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Posted: 4 years ago

Tutankhamun's Heart Scarab or Scarab Pectoral of Tutankhamun


Scarab Pectoral was found in Tutankhamun's tomb along with hundreds of other pieces of jewelry. He probably wore it during his lifetime, hung from a gold chain around his neck. It shows a scarab beetle with a sun on top and a bowl on the bottom, and a pair of bird's wings.

Nebkheperure

But the pectoral is also a word - all the parts are hieroglyphs. The sun is re, the scarab is kheper, the three lines make kheper plural (add a 'u' in Egyptian) and the bowl is neb which means 'lord'. So the whole thing says Nebkheperure, which means 'Re is the Lord of Forms.'


What is it made of?

The pectoral is made of gold, inlaid with scarab beetle made of lapis lazuli, red carnelian, and turquoise. Lapis lazuli, or lapis for short, is a deep-blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color.


What does it mean?

All these parts of the pectoral are symbols. The scarab stood for the sun god, Re-Kheperi. The Egyptians saw the scarab beetle rolling balls of dung (its food) across the ground, and this reminded them of the sun travelling across the sky. So the pectoral shows the sun god rolling the sun across the sky. The wings show that it is flying.


The Book of the Dead contains 200 spells and rituals for burying the dead in the time of the Ancient Egyptians. Information about the scarab beetle is found in a chapter of the book called ‘Weighing the heart against the feather of truth’. The scarab was an amulet or lucky charm placed on the heart to protect it on its journey to the afterlife. The heart was the only organ left in a body when it was mummified. This was because it was believed that the heart stored the thoughts and memories of an individual that would be needed in the afterlife.


In extraordinary cases where the heart was damaged or lost, the heart scarab could replace the original heart. It was also an essential funerary amulet, because it played a key role during the weighing of the heart. The scarab was inscribed with a magic spell that would ensure that the heart would not bear witness against his owner, and in doing so, it would clear the way for a successful resurrection. That is why a scarab was found placed on the heart of Tutankhamun in his tomb. In Tutankhamun's case the heart scarab was not found on the body of the king, but it was found near the canopic chest.

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Posted: 4 years ago

Originally posted by: Zeal17

Tutankhamun's Heart Scarab or Scarab Pectoral of Tutankhamun


Scarab Pectoral was found in Tutankhamun's tomb along with hundreds of other pieces of jewelry. He probably wore it during his lifetime, hung from a gold chain around his neck. It shows a scarab beetle with a sun on top and a bowl on the bottom, and a pair of bird's wings.

Nebkheperure

But the pectoral is also a word - all the parts are hieroglyphs. The sun is re, the scarab is kheper, the three lines make kheper plural (add a 'u' in Egyptian) and the bowl is neb which means 'lord'. So the whole thing says Nebkheperure, which means 'Re is the Lord of Forms.'


What is it made of?

The pectoral is made of gold, inlaid with scarab beetle made of lapis lazuli, red carnelian, and turquoise. Lapis lazuli, or lapis for short, is a deep-blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color.


What does it mean?

All these parts of the pectoral are symbols. The scarab stood for the sun god, Re-Kheperi. The Egyptians saw the scarab beetle rolling balls of dung (its food) across the ground, and this reminded them of the sun travelling across the sky. So the pectoral shows the sun god rolling the sun across the sky. The wings show that it is flying.


The Book of the Dead contains 200 spells and rituals for burying the dead in the time of the Ancient Egyptians. Information about the scarab beetle is found in a chapter of the book called ‘Weighing the heart against the feather of truth’. The scarab was an amulet or lucky charm placed on the heart to protect it on its journey to the afterlife. The heart was the only organ left in a body when it was mummified. This was because it was believed that the heart stored the thoughts and memories of an individual that would be needed in the afterlife.


In extraordinary cases where the heart was damaged or lost, the heart scarab could replace the original heart. It was also an essential funerary amulet, because it played a key role during the weighing of the heart. The scarab was inscribed with a magic spell that would ensure that the heart would not bear witness against his owner, and in doing so, it would clear the way for a successful resurrection. That is why a scarab was found placed on the heart of Tutankhamun in his tomb. In Tutankhamun's case the heart scarab was not found on the body of the king, but it was found near the canopic chest.


Well my explanations was along this lines too 🤣or so I think 😆

Edited by BlurredLines - 4 years ago
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Posted: 4 years ago

Originally posted by: Zeal17

Tutankhamun's Heart Scarab or Scarab Pectoral of Tutankhamun


will you hate me for ignoring this🤣 main style statement ki bat kar rahi😆 kidding, i read it👍🏼

Edited by oye_nakhrewaali - 4 years ago
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Posted: 4 years ago

Score would be today or tomorrow??

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Posted: 4 years ago

mani,

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Posted: 4 years ago

Next coming up is the scores of the Final round , Today or Tomorrow Mani 🤣

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Posted: 4 years ago

SCORES OF ROUND 5


Wildestdreams 12

dusk2dawn 12

ZestyZeniaZetas 12

Beautyful_mess 11

SoniRSippu21 11

BlurredLines 11

Armu4eva 10.5

18shabbo 10

Life_is_dutiful 10

Daphnes 10

Opsora2090 10

Zeal17 10

Moonglade 10

Pranushka_723 10

ShiriFictionPen 7.5

Lalz 7.5

NINA 7.5

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Posted: 4 years ago

Originally posted by: BlurredLines

Next coming up is the scores of the Final round , Today or Tomorrow Mani 🤣

Round 5 scores and total scores till round 5 today only🤣

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Posted: 4 years ago

Abhi mujhe dhak dhak ho rela hai ki mera answer sahi hai ya nahi bonus round ka..😕🤪

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Posted: 4 years ago

Shibu I'm working side by side dont forget🤣🤣

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