The Ankh, the Djed and other Ancient Egyptian Symbols and their Meanings
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- Ancient Egyptian Symbols were prolific throughout the region, as a way to convey information to the primarily illiterate society. Symbols such as the Ankh, the Djed, the Wes Sceptre, the Winged Solar Disk and many more were instantly recognisable in Ancient Egyptian society, and had an important function in Ancient Egyptian Religion. Although the ruling class, scribes, and wealthy citizens of Ancient Egypt would have had literacy skills, Egypt was largely an illiterate society with potentially only 1% of the population being literate
Ancient Egypt was a literate culture, with the earliest examples of writing surviving from the Pre-Dynastic Period which dates between c. 6000 BCE - c. 3150 BCE. Egyptian literature includes inscriptions, myths and stories, religious writings, hymns, poetry, letters, and court records - just to name a few - and some of these works are often depicted through art which conveys the message through symbols.
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0:00 Introduction
1:47 The Ankh
3:05 The Djed
4:01 The Ankh and the Djed
4:46 The Wes Sceptre
5:24 Winged Solar Disk (Horus Behdety)
5:49 The Ben-Ben
6:14 The Crook and Flail
6:43 Other Important Symbols
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We've seen that important messages are conveyed through symbols. What are important symbols in your life? Do you know their meaning and origin? Let us know!
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Conveyed these NUTS BITCH
I would say the most important symbols in my life are letters, and understanding how they are used in combination makes me literate. Wouldn't their understanding of their own symbols mean they were too?
"The jet is a symbol that represents levitation; it signifies bringing all subatomic particles of matter in one direction. The ankh, meaning 'thing,' comprises two triangles brought together and a vibration, a frequency that connects them."
"The shepherd's crook is a symbol indicating that two phyla are evolving or have evolved into wisdom. The akhet is not a sun symbol appearing between two mountains; instead, it represents two angles standing towards each other, the so-called mountains symbolizing a wave, frequency, or vibration. The so-called sun is not a sun; it is a wheel held in this vibration. The wheel can be divided into four parts, representing the four parts of the day and night cycle."
I love how humans now think they know people 4000 years ago were literate or not lol
When you understand how empires were structured nearly universally, much of which has applied even as recent as the last couple hundred years, you will realize that the bulk of any community has little to no education beyond their trade. Even today, despite all of our advamcements, there are still scores of communities that cannot read or write, or at least do it beyond a very basic level. So it’s a fair assumption to make, let alone backed by documented research of which scholars like this woman and the makers of this channel would have done.
Shes being racist because they weren’t white
@@incasolja1 I completely understand and agree with your statement, but as much as we think we know about ancient civilizations, I still think a lot of these "facts" are just theories.
The scary thing is they really do believe in these horrific beliefs today. Take a moment and think about it..... follow the trail 🐍
Being illiterate just means they used a different way to communicate is what I got from it. But your right. It seems to be applied and assumed wrong. Literacy is more than being able to read a book, there are many other ways to read and communicate education and so on.
No she did not just do say that Egypt was illiterate.
Egyptian farmers, like most agriculturally based people of the past, were perpetually locked into their social position where they didn't have time to learn to read and write. Egyptians furthered this caste system with the belief that their gods had made the earth perfect, and any change in status would lead to destruction. So what else would you call a people with over 90% of the population not being able to read or write?
first thing I thought... How can they be illiterate if they can read symbols. Symbols are part of the language. We think that our alpha-numeric greek/latin roots of text is the supreme language, when it is not.
She didn’t even pronounce it right soo there’s that
@@philjacobson3662 if they were able to read and write THEIR symbols that’s not illiterate just because they couldn’t read and write other languages did not mean they were illiterate that’s like saying a Chinese man is illiterate because they can’t read or write in English they had THEIR OWN language
@@jimmybellmon1268 Our western alphabet is rooted in Phoenician, not Greek or Latin.
Wait.. people honestly think the ancient Egyptians where illiterate? Riiiight..
If you didn't stop listening when she said "ancient Egyptians were illiterate" there's a lot you should learn about the world before trying to understand the ankh, Egypt or anything else really.
I think it means universal , the dietes can be found in all of us .
I was literatelly shocked and had to rewind to see if I heard that correctly.
