Hello! I was just curious when and how everyone gained interest in Ancient Egypt? Also, what is your favorite fact about Ancient Egypt that you tell everyone when talking about it?

Bonus: Did Cleopatra actually die by a cobra bite in your opinion?

In ancient Egypt I know the usage of cannabis was very common and noted in a lot of their medical/ritual practices. But I was curious if there's any evidence of Hathor being worshipped or associated with it. Seshat is known to represent marijuana as well

I see so much all over the Internet that the pyramids are power generators or some other mystical thing. Is there something that started this? I've seen a lot of proof there were actually tombs but I'm just wondering what started the whole Egypt/alien/advanced civilization thing.

I'm doing research for a novel I'm writing, and I was wondering when traveling from cities, towns, or villages, where did the travelers say the night if they stopped at a place(i.e. town, village, city)?

Hi! I'm really new here and am posting asking for any information on the bottom translation(?). This screenshot was taken from the Pyramid Texts Wikipedia page while I was looking for references/resources and was super confused on the wording.

Does anyone happen to have more resources I can check out to get a better understanding? Or maybe an explanation as to why I can't seem to find the bottom text anywhere but the wiki?

I’m looking for the clean picture on page 221 (bottom right)

Especially the priests , it seems that they didn't eat pigs , fish or salt according to Greek author. Do we know that ancient Egyptian priests did infact abstain from these foods or did they regularly consume it ?

Is this Isis or Hathor? I saw this scrolling on Pinterest and to my understanding Hathor is depicted with cow horns and a sun disk like the one shown (pls correct me if I’m wrong) but the tattoo was labeled as Isis and now I’m confused? I’ve always been fascinated by Egyptian mythology and would also love to know if anyone has any resource/information (books, podcasts, etc) recommendations between these two goddesses (or Egyptian mythology in general) thank you!

Hello Goodday,

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Its my first time posting here and i am Dutch so please forgive my grammer and spellings. <3

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Little backstory for those who are intrested, IF NOT PLEASE SKIPP TO BELOW THE LINES. :)

I do this because ive changed as day and night sinds following ancient philosofies and i want to share and recieve tips and wisdom.

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im a 47 year old man, with a complicated history (to much to explain all) and occupation. Direct translation of my occupation is: Experiance Expert. Altough im aware that might be a bad translation. another term ive heard is living expert, that might be the best translation.

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Basically it means that i use my (usually bad) experiance in live as a tool to help others. My experiance can give comfort of ppl who are living through a simular thing that i went through, i can show them the pitfalls and blindspots they might have. Thus turning somthing bad into somthing good that bennefit ofthers.

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Due to that past i became unemployed, NO PLZ DONT FEEL SORRY FOR ME!!! :),

I have 3 hernias, 2 could be operated on but the last1 i need to learn to live with. apart from that i have kinda alot of diagnoses including autism, borderline, complex Ptss, Social anxiaty disorder, and a vew more....the point is: i overcame most of them if not all, simply with philosofie, logic, self-reflection and meditation.

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I see myself as blessed, not because im religioues but because im totally free this way. sure its hard to live from, yet enough. MORE than enough, thanks to the ancient wisdom and philosofies from ancient egypt i can see the world more clearly every day and i can share my blessings, like food or an empatic conversation.

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I consider myself blessed because i am still alive at 47 while all odds where against me, so i celebrate everyday that i get now. I feels also blessed because i have 0 responsibilities, not social, nore work. Thats because im a volunteer, they can fire me but thats like shooting in your own foot hehe. Thanks to this rare position im in i can spend my time, energy and money anyway i please.

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So i can now teach others, not only ppl that went through the same experiance but i also have weekly meetings with profesionals and organisations that focus on helping ppl. Since i am NOT a profesional, i can speak more freely, they all need to be carefull because they represent there organisation. So i can often say what they think but cant say. That way i can put items on the table withouth judgement. They all know im neutral and sometimes say stupid shit lol....but somtimes i can make them feel what theire client must feel. If that isnt enough i can help them myself, or atleast i try to.

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If i cant, i have volunteer collegues with different experiances, we try to be a sort of translator between ppl from the street or from "real" life and the Profesionals. i could go on and on of the other stuff i do, but you get the picture. I Tell all this because it seems to fit with ancient philosofies.

As most ppl i learned from the well known Philosofers and the Tao. Until i found out that most, if not all originatie from Egypt. And there is my question:

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1. I wish to know as much as posible specifically abouth Thoth, but i have trouble finding the truth between the myths and legends. Also because of grifters. Apart from wiki and reddit. where do i find relaiable tekst or videos?
2. How and where can i learn to read the hyroglyphs for myself? i want to be able to read anything myself withouth interpertation or judgement/bias from profesionals. i know that influance can change views and interpatations, so i want to be able to look at them neutral. As i do with my work.
3. Did Thoth made a list or some tombs, that have rules or commandments to life by? im very intrested in his philosofies but i am seeking a clear list of points he finds important to live by.

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Thank you for reading and hopefully you can share your tips and wisdom with me. :)

I hope i dint came across as bragging or cocky, i just want to show who i am and how lucky i am that i found this gem of philosofie insights and am lucky to live in a time where i can find all this information.

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Also i hope i aint preacy or to "out there", i just feel slowly a change forming, from a heavy metal dude, to an almost zen like monk. just by Philosofie, therapie, logic, meditation and thb some shrooms. but i ofcourse DO NOT advice them. Its a story of itself.

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Alrighty i hope i dint break any rules haha, goodday or sleep well. <3

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Can someone please help me out.l? Who is being depicted? Anyone know what is going on? Thanks in advance.

I need a surname for a character that hints at his role in creating a means to essentially cheat death using technology. Maybe something like "Servant Of Set" since according to some googling, Set betrayed/killed Osiris and Osiris is the head of the afterlife. My usual approach to naming is using google translate and mashing words together until it sounds passable, I can clarify if needed. Sorry if I sound ignorant, and thank you!

I'm doing a research report on burial based on different classes, does anyone know of any good examples of specific burial sites/tombs/sarcophagus of peasants? (preferable new kingdom)

In u/Luka-the-Pooka's "Fruit of Ancient Egypt" post (https://www.reddit.com/r/ancientegypt/comments/qnuah3/fruit_of_ancient_egypt/), they mention that "Rare in ancient Egypt, the coconut was an imported luxury fruit affordable only to the rich."

I have seen this claim repeated online elsewhere (e.g. here), but only really in pop-history sources, uncited.

I have also come across the claim that the "Sallier papyrus" (there are actually several) contains one of the earliest references to the coconut palm, as a specimen in the "botanical collection of Tothmes I" (here).

Digging a little, this appears to be a reference to a hymn to Thoth in Sallier Papyrus I, page 8, which likens Thoth to a palm tree "sixty cubits on which is fruit, kernels are in the fruit, and water is in the kernels" (here). This has apparently been interpreted as being a reference to the coconut palm back in the 19th century (see page 277), but even then, this was contested. And there seems to be a conflation with the list of plants mentioned in the tomb of Ineni (TT81), which includes a single specimen of "mama en-khanent" (M'm'-n-h'nn), which was interpreted as being a coconut palm in the aforementioned 19th-century source. Apparently the popular opinion now is that this name refers to the argun palm - how did this come to be?

Anyway, could anyone here give me some more info about the presence of coconuts in ancient Egypt?