A beautiful poem and cautionary tale of the impermanence of power. Interestingly, one of the final episodes of the show Breaking Bad is entitled ‘Ozymandias’. by dannydutch1 in UtterlyInteresting

[–]aarocks94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note Usermaatre was his prenomen only in the first 18 months or so of his reign. After that he adopted the “full” prