Cartouche
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At times amulets took the form of a cartouche displaying the name of a king and placed in tombs. Archaeologists often find such items important for dating a tomb and its contents.[4] Cartouches were formerly only worn by pharaohs. The oval surrounding their name was meant to protect them from evil spirits in life and after death. The cartouche has become a symbol representing good luck and protection from evil.[5][need quotation to verify]
The term "cartouche" was first applied by French soldiers who fancied that the symbol they saw so frequently repeated on the pharaonic ruins they encountered resembled a muzzle-loading firearm's paper powder cartridge (cartouche in French).[6][need quotation to verify][7]
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Cartouche in hieroglyphs | ||
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As a hieroglyph, a cartouche can represent the
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See also
- Serekh, a predecessor to the cartouche
References
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "Royal Titulary". The Ancient Egypt Site. 2014-10-29. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15.
- ^ Allen, James Peter, Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, Cambridge University Press 2000, p. 65.
- ISBN 1-4021-5715-0, p.23
- ^ "2. Ancient Egyptian Cartouche". Dcsd.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ White, Jon Manchip, Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt, Courier Dover 2002, p.175
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Compare:
Najovits, Simson R. (May 2003). "The Social Context of the Egyptian Politico-Religious System". Egypt, Trunk of the Tree. Espiritualidad y religion. Vol. 1: The Contexts. New York: Algora Publishing (published 2003). p. 251. ISBN 9780875862347. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
The shenu has come to be known as the 'cartouche' – it was so named after a rifle cartridge, whose shape it resembled, by the French scientific team that accompanied Napoleon's occupying force in Egypt between 1798 and 1801.
- ^ ISBN 0-7892-0232-8.
External links
- "Ancient Egyptian Cartouche Lesson". Artyfactory.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- "Cartouches" (PDF) (in Arabic). Egypt State Information Service. Archived from the original (PDF, 8.87 MB) on June 15, 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- Ancient Egyptian Cartouche facts
- The Ancient Egyptian Cartouche