In another day or two we’ll be ready to publish an article in Glencairn Museum News about Egyp

In another day or two we’ll be ready to publish an article in Glencairn Museum News about Egyptian creation myths. This hieroglyphic inscription is on the back pillar of a figurine in the Glencairn collection of Ptah, a creator god. The inscription includes three hieroglyphs which, when combined, form the word “hemut,” which can be translated as “craftsmanship.” The ancient Egyptians didn’t have a word for “art,” but they recognized the output of craftsmen as a form of creation!