Video – Hieroglyphs on Sarcophagus

Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! 

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Let’s read some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪! This very simple limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 sarcophagus 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭 from the Middle Kingdom (Dynasty 11, c. 2051–2030 B.C.E.) is one of my absolute favorite pieces and it belonged to a priestess 𓊹𓍛 of Hathor 𓉡 named Henhenet 𓉔𓈖𓉔𓈖𓏏. Here is the full inscription 𓎘𓅱𓎖: 𓇓𓏏𓊵𓏙𓇋𓈖𓊪𓃣𓁶𓏺𓈋𓆑𓇋𓏶𓅱𓏏𓐎𓎟𓇾𓂦𓈎𓂋𓌠𓋴𓁀𓉬𓄤𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓅓𓇋𓐫𓊃𓉐𓋴𓈖𓊼𓉓𓐍𓂋𓃣𓏅𓊹𓉱𓈖𓇋𓌳𓄪𓐍𓇌𓏏𓇓𓏏𓆭𓌡𓏏𓏏𓉡𓊹𓍛𓉔𓈖𓉔𓈖𓏏𓐙𓅱𓏏𓊤 Here is the inscription 𓎘𓅱𓎖 broken down by word/phrase: 𓇓𓏏𓊵𓏙 An Offering the King Gives 𓇋𓈖𓊪𓃣 – Anubis 𓁶𓏺𓈋𓆑 – Upon his Hill/Mountain 𓇋𓏶𓅱𓏏𓐎- He Who is in the Mummy Wrappings 𓎟𓇾𓂦 – Lord of the Sacred Land 𓈎𓂋𓌠𓋴𓁀𓉬 – Burial 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏- Good 𓅓 – In Her 𓇋𓐫𓊃𓉐 – Tomb 𓋴𓈖𓊼 – Necropolis 𓉓 – A Voice Offering 𓐍𓂋 – Before 𓃣 – Anubis 𓏅 – In Front At 𓊹𓉱 – God’s Booth (Shrine for Anubis) 𓈖𓇋- For The/By The 𓌳𓄪𓐍𓇌𓏏 – Venerated/Revered 𓇓 – King 𓏏𓆭𓌡𓏏𓏏 – Sole Ornament 𓉡 – Hathor 𓊹𓍛 – High Priestess 𓉔𓈖𓉔𓈖𓏏 – Henhenet 𓐙𓅱𓏏𓊤 – True of Voice Follow me to learn all about ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs, Egyptian mythology, art, culture and more! This is my personal photograph and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientEgypt #ancientegyptblog #hieroglyphics #metropolitanmuseumofart #letsreadsomehieroglyphs #hieroglyphs #egyptology #anubis #egyptianhistory #anticoegitto #middlekingdom

♬ original sound – ancientegyptblog Nicole Lesar

This very simple limestone 𓇋𓈖𓈙𓌉 sarcophagus 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭 from the Middle Kingdom (Dynasty 11, c. 2051–2030 B.C.E.) is one of my absolute favorite pieces! This sarcophagus 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭 belonged to a priestess 𓊹𓍛 of Hathor 𓉡 named Henhenet 𓉔𓈖𓉔𓈖𓏏. The hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪 on this sarcophagus 𓎟𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊭 are incredibly well preserved!

Here is the full inscription 𓎘𓅱𓎖: 

𓇓𓏏𓊵𓏙𓇋𓈖𓊪𓃣𓁶𓏺𓈋𓆑𓇋𓏶𓅱𓏏𓐎𓎟𓇾𓂦𓈎𓂋𓌠𓋴𓁀𓉬𓄤𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓅓𓇋𓐫𓊃𓉐𓋴𓈖𓊼𓉓𓐍𓂋𓃣𓏅𓊹𓉱𓈖𓇋𓌳𓄪𓐍𓇌𓏏𓇓𓏏𓆭𓌡𓏏𓏏𓉡𓊹𓍛𓉔𓈖𓉔𓈖𓏏𓐙𓅱𓏏𓊤

Here is the inscription 𓎘𓅱𓎖 broken down by word/phrase:

𓇓𓏏𓊵𓏙 An Offering the King Gives 

𓇋𓈖𓊪𓃣 – Anubis

𓁶𓏺𓈋𓆑 – Upon his Hill/Mountain

𓇋𓏶𓅱𓏏𓐎- He Who is in the Mummy Wrappings

𓎟𓇾𓂦 – Lord of the Sacred Land

𓈎𓂋𓌠𓋴𓁀𓉬 – Burial

𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏- Good 

𓅓 – In Her

𓇋𓐫𓊃𓉐 – Tomb 

𓋴𓈖𓊼 – Necropolis

𓉓 – A Voice Offering 

𓐍𓂋 – Before

𓃣 – Anubis 

𓏅 – In Front At 

𓊹𓉱 – God’s Booth (Shrine for Anubis)

𓈖𓇋- For The/By The

𓌳𓄪𓐍𓇌𓏏 – Venerated/Revered

𓇓 – King 

𓏏𓆭𓌡𓏏𓏏 – Sole Ornament 

𓉡 – Hathor

𓊹𓍛 – High Priestess

𓉔𓈖𓉔𓈖𓏏 – Henhenet

𓐙𓅱𓏏𓊤 – True of Voice

“An Offering the King Gives Anubis, Upon his Hill, He Who is in the Mummy Wrappings, Lord of the Sacred Land, A Good Burial In Her Tomb of the Necropolis, A Voice Offering Before Anubis In Front At the God’s Booth, For the Venerated Sole Ornament of the King, High Priestess of Hathor, Henhenet, True of Voice.”