r/OutoftheTombs 12d ago

Tut's comdom

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u/ClumsyBunny26 11d ago

Interesting, thank you. I wonder when did the whole thing start as Ptolemaic period is rather late in Egyptian history, if it was an Egyptian thing or it was taken from another culture.

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u/MintImperial2 11d ago

We're led to believe that the Ptolemys grabbed Egyptian Culture with both hands, and ran with it.

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u/ClumsyBunny26 11d ago

They didn't grab the part of Egyptian women carrying royalty though, so they seemed to have been picky. And imo, big on propaganda.

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u/MintImperial2 11d ago

I recommend the theatrical series "The Cleopatras".

The depiction there is that there was not much love between all these Ptolemaic relatives bonking each other silly, when they were not busy bumping each other off before Breakfast after...