Ancient Egypt was a literate culture. Get your ears fixed before you try to denounce someone's beliefs
Westerners always suffered with this ego we are the best
How can they be illiterate if they can read symbols. Symbols are part of the language
this 'world history encyclopedia' is a really great resource for learning/teaching - so excited I found this!
We are so glad to hear you think it's a great resource for school, as that is a goal of ours! Thanks so much for watching and we hope you're enjoying them!
Thank you. Was curious to expand on Ankh, as I was wearing it for a while now. Liked the video!
Glad it was helpful!
The Ankh, Waas Scepter and Djed Pillar play a role here. I think those were the power tools used. Not symbols. Too bad no one has found the real ones.
Nikola tesla was so close to finding the answers
Yall dont listen or what. She said Egypt was MOSTLY illiterate. Whis is perfectly normal as in most civilisations and cultures only nobility and and specific people like writers/monls etc. were literate. Gosh
You said 323 BC at 3:23
Well done. Great video.
Thank you very much!
Thank you for this info! Knowledge is power
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I love you guys; I've learned so much. Your posts often lead me onto some great research journey! Thanks again for all your efforts!
Thank you so much for your kind words, Isaac! We really love to hear that. 😊
Thank you. Learned a lot.
Glad it was helpful!
Pictorial writing is not illiteracy.
Correct, but that's not what's being said. Hieroglyphs could mean sounds or entire words. If you don't know what those sounds or words are, then you're illiterate. Seeing that Egyptians were mainly farmers (high 90% of the population), the statement that the majority of Egyptian society was illiterate is factually correct.
Very interesting, although Isis and Osirs stories in mythology are bit fishy in my opinion based on what I have learn trough the years.
Is there any chance that WHE can do video on Thoth and first eight deities of ancient Egypt ??
How are they illiterate? They definitely knew how to read and write it was just different from how we read and write today they were very literate
Our language / alphabet , was created out of symbols , so the egyptions , hindus , tibetans ... And so on had the real language truly nd really
@World History Encyclopedia @danised2114 I am trying to understand what the author means by the illiterate. I also agree: knowing a language or a few languages, or knowing how to read & write, doesn't make you literate. In the future, humans will be back to square one - communicating without using language or speech. I suggest all watch the whole series of the 1996 BBC documentary - 'The Future Fantastic.'
@@manuelstan5764 Spot on!
Hi this Juan I just wanted to know if you have some time I found a ring with some of the Symbols that your talking about and it's no joke thank you
No, not illiterate, the creators of wtitten language and mathematics.
True
As is explained in the video if you took care to watch, the masses of people were indeed illiterate, whereas the upper strata of old Kingdom Egypt had varying degrees of literacy. It´s worth reminding that the ancient egyptian civilization lasted for 30 centuries.
What's the purpose of so much head and upper body movement?..to archeological info ???
Everything u said is wrong its not enkh
I kinda dont wanna believe this , the more we dig into them the more amazing stuff you discover you cant just burry it all u der the word illiterate
So because you don't fully have knowledge or completely understand a person's language or symbols by which they chose to speak Automatically means that they were 1% literate. 🤔 I don't feel anyone should make this assumption. Truths are being unraveled daily as to the Endless lies that has been shoved down our throats. Please keep this in mind as you educate people on HIS STORY.
Mzungus gonna Mzungu
She meant commoners were illiterate regarding hieroglyphs. Only the priestly caste understood it. Regular people used the cursive hieratic script.
The term illiterate actually is derived directly from from Latin litteratus, from littera ( letter).
So, Technically she is 100% correct, they had 0% understanding of letters. But they had 100% understanding of hieroglyphs and she does not with all her "higher modern education", so there is that.
Wait, are you happily using the correct description referring to Egyptians as “illiterate”? Your pronunciation of “ankh” incorrect.
Symbols are also part of language.
Not symbols... "Mdw Ntr"
her aesthetic is amazing. It's like part Jeanine Chipmunk part 80's anime.
Anyway, I feel like I've never seen a Djed until this video. :O
We hope you enjoyed the video, and maybe now you'll see Djeds everywhere!
@@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia I'm on an Egypt binge and now I'm looking for them all of the time so it's almost like I'm seeing them everywhere. Then 'oh, that's a cane.'
