Ancient Egyptian ahegao (Patreon)

Once that widely circulated “ancient Egyptian ahegao” meme.

People looked at it and laughed, then scrolled to the next post, ever wondered where it actually came from?

That specific one came from the back of a stela in the Museo Egizio, Turin: Cat. 1456,

the Stela of Djehutynefer, scribe of the treasury.

These so-called “ancient ahegao” are actually a set of symbol commonly found on 18th Dynasty Egyptian stelae. This set usually includes wedjat eyes, a shen-ring, a cup, and liquid signs, forming a funerary motif that invokes protection and libations for the deceased.

Trivia from Egyptian-chan. Until next time!