The colossal Memphite triad statue of Ramses II (𓇳𓏤𓄟𓋴𓇓) “re-msi-sw” ‘He, Born of Re’, Ptah, and Sekhmet Discovered in the deserts of Egypt Kemet 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 “kmt”, and this remarkable pink granite 𓌳𓄿𓏏𓏋𓊌𓏫 “m3t” statue that features the Memphite creator god Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 “ptḥ”, “the Lord of Truth”, King Ramesses II, and the goddess Sekhmet 𓌂𓐍𓅓𓏏𓁴 “sḫm.t”, “the Eye of Ra (vengeance)” as well as the consort of Ptah. The same trio is represented outside Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, but to find these three at Memphis 𓉞𓉐𓂓𓏤𓊪𓏏𓎛𓀭 “ḥw.t-k3-ptḥ” “the Soul Mansion of Ptah” is a bit of an anomaly. Some interesting observations about the statue: 1. King takes the place of Nefertum 𓄤𓏏𓍃𓀭 “mfr-tm” ‘beautiful one who closes’ (child of Ptah and Sekhmet), but establishes himself in the center. This is to confirm his divine legitimacy and the most supreme of the three. 2. Ramses II holds tenderly the hand of his divine mother Sekhmet, which is not a common representation in Egyptian art. 3. Ramses II brandishes the Heqa 𓋾𓏘𓄿𓀭 “ḥq3” in his right hand, a symbol of kingship. 📸 kairoinfo4u - Flickr 𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬 @egyptologylessons 𓋹𓊽𓋴𓆖𓎛𓇳𓎛 © 𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁 #Ancientegypt #ägypten #stela #stele #colossus #egyptology #egypte #egitto #埃及 #مصر #egipto #이집트 #cairo #ramsesii #pinkgranite #ptah #sekhmet (at Cairo, Egypt) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmCaST5uwy7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
