฆ life. The family ๐“…•๐“‰”๐“…ฑ๐“๐“€€๐“๐“ฆ unit was an incredibly important feature not only in daily life ๐“‹น, but in religious observances as well. The amulets ๐“Š๐“Šช๐“…†๐“ช of Taweret ๐“๐“„ฟ๐“…ฉ๐“‚‹๐“๐“†— would provide protection ๐“…“๐“‚๐“Žก๐“€œ in the home, especially during childbirth, which was quite deadly for mothers ๐“„ฟ๐“๐“๐“ช at the time. For this reason, Taweret ๐“๐“„ฟ๐“…ฉ๐“‚‹๐“๐“†— was usually worshipped in the home instead of in temples ๐“‰Ÿ๐“๐“‰๐“ช!

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Nefertem

Here is a bronze ๐“ˆ”๐“ค๐“ˆ’๐“ฆ statue ๐“„š๐“ˆ–๐“๐“ญ๐“€พ of the god ๐“Šน Nefertem ๐“„ค๐“†‘๐“‚‹๐“๐“ƒ๐“€ฏ!

Nefertem ๐“„ค๐“†‘๐“‚‹๐“๐“ƒ๐“€ฏ is usually associated with perfumes, but this role is secondary to his role as the god ๐“Šน of the lotus flower ๐“†ธ that rose out of the primeval waters ๐“ˆ— in the Egyptian ๐“†Ž๐“๐“€€๐“ creation myth. However, in the Pyramid Texts (from the Old Kingdom), Nefertem ๐“„ค๐“†‘๐“‚‹๐“๐“ƒ๐“€ฏ is actually described as โ€œThe lotus blossom which is before the nose of Ra,โ€ so he was clearly always associated with both lotus flowers ๐“†ธ and perfumes/scents!

Nefertem ๐“„ค๐“†‘๐“‚‹๐“๐“ƒ๐“€ฏ is always depicted as a young man ๐“Šƒ๐“€€๐“ค with a large lotus flower ๐“†ธ on his head ๐“ถ๐“บ! Less commonly, he can be shown as a human body with a lion ๐“Œณ๐“น๐“„ฟ๐“„› head ๐“ถ๐“บ wearing the lotus ๐“†ธ headdress.

In Memphis ๐“ ๐“ˆ–๐“„ค๐“†‘๐“‚‹๐“‰ด๐“Š–, Nefertem ๐“„ค๐“†‘๐“‚‹๐“๐“ƒ๐“€ฏ was part of the triad with Ptah ๐“Šช๐“๐“Ž›๐“ฑ and Sekhmet ๐“Œ‚๐“๐“…“๐“๐“, and was often portrayed as their child ๐“๐“‡Œ๐“€•. Father ๐“‡‹๐“๐“€€-Mother ๐“…๐“๐“-Child ๐“๐“‡Œ๐“€• triads and family ๐“…•๐“‰”๐“…ฑ๐“๐“€€๐“๐“ฆ units were extremely important to Egyptian culture! Nefertem ๐“„ค๐“†‘๐“‚‹๐“๐“ƒ๐“€ฏ wasnโ€™t commonly worshipped ๐“‡ผ๐“„ฟ๐“€ข by the masses because he was usually associated with royal monuments. His association with Sekhmet ๐“Œ‚๐“๐“…“๐“๐“ also made him somewhat feared because she was a strong and ferocious goddess ๐“Šน๐“!

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Duamutef – Canopic Jar

While Anubis ๐“‡‹๐“ˆ–๐“Šช๐“…ฑ๐“ƒฃ may be the most common jackal ๐“Šƒ๐“„ฟ๐“ƒ€๐“ƒฅ-headed god ๐“Šน in Egypt ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š–, there are other gods ๐“Šน๐“Šน๐“Šน that have the head ๐“ถ๐“บ of a jackal ๐“Šƒ๐“„ฟ๐“ƒ€๐“ƒฅ as well! This is a faience ๐“‹ฃ๐“ˆ–๐“๐“ธ๐“ผ canopic jar with the head of the god ๐“Šน Duamutef ๐“‡ผ๐“…๐“๐“†‘!

