lovely cat sleeping in the Sanctuary of the Goddess Isis at Philae (now on the Agilkia island)
lovely cat sleeping in the Sanctuary of the Goddess Isis at Philae (now on the Agilkia island)
O, Amun, Master of Thebes, He is the one who is Hidden,
Maker of men, beneath his soles springs the Inundation,
Lord of Myrrh, High of his feathers, Whose names are plentiful,
He who loves silence, and he who watches over the pitiful.
28.06.17
Daggers of Tutankhamun
Pair of ceremonial daggers discovered by Howard Carter in 1925 within the burial wrappings of the king, from the tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62). Made from gold and [L] meteoric iron.
Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 61584A, 61584B, JE 61585A-B
… Recently it has been reported that the most ancient Egyptian iron artifacts, i.e., nine small beads, excavated from a tomb in Gerzeh (Egypt) and dated about 3200 BCE (Stevenson 2009), are made of meteoritic iron, carefully hammered into thin sheets (Johnson et al. 2013; Rehren et al. 2013). Our finding confirms that excavations of important burials, including that of King Tutankhamun, have uncovered pre‐Iron Age artifacts of meteoritic origin (Johnson et al. 2013).
As the only two valuable iron artifacts from ancient Egypt so far accurately analyzed are of meteoritic origin, we suggest that ancient Egyptian attributed great value to meteoritic iron for the production of fine ornamental or ceremonial objects up until the 14th C. BCE. Smelting of iron, if any, has likely produced low‐quality iron to be forged into precious objects. In this context, the high manufacturing quality of Tutankhamun’s dagger blade is evidence of early successful iron smithing in the 14th C. BCE. Indeed, only further in situ, nondestructive compositional analysis of other time‐constrained ancient iron artifacts present in world collections, which include the other iron objects discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb, will provide significant insights into the use of meteoritic iron and into the reconstruction of the evolution of the metal working technologies in the Mediterranean. Read More »
Statues of protective lions pre-dated the use of gargoyles, which can be seen throughout Europe.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1203041/art-culture
A Graeco-Roman ceremonial tunic from a Second Century CE tomb in Saqqara, now in Cairo’s Egyptian Museum. It has some terrific composite deities - a falcon-headed crocodile with hands, and a cobra-crocodile-scarab.
WANT!!!
~ Spoon with Jackal Handle.
Place of origin: Saqqara, Egypt
Date: ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E.
Period: 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom
This cylindrical alabaster jar, used as an unguent or perfume container, is a masterpiece of unusual form and design. The lid is adorned with the figure of a small lion, its mouth open and an ivory tongue sticking out.
Around the jar are scenes of lions and dogs hunting bulls and gazelles, incised and stained with red, green, and blue paint.
The two columns on either side have lotus capitals supporting the head of the protector god, Bes. The jar rests on crossed bars ending in the heads of the traditional foes of Egypt.
From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 62119
me, who has studied Ancient Egypt since childhood: Blep.
Some important artifacts were found in the tomb of the 1st Dynasty king Djet at Abydos in Petrie’s Tomb Z, such as this wide-toothed comb, which is made of hippopotamus ivory.
The king’s name is engraved inside the serekh, or palace facade. It is the earliest surviving depiction of the heavens symbolized by the outspread wings of a falcon. The wings carry the barque of Seker, below the celestial barque Djet’s serekh is surrounded by two ‘was’ scepters and one Ankh-sign.
Early Dynastic Period, 1st Dynasty, around 2980 BCE. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 47176
Model of a hedgehog from Tomb 416 at Abydos, made out of Egyptian faience. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1877-1786 BCE. Now in the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. AN1896-1908 E.3274
This chalice in the form of a lotus is decorated with a whorl of circles and sepals in low relief.
The handle is a lotus flower and bud supporting the symbol of eternal life.
The cup bears the names and titles of King Tutankhamun.
The text around the rim expresses wishes for the king to live millions of years and to enjoy great happiness.
On each side of the cup there are two birds.
(via The Global Egyptian Museum | JE 62125)
Translation:
“May he live, Horus ‘Strong Bull fair of births,’ the Two Goddesses 'Beautiful of ordinances, quelling the Two Lands,’ Horus of Gold 'Wearing the diadems and propitiating the Gods,’ the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Lord of the Two Lands, Neb Kheperu Re, granted life.”
“Live, thy Ka, and mayst thou spend millions of years, thou lover of Thebes, sitting with thy face to the north wind, and thy eyes beholding felicity.” Read More »
First attempt into animated pixel
Poorly animated
It’s something i guess
Blinky Anubis
is cute - I like your sort of
Haiku a lot too
This is a mummified crocodile from Egypt, about 2,500 years old, now at the British Museum. The museum put scans of the crocodile on display in 2015-2016. The species is probably the “sacred crocodile.”
And here’s a living sacred crocodile.
An excerpt:
There was anecdotal evidence about the weird behaviour of this crocodile. Many people, from Herodotus to current researchers, have described a sort of Nile crocodile that behaved differently. From my reading of the earlier literature about the exploration of the Nile, there were some suggestions of a smaller crocodile hanging out in the estuaries while the large, aggressive ones that everyone was afraid of lived in the middle of the Nile. Matt Shirley and I have thought about analysing the fine-scale ecological differences between the two to see if you could tap into how they could have overlapped in the Nile for so long before the recent period. Did they use different habitats or have different prey? Read More »
Sandstone conglomerate statue of Prince Khaemwaset, a son of Ramses II. He initiated so many restorations of ancient monuments, a number of Egyptologists consider him the first member of their profession.
This statue now lives at the British Museum - pic from wikipedja
Statue of Ramses II - New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
Ramses II as a child protected by Horus - New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
Cairo Museum
Hatshepsut - New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Iah or Aah, the Moon god. Many linguists are of the opinion that his name is the source of the names Jehovah, YHVH, Jah, and Allah (who was originally a pagan Moon god).
Nut, Shu, and Geb
