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las vegas · Joined:Fri Jun 06, 2003 10:02 pm Posts:1

I have a ring made of siver in the shape of a cartouche with egyptian symbols engraved on it that spell Tutankhamen. This ring was unearthed by my Mother abt. 1923 ia a tiny central Texas town. Would appreciate anyones opinion on where this ring may have come from and how in the world it would have ended up there. This has been a family mystery for many years and we just recently learned what the inscription means. Family lore says the ring carries a curse. Thanks in advance for any info.

las vegas

Meritaton · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2003 4:23 am

If I were you I'd show it to an Egyptologist. Who knows, it might be original Ancient Egyptian. Egyptians often made rings with cartouches.

maatkare · Joined:Wed Jun 04, 2003 2:45 pm Posts:15

I thin you might want to carry the ring to a museum to find out as much as you can about it it might be an ancient Egyption ring you never know

Akhenaten · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2003 7:33 pm

I agree with the previous two posters in the matter. I wonder if it's authentic? That would be amazing! As to why it would be in Texas, I have absolutely NO idea that's plausible enough to post, except this one: Maybe someone visiting Egypt found it while exploring the Valley of the Kigns or somewhere near? Egypt is known for having very heavy rainstorms occasionally, maybe it was right after one of them and after so many years if finally became dislodged and some little child picked it up while travelling with his parents, returned to the USA, and buried it to dig up later as treasure? Yep, that's pretty far-fetched. Oh well, maybe it'll give someone else an idea :-)

Meritaton · **Posted:** Sun Jun 08, 2003 7:26 am

anyway, tell us if you've found out something.

murphyz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 11, 2003 9:03 am

Excuse the image size...but for the serious people in this thread, and thank you to those who are paying an interest and would like to know more, here is the ring in question.

las vegas - nice job with the detail - was it taken with a digital camera?

Mxx

Tadukhipa · Joined:Sat Jan 18, 2003 10:33 am Posts:399 Location: Canada

nefertikaure · **Posted:** Thu Jun 12, 2003 11:07 am

Is the ring supposed to have Tutankhamun's cartouche? Because I don't think the hieroglyphics on the photo spell Tutankhamun.

murphyz · **Posted:** Fri Jun 13, 2003 12:44 am

I assume the shape of the ring signifies the cartouche, but yes, it does indeed say Tutankhamun.

Mxx

Meritaton · **Posted:** Fri Jun 13, 2003 9:36 am

murphyz · **Posted:** Fri Jun 13, 2003 9:47 am

Akhenaten · **Posted:** Fri Jun 13, 2003 7:59 pm

Meritaton · **Posted:** Sat Jun 14, 2003 5:33 am

"heka" = crook, also means ruler (just like in hekau-hasut, the Egyptian word for "hyksos", hich means "rulers of the wastelands" or something like that). Iunu was the name of Heliopolis, "shema" = south or Upper Egypt. So it means "ruler of Southern Heliopolis" Southern Heliopolis means Thebes. I found this pronunciation in Alberto Siliotti's "Valley of the Kings" and at many websites.
http://www.inetsonic.com/kate/tut/layers/b_256_b3.html

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I'm sure Egyptians did have silver. For example, Tutankhamun's throne (the one with the beautiful picture of Tut & Ankhesenamen) is partly decorated with silver (look at their clothes on the picture.)

Akhenaten · **Posted:** Sat Jun 14, 2003 5:54 pm

Ohhhh Yeah! I remember now! Sorry to change the topic slightly, please go back to the previous discussion after this comment.... Did you ever notice that on Tutankhamun's gold throne the cartouche reads "Tutankhaten" = Living image of the aten? I always thought that that was strange, that the name was never changed or anything.

Guest · **Posted:** Sat Jun 14, 2003 11:12 pm

Thank you so much MXX for posting the photo of the ring. The image is scanned.

When I found the translation of the symbols on the web, it read SON OF RA TUTANKHAMUN, RULER OF UPPER AND LOWER EGYPT.

I appreciate everyones response.

LAS VEGAS