Saturday, June 6, 2020
He is only 9 cm wide, so as to fit on the 4 inch wide hanger
I looked to a piece I did five years ago for inspiration:
It is a print colored with pencils, scanned and digitally adjusted © Joan Ann Lansberry, November 2015
I have a cute 6 inch wide hanger for it....
So.... I've got to give it a rest as my poor circulation these days is doing odd things and I must listen to my body. It will get done, just a little bit more slowly. As I sat on the sofa this afternoon, growing a bit bored, I thought to pick up my copy of "Created for Eternity: the Greatest Discoveries of Czech Egyptology". While I am only a hieroglyph dabbler, it amused me to suss out people's names. One piece, a relief of the dignitary Ankhiemaptah and his wife Neferhekenhathor, intrigued me because I can pick out their names.
Now the subtleties of the meanings, past "life-Ptah" and "nefer (beautiful)-Hathor" will take some study. I'll report back if I learn anything new.
Note of June 8, 2010
Julia poked around in our dictionaries and found "hekhen": to praise, to adore, to sing or acclaim. I sought expert help, and learned Julia was on the right track:
Ankhiemptah: 3nx=i m Pth "I live through Ptah"
Neferhekenhathor: nfr Hkn Hw.t-Hr "beautiful praise (for) Hathor" or "praising Hathor's beauties," depending on how it's parsed.
I am blessed to know knowledgeable people!
Ankhieptah... The owl glyph, "m": in, inside, by means of, with, from.... (From Middle Egyptian Grammar by James Hoch) Perhaps we could also say, "I live by means of Ptah", understanding that to be with his aid.
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