Tuesday, November 28, 2006

What Symbol?

It is an ancient egyptian symbol of protection and power from the deity of Ra. The symbol flanked by Nekhbet and wadjet( both local goddesses who were patrons of the pharaohs) was found on Tutankhamun’s mummy. In the ancient Egyptian measurement system , the symbol represented a fractional quantification system of measuring the whole. What was the symbol?

The eye of Ra

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