Uphawu umYiputa Ngumthombo olungileyo wokuphefumlela iitattoos zakho, ngakumbi ukuba unomdla kule nkcubeko inomdla.
Kweli nqaku siza kubona ezinye zeesimboli amaYiputa ngembali engakumbi… kunye namabali anomdla kakhulu!
Uqongqothwane, ugqatso elangeni
Ooqongqothwane banobunzima obukhulu kwimfuziselo yase-Egypt, kuba kuthathelwa ingqalelo ukuba omnye woothixo bayo abaphambili, uRa (ngohlobo lukaKhepri, isithixo sakusasa) walihlaziya ilanga qho xa kusisa esenza ukuba lisondele. Ngele ndlela, kuthathelwa ingqalelo ooqongqothwane, abakhwela ibhola yobulongwe ukondla nokukhusela imibungu yabo, njengophawu lokufa kunye nokuhlaziywa.
Iiphiramidi, zikhumbula imvelaphi yehlabathi
Isakhiwo esinqabileyo sase-Egypt, iiphiramidi zikwalungele ukuphefumlelwa kwe tattoo. Ubume bayo bakholelwa ekubeni buphefumlelwe yi-benben, induli eyavela kumanzi amakhulu apho ahlala khona uthixo uAtum, owadala lonke ihlabathi, oothixo kunye noluntu.
Iliso likaHorus, ukukhuselwa kokubi
Olunye uphawu oludumileyo lwase-Egypt, iliso likaHorus kwiYiputa yamandulo lalisetyenziselwa ukukhusela iliso elibi (AmaJiphutha ayekholelwa ukuba iliso elibi laliphilisiwe ngeliso elilungileyo, into enengqiqo xa uyeka ukucinga ngayo. Iliso lasekunene linxulunyaniswa nelanga kwaye, ke ngoko, noRa, ngelixa iliso lasekhohlo linxulumene nenyanga ngenxa yoko nothixo wakhe, Thoth.
Amakati, oothixo emhlabeni
Okokugqibela, singazilibala njani iikati, oothixo emhlabeni kumaYiputa? Kwathiwa yimo yomhlaba kaRa kwaye ikhusela abanini bayo kwiinyoka ezinetyhefu. Ama-Egypt aphefumlelwa ziikati ukuba enze zonke iintlobo zamakhubalo kwaye azixabisa kakhulu kangangokuba ade azifinyeze.
Ngaba unayo iitattoos esekwe kwiimpawu zase-Egypt? Sazise ngezimvo!