Egyptian Cartouche
Cartouche Pendant - "I Love You"
Egyptian Collection - This cartouche, read from top to bottom, spells "I love you" in hieroglyphic script, which can represent objects as well as letters or sounds.
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Cartouche box of King Tut : Egyptian Museum, Cairo Dynasty XVIII, 1347-1237 B.C.
Cartouche is the French word that scholars gave to the oval ring in which a king"s name is written. The ancient Egyptians called it "shenu" which means "to encircle". The idea being to represent the king as ruler of all that the sun encircled.
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Round Cartouche with Lapis Earrings, vermeil - Egyptian, ca. 2000 B.C., Suq, Oriental Institute
This widely used hieroglyphic greeting, or "divine words" as the ancient Egyptians called their system of writing, may be translated: 'May you live, be prosperous and healthy'.
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