#unas

[bruceandmary]

I think doing voice for animation is... is probably acting in its most purest and ancient form. It's a bit like... the Greek form of acting, in the ancient Greek. where they had masks on. In our case, the mask is the animator's drawings, you know.

The Making of the Lion King.

Rest in peace, James Earl Jones.

[archiveofaffinities]

The Pyramid of Unas

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[kascendev]

Some words/ names in Stargate and where I think the writers got them from

Jaffa: an ancient Levantine port city on the Mediterranean coastline, mentioned in many Egyptian and Mesopotamian writings; mentioned a lot in history bc of its associations w battle stories and strategic things

Naquadah: likely named after the town of Naqada, now an archaeological site positioned on the Nile and meaning "City of Gold" (precious metal connection between the real place and the role of naquadah in the show); also refers to a predynastic Egyptian material culture

Abydos: one of the oldest ancient Egyptian cities (abedju in ancient egypt; abydos is the greek name). its one of the most important ancient Egyptian archaeological sights that has a bunch of temple/ burial remains, having been at one point the royal burial grounds

Unas: the last king of the Fifth dynasty during the Old Kingdom of Egypt; likely the first pharaoh to have the Pyramid texts on the chamber walls of their pyramid; built pyramid in Saqqara. Speaking of Saqqara...

Skaara: ok this might just be a name they picked from some source on names they found, but given the past location-based trends, Im fairly sure the writers derived it the name Sakkara/ Saqqara. This is an egyptian village that was an ancient burial ground and holds the very old Pyramid of Djoser (among other things)

Sha'uri/ Sha're: like w Skaara this might just be a name they found and used and then changed for Shanks and co to more easily pronounce. Two theories on her original movie name:

1) derived from the pharaoh Sahure (name means "he who is close to Ra") who was fairly known for his international relations (which could be connected to the establishment of interplanetary relations the character is associated with)

2) its from the Swahili word shauri. Im not very familiar w the language/ culture surrounding this word so I may be mistranslating it, but from what I could find online, a shauri in more contemporary uses is a plan, advice, consultation, or matter of conversation, which I think really fits the role she played in the movie as a conversational partner and consultant to Daniel Jackson when he's learning the Abydonian dialect

Thats all ive got for now!

[pegasusgalaxybedsr2small]

Great idea for minor villains in the incoming Stargate TV show

The Unas.

After decades of being freed from the Goa'uld, a few factions of them both picked up new technologies from the rest of the universe, and some new world-domination ambitions from their former tormenters. There are power vacuums in the galaxy, and the role of evil warlord is wide open. Ta-daaaa! New bad guys! Official preview:

Disclaimer: this is a shitpost and they're just the bad dudes from Galaxy Quest

[elenath9]

Stargate rewatch - Enemy Mine

Another episode I love!  “Daniel, go to your happy place.”  I looove how Jack says Daniel is usually right about the Unas.  I love how Daniel gets to liaise with the Unas and negotiate between them and the SGC with Chaka’s help.  Lol Jack is such a baby! 😁 I super love how Daniel interacts with Chaka and the other Unas, and how he negotiates a very difficult situation.  Daniel and the power bar! ❤️❤️❤️ Daniel and space ship noises! 💜💜💜

Damn I have to say Colonel Edwards’ men keep screwing up.  I love the part at the end where Daniel tells everyone to kneel and I love the compromise they reach.  I just love the way Daniel’s approach is that they don’t have to kill people and that if you treat people with honor and respect, a lot more can be accomplished than if you’re antagonistic.  That’s one of the core reasons why I love Daniel.

[debidoesdrawing]

Chaka Chaaaka Chakaaaaaa