Manon Y. Schutz
@manonyschutz.bsky.social
Lecturer and researcher in Egyptology ("Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin") at the University of Münster, PhD from the University of Oxford, interested in the use and meaning of furniture around the world, mother of cats and a dog, bibliophile. Views my own
24 Dec: Since Christmas is all about family, I thought it fitting that this year's advent calendar should end with a family, rather a family triad: Osiris, Isis, and Horus. The gilded colour is just an added Christmas bonus.
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Triade d'Osorkon
Osiris (linceul, couronne atef, accroupi, sur, base à corniche, flanqué de) ; Horus (dieu à tête de faucon, debout, pagne, couronne pschent, bras gauche levé, protégeant) ; Isis (debout, cornes disqué...
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December 24, 2024 at 3:58 PM
24 Dec: Since Christmas is all about family, I thought it fitting that this year's advent calendar should end with a family, rather a family triad: Osiris, Isis, and Horus. The gilded colour is just an added Christmas bonus.
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23 Dec: Candles and lights play an important role around Christmas as well. Thus, I thought this candlestick and the fire stock & drill from the tomb of Tutankhamun are perfect for today's advent calendar door.
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December 24, 2024 at 3:58 PM
23 Dec: Candles and lights play an important role around Christmas as well. Thus, I thought this candlestick and the fire stock & drill from the tomb of Tutankhamun are perfect for today's advent calendar door.
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22 Dec: In my family, people also like to dress up for Christmas. Personally, I think that this tunic with the Hathor cow looks particularly festive—and simply stunning 😍 What do you think?
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textile; garment; tunic | British Museum
Miniature linen tunic; painted representation of the Hathor-cow and Hieroglyphic text; one arm lost.
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December 24, 2024 at 3:57 PM
22 Dec: In my family, people also like to dress up for Christmas. Personally, I think that this tunic with the Hathor cow looks particularly festive—and simply stunning 😍 What do you think?
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21 Dec: Besides food, drink probably plays a role for many at Christmas as well. And what better flask could there be than this New Year's Bottle. It is thought to have once been filled with oil or maybe even waters from the Nile.
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Lentoid Bottle ("New Year's Bottle") inscribed for the God's Father Amenhotep, son of the God's Father Iufaa | Late Period | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Front: <br/><br/>(1) - central column: <i>imn mwt xnsw sAH n</i><br/><br/>(2) - right column: <i>it nTr imnHtp sA</i><br/><br/>(3) - left column: <i>mi iwfAa</i><br/><br/>(1) Amun, Mut, Khonsu: prote...
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December 24, 2024 at 3:57 PM
21 Dec: Besides food, drink probably plays a role for many at Christmas as well. And what better flask could there be than this New Year's Bottle. It is thought to have once been filled with oil or maybe even waters from the Nile.
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Hippos are the best ❤️
December 20, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Hippos are the best ❤️
Oh yes, I remember these winged personages. Many ages ago, I did study Classical Archaeology as well and we talked about their iconography
December 20, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Oh yes, I remember these winged personages. Many ages ago, I did study Classical Archaeology as well and we talked about their iconography
(cont.) Thus, this container probably once contained a pigeon. While its outside was painted white, the inside is covered in black resin. In this type of Tupperware, food—in this case fowl—could then be deposited inside the burial. How amazing is this? 2/2
December 20, 2024 at 5:21 PM
(cont.) Thus, this container probably once contained a pigeon. While its outside was painted white, the inside is covered in black resin. In this type of Tupperware, food—in this case fowl—could then be deposited inside the burial. How amazing is this? 2/2
20 Dec: With all the food that is served for Christmas, Tupperware always plays a significant role as well to conserve said food. Did you know that the ancient Egyptians also had some type of Tupperware already? 1/2
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Food Case Probably Containing a Preserved Pigeon | New Kingdom | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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December 20, 2024 at 5:20 PM
20 Dec: With all the food that is served for Christmas, Tupperware always plays a significant role as well to conserve said food. Did you know that the ancient Egyptians also had some type of Tupperware already? 1/2
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(cont.) Shabtis of myself would definitely not look as gorgeous as this shabti of King Tutankhamun, found in his tomb. By the New Kingdom, ideally (!), the deceased would ideally take 365 shabtis, one per day, to the tomb, overseen by 36 overseer shabtis and one supervisor 2/2
December 19, 2024 at 12:27 PM
(cont.) Shabtis of myself would definitely not look as gorgeous as this shabti of King Tutankhamun, found in his tomb. By the New Kingdom, ideally (!), the deceased would ideally take 365 shabtis, one per day, to the tomb, overseen by 36 overseer shabtis and one supervisor 2/2
19 Dec: Thinking about all the things I still need to do before the end of 2024 and the fact I am ill made me think about how great it would be to be able to split oneself in half. And then I thought: Would that make me a shabti? 1/2
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Ushabti of Tutankhamun - Egypt Museum
This gilded ushabti is an image of the young king Tutankhamun wearing the Blue Khepresh Crown of ceremonies and processions and the uraeus.
