The human figure
Statues and drawings of human figures or gods
are usually artistically developed hieroglyphic signs.
When considering them, two things should be taken into account.
(1) People are represented in a relatively small variety of
different positions. (2)The attributes surrounding the person are also hieroglyphics;
they give the The most typical positions and their meanings:
These positions have nothing to do with
aesthetics (though other elements
such as form and color do, of course);
they are actually highly developed
hieroglyphics with precise meanings.
The arm positions are especially important.
meaning to the action of the person and may even
form a rebus.
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Some Typical Attributes
Feather (maat); generally the headdress of the goddess Maat,
the feather represents the Egyptian concept of truth and justice.
It is often seen weighed against the heart of a newly deceased
person by the Underworld god Anubis.
Sun disk (re); it is just a disk, sometimes worn on the head,
occasionally represented as the large eye of a cobra. Symbol
of glory.
Eye (wedjat); it is essentially protective, also a symbol of
offering.
Pair of arms forming three sides of a rectangle (ka), not
necessarily attached to a person, sometimes even a headdress.
Bull with lowered head; the king, generally in military situation
Ankh amulet (ankh); life
Various birds (mythical meanings)