"The studied sources show us the importance of ancestors’ worship in domestic context. We may even say that it is the predominant household religion practice in the Middle Kingdom. Several typologies of vestiges clearly point to this kind of practice: the altar and the associated stela from Lisht and also from Askut, the parietal decoration from Lahun, the stela from Lahun, and, above all, the set found at Kom el-Fakhry (the different elements were accounted separately), illustrate, clearly and without interpretation doubts, a domestic space aimed for ancestors worship.
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The worship of divinities seems to be less pronounced in the Middle Kingdom household religion. This idea is consistent with the prevailing perspective that states that the relationship between the believer and the gods, in ancient Egypt, only effectively develops in the New Kingdom within the context of Personal Piety24. Nevertheless, in the Middle Kingdom, the gods weren’t absent in the domestic context. They are identifiable, in representations or through the presence of the name, in statues (Taweret and an unidentified god), stela (Khentekhetai), figurines (Taweret and Isis with Hórus), ceramic pieces (Bes and Sobek) and mainly in amulets (Ptah-Sokar-Osíris, Taweret, Bes, Hathor, unidentified god and Harpócrates)."
Susana Mota, « Beyond the obvious: the Middle Kingdom sources and its contribution to the study of household religion in ancient Egypt », ENiM 11, 2018, p. 27-28.
I have a feeling that beneath the little halo on your noble head
There lies a thought or two the devil might be interested to know
You're like the finish of a novel that I'll finally have to take to bed
You fascinate me so
here's a little comic, it's not completely show!gomens compliant but its headcanons i enjoy
comic notes under cut :)
I enjoy Az already realising he likes Crowley by the time Adam appears but hasn't yet worked out what to do with that information bc acts-of-service Crowley Can't Talk, Wont Talk.
Crowley on the other hand has been VERY GOOD at ignoring why he spends so much of his time around Az so only on the crux of YOU'RE GOING TO LOOSE HIM did anything manage to force its way through to his brain. (i did not enjoy crowley being told he was in love with az in s2, i think he could have worked it out himself)
i rly enjoy hcs where they started sleeping together and with humans for fun (i mean the ox ribs scene sets some v good precedent for this) az sleeps with humans bc he indulges! he likes pleasure! crowely on the other hand is very bad at catching feelings and doesnt like it when they die so has mostly only slept with az (did i mention he's VERY good at ignoring his feelings) but they probably haven't slept together for a few hundred years when adam pops up.
my compliant show!hcs are still that az knows he loves crowley (i mean the scene with jim where he leaps out of the chair to attempt to protect crowley saying no he defo doesnt know ANYONE who he feels that way with, don't look closely at anyone he is with) and is just sort of sitting on it still, waiting for any hint from crowley, planning a ball definitely only for humans and no other reason. Crowley is obviously very protective of Az but he still hasn't clicked why he's worried about him but he doesn't have the excuse of heaven or hell anymore so it wouldn't have taken much for him to work it out (hello one of his first lines in s2 is "you ever think, what's the point?" the point is love you idiot)
(book!gomens is just they're already married and have been fucking for centuries but the book just doesnt mention that.)
oh my god i finally thought of a vampire au that i'm completely unhinged for. i am about to be so insufferable about this
vampire aziraphale x vampire hunter crowley. and no, neither of them realise they're hereditary enemies when they hook up. they're dorks and idiots your honour.
Smol snippet of Jon Hamm reading the Good Omens excerpt at the The Art of Elysium’s 2024 Heaven Gala, 6.1.2024 :) ❤ (I hope we will get it all one day! :) <3)
Jon: From a little story called Good Omens, The Nice and Accurate prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, by Terry Pratchett and our own Neil Gaiman.
The angel waved a hand expansively, if a little unsteadily. "Loads of buggerall, dear boy."
"But it gets there anyway," Crowley persevered.
"How?"
"It doesn't matter!"
"It could use a space ship," said the angel.
Crowley subsided a bit. "Yeah," he said. "If you like. Anyway, this bird—"
"Only it is the end of the universe we're talking about," said Aziraphale. "So it'd have to be one of those space ships where your descendants are the ones who get out at the other end. You have to tell your descendants, you say, When you get to the Mountain, you've got to—" He hesitated.
The Lady of the Field,
who creates all things,
she nurtured all plants that emerged from her.
All follow their desires,
of the Lady of the Field;
the Banks of Horus are inebriated
in her festival.
All plants are flourishing
in her forecourt,
planted under her supervision.
How good it is to dance for her Ka!
Every body is equipped with her goodness.
Let us wear crowns of flowers for her;
let us go out in festival for her;
let us dance for her Majesty,
let us cry and sing for her!
28 May she protect you from all evil things
at the two cycles.
Worship her among goddesses!
She is the Eye of Re,
she brightened the two lands with her face.
Esna 380 from The Temple of Esna. An Evolving Translation: Esna III translated by David Klotz
wait but can we talk about how jarring it is to read official news releases ab this show after marinating for months in the good omens fandom on tumblr?? like, i'll read a piece from an actual news site that goes something like,,,
"Good Omens explores the dynamic between two unlikely friends--one angelic, one demonic--as they navigate their lives on Earth in the aftermath of a failed attempt to enact Armageddon. Throughout the course of the second season's six-episode run, Crowley (as played by Dr. Who's David Tennant) and Aziraphale (played by the delightful Michael Sheen of Prodigal Son) must face down power-hungry demons, unexpected visitors, and new job prospects, all while playing matchmaker for a couple of shopkeepers in the area. In the wake of an overwhelmingly positive reception from fans, there's discussion of an upcoming season 3."
and it's like,,, I-- WHAT??? is this how non-brainrotted individuals approach the story? did we even watch the same show???
cause meanwhile, for the past three months, we've all collectively been like,,,
we really truly are living in the eye of the hyperfixation hurricane, huh?
Awhile back, I was doing some research that led me to Neil Gaiman's online journal. But as I was looking through old posts for it, I got very distracted by an entry from 2008.