Iron from the Sky: The New Hieroglyphic Word

#shorts #iron #sky #iron meteorites #Ancient Egyptians Diana Johnson explains that ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun had a dagger made from an iron meteorite. The dagger was found in the pharaoh’s tomb. But were Ancient Egyptians aware that meteorites came from out of this world? Analysis of hieroglyphic texts by Egyptologist Victoria Almansa-Villatoro suggests that they might have. According to her, the clue is in the Ancient Egyptian word for iron, which literally translates as iron from the sky. This explanation has met some pushback, given that witnessing meteorite impacts is still relatively rare today. However, it’s still possible that Ancient Egyptians did witness such an event, perhaps the Gebel Kamil meteorite impact in Southern Egypt which

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