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Hieroglyphs Lesson: β€œGiven Life, Stability and Strength for (all) Eternity”

How exciting! This is the first hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ lesson on the new website!

β€œGiven Life, Stability and Strength for (all) Eternity” is one of the most common phrases you will see in hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ! Variations of this phrase can be found on so many different types of artifacts – from stelae π“Ž—π“…±π“†“π“‰Έπ“¦, to statues π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύπ“¦, to false doors, amulets π“Šπ“Šͺπ“…†, sarcophagi π“ŽŸπ“‹Ήπ“ˆ–π“π“Š­π“¦ and more!

Let’s breakdown the phrase symbol by symbol!
𓏙 – Given
π“‹Ή – Life
π“Š½ – Stability
π“Œ€ – Strength
𓆖 – Eternity

π“™π“‹Ήπ“Š½π“Œ€π“†– is very much like a blessing, ensuring that the person being spoken about in the inscription is all of these qualities! This phrase can be used with both the living and the dead! A shortened version, 𓏙𓋹, or β€œGiven Life” also appears frequently!

Something that’s really great is that once you can recognize some of these common symbols and their meanings, you can go to museums and start to recognize the phrases on the monuments! One of the best ways to learn hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ is to just start reading and keep practicing!