Duamutef ๐“‡ผ๐“…๐“๐“†‘, whose name ๐“‚‹๐“ˆ– can also be written as ๐“‚ง๐“ฏ๐“‡ผ๐“…๐“๐“†‘, was one of the four Sons of Horus. Duamutefโ€™s ๐“‡ผ๐“…๐“๐“†‘ job was to protect ๐“…“๐“‚๐“Žก๐“€œ the stomach ๐“‚‹๐“„ฃ๐“ป of the deceased ๐“…“๐“๐“ฑ which is why he is commonly represented on the lid of canopic jars. The function of the canopic jar was to hold the organs ๐“‡‹๐“‚ง๐“‚‹๐“„น๐“ฆ that were removed during the process of mummification.

Duamutef ๐“‡ผ๐“…๐“๐“†‘ is associated with the west ๐“‹€๐“๐“๐“ˆŠ, and all four Sons of Horus are associated with a cardinal direction. The goddess ๐“Šน๐“ Neith ๐“ˆ–๐“๐“‹Œ๐“€ญ was tasked with protecting ๐“…“๐“‚๐“Žก๐“€œ Duamutef ๐“‡ผ๐“…๐“๐“†‘. The name Duamutef ๐“‡ผ๐“…๐“๐“†‘ means โ€œHe who adores his mother.โ€

This canopic jar is dated to the Ramesside period (19th Dynasty, c. 1295โ€“1185 B.C.E.).

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Wepwawet

Anubis ๐“‡‹๐“ˆ–๐“Šช๐“…ฑ๐“ƒฃ is not the only jackal ๐“Šƒ๐“„ฟ๐“ƒ€๐“ƒฅ-headed god ๐“Šน in Egypt ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š– and it can be easy to get some of them confused because they look similar! Even in ancient texts Anubis ๐“‡‹๐“ˆ–๐“Šช๐“…ฑ๐“ƒฃ and Wepwawet ๐“„‹๐“ˆ๐“ฅ๐“๐“ƒง can be confused with each other but they are separate deities ๐“Šน๐“Šน๐“Šน! This is a bronze ๐“ˆ”๐“ค๐“ˆ’๐“ฆ statue ๐“„š๐“ˆ–๐“๐“ญ๐“€พ of the god ๐“Šน Wepwawet ๐“„‹๐“ˆ๐“ฅ๐“๐“ƒง! While the head is cut off, the Uraeus ๐“‡‹๐“‚๐“‚‹๐“๐“†— is in front of Wepwawet ๐“„‹๐“ˆ๐“ฅ๐“๐“ƒง on this piece!

This piece was likely used in a royal procession, as Wepwawet ๐“„‹๐“ˆ๐“ฅ๐“๐“ƒง was one of the symbols carried in front of a pharaoh ๐“‰๐“‰ป during certain rituals/ceremonies. Wepwawetโ€™s ๐“„‹๐“ˆ๐“ฅ๐“๐“ƒง name ๐“‚‹๐“ˆ– translates to โ€œopener of the ways,โ€ and he was even associated with clearing the path for the sun ๐“‡ณ๐“บ to rise in the sky ๐“Šช๐“๐“‡ฏ! This is probably why he was carried in front of a pharaoh ๐“‰๐“‰ป during processions!

Wepwawet ๐“„‹๐“ˆ๐“ฅ๐“๐“ƒง is associated with Abydos ๐“‹๐“ƒ€๐“ˆ‹๐“Š– and is likely the oldest god ๐“Šน associated with the jackal ๐“Šƒ๐“„ฟ๐“ƒ€๐“ƒฅ! Wepwawet ๐“„‹๐“ˆ๐“ฅ๐“๐“ƒง has been depicted on objects that even pre-date the Narmer ๐“†ข๐“‹ Palette ๐“๐“Šƒ๐“๐“†ฑ! Wepwawet ๐“„‹๐“ˆ๐“ฅ๐“๐“ƒง is associated with war and conquest, and leading ritual processions.