When the video starts with the Australian “hellöë” you know it’s gonna be a good listen
A round shaped red vermilion on her forehead is the symbol of a married woman in India
Thanks for watching!
Yall need a better video! How are you going to start with most of Egypt was illiterate... only got to 7 secs within the video. Do better!
How can you do better than starting a video off with a fact?
Shut up fruit
Good job...☺👍
Did she say they were illiterate!!!! Ahhhhhh hell nah!!!!!! Bye Karen!!!!
Schade, dass die Bilder nur so kurz gezeigt wurden.
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This the djed seems like they worshiped ancient electric ⚡
The Ankh and Ank are two different things, idk why she keeps mixing the pronunciations up. There is only one way to pronounce Ankh and it isn't like ankle lol
I see the word LOVE in the artwork on her left
Excuse me they was not illiterate , as you can see in the symbols they use to communicate as you were say,
No she didn't say they were all illiterate she said "mostly" illiterate and explained that scribes and wealthy people were literate but the common people and slaves weren't.
People she's saying Egypt was mostly illiterate except the wealthy class and scribes. Watch the video before judging because a lot of people were illiterate except the wealthy through out the world in ancient,medival times and still in some parts of world till this day.
Good information
Ancient Egypt was never illiterate
I bet you have never been to kemet. Let african tell their own story.
First off, though the narrator sounds Australian, she could just as easily be South African or even white Kenyan with that accent, so don't make assumptions based on skin color. Second, how is this stopping "Africans" from telling their "own" story? Third, who's exactly "African" in your opinion? "Kemet" Egyptians have been proven through the archeological record and DNA analysis to be from the modern Syrian, Israeli, and Palestinian region. Then they were further Semitized through the Hyksos invasion in the north, while having sub-Saharan contact through the Nubians. Both of those groups held dynastic rule for a short while. Then the Persians conquered Egypt. Then the Macedonians. Then the Romans. Then the Arabs. So again, who do you believe is "African" in your opinion?
@@philjacobson3662 fair point and good question.
I am an African, my name is Vilakazi, any African can tell my gender, whether I have siblings, which region I come from, my tribe, my language, my full lineage, lifestyle, and I am able to reproduce my kind irrespective of the opposite sex's race.
That is what my ancestors defined as being an African.
The narrator has a complex of superiority, and I know she has not been down the Nile Valley, because when you go there you experience a paradigm shift.
In africa we say "until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter"
@@alvil2518 So many words, such little said. And it never fails that those who feel the need to belittle and demean others are always the most guilty of that very same behavior themselves.
I think that was a picture of Ma’at bc Isis has a headpiece
LMFAO! You're using Perception instead of wisdom. The Ankh and Djed are music instruments. The DJED is like ledger lines on musical staves
I disagree with you saying that they were illiterate when there was no writing, so how should they know how to read if there was no writing invented that’s such a ridiculous statement that you made
To suggest that symbols were used because they were illiterates is a blatant lie or just gross misinformation! Ancient Egypt (Kemet) was a highly intelligent and organized society!
If they used symbols to communicate, they weren’t illiterate…..
In terms of 'illiterate', we're specifically speaking about people who can't read or write words.
What religion was Moses before he left Egypt ? And, what did the Egyptian Religion have in common with Ancient Greek religion ? And, was there commonality between Pythagoras religion and Ancient Egyptian ? And, was there a Egyptian sect that worshiped one God that created them all ? Funny how Western Scholars keep down playing other civilizations.
The gods is what makes humans human, notice how the god is feeding ankhs to a man with a snake wrapped around his head and the tail circles the area of the third eye. Our consciousness, where thought are formed
Kelly is beautiful, anyone else notice?
Aink? illiterate? This video should be redone. The information is faulty and insulting to some.
They can't even pronounce Ankh correctly. The rest is so wrong I couldnt even finish the vid
I see where u was coming from have some point that's are real facts
Beautiful and loves ancient history? Marry me.
some things cant be taught..4why reward no sacrifice..nothing is free
To all illiterate-phobes: If you know that a stop sign means to stop, but cannot read the sentence in a driver's manual that states "A stop sign is a traffic sign designed to notify drivers that they must come to a complete stop and make sure the intersection is safely clear of vehicles and pedestrians before continuing past the sign.", then you're illiterate. I hope that answers the majority of the questions here.
