Steve Jones Wrote:
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> I was just wondering whether any forum members
> could tell me where I could find, or get more info
> on, hieroglyph 65 on page cxiii of Vol 1 of
> Budge’s dictionary, which I posted here:
> [postimg.cc].
>
> According to Budge, it represents the “bull’s skin
> in which the deceased was placed” — which implies
> it was also a variant of the hide hieroglyph
> (Gardiner’s F27) that the Egyptians used as a
> determinative for the hide that covered some
> tekenus.
>
> Thanks in advance for any info anyone can give
> me.
>
> Steve

Do you have a reference for an obelisk covered in hide, as that would seem to be defeating the object of them "shining". I also think Budge is off the mark by thinking that the deceased would be placed in an animal hide, even that of the Mnevis of Apis bull, as I think this would be anathema to them. There is no sign of this in the mummification process, and those not able to afford mummification were wrapped in reed matting.