There are a couple of different variations of Wepwawetโ€™s ๐“„‹๐“ˆ๐“ฅ๐“๐“ƒง name ๐“‚‹๐“ˆ– in hieroglyphs ๐“Šน๐“Œƒ๐“ช:
๐“ƒง
๐“„‹๐“ˆ๐“ฅ๐“๐“ƒง
๐“„‹๐“ˆ๐“ฅ๐“๐“ข

The first way the name ๐“‚‹๐“ˆ– is written is just the determinative symbol, while the other two ๐“ป ways show the name ๐“‚‹๐“ˆ– spelled out the same, but the determinative at the end is different!

This piece is dated to the Late Periodโ€“Ptolemaic Period (c. 664โ€“30 B.C.E.).

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Birthday at the Museum

I am so lucky because I was able to celebrate my 30th birthday at The MET! My mom ๐“…๐“๐“, dad ๐“‡‹๐“๐“€€, brother ๐“Œข๐“ˆ–, and sister ๐“Œข๐“ˆ–๐“ all came with me and I had the best day! For many birthdays, my Nonno came with us to the MET too, so it was definitely sad without him but I know he was watching down on all of us!

My brother, me and my sister at the Temple of Dendur at The Met!

We are at the Temple of Dendur! The temple ๐“‰Ÿ๐“๐“‰ was actually commissioned by Augustus ๐“‰๐“‰ป๐“€€ and building was completed by 10 B.C.E. Dendur is located in Nubia, and is just south ๐“‡”๐“…ฑ๐“ of Aswan ๐“‹ด๐“ƒน๐“ˆ–๐“Œ๐“ฒ๐“Š–. Even though the temple ๐“‰Ÿ๐“๐“‰ was built by Augustus ๐“‰๐“‰ป๐“€€, it definitely follows Egyptian ๐“†Ž๐“๐“€€๐“ style and not Roman style. The temple ๐“‰Ÿ๐“๐“‰ was primarily used to worship the goddess ๐“Šน๐“ Isis ๐“Šจ๐“๐“ฅ. Since Isis ๐“Šจ๐“๐“ฅ is considered the divine mother ๐“„ฟ๐“๐“ of Egyptian ๐“†Ž๐“๐“€€๐“ mythology, I figured this picture ๐“๐“…ฑ๐“ was appropriate for both my birthday and Motherโ€™s Day!

๐Ÿ“ธ (๐“๐“…ฑ๐“) by my Mom!!!

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Khonsu

Letโ€™s talk about Khonsu ๐“๐“ˆ–๐“‡“๐“…ฑ๐“€ฏ!

The god ๐“Šน Khonsu ๐“๐“ˆ–๐“‡“๐“…ฑ๐“€ฏ is definitely getting some media attention due to Moon Knight! While this gold ๐“‹ž๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰๐“ƒ‰ pendant may look like Ra ๐“‡ณ๐“บ๐“› at quick glance, this is actually the god ๐“Šน Khonsu ๐“๐“ˆ–๐“‡“๐“…ฑ๐“€ฏ! When they are both in their falcon ๐“ƒ€๐“‡‹๐“Žก๐“…„ form, they might be mistaken with each other, especially since Ra ๐“‡ณ๐“บ๐“› is represented with the sun disk ๐“‡ณ๐“บ on his head ๐“ถ๐“บ, while Khonsu ๐“๐“ˆ–๐“‡“๐“…ฑ๐“€ฏ is represented with the moon ๐“‡‹๐“‚๐“Ž›๐“‡น on his head ๐“ถ๐“บ – since both are circles, they do look similar!

