Monday, August 21, 2023

Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum - virtual 3d visit from the tomb

Double click on picture to open the 3d hq visit


this visit more easy to controle your self 

SAQQARAH  south of Giza

judge who tell the reality

from wikiedia

Khnumhotep  and Niankhkhnum  were ancient Egyptian royal servants. They shared the title of Overseer of the Manicurists in the Palace of King Nyuserre Ini, sixth pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty, reigning during the second half of the 25th century BC. They were buried together at Saqqara and are listed as "royal confidants" in their joint tomb.  They are notable for their unusual depiction in Egyptian records, often interpreted as the first recorded same-sex couple.

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Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum are believed by scholars, including Thomas Dowson, and Greg Reeder, to be the first recorded same-sex couple in ancient history.   The assumed romantic relationship between Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum is based on depictions of the two men standing nose to nose and embracing. Niankhkhnum's wife, depicted in a banquet scene, was almost completely erased in antiquity, and in other pictures Khnumhotep occupies the position usually designated for a wife. Their official titles were "Overseers of the Manicurists of the Palace of the King". Critics argue that both men appear with their respective wives and children, suggesting the men were brothers, rather than lovers.


 

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