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Egyptian Hieroglyphics help


Bobbington

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For along time now I have been in possession of many artifacts claiming to be very old. They where collected around the period of 1900 by a world explorer and history teacher (unknown university) I own about half of his collection that came to my family, of which some are said to be ancient Egyptian. The first one is part of a coffin, what I would like however is some help with the witting in it. Sadly I understand I will not be able to get much from as it as only a small sample....... but every little helps;

 

 

 

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Also in the image is apparently a wooden figure found in the coffin.... although I know no details of what it was for, or if it has significance.

 

 

 

Below is an image of the base of both objects, the figure appears to have a mark of some kind on it.... and the lable on the coffin reads:

 

"A fragment of a coffin (cedar wood) B.C. 1800 from Sakkhara"

 

 

 

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Thanks for any help!

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Well just to comment the very top one.. It looks like a cheap marker fake, could be a fabrication, but hard to judge based on just a pic..

 

 

 

http://www.eyelid.co.uk/hiero1.htm Has translations and latin letter equivalents for Egyptian hieroglyphs though, but I couldn't recognise them in those pieces you own. (Except possibly the letter 'A', the bird)

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I am willing to admit the possibility of it being a fake.... would be daft to exclude that possibility, although the man who I know of who first had it was definatly an explorer/history tutor/archeologist and would hope he would have spotted a fake (fingers crossed) however even if it is fake...... it's still over 100 years old :P

 

 

 

Looking at that site now, thanks for that...... I am bound to fail teribly though...... my translation skills leave allot of be desired! :mrgreen:

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I'm no expert but ive got wood in my garage that looks older than the wood in your image.

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I'm no expert but ive got wood in my garage that looks older than the wood in your image.

 

 

 

Sig-Worthy.

 

 

 

I admit too that the wood looks fake though.Your the first guy i know with fake wood. (weel not neccaserily fake wood, just fake wooden artifacts...)

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