Khonsuโ€™s ๐“๐“ˆ–๐“‡“๐“…ฑ๐“€ฏ role in the pantheon has changed throughout time, and he was quite the bloodthirsty god ๐“Šน in the Pyramid Texts, however in the New Kingdom he was a more peaceful god ๐“Šน of the moon ๐“‡‹๐“‚๐“Ž›๐“‡น. He was considered to be the son ๐“…ญ of Amun ๐“‡‹๐“ ๐“ˆ–๐“€ญ and Mut ๐“๐“„ฟ๐“€ญ, and together the three of them made up the Theban triad.

While Khonsu ๐“๐“ˆ–๐“‡“๐“…ฑ๐“€ฏ does take the form of a falcon ๐“ƒ€๐“‡‹๐“Žก๐“…„, he is usually represented as a man ๐“Šƒ๐“€€๐“ค wrapped in mummy bandages and wearing a crescent ๐“‡น shaped necklace! He can also be depicted with his hands/arms ๐“‚๐“ฆ restrained. That representation sounds familiar, doesnโ€™t it?! The anthropomorphic form of Khonsu ๐“๐“ˆ–๐“‡“๐“…ฑ๐“€ฏ definitely inspired parts of the Moon Knight comics and tv show!

The name ๐“‚‹๐“ˆ– โ€œKhonsu ๐“๐“ˆ–๐“‡“๐“…ฑ๐“€ฏโ€œ is thought to come from the verb โ€œto traverseโ€ and it means โ€œhe who traverses (the sky).โ€ This piece is dated to the 19th-20th Dynasties (c. 1295โ€“1070 B.C.E).

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The Winged Scarab

The Winged Scarab ๐“๐“Šช๐“‚‹๐“‚‹๐“†ฃ is a large faience ๐“‹ฃ๐“ˆ–๐“๐“ธ๐“ผ amulet ๐“Š๐“Šช๐“…† that consists of three ๐“ผ separate pieces; the scarab ๐“๐“Šช๐“‚‹๐“‚‹๐“†ฃ itself and the two ๐“ป wings ๐“‚ง๐“Œณ๐“๐“†ƒ๐“ฆ that go on either side. These amulets ๐“Š๐“Šช๐“…†๐“ช were placed usually on the chest of a mummy ๐“‡‹๐“น๐“…ฑ๐“€พ, and sometimes were even sewn into the beaded shrouds that would cover the wrapped mummy ๐“‡‹๐“น๐“…ฑ๐“€พ in the sarcophagus ๐“ŽŸ๐“‹น๐“ˆ–๐“๐“Šญ. There are even holes in the amulets ๐“Š๐“Šช๐“…†๐“ช to allow for them to be attached securely! Most of the time, the pieces were integrated right into the mummy ๐“‡‹๐“น๐“…ฑ๐“€พ bandages just like the other funerary amulets ๐“Š๐“Šช๐“…†๐“ช. I love this type of amulet ๐“Š๐“Šช๐“…† so much!

The wings ๐“‚ง๐“Œณ๐“๐“†ƒ๐“ฆ are not those fo a beetle, but are actually the wings ๐“‚ง๐“Œณ๐“๐“†ƒ๐“ฆ of a bird! The wings ๐“‚ง๐“Œณ๐“๐“†ƒ๐“ฆ allowed the scarab ๐“๐“Šช๐“‚‹๐“‚‹๐“†ฃ to join the rising and setting of the sun ๐“‡ณ๐“บ each day – which to the ancient Egyptians ๐“†Ž๐“๐“€€๐“๐“ช represented the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. The cycle was central to the ancient Egyptian ๐“†Ž๐“๐“€€๐“ religion! As a god ๐“Šน who was constantly reborn, Khepri ๐“†ฃ๐“‚‹๐“‡‹๐“› was associated with resurrection!

Khepri ๐“†ฃ๐“‚‹๐“‡‹๐“› is the god ๐“Šน that is associated with scarabs ๐“๐“Šช๐“‚‹๐“‚‹๐“†ฃ๐“ช and he is the god ๐“Šน of the rising sun ๐“‡ณ๐“บ in the east ๐“‹๐“ƒ€๐“๐“ญ. The name โ€œ Khepri ๐“†ฃ๐“‚‹๐“‡‹๐“›โ€ is pronounced pretty much the same as โ€œscarab ๐“๐“Šช๐“‚‹๐“‚‹๐“†ฃโ€ even though they are spelled differently!

