tmildlyinteresting·Mildly Interestingbytictac2 Hieroglyphic Nest in the Temple of Edfu, EgyptView original on lemmy.world574Comments12Reply
MrsDoyle replysh.itjust.works4Hide 4 repliesUnbelievably, 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)9Reply
SSquare Singer replyfeddit.de2Hide 2 repliesMaybe bees looked different, 5000 years ago on a different continent?5Reply
SSquare Singer replyfeddit.deThese could be the antenae. I mean, carving into stone doesn't really lend itself well for high-res depictions.1Reply
TTheDoctorDonna replylemmy.worldAh, that makes more sense actually, that thing definitely has more than 2 legs.3Reply
iimgonnatrythis lemm.ee1Hide 1 replyCute, but isn't bird poop errossive AF? Should probably eliminate the infestation.4Reply
RRegularGoose replysh.itjust.worksLiving things > inanimate objects. We've destroyed their habitat, so they have to go somewhere.2Reply
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Somehow reminds me of this
I like how the hole is perfectly bird shaped
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.
Ah, that makes more sense actually, that thing definitely has more than 2 legs.
Amun, am I going nuts or are the words moving around the slab?
As the prophecy foretold.
Cute, but isn't bird poop errossive AF? Should probably eliminate the infestation.
Living things > inanimate objects.
We've destroyed their habitat, so they have to go somewhere.