Louvre E 25276

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Figurine of the Kushite Pharaoh Taharqa and the Falcon God Hemen Taharqa (𓇿𓉔𓃭𓈎) “t3-h-rw-q”, a 25th dynasty pharaoh 𓉐𓉼 “pr-ˁ3” ‘Great House’ of the “Kushite Empire”, is offering wine while he is on his knees. He is wearing the shendit 𓈙𓈖𓆓𓅱𓏏𓋯 “šnḏw.t” loincloth, headband, double uraeus 𓅜𓏏𓆘 “3ḫ.t” offering two jars of nu 𓏌, (in front); Hemen (falcon). He brandishes a erect uraeus on his forehead 𓏅𓈖𓏏𓂉 “ḫnt” skullcap. In Egyptian mythology, Hemen 𓎛𓏠𓈖𓁜 “ḥmn” was a falcon–god, worshipped 𓇼𓄿𓀃 “dw3” in Hefat, who was depicted during the Old Kingdom as slaying hippopotami 𓂧𓃀𓃯𓏪 “dbw” and other symbolic forces of chaos. Dimensions: Height: 19.7cm; Length: 26cm; Width: 10.3cm Material and technique Material: wood (wooden base), bronze (Taharqa), chloritite (Hemen) Secondary material: silver (wooden base veneer), gold (Hemen) 📸 @museelouvre 𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬 @egyptologylessons 𓋹𓊽𓋴𓆖𓎛𓇳𓎛 © 𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁 #Ancientegypt #ägypten #egyptology #egypte #egitto #埃及 #مصر #egipto #이집트 #taharqa #hemen #pharaoh #statuette #falcon #guilded #louvremuseum (at Louvre Museum Paris) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnzV1Wbu0l5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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