Learn to Read Hieroglyphs: King’s Mother 👑

Learn to Read Hieroglyphs: King’s Mother 👑 Hieroglyphs · Lesson 07 Beside Ahmose-Nefertari’s name, a small group of signs reveals her relationship to a king: • **mut** — “mother,” written here with the vulture and bread-loaf sign. • **nswt** — “king,” represented by the sedge plant. Together: **mut nswt — “King’s Mother.”** Ahmose-Nefertari was the mother of **Amenhotep I**, the second king of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty. These signs preserve more than a royal title. They preserve the relationship between a mother and her son, across thousands of years. Can you spot the title in the highlighted inscription? #Hieroglyphs #AncientEgypt #AhmoseNefertari #Egyptology #BeautifulHistory