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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 181669, member: 55"]As Lauragarnet mentions, it appears to be a relatively common souvenir item, not old; as in her link or <a href="http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=payrus+ramses+chariot&FORM=HDRSC2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=payrus+ramses+chariot&FORM=HDRSC2" rel="nofollow">http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=payrus+ramses+chariot&FORM=HDRSC2</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The image appears to be taken from a box belonging to King Tutankhamen; available hand-painted on genuine papyrus for around $10; see <a href="http://egyptiangiftshop.net/Egyptian-Gifts/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68&products_id=235" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://egyptiangiftshop.net/Egyptian-Gifts/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68&products_id=235" rel="nofollow">http://egyptiangiftshop.net/Egyptian-Gifts/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68&products_id=235</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Translation: I believe it includes the cartouche of King Tutankhamen, and probably a description of him "fighting the Asians."</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's an an article about the hieroglyphic alphabet <a href="http://www.virtual-egypt.com/newhtml/hieroglyphics/sample/alphabet.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.virtual-egypt.com/newhtml/hieroglyphics/sample/alphabet.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.virtual-egypt.com/newhtml/hieroglyphics/sample/alphabet.htm</a></p><p>and a detailed treatise:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_hieroglyphs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_hieroglyphs" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_hieroglyphs</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 181669, member: 55"]As Lauragarnet mentions, it appears to be a relatively common souvenir item, not old; as in her link or [URL]http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=payrus+ramses+chariot&FORM=HDRSC2[/URL] The image appears to be taken from a box belonging to King Tutankhamen; available hand-painted on genuine papyrus for around $10; see [URL]http://egyptiangiftshop.net/Egyptian-Gifts/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68&products_id=235[/URL] Translation: I believe it includes the cartouche of King Tutankhamen, and probably a description of him "fighting the Asians." Here's an an article about the hieroglyphic alphabet [URL]http://www.virtual-egypt.com/newhtml/hieroglyphics/sample/alphabet.htm[/URL] and a detailed treatise: [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_hieroglyphs[/URL][/QUOTE]
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