Video – Maned Sphinx of Hatshepsut

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Here’s a video on the Maned Sphinx 𓎛𓅱𓃭𓏤 of Hatshepsut 𓇳𓁦𓂓! Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! (𓇳𓁦𓂓) – Maatkare 𓇋𓏠𓈖 – Amun 𓌺𓏏𓇌 – Beloved 𓋹𓏏𓏙- Life Given 𓆖 – Eternity (Forever) “Maatkare, Beloved of Amun, Given Life for Eternity.” I know this is strange, but “Given Life” is written backwards! It should be “𓏙𓋹” not “𓋹𓏙” as it’s written (this inscription is read from right to left). There’s also an added 𓏏, which makes it the feminine form! There’s a second sphinx 𓎛𓅱𓃭𓏤 just like this one in the Cairo Museum, and on that sphinx 𓎛𓅱𓃭𓏤, there is no added 𓏏! Why would one sphinx 𓎛𓅱𓃭𓏤 use the feminine form and one use the masculine?! We will probably never know! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt #ancientegyptblog #egyptology #hieroglyphics #letsreadsomehieroglyphs #egitto #metropolitanmuseumofart #metmuseum #hieroglyphs #anticoegitto #egyptologist #hatshepsut #sphinx

♬ original sound – ancientegyptblog Nicole Lesar