I got my boyfriend an egyptian dagger for Christmas. The sheath has a bunch of hieroglyphics on it and I would like to know what they mean. I have tried looking for the translation on the internet, but I can't find anything. Can someone please tell me what they mean or where I can find out what they mean?
This is one side of the sheath
http://www.reliks.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=302
And this is the other side of the sheath
http://www.reliks.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=303
2006-11-19 17:29:59 · 4 answers · asked by hpdrew15 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The previous answerers are right unfortunately, it's a bit of a mash-up of glyphs. There are one or two words that can be made out, but these look like they've been copied randomly: nb.t : Lady, rx: know, possibly rx.kw: I have known, wat: road/way
2006-11-21 16:14:36 · answer #1 · answered by kheperure 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't find the sheath only the Knife itself.Sorry but there are no hieroglyphs as far as I can pick up on the knife The lion depicts courage and strength.The God is Osiris (sort of) but the beard should turn up.Osiris was the God of the Underworld . The female is not a Goddess but just a woman in the pose of a Pharaoh (arms folded across the chest). The beetle is a Scarab associated with life giving.The feathered wings are usually associated with the Goddess Ma-at,balance and order.
The dagger appears to be a modern interpretation of
Pharonic symbols not a museum copy. You very seldom find modern Egyptian copies if things like this have any meaning. Hieroglyph take years to be able to read let alone write.But enjoy it ,doesn't matter about it not being exactly precise and I'm sure your guy will love it.
2006-11-19 19:29:09 · answer #2 · answered by sistablu...Maat 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Try this site it teaches how to read so I am sure there is a way you can figure it out there.
2006-11-19 18:17:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd wager they're completely random? But maybe that's just me.
2006-11-19 17:52:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