In this picture ๐“๐“…ฑ๐“ are also the four Sons of Horus amulets, which I have posted about previously! The four Sons of Horus were usually placed below the winged scarab ๐“๐“Šช๐“‚‹๐“‚‹๐“†ฃ on the mummy ๐“‡‹๐“น๐“…ฑ๐“€พ, just like in this display!

The Winged Scarab ๐“๐“Šช๐“‚‹๐“‚‹๐“†ฃ also showed up in the Marvel show Moon Knight a lot! What did you think of Laylaโ€™s outfit in the last episode?!?! I loved it! If I was a superhero I would want that to be my costume!!!

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Life

Life, Vita, ๐“‹น๐“ˆ–๐“.

This is a piece of papyrus ๐“…“๐“‘๐“๐“› with the word โ€œLife ๐“‹น๐“ˆ–๐“ written on it. While the Egyptians ๐“†Ž๐“๐“€€๐“๐“ช were a people who were focused on the idea of preparing for the afterlife ๐“‡ผ๐“„ฟ๐“๐“‰, they sure did write about living and preserving the image ๐“๐“…ฑ๐“ of the deceased ๐“…“๐“๐“ฑ quite a lot! Many Egyptian ๐“†Ž๐“๐“€€๐“ phrases mention life ๐“‹น๐“ˆ–๐“, such as the most popular ones like โ€œGiven Life ๐“™๐“‹นโ€œ or โ€œGiven Life for Eternity ๐“™๐“‹น๐“†–.โ€

In Middle Egyptian, โ€œLifeโ€ can be either written as:
๐“‹น – just the single โ€œankhโ€ symbol
๐“‹น๐“ˆ–๐“ – the full word written out (which is what is pictured)

Both ways to write โ€œlifeโ€ are common, though the lone โ€œ ๐“‹นโ€ is what most people are familiar with. โ€œ๐“‹น๐“ˆ–๐“โ€ is used more in full inscriptions ๐“Ÿ๐“›๐“ฅ, while โ€œ๐“‹นโ€ is used in phrases like the ones mentioned above. However, they both have the same meaning of โ€œlife.โ€

My Nonno ๐“ˆ–๐“ฏ๐“ˆ–๐“ˆ–๐“ฏ๐“€€ was a person who loved life ๐“‹น๐“ˆ–๐“ and wanted to live it to the fullest. He was like the Energizer Bunny and just never stopped! Since I have gained many new followers, please check my โ€œAbout Meโ€ highlight that mentions the story of my Nonno ๐“ˆ–๐“ฏ๐“ˆ–๐“ˆ–๐“ฏ๐“€€ and how this whole account is dedicated to preserving his name ๐“‚‹๐“ˆ– and memory. My Nonno ๐“ˆ–๐“ฏ๐“ˆ–๐“ˆ–๐“ฏ๐“€€ loved ancient Egypt ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š– and shared his passion with me; he is the reason Iโ€™m able to read hieroglyphs ๐“Šน๐“Œƒ๐“ช and have a lifelong passion for the history of Egypt ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š–. My Nonno ๐“ˆ–๐“ฏ๐“ˆ–๐“ˆ–๐“ฏ๐“€€ gave life ๐“™๐“‹น to my passion!

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Ammit – The Devourer

Ammit in the Book of the Dead of Imhotep at The MET

Never did I think I would see the day where Ammit ๐“‚๐“…“๐“…“๐“ was the main villain on a Marvel tv show but here we are! Letโ€™s learn a bit about the Ammit ๐“‚๐“…“๐“…“๐“ from Egyptian ๐“†Ž๐“๐“€€๐“ mythology – there are some similarities to the Ammit ๐“‚๐“…“๐“…“๐“ we saw on Moon Knight! In ancient Egypt ๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“๐“Š–, Ammit ๐“‚๐“…“๐“…“๐“ was not formally worshipped ๐“‡ผ๐“„ฟ๐“€ข in any formal cult (unlike on Moon Knight) and the Egyptians ๐“†Ž๐“๐“€€๐“๐“ช saw her as a goddess ๐“Šน๐“ to be feared and overcome!

