Take the Two Eyes of Horus…to your forehead

“Take the two Eyes of Horus, the black and the white. Take them to your forehead, (so) that they may illuminate your face.”

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Quotation from: The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts → To learn about the original British Archeologists who translated these Egyptian texts click on this icon.

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How do we know that R.O. Faulkner’s translation of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts is correct?

Click here for the discovery and decoding of hieroglyphics and the discovery of the Tomb of Tutenkhamen, among the greatest discoveries in Egyptian Archeology.

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Had the Rabbis of old known about the Ureus, they might have added some text such as the following to the Midrashim.

מניין שהיה לפרעה תפילין? שנאמר: ושמת את הנשר ואת הנחש על ראשך, למען ידעו כל מצריים שאתה המושל והשליט : וכל זר לא תלבש בו

Translation: From where do we know that Pharoah wore Tefillin? As it says, and you shall put the eagle and the snake on your head, in order that all of The Egyptians will know that your are the ruler and unmistakable head of state. And no commoner shall wear it.

GP Commentary: This made-up passage emphasizes the complete despotic power of the Pharoah and the ruling class of Egypt. For a deeper understanding of the Ureaus and its historical importance, READ HERE.

Now consider Tefillin:

Clearly Moshe, Aharon, and the Elders who attended court visits saw the Pharoah in all of his regalia including the Ureaus on his crown. It may have been only the single Cobra. If the Southern Kingdom and Northern Kingdom were united, the Pharoah wore the combination of the Cobra and the Vulture. The Cobra was the emblem for the Northern Kingdom, the Vulture for the Southern Kingdom. Only Pharaoh and his wife wore this Ureaus. It was the sign of their unlimited dominion and power.

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By contrast, Tefillin required the wearer to have humility, fear of heaven, and great seriousness of purpose. Tefillin signified the transformation of a people enslaved for 150 years into a nation of free men, servants only to G-d. Tefillin signified the end of tyranny and the empowerment of the individual to the highest level of behaviour and holiness. It was apt that the Tefillin be commanded at this time of Freedom, at Har Sinai, fifty days after the leaving of Egypt. It was also apt that they be commanded for all time, to signify the unending continuation of freedom and human dignity in Jewish society and in the entire world.

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Additional links and articles about the word Totafot:

PDF – the-etymology-of-totafot-rand by Herbert Rand

The Origins of Tefillin by Dr. Yehuda Benjamin Cohn

"Things Look So Different Here" said Alice

"Things Look So Different Here" said Alice

Take the Two Eyes of Horus…to your forehead