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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 235134, member: 44"]The bird is Horus the falcon wearing the double crown (pschent) of upper and lower Egypt. The "Eye of Horus" - "Egyptian symbol of protection and royal power from deities." At the moment not sure who or what the hieroglyphs are representing on this stele reproduction. I think a pharaoh was considered as Horus when living and as Osiris when dead??? Then again probably doesn't represent specifically anyone or a minor person in the Egyptian hierarchy. The hieroglyphs read from right to left to something like Ankhmes-tw, Ankhmes-tou, ... ???</p><p><br /></p><p>"3 Fox skins" = born of = Mes or Ms</p><p>"Sandal strap" = life = Ankh</p><p><br /></p><p>"Quail chick" = W or OU</p><p>"Loaf of bread" = 1/2 circle = T</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 235134, member: 44"]The bird is Horus the falcon wearing the double crown (pschent) of upper and lower Egypt. The "Eye of Horus" - "Egyptian symbol of protection and royal power from deities." At the moment not sure who or what the hieroglyphs are representing on this stele reproduction. I think a pharaoh was considered as Horus when living and as Osiris when dead??? Then again probably doesn't represent specifically anyone or a minor person in the Egyptian hierarchy. The hieroglyphs read from right to left to something like Ankhmes-tw, Ankhmes-tou, ... ??? "3 Fox skins" = born of = Mes or Ms "Sandal strap" = life = Ankh "Quail chick" = W or OU "Loaf of bread" = 1/2 circle = T --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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