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December 19, 2024 at 12:27 PM
19 Dec: Thinking about all the things I still need to do before the end of 2024 and the fact I am ill made me think about how great it would be to be able to split oneself in half. And then I thought: Would that make me a shabti? 1/2
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(cont.) The wings (and arms) are even detachable and thus movable. There are several goddesses that can be represented as kneeling, protectively spreading their winged arms. The most common deity shown in this pose is Nut, the mother goddess par excellence and sky goddess. 2/2
December 19, 2024 at 12:27 PM
(cont.) The wings (and arms) are even detachable and thus movable. There are several goddesses that can be represented as kneeling, protectively spreading their winged arms. The most common deity shown in this pose is Nut, the mother goddess par excellence and sky goddess. 2/2
18 Dec: The closer we get to Christmas, the more angels you see. Of course, winged beings were also known in ancient Egypt, from winged scarabs over winged snakes to winged humans—as in the case of this beautiful faience amulet. 1/2
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Winged Goddess | Late New Kingdom or early Third Intermediate Period | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Formerly Carnarvon Collection (before 1923). Purchased by the Museum from Lady Carnarvon, 1926. Howard Carter recalled the piece as perhaps being from the Lady Meux Collection, and it may well be cata...
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December 19, 2024 at 12:27 PM
18 Dec: The closer we get to Christmas, the more angels you see. Of course, winged beings were also known in ancient Egypt, from winged scarabs over winged snakes to winged humans—as in the case of this beautiful faience amulet. 1/2
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17 Dec: Since there is the tradition of eating a goose for Christmas in many families here, why not have a (dead) duck today? I love the details of this cosmetic box, especially considering that it is only 10.80 cm long.
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cosmetic-box | British Museum
Wooden cosmetic-box in the form of a trussed duck. The container can be closed with a swivel-lid, which bears incised decoration. Holes, one in the body and the other in the lid, would allow the lid t...
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December 17, 2024 at 2:32 PM
17 Dec: Since there is the tradition of eating a goose for Christmas in many families here, why not have a (dead) duck today? I love the details of this cosmetic box, especially considering that it is only 10.80 cm long.
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16 Dec: Since I am ill, it seems fitting to include a "little" medical papyrus—the 18.63m long Papyrus Ebers, the largest collection of medical recipes from ancient Egypt.
You can read the entire papyrus here:
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For more information, see also:
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You can read the entire papyrus here:
papyrusebers.de
For more information, see also:
www.ub.uni-leipzig.de/ueber-uns/au...
Papyrus Ebers – Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig
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December 17, 2024 at 2:17 PM
16 Dec: Since I am ill, it seems fitting to include a "little" medical papyrus—the 18.63m long Papyrus Ebers, the largest collection of medical recipes from ancient Egypt.
You can read the entire papyrus here:
papyrusebers.de
For more information, see also:
www.ub.uni-leipzig.de/ueber-uns/au...
You can read the entire papyrus here:
papyrusebers.de
For more information, see also:
www.ub.uni-leipzig.de/ueber-uns/au...
