Thread by @PeterBrandEgypt

1/ Tutankhamun 100 day countdown T-94. Today, moon gods & lunar symbolism. #Egypt #Archaeology #History #Tutankhamun #Tutankhamen #Toutankhamon #エジプト #Tutancâmon #Tutanchamun #Tut #Tut100 #Tutankamón #ツタンカーメン #图坦卡蒙 #圖坦卡蒙 #Τουταγχαμών #투탕카 توت عنخ آمون#

2/ The moon was just as meaningful as the sun to Ancient Egyptians. Thoth and Khonsu were both lunar deities. Khonsu was the eternally youthful god reborn monthly through lunar cycle. This statue from Karnak Temple depicts Tutankhamun as Khonsu. #Eygpt #Mythology #Archaeology

3/ Thoth, god of Wisdon & writing was also a lunar god. His sacred animals were the Ibis & Baboon

4/ Double gold ring of Tutankhamun showing Thoth as a baboon (left) & man with an ibis head (right). Both wear full & crescent moon on their heads. #Mythology #AncientEgypt #Egypt #History #Archaeology #Ancient

5/ Moon & Sun were the eyes of the creator god Re. Jewelry from Tutankhamun's tomb shows overlapping solar and lunar symbolism. We see this melding in a spectacular pectoral necklace depicting solar god Khepri as winged beetle pushing bark with Udjat-eye & lunar disk & crescent

6/ Lunar disk on top has figures of Thoth (left) & Re (right) with Tutankhamun in between. Thoth has lunar disk & crescent while Re has sun disk crown. The king has solar disk & lunar crescent crown meaning he is an incarnation of Thoth & Re. #Mythology #jewelry #Gold #Art

7/ A gold inlaid pendant necklace of Tutankhamun with his prenomen cartouche flanked by Cobras. The cobras have solar disks & the cartouche has a gold lunar disk & silver crescent. #Egypt #Egypte #Egipto #Egito Αίγυπτος #Ägypten מִצְרַיִם# مصر# #Egitto #エジプト #이집트 #Єгипет

8/ Tutankhamun's lovely bead pectoral necklace with lunar symbolism. Gold with lapis lazuli, turquoise & glass inlays. The top half hung behind his shoulders. The bottom part with lunar bark rested against his chest.

9/ The chest pendant shows a divine boat floating above a row of lotus blossoms. Below the flowers is a hieroglyph spelling the word "dazzling" Silver lunar disk & crescent rest in the golden boat. Dazzling indeed!

10/ Tomorrow on Tutankhamun 100 day countdown, we look at decorated boxes & chests from his tomb. #Tutankhamun #Tutankhamen #Toutankhamon #Tutancâmon #Tutanchamun #Tut #Tut100 #Tutankamón #ツタンカーメン #图坦卡蒙 #圖坦卡蒙 #Τουταγχαμών #тутанхамон #투탕카 توت عنخ آمون# #Egypt

Please follow me for Tutankhamun 100 day countdown to anniversary of discovery of his tomb in 1922. Until November 4 #Egypte #Egipto #Egito Αίγυπτος #Ägypten #Tutancâmon #Tutanchamun #Tut #Tut100 #Tutankamón #ツタンカーメン #圖坦卡蒙 #тутанхамон #투탕카 توت عنخ آمون# #Τουταγχαμών