tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46106000477743645042024-03-12T17:40:12.845-07:00The Virtual Museum BlogVIRTUAL because it is completely online and interactive.
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BLOG because it is a place of cultural comparison and exchange of views.AstroGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08190866097367437684noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610600047774364504.post-15457293451888867502021-01-02T13:53:00.021-08:002022-12-06T02:00:03.897-08:00Traduzione per l'ushabti in faience [#2]<div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><u>THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE IS PUBLISHED IN ITALIAN</u></b></span></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div>Riportiamo di seguito un'ipotesi di traduzione del testo riportato sul pannello verticale frontale dell'ushabti in faience (#2) presente nel Virtual Museum.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">L'iscrizione riprende una formula di uso molto comune nel Periodo Tardo.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">"L'OSIRIDE, [nome del defunto] NATO DA [nome della madre]". </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">La pronuncia della formula è: "W<i>sir</i> [...] <i>ms n</i> [...]"</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b>NB: "ms-n" (ovvero "nato da") non specifica il genere del genitore, tuttavia nei testi degli ushabti è predominante l'uso del matronimico.</span><div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Il tipo di iscrizione verticale e la disposizione affiancata dei due gruppi "Wsir" e "sA mrf" fa pensare alla XXX dinastia.</span><div><br /></div><div>Il titolo (il mestiere del defunto) </div><div>Sameref (sA mr=f) significa letteralmente "suo amorevole figlio" ed è un titolo attribuito ai sacerdoti legati alla necropoli di Heacleopolis Magna (Henet-Nesut in Egizio). </div><div>I sacerdoti Sameref erano legati ai riti funerari e, più precisamente, al rito dell'apertura della bocca, fondamentale per garantire al defunto la vita eterna. <br /><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLXt6NIV-su_qfAI689PYN4lBWUZfYDXt1dShn5HfGUHyULnUW_cLGUiMGjeu7pEkAWu-l-i0glQZNjEYV_GU1Ef3TXOBYra2pJWa9lXN1Py0bLM8h4oKiEmYXaxazT8fE3xx9pYL2_5_/s1600/16731553_10211060674664342_138317586_o+-+Copia.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLXt6NIV-su_qfAI689PYN4lBWUZfYDXt1dShn5HfGUHyULnUW_cLGUiMGjeu7pEkAWu-l-i0glQZNjEYV_GU1Ef3TXOBYra2pJWa9lXN1Py0bLM8h4oKiEmYXaxazT8fE3xx9pYL2_5_/s320/16731553_10211060674664342_138317586_o+-+Copia.jpg" width="121" /></a></div>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>Il nome del defunto</b></span><br />Il nome del defunto è Sematawytefnakht (sm3 t3w.j tfnx.t). Questo nome era presente in Egitto intorno al 330 AC (XXX dinastia). Inoltre, Sematawy (letteralmente "colui che unisce i due paesi" con riferimento all'Alto e al Basso Egitto) era una divinità locale venerata a <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Heracleopolis Magna: questo, insieme al titolo sacerdotale Sameref, lascia intendere che il defunto abbia vissuto qui. <br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><br /><br /></b></span>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Il nome della madre, riportato dopo "<i>ms n</i>" ("nato da"), è "<i>t srt Iht</i>". </span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Esso può essereletto come "Ta sheret Ihet" ed è l'abbreviazione di <span style="font-family: georgia;">"<i>ta-sheret-nt ta-Ihet</i>" ovvero "la figlia </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">di Ihet" (Ihet è una delle forme della dea Hator).</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Si tratta di un nome femminile di utilizzo molto comune in età saitica (XXVI dinastia). Anche questo nome corrisponderebbe dunque con l'età stimata dell' ushabti.</span><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">La formula finale </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>La formula finale recita "m3r-hrw". Per comprenderla bisogna richiamare il momento decisivo del giudizio del defunto prima dell'accesso all'aldilà: la psicostasia ossia <span>la pesata del suo cuore con la piuma di Maat.</span></span><span> Il defunto dichiarava infatti di non aver commesso una serie di peccati e se la bilancia rimaneva in perfetto equilibrio (il cuore era leggero quanto la piuma di Maat), il defunto veniva dichiarato "m3' hrw", letteralmente "giusto di voce", e acquisiva l'accesso alla vita eterna</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">TESTO COMPLETO: Wsir sA-mrf sm-twj-tfnxt ms n t-srt-Iht m-hrw. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">TRADUZIONE: L'Osiride, Sameref, Sematawytefankht nato da Ta sheret Ihet (la figlia di Ihet), giusto di voce</span>. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 663 - 404 BC</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Egyptian bichrome faience <i>Wedjat </i>amulet (the eye of Horus) belonging to the Late Period. The longitudinal hole suggests it was used as a wearable accessory, maybe in a necklace or in a bracelet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wedjat amulets were very common <a href="http://thevirtualmuseumblog.blogspot.it/2017/01/the-ancient-egyptian-amulets.html">amulets in the ancient Egypt</a>. They are often made in faience, often bichrome (black and blue/green) and could symbolize the Sun (Ra) or the Moon (Osiris).</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: georgia;">Due esempi di ushabti recanti lo stesso matronimico:</span><br style="font-family: georgia;" /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/116883</span><br style="font-family: georgia;" /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: georgia;">"<i>Ta-sheret-en-ta-Ihet</i>" - Brooklyn Museum, New York (USA) - XXVI dinastia</span><br style="font-family: georgia;" /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: georgia;">http://webmuseo.com/ws/musees-bourges/app/collection/record/742</span><br style="font-family: georgia;" /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: georgia;">"<i>Ta-Sheret-Ihet</i>" - Musèe du Berry, Bourges (France) - Periodo Tardo</span><br /><br /></span>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>Egyptian faience ushabti</b></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Size: 10.2 x 2.6 cms</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">Inscribed Egyptian faience ushabti belonging to the Late Period (27th - 30th dynasty). The figure follows the funerary tradition: it is mummiform with crossed arms</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"> and Osirian beard. </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">It wears a typical headress and brings two agricultural tools in his hands. The frontal vertical panel is inscribed with hieroglyphs.