Ancient Architects | The Bizarre 'Ear Tablets' of the Great Sphinx of Egypt | Ancient Architects @AncientArchitects | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
When we think of stone stele of Ancient Egypt, we think of hieroglyphic writing, depictions of gods, kings, and sacred animals, so imagine finding a stele with a depiction of a giant ear?
It doesn’t seem like your average Ancient Egyptian artefact, but this isn’t actually a one off; it was found amongst dozens of ear stele, and amazingly, they were found around the Great Sphinx of Giza.
Whilst excavating in the 1930s, Dr Selim Hasan found numerous examples in and around the New Kingdom Sphinx Temple of Amenhotep II, and also the Sphinx monument itself.
They really are some of the most interesting artefacts I’ve come across in my research. But how were they used? What were they for? Watch this video to find out.
All images are either taken from Google Images, the below sources or are my own, and are used for educational purposes only. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video, and please leave a comment below. Thank you.
Contents:
0:00 Introduction to Ear Tablets
1:16 The Purpose of Ear Tablets
4:18 The Sphinx in the New Kingdom
5:49 Examples of Sphinx Ear Tablets
9:37 Under the Ears of the Sphinx
10:25 Ear Stele of Other Egyptian Gods
11:50 Conclusion
Sources:
Selim Hassan, The Great Sphinx and It's Secrets: https://gizamedia.rc.fas.harvard.edu/images/MFA-images/Giza/GizaImage/full/library/hassan_giza_8.pdf
Khnum at Esna: henadology.wordpress.com/theology/netjeru/khnum
Ptah Ear Stele: britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA1471
Unusual Ear Tablet: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/549526
Ear Tablet of Nebethetepet: egypt-museum.com/votive-ear-stele-of-usersatet
Ear Tablet of Ptah: globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=2371
Memphis Ear Tablet: https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/197243
Ear Tablets of the West Hall of Memphis: ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/memphis/westhallfinds.html
#ancientegypt #sphinx #pyramid
When we think of stone stele of Ancient Egypt, we think of hieroglyphic writing, depictions of gods, kings, and sacred animals, so imagine finding a stele with a depiction of a giant ear?
It doesn’t seem like your average Ancient Egyptian artefact, but this isn’t actually a one off; it was found amongst dozens of ear stele, and amazingly, they were found around the Great Sphinx of Giza.
Whilst excavating in the 1930s, Dr Selim Hasan found numerous examples in and around the New Kingdom Sphinx Temple of Amenhotep II, and also the Sphinx monument itself.
They really are some of the most interesting artefacts I’ve come across in my research. But how were they used? What were they for? Watch this video to find out.
All images are either taken from Google Images, the below sources or are my own, and are used for educational purposes only. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video, and please leave a comment below. Thank you.
Contents:
0:00 Introduction to Ear Tablets
1:16 The Purpose of Ear Tablets
4:18 The Sphinx in the New Kingdom
5:49 Examples of Sphinx Ear Tablets
9:37 Under the Ears of the Sphinx
10:25 Ear Stele of Other Egyptian Gods
11:50 Conclusion
Sources:
Selim Hassan, The Great Sphinx and It's Secrets: https://gizamedia.rc.fas.harvard.edu/images/MFA-images/Giza/GizaImage/full/library/hassan_giza_8.pdf
Khnum at Esna: henadology.wordpress.com/theology/netjeru/khnum
Ptah Ear Stele: britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA1471
Unusual Ear Tablet: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/549526
Ear Tablet of Nebethetepet: egypt-museum.com/votive-ear-stele-of-usersatet
Ear Tablet of Ptah: globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=2371
Memphis Ear Tablet: https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/197243
Ear Tablets of the West Hall of Memphis: ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/memphis/westhallfinds.html
#ancientegypt #sphinx #pyramid