Ancient ppl were not illiterate they were more advanced, intelligent and smart.. in Ancient time there was no language that's why they use symbols for understand things...✌️
If she says "ank" one more time .......
🤨😯🤦♂️ they wrote the Book of the Death thats literature... Literary
That book apperently is called “going forth by day”, actually 🤔
@@patrickc470 "Coming Forth" as in "to Become".
@@AueltheWiseSojourner ahhhh ok I see John! wise reply 😅😉, thanks!😁
As soon as she said illiterate my brain switched off... How can a nation that 'invented' mathematics, science and basically the written language be illiterate? I can't even listen to the rest
Same.. Ayikho indaba yakhe lomlungu
"Mostly"
Hahaha și eu am acasă câteva și le folosesc pe voi ști ce înseamnă ankh :)
Oh dear you to call ancestors Illiterate
thats all lies the Sumarions are the Egyptians just depends on what language you speak on what your people called them like god in latin is Dues but what is in greek hmm bet you guessed Zues cause its not a name its a discription oh and everything you said about symbols is hog wash the aunk is an acoustic sound resonator the jyerd is a static receiver and the tube with the horns on the business end and handle on the other is its both a battery and starter tool but its most commonly used as a bull prod also they use and what you are showing is warning signs and like menues or store front signs
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If you're going to talk about the Ankh, at least pronounce it correctly! it's an 'Aw' sound, not an 'A' sound.
Thank you for your feedback.
That AIN’T how you pronounce Ankh! Fire the whole staff for letting y’all roll this out!
Thanks for the feedback, Shannon. People with different accents may pronounce words differently. 🙂
Oh they reminded them don't you worry about that!
I know most of their tricks in today's society. Not looking very good to be honest sad times in history.
Everybody's literally stealing from the original Egyptians what's the world know they're black even the people that currently lives in Egypt that are not the original ones are stealing smh
The NKH (Ankh) interpretation is false. The Eqyptian's power came from the verdant agriculture that was a result of living on the nile. Their longevity was due to having the luxury of an endless food and water supply, and as a result, they revered seeds. The Ankh is a sprouted seed, which is where food and medicines from plants comes from. The "loop" is the germ and the three stems are the roots. This was Egypt's way of saying to the illiterate masses, to honor the seed, do not waste them, as they are the key of life. In their artwork nothing is more evident of this theory, than the illustrations of the Ankh being held close to the mouth. I believe this truth has been hidden by the elites to prevent the modern world from reclaiming this powerful cultural icon which might have profound implications against the new world order.
Iterate is a word...just say no language was being used
I call bullshit of the people being illiterate. If you want to be taken more seriously by the public who have interests in Egyptian history y’all better take more seriously the questioned age of the Sphinx and it’s water erosion. Instead of ostracizing those who ask the questions that science can explain but don’t fall on the timeline we’ve been taught. Science is a changing of information through study and testing. Fact shouldn’t hurt someone’s career or someone feelings.
As an Egyptian, I find your videos fascinating!
Happy to hear that!
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They weren’t illiterate lol wtf?
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The ank 😂
Illiterate? This is very insulting. I think these people should stick to european history because it's obviously they don't understand what they talk about.
She don't know what she's talking about illiterate you got to be joking
She's not staying they were illiterate she's saying most of the population besides the wealthy were.
I know you are talking rubbish and i know what history does not.
Cudni magi
Literally nobody in this comment section could design an iPhone. Stop being so arrogant
All made up stuff, she doesn't have a clue regarding what she's talking about.
lol
All wrong and I’ll encourage people not to entertain African history told by a white personal because it won’t be 100% accurate and they will make seem as if it was lackluster when it was a lot more advanced and responsible for world’s society and technological advances of today. As soon as she started off with “did you know that ancient Egypt was illiterate and that’s why they used ancient symbols” I already knew she was speaking from the perspective of US or better yet European versions of history and information. Get the information from better credible sources and that does not mean degrees. Stay blessed y’all.
This a Myth :)
Duh.............
the 1st 8 seconds made me stop watching this. DISLIKE!
Djed on Serbian language means grandfather…interesting
The last of a withering breed - the pervasive minimization of African knowledge, beliefs systems and wisdom as narrated by those who believe they are superior to all others... Alas, please do enlighten us as to which society was "literate" during those times, and what standards you've employed to determine this?