#heiroglyphics — Public Fediverse posts

The creator of "One of the most learned monstrosities of all times" believed that he had deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphs while incorporating Greek esoteric texts, Jewish Kabbalah, Arabic magic, alchemy, astral medicine, and pure antediluvian wisdom. "One may be tempted to dismiss him as a learned charlatan or a crank."
https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/athanasius-kircher-and-the-hieroglyphic-sphinx/
#heiroglyphics #esoteric #astral #antediluvian #BullDada #crank

#TravelThursday #heiroglyphics
#egypt
Lord of Upper and Lower Egypt, Pharoah Merenptah 4th, given life, the likeness of Re.

Here’s a little Horus, from the Tomb of Seti I, Valley of the Kings.
#egyptology #heiroglyphics #ancienthistory

“…made cuneiform typesetting a difficult task…”
Wow. #cuneiform #assyrian #sumerian #heiroglyphics #typesetting
https://letterformarchive.org/news/view/cuneiform-tablet
@letterformarchive @aggietoppins