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Yesterday \ud80c\udef4\ud80c\udd91\ud80c\uddf3 was quite the interesting day in NY as we experienced an earthquake \ud80c\udfcc\ud80c\udd69\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\uddfe in the morning and an aftershock in the evening! We don\u2019t have earthquakes \ud80c\udfcc\ud80c\udd69\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\uddfe\ud80c\udfe6 in NY very often so it was quite the experience for many of us! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ancient Egyptians believed that Geb\u2019s \ud80c\udd6c\ud80c\udcc0\ud80c\udc2d laughter is what caused earthquakes \ud80c\udfcc\ud80c\udd69\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\uddfe\ud80c\udfe6 to happen! Geb \ud80c\udd6c\ud80c\udcc0\ud80c\udc2d is the god \ud80c\udeb9 of the Earth\u2019s \ud80c\uddfe\ud80c\uddfe surface, which the ancient Egyptians called the Upper Earth. Anything that occurred on the Earth\u2019s \ud80c\uddfe\ud80c\uddfe surface was considered to be Geb\u2019s \ud80c\udd6c\ud80c\udcc0\ud80c\udc2d domain! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deity Tatanen \ud80c\udc6f is often associated with things that come from the interior of the Earth \ud80c\uddfe\ud80c\uddfe (Lower Earth) such as minerals, rocks \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\ude16\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\ude19\ud80c\udfe6, and plants \ud80c\uddbe\ud80c\uddb0\ud80c\uddb0\ud80c\uddb0! While today we know that earthquakes \ud80c\udfcc\ud80c\udd69\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\uddfe\ud80c\udfe6 come from the interior of the Earth, the ancient Egyptians didn\u2019t know that but it\u2019s still so cool they made this distinction!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The god Geb \ud80c\udd6c\ud80c\udcc0\ud80c\udc2d can be depicted in art in a couple of different ways!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Geb's\"
Wereshnefer’s sarcophagus at the MET showing Geb and Nut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On Wereshnefer’s sarcophagus is one depiction: Nut \ud80c\udfcc\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\uddef\ud80c\udc2d, the goddess \ud80c\udeb9\ud80c\udfcf of the sky\/cosmos \ud80c\udeaa\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\uddef, is seen as a woman arched over the rounded Earth \ud80c\uddfe\ud80c\uddfe and is supported by Shu \ud80c\uddcb\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udc2d, the god \ud80c\udeb9 of the atmosphere.\u00a0 At Nut’s \ud80c\udfcc\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\uddef\ud80c\udc2d feet is Geb \ud80c\udd6c\ud80c\udcc0\ud80c\udc2d who is represented by feet with two arms holding the rounded Earth \ud80c\uddfe\ud80c\uddfe!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Geb's\"
Wereshnefer’s sarcophagus at the MET showing Geb and Nut labeled with their names in heiroglyphs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the painted depiction, Geb \ud80c\udd6c\ud80c\udcc0\ud80c\udc2d is seen lying underneath the rest of the figures such as Nut \ud80c\udfcc\ud80c\udfcf\ud80c\uddef\ud80c\udc2d and Shu \ud80c\udd84\ud80c\udd71\ud80c\udc2d, the god \ud80c\udeb9 of the atmosphere.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Geb's\"
A painted sarcophagus at the Brooklyn Museum depicting Nut, Shu, Geb and Khnum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Geb's\"
A painted sarcophagus at the Brooklyn Museum depicting Nut, Shu, Geb and Khnum with their names labeled in hieroglyphs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is my personal photograph and original text. DO NOT repost.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yesterday \ud80c\udef4\ud80c\udd91\ud80c\uddf3 was quite the interesting day in NY as we experienced an earthquake \ud80c\udfcc\ud80c\udd69\ud80c\udc8b\ud80c\uddfe in the morning and an aftershock in the evening! 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