Rent was oppressive even under the Pharos scourge, apparently
rumor has it they are roommates to this day
Oh my god, they were tombmates!
Have some Lemmy Silver (for being just a minute late)
On my screen, I was actually 2 min earlier, but thanks for the silver kind stranger!
Removed the background so it doesn’t look like a big square!
My phone can emulate only a fraction of your power.
Lavernhotep and Shirlankhum.
Lennsies II and Squigmose I.
Niankhkhnumhotep is a mouthful of a ship name, but only if you’re not used to speaking ancient Egyptian.
Just call him Bubba
Oh my god, they were tombmates?
Have some Lemmy Gold.
Did this one, too ❤
Have some (high-res) Lemmy gold for that:
I got distracted. This was actually what I was going to look for next. Thanks for the effort!
I’d give you Lemmy Gold too but that seems weirdly redundant…?
They must’ve been really great friends :)
Perhaps even…soulmates .
Man, I really hope they died naturally together.
Wasn’t sure if this was real or just for the memes, but it’s legit: Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum - Wikipedia
“roommates” that must mean they kept their socks on…
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Even married people often keep their socks on. Unless they have a foot fetish I guess. Nobody likes cold feet.
I just finished Bob Brier’s History of Ancient Egypt lecture series and he talked about this. They were the chief manicurists to the pharaoh. The lectures are over a decade old but really good - his enthusiasm for the subject is contagious.
Love that take