</span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">In ancient Egypt, </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Ushabti (or Shabits) were funerary figures placed in tombs among the grave goods. They were intended to act as servants of the deceased (above all in agricultual works). Their use started during the Middle Kingdom and developed through the following centuries. The most common materials were faience, wood and pottery. The inscriptions were taken from the 6th chapter of the "Book of the Dead" or from other funerary traditions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Size: 3.6 x 0.9 cms</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Typical Egyptian faience papyrus amulet belonging to the Late Period. The hole on the top suggests it was used as a pendant.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Papyrus amulets were very common <a href="http://thevirtualmuseumblog.blogspot.it/2017/01/the-ancient-egyptian-amulets.html">amulets in the ancient Egypt</a>. They are often made in faience or lapis lazuli with a color range shifting from green to blue. The papyrus amulets symbolized youthful force and vitality.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 600 - 500 BC</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Size: 1.1 x 0.8 cms</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Collection: Italian private collection (acquired from an Italian art gallery in 2016)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Egyptian cornelian scarab amulet belonging to the Late Period. The carving on the top surface outlines the head, the chest and the elytra. The bottom oval surface is devoid of epigraphs. The longitudinal hole suggests his use by the living, for beauty and protection purposes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Scarabs were among the most common <a href="http://thevirtualmuseumblog.blogspot.it/2017/01/the-ancient-egyptian-amulets.html">amulets in the ancient Egypt</a>. They symbolized the god Ra and the cycle of death and rebirth. They were used both by the living (such as this cornelian scarab) and the dead (such as the "Heart Scarab" highly important in the ritual of mummification).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The </span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">amulets </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">were one of the most widespread tools in the ancient Egypt. They had both a aesthetic and religious importance.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scarabs, papyri, gods and animals were the most used amulets in ancient Egypt. At first they were used only in funerery rituals but then they started to be used also as protection against illnesses and wild animals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The <b>material </b>was truly important. Different features corresponded to different materials.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">GOLD: was tha most valuable metal, symbol of the Sun and the god Ra.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">SILVER: symbol of purity whose meaning was linked to the Moon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">LAPIS LAZULI: symbol of the water and youthful vitality.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">RED SEMIPRECIOUS STONES (cornelian, jasper, coral): symbolized the blood and the cycle of life and death (with important liks with the rebirth)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The <b>most common</b> Egyptian amulets were:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">SCARAB</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scarabs are undoubtedly the most used amulet in ancient Egypt. They were worn both by the livind and the mummies, in particular a scarab amulet called "the Heart Scarab" was put on the dead's chest during the process of mummification. The scarab symbolized the god Ra and the cycle of death and rebirth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A <a href="http://thevirtualmuseumblog.blogspot.it/2017/01/egyptian-amulet-cornelian-scarab.html">cornelian scarab</a> is in our <a href="https://thevirtualmuseumblog.blogspot.it/p/collections.html">Virtual Museum</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Two types had two different meanings:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- right-looking and white: symbolized the Sun and the god Ra;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- left-looking and black: symbolized the Moon and the god Osiris.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A <a href="http://thevirtualmuseumblog.blogspot.it/2017/02/3-egyptian-amulet-faience-eye-of-horus.html">Wedjat amulet</a> is in our <a href="https://thevirtualmuseumblog.blogspot.it/p/collections.html">Virtual Museum</a>.<br /><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">PAPYRUS</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The papyrus amulet was worn both by living and dead. It was often green or blue (the most common materials were Egyptian faience and lapis lazuli) and symbolized vitality and youthful force.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A <a href="http://thevirtualmuseumblog.blogspot.it/2017/01/egyptian-amulet-faience-papyrus.html">papyrus amulet</a> is in our <a href="https://thevirtualmuseumblog.blogspot.it/p/collections.html">Virual Museum</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is one of the most important symbol af the ancient Egypt. The Ankh (or the cross of the life) was the direct symbol of life and rebirth. It was often with the dead and drove him in the voyage to the afterlife but also used as a pendant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The frog was a sacred animal in Egyptian culture, it was linked to the creation of the world.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wearing a frog amulet was thought to give fertility.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The god Bes was a grotesque dwarf. Its amulets protected the homes from evil eye and evil spirits. The god Bes was also the protector of all the dancers, the pregnant women ad the babies.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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