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

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Aug 6
2/ Egyptians tombs contained magical objects & equipment to ensure the deceased's rebirth in the Afterlife. Models of tools, food offerings & ritual implements assisted the dead. In the Middle Kingdom, models of buildings, ships, and scenes of daily life like this granary model Image
3/ Here is Tutankhamun's granary model. He also had this model mill & stone to grind grain, although he never did such labor in life ImageImage
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Aug 5
2/ Lots of sun in Egypt, but at night & inside buildings ancient Egyptians relied on oil lamps. Houses had a few small windows in living rooms, other rooms were dark. Also dark in the inner sanctums of temples. This oil lamp on a stand is from tomb of Kha at Deir el-Medina. Image
3/ Scene from tomb of Pashedu at Deir el-Medina showing oil lamps in clay cups with double wicks. Left held by Udjat-eye & right by Pashedu. They lift lamps to illuminate Osiris sitting between them. twisted flax wicks coated in animal fat & sitting in oil worked like candles Image
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Aug 4
1/ It's day T-93 of Tutankhamun 100 day countdown celebrating 100 years since discovery of his tomb. Today its Box Day! #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# Image
2/ Not Boxing day (Dec 26) for those in UK & Canada, but boxes, chests, & caskets from Tutankhamun's tomb. Egyptians didn't have wardrobes & dressers. Elite stored their stuff in boxes. Carter found dozens of wood boxes in the tomb from plain to lavish. ImageImage
3/ Chests made from local woods like sycamore & exotic imports like cedar of Lebanon & ebony. Veneers of ebony, ivory, etc & gold leaf also applied to Tutankhamun's boxes #Egypt #Egypte #Egipto #Egito Αίγυπτος #Ägypten מִצְרַיִם# مصر# #Egitto #エジプト #이집트 #Египет #Єгипет Image
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