MAKE A MEME View Large Image Egyptian - Amulet with a Crocodile God - Walters 4224 - View A.jpg On top of the plaque is the figure of a crocodile sculpted in the round and on the base is the sacred boat with the sun-disk as well an inscription with the name of Amun-Re ...
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Keywords: Egyptian - Amulet with a Crocodile God - Walters 4224 - View A.jpg On top of the plaque is the figure of a crocodile sculpted in the round and on the base is the sacred boat with the sun-disk as well an inscription with the name of Amun-Re The sun-boat itself is a cryptographic sign for the god Amun-Re ca 1070 736 BC Third Intermediate light beige steatite cm 1 1 4 3 2 accession number 42 24 39873 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Translation The barque in the top line is a well known cryptographic writing for the god Amun-Re Amun-Re / perfect of perfect manifestations; / Amun-Re / may he grant all life happiness and stability place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license 2D Ancient Egyptian amulets in the Walters Art Museum Amun-Ra hieroglyphs
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