Hieroglyphics

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“For every joy there is a price to be paid” -  egyptian sayingfound in the temples of Luxor—&m

Hieroglyphs from Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari.

Ancient Egyptian faience sistrum (rattle) inscribed with the name of Ptolemy I Soter (r. 305-282 BCE

Mummiform ushabti (painted wood) of Ka-ha, Chief of Painters. Artist unknown; ca. 1279-1186 BCE (New

Bottom of an ancient Egyptian scarab (green-glazed steatite), depicting the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Ame

Ancient Egyptian stela (painted limestone) depicting the sculptor Qen worshiping Amenhotep I and Ahm

Ushabti (glazed and painted steatite) of the chief steward and scribe Seniu.  Artist unknown; ca. 15

Limestone tomb stela of Hetepsi. Artist unknown; ca. 2323-2100 BCE (Old Kingdom). Found at Dendera;

Alabaster canopic jar of Hor-Uahibre. Artist unknown; 664-525 BCE (26th Dynasty, Late Period). Now i

Painted wooden stele from the tomb of Sennedjem (TT 1) at Deir el-Medina.  Artist unknown; 19th Dyna

Egyptian block statue (gabbro) of one Nespamedu, son of Paiunhor and Tanethut. Artist unknown; 305-3

Inscribed cartouche in the Temple of Horus, Edfu, bearing the name of Cleopatra VII (r. 51-30 BCE). 

Scarab (glazed steatite) inscribed with Menkheperre, the throne name of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Thu

Ancient Egyptian painted stela from a niche in the chapel of Anu.  Artist unknown; ca. 1981-1640 BCE

Ancient Egyptian limestone canopic jar of one Userhat.  Artist unknown; ca. 1400-1352 BCE (reign of

Funerary stele (painted limestone) of the Royal Sealer Indi and his wife Mutmuti, Priestess of Hatho

Cornerstone of an altar, showing the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II “the Great” (r. 1279-1213 BCE)

Egyptologist trying to read hieroglyphics in 1927, Karnak Temple, Egypt

Medinet-Habu by John Beasley Greene. 1854. Salted paper print from paper negative. Metropolitan Muse

Painted wooden ushabti of Ramesses IV.  Artist unknown; ca. 1143-1136 BCE.  Now in the Louvre.  Phot

Hieroglyphic decorations from the temple of the 18th Dynasty female pharaoh Hatshepsut (r. ca. 1479-

Molded red glass (faience) plaque bearing the name of the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II “the Grea

Terracotta mold with the royal sphinx of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep I (r. ca. 1526-1506 BCE)

Funeral stele (painted limestone) of Mekimontu.  Artist unknown; 18th Dynasty.  Now in the Museo Egi

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