What Hieroglyphics Say About the Women of Ancient Egypt

The priests of Amun held an elevated position in ancient Egypt. But modern archaeologists were stunned to discover that a group of women were even more important - they were dubbed 'The Wives of Amun.'

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The paintings show them with darker skin tones but they are still depicted differently in the reenactments. Why is that?

[jerolvilladolid]

Whenever women get a large role and power the society becomes wealthy (Angient Egypt, modern times). Whenever they are denied power the society becomes poor (Middle ages, present day afghanistan).

[lightowl]

So wish I could visit those times and observe the truth

[Awibrahor]

Ridiculous reconstruction scenes. Everything about them is wrong.

[levitatelevitate]

I wonder why they demonstrate ancient Egyptians as being light skinned despite the paintings of the walls that didn’t lack the light brown shade!

[ufosrus]

Fascinating. I didn't know that women played such an important role in ancient Egyptian society.

[mr.yonosenada]

The actors seem to need a little more tanning. There goes the supposed historical accuracy for Smithsonian...

[tegestherrmann]

I wish they tell the truth about Egypt and other history.

[TheStellarmanCo.]

The Original Egyptians were Black people!!!!

get over it already " the Writing is on the wall" and it shows them being Black Skinned as all original Africans are.

[snaketooth-roblox-beeswarm]

once they showed the milk colored actors i laughed

[mynarrative]

They should be ashamed. Always trying to insert themselves as Egyptian. Even your fellow Greeks told who the real Egyptian were.

[bjstallworth]

I was watching till they showed white Egyptians

[sbrown]

Why r they made to look white instead of their real color black/brown? ( like they are on the stone?)
Be truthful, Smithsonian

[Waynimations]

Love this channel! I learn something new everyday

[Casanova]

Count Constantine de Volney did back in 1787:

"In other words, the ancient Egyptians were true Negroes of the same type as all native-born Africans. That being so, we can see how their blood, mixed for several centuries with that of the Greeks and Romans, must have lost the intensity of its original color, while retaining nonetheless the imprint of its original mold.

"Just think, " de Volney declared incredulously, "that this race of Black men, today our slave and the object of our scorn, is the very race to which we owe our arts, sciences, and even the use of speech! Just imagine, finally, that it is in the midst of people who call themselves the greatest friends of liberty and humanity that one has approved the most barbarous slavery, and questioned whether Black men have the same kind of intelligence as whites!

[Son]

Video: *shows dark skinned kinky haired Ancient Egyptians*
Me: Niyce.
Same video: *casts light skinned light and straight haired people as re-enactors*
Me: *looks at the camera like I'm on The Office*

[Angelgurl]

I clicked off the bs as soon as I saw the actors.

[DaneReidVoiceOver]

The drawings on the temples are clearly of black people yet the Smithsonian channel still inaccurately cast white actors to play Egyptians. How historical are they when they revise clear facts?

[mutualisme]

Funny how they recreate a story with the enemy of the Egyptians.

Btw Smithsonian where are all the huge skeletons that have been delivered to you?
How is that most important things found and brought to your location mysteriously disappears?

[alexvaldez]

There were other ethnicities and people of other origins who entered Egypt but Egyptians are an actual Ethnicity that still exist today. Instead of taking guesses or making up history to fit our liking we should be consulting with scientific and historical facts.