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The Ancient Egyptian Dead Breathes Thanks to “The Hand in the Mouth”.

by mrvaldesogo | Sep 24, 2014 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt"

We have been writing about the ancient Egyptian expression “The Hand in the Mouth” (Djat Ra) as a way in Egyptian language of referring to the gesture made by the mother breastfeeding her baby. In the funerary sphere of Ancient Egypt that expression seems to be...

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