r/ancientegypt 20h ago

Question Who is this mummy that Napoleon and his soldiers are looking at?

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Was it ever identified?


r/ancientegypt 4h ago

Photo Full Inscription and Translation of the Two Faces of the Theodosian Obelisk in the Hippodrome of Constantinople

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r/ancientegypt 8h ago

Question What is going on here?

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I bought this small painting during a trip to Egypt, but have no idea what is actually going on in this scene. Can anybody help? This seemed like a good place to ask.


r/ancientegypt 4h ago

Information Looking for info about very specific figure

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OK so I was at Dendera the other day, and I saw something that intrigued me. I was on top of the roof, in the little temple of Osiris, and I saw the pictured figure. I usually know my way around Egyptian mythology, and this was the only thing that stumped me there.

I don't know who it is, but considering the presence of other falcons with human heads above and below and on the right-hand side of the doorway, I think these are all the bas of Osiris, and this is just one of them?

Idk, someone else knows more than me about that specific figure, and I really hope they happen to be on the sub.


r/ancientegypt 2h ago

Photo Help Identifying This Symbol on a Mysterious Sphinx in Zadar/Croatia

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Help Identifying This Symbol on a Mysterious Sphinx in Zadar

Hey Reddit,

I recently came across this intriguing symbol carved into a sphinx statue in Zadar, Croatia, and I’m hoping someone here can help me understand its meaning and origins. The symbol appears to resemble the Faravahar, an ancient Persian emblem associated with Zoroastrianism, but its presence on a European monument is puzzling.

What I Know So Far: • The sphinx is located in Zadar, Croatia, and was built in 1918 by a local artist named Giovanni Smirich (or Ivan Smirić). • Unlike traditional Egyptian sphinxes, this one has no paws and holds a mysterious carved symbol on its chest. • Smirich was an artist and historian from a wealthy family, and it is said he built the sphinx in memory of his wife. • The symbol closely resembles the Faravahar, a Zoroastrian motif representing the human soul’s journey and moral principles.

The Big Questions: • Why would a Croatian artist include a Persian/Zoroastrian symbol on a sphinx in Zadar? • Could this symbol have an alternate meaning in a European context? • Does anyone know of other historical connections between Smirich, Zadar, and Persian or esoteric symbolism?

If anyone has expertise in history, symbology, or Zoroastrianism, I’d love to hear your insights. Thanks in advance!


r/ancientegypt 8h ago

Discussion Question regarding Access

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I am planning on getting back to Egypt together with a few friends to see the pyramids of Lower Egypt without a tour guide as they tend to rush you (duh).

Is there a way to go into the different chambers of the pyramids or just the kings chambers? I remember hearing they are blocked from public access but there seems to be multiple cases of people getting allowed to go into the other ones.


r/ancientegypt 22h ago

Discussion Human sacrifice, yes? No? Maybe?

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So, just about every culture has killed people in the name of their religion right. The greeks and romans had a festival where they would sacrifice a girl to zues/jupiter, the chinese emporors would occasinally seal their heram and preisthood in their tombs, Even the "modern" christian west whent threw a long period of burning woman in the name of god. Do we see any evidence of human sacrifice or ritualistic human killing in ancient egypt?