Ammit ๐“‚๐“…“๐“…“๐“ was a combination of animals that were most feared by the ancient Egyptians ๐“†Ž๐“๐“€€๐“๐“ช: she had the head ๐“ถ๐“บ of a crocodile ๐“…“๐“‹ด๐“Ž›๐“†Œ, the neck and mane of a lion ๐“Œณ๐“น๐“„ฟ๐“„›, and the rear of a hippopotamus ๐“Œ‰๐“๐“ƒฏ! Since she was the combination of both land and marine animals there was no escaping Ammitโ€™s ๐“‚๐“…“๐“…“๐“ wrath no matter where you went!

Ammit ๐“‚๐“…“๐“…“๐“ was known as โ€œthe devourerโ€ or โ€œeater of heartsโ€ and her name ๐“‚‹๐“ˆ– means โ€œfemale devourerโ€ or โ€œfemale devourer of the dead.โ€ That is in reference to Ammitโ€™s ๐“‚๐“…“๐“…“๐“ role in the Weighing of the Heart of the deceased ๐“…“๐“๐“ฑ; if the deceased ๐“…“๐“๐“ฑ led a life full of bad deeds, Ammit ๐“‚๐“…“๐“…“๐“ would eat their heart ๐“‡‹๐“ƒ€๐“„ฃ when it weighed more than Maatโ€™s ๐“™๐“Œด๐“‚ฃ๐“๐“ฆ feather. When Ammit ๐“‚๐“…“๐“…“๐“ eat their heart ๐“‡‹๐“ƒ€๐“„ฃ, the deceased ๐“…“๐“๐“ฑ would not be granted access to the Duat ๐“‡ผ๐“„ฟ๐“๐“‰ (afterlife).

This image ๐“๐“…ฑ๐“ of Ammit ๐“‚๐“…“๐“…“๐“ is from the Book of the Dead of Imhotep (Early Ptolemaic Period) at the MET!

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Reading Hieroglyphs

The Star Hieroglyph

The Star Hieroglyph

The star ๐“‡ผ hieroglyph ๐“Šน๐“Œƒ๐“ช is one of my favorite symbols! I am an Earth/Environmental scientist, and I love astronomy (I teach Earth Science and Astrophysics)! Fun Fact about me: I went to Kennedy Space Center for my Sweet 16!

The star ๐“‡ผ hieroglyph ๐“Šน๐“Œƒ is so cool because it can function as a determinative, phonogram, and ideogram! Letโ€™s take a look at how that works!

The word for star is โ€œ๐“‹ด๐“ƒ€๐“„ฟ๐“‡ผโ€ and here the โ€œ๐“‡ผโ€ functions as the determinative, or the last symbol in the word that almost acts as punctuation to let the reader know the general meaning of the word. It can also be used as the determinative in the name ๐“‚‹๐“ˆ– of a specific star, like โ€œSirius ๐“‡ฎ๐“๐“‡ผโ€

In words like โ€œ๐“‡ผ๐“„ฟ๐“๐“‰ Duat/afterlifeโ€ or
โ€œ๐“‡ผ๐“„ฟ๐“‡ณ morning/tomorrow,โ€ the โ€œ๐“‡ผโ€ functions as a phonogram for the sound โ€œdw3โ€ (almost like โ€œduaโ€).

The word โ€œstar,โ€ while written like โ€œ ๐“‹ด๐“ƒ€๐“„ฟ๐“‡ผ,โ€ can also just be written as โ€œ๐“‡ผ๐“บ,โ€ and here the โ€œ๐“‡ผโ€ symbol functions as an ideogram, or a symbol that is used to write the word it represents.