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Origyptian Wrote:
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> Does anyone here have enough of an understanding
> of those "gang names" to explain whether there are
> different meanings depending on whether the glyphs
> appear in isolation vs. associated with a
> cartouche, or why a cartouche appears without
> being followed by glyphs (such as that half
> cartouche) when that same cartouche appears nearby
> with an associated gang name?
>
> Significant credence has been put into the
> presence of those cartouches in G1 and also G3's
> ancillary structure as an indicator of ownership
> and original construction, so I assume there is
> more known about these formulas than simply the
> mere presence of "Friends of Khufu" or
> "Drunkards of Menkaure" graffiti that speak to the
> provenance of the original construction of the
> associated structures.
>
> Anyone else care to render an opinion?
Doctor Femano,
Given your attitude when things are explained to you, I don’t see why I or anyone else should take the trouble and I dare say others see it likewise.
M.
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> Does anyone here have enough of an understanding
> of those "gang names" to explain whether there are
> different meanings depending on whether the glyphs
> appear in isolation vs. associated with a
> cartouche, or why a cartouche appears without
> being followed by glyphs (such as that half
> cartouche) when that same cartouche appears nearby
> with an associated gang name?
>
> Significant credence has been put into the
> presence of those cartouches in G1 and also G3's
> ancillary structure as an indicator of ownership
> and original construction, so I assume there is
> more known about these formulas than simply the
> mere presence of "Friends of Khufu" or
> "Drunkards of Menkaure" graffiti that speak to the
> provenance of the original construction of the
> associated structures.
>
> Anyone else care to render an opinion?
Doctor Femano,
Given your attitude when things are explained to you, I don’t see why I or anyone else should take the trouble and I dare say others see it likewise.
M.