Although Maienhekau was not a prominent official, he is known from several funerary monuments that have his name and the names of his family members. The reign of Tuthmosis III was marked by the expansion of Egypt’s control in the Near East and in Nubia. They were displayed in an upright position, either freestanding on a base, or engaged in a wall of a tomb or memorial chapel. These stelae were typically carved out of stone, although wooden examples are also known. 3200 BCE), funerary stelae were an essential part of ancient Egyptian funerary preparations. From at least as early as the First Dynasty (c. He served during the reign of Tuthmosis III (1479–1425 BCE), the famous military ruler of the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom. On the Glencairn stela (E1266, see photo above), Maienhekau is shown worshipping two of the most important gods in the Egyptian pantheon: Osiris, the king of the dead, and Ptah, a creator god associated with the city of Memphis.Ī funerary stela in the Glencairn Museum collection (E1266) commemorates an official named Maienhekau (see photo above). Beginning in the New Kingdom, when Maienhekau’s tomb was built, images of the deceased and his family could be accompanied by representations of Egyptian deities. This magical doorway was designed to be used by the ka, or “life force,” of the deceased, who could rise up from the burial chamber and partake of the offerings left for him. Jennifer Houser Wegner, associate curator in the Egyptian Section at the Penn Museum, explains the texts and decoration carved on the limestone “false door” stela of an official named Maienhekau. In this issue of Glencairn Museum News, Dr. The decoration on them features images of the deceased and their family members. The hieroglyphic inscriptions carved on stelae name and memorialize the tomb owners. In any case, the developers say the new release plan “enables us to keep working on the game and make it the best it can be.Ancient Egyptian funerary stelae functioned somewhat like modern gravestones. In a follow-up tweet, it’s revealed that Tchia’s plans of coming to Stadia “didn’t work out.” Apparently, the developers had to “quick adapt” to a PlayStation/Epic release, implying the release could have been swapped due to changes on Google’s end, perhaps related to the new Pro revenue model, but that’s only our speculation. Today, though, the developers announced during the PlayStation Showcase that the title would be coming to PlayStation 5 next year, adding on Twitter that it would also be coming to the Epic Games Store. No other platforms were announced at the time. When it was announced in late 2020, Tchia was revealed to be an exclusive to Steam on PC and Stadia as its console. Use Tchia’s Soul Jumping ability to take control of any animal or object you can find, and Jam on your fully playable Ukulele. Climb, glide, swim, and sail your boat around a beautiful archipelago in this physics-driven sandbox. It looks like a fun time, but the game’s development hit a snag behind the scenes in recent months.Ī Tropical Open-World adventure. Tchia is an open-world adventure game that lets players take control of animals and objects on an island and features a fully playable ukulele. Tchia is transitioning from a Stadia exclusive to one for PlayStation and Epic Games. As Google inches closer to its goal of 100 games coming to Stadia in 2021, the platform is losing one title that was supposed to arrive next year.
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