(bonus) When talking about Thoth as a baboon and scribes, I just cannot omit this gem: a scribe and priest carrying a baboon on top of his head, nearly in the position of a wig. I think the man has his thinking cap on 😄 3/3
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Statue of a scribe and priest of the god Thoth carrying a baboon
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1292-1189 BC. From el-Ashmunein (ancient Hermopolis). Now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. AN1961.536
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December 17, 2024 at 2:16 PM
(bonus) When talking about Thoth as a baboon and scribes, I just cannot omit this gem: a scribe and priest carrying a baboon on top of his head, nearly in the position of a wig. I think the man has his thinking cap on 😄 3/3
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(cont) Thoth can also be shown as a baboon and such statues showing him with a worshipper are also known. In the latter case, however, the person is generally (always?) rendered as a scribe, as in Nebmerutef's case. 2/2
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scribe (assis avec un genou relevé, pagne, chemise à manches courtes, perruque à revers, écrivant, tenant, rouleau de papyrus) ; Thot (babouin, assis sur, base à corniche et escalier) ; socle
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December 17, 2024 at 2:15 PM
(cont) Thoth can also be shown as a baboon and such statues showing him with a worshipper are also known. In the latter case, however, the person is generally (always?) rendered as a scribe, as in Nebmerutef's case. 2/2
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15 Dec: This statue is lovely, although there seem to have been some alterations (ancient or modern?)—the original ibis might have been striding. Of course, the ibis represents the god Thoth (Djehuti) here. 1/3
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Group statue of Thoth-ibis and devotee on a base inscribed for Padihorsiese | Late Period | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Front: DHwtj aA-aA nb Xmn.w Di anx<br/>Thoth, twice great, lord of Hermpolis who gives life <br/><br/>Side: wDA snb aHa.w qA jAw aA nfr n P'-Di-Hr.w-zA-As.t zA n P'-Di-Wsjr-<br/>prosperity, health, lo...
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December 17, 2024 at 2:13 PM
15 Dec: This statue is lovely, although there seem to have been some alterations (ancient or modern?)—the original ibis might have been striding. Of course, the ibis represents the god Thoth (Djehuti) here. 1/3
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14 Dec: Some object groups are attested more frequently than others like the wedjat-eye. Yet, it is always worth having a closer look, the details might surprise you. Here, I love how the wing protectively embraces the recumbent lion.
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Wedjat Eye Amulet | Third Intermediate Period | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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December 14, 2024 at 4:05 PM
14 Dec: Some object groups are attested more frequently than others like the wedjat-eye. Yet, it is always worth having a closer look, the details might surprise you. Here, I love how the wing protectively embraces the recumbent lion.
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(cont.) One of the reasons I love scribal palettes is also the fact that they are often represented as part of scribal statues, as for instance this statue of Horemhab. Can you spot the palette on his chest? Another one is found on his back. 2/2
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Haremhab as a Scribe of the King | New Kingdom | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Base, to the right<br/><br/><br/>(1) An "offering that the King gives" of Thoth, the lord of hieroglyphs, lord of Hermopolis, weigher of truth, conveyor of Re in the night bark. May you grant response...
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December 14, 2024 at 3:59 PM
(cont.) One of the reasons I love scribal palettes is also the fact that they are often represented as part of scribal statues, as for instance this statue of Horemhab. Can you spot the palette on his chest? Another one is found on his back. 2/2
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13 Dec: I love scribal palettes—and they are also fitting for Christmas, at least for those of us who still write Christmas cards by hand. This palette has everything you need: black and red ink as well as reeds to write with. 1/2
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Scribal Palette | Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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December 14, 2024 at 3:59 PM
13 Dec: I love scribal palettes—and they are also fitting for Christmas, at least for those of us who still write Christmas cards by hand. This palette has everything you need: black and red ink as well as reeds to write with. 1/2
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Oh, yes, so do I! I love museum shops 🥰
December 13, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Oh, yes, so do I! I love museum shops 🥰
We do! I am sure that there are quite a lot of us around here ☺️
December 13, 2024 at 10:29 AM
We do! I am sure that there are quite a lot of us around here ☺️