tictac2@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agoHieroglyphic Nest in the Temple of Edfu, Egyptlemmy.worldimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageHieroglyphic Nest in the Temple of Edfu, Egyptlemmy.worldtictac2@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareTheDoctorDonna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIs it next to a bird? That looks like a bird.
minus-squareMrsDoyle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoUnbelievably, the hieroglyph next to the bird is a bee. It’s like whoever designed it had never seen a bee, but had them described by someone who knew someone whose cousin was stung by a bee that one time. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_(hieroglyph)
minus-squareSquare Singer@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoMaybe bees looked different, 5000 years ago on a different continent?
minus-squareMrsDoyle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoHa ha yes - bees with horns, what a thought!
minus-squareSquare Singer@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThese could be the antenae. I mean, carving into stone doesn’t really lend itself well for high-res depictions.
Is it next to a bird? That looks like a bird.
Unbelievably, the hieroglyph next to the bird is a bee. It’s like whoever designed it had never seen a bee, but had them described by someone who knew someone whose cousin was stung by a bee that one time.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_(hieroglyph)
Maybe bees looked different, 5000 years ago on a different continent?
Ha ha yes - bees with horns, what a thought!
These could be the antenae. I mean, carving into stone doesn’t really lend itself well for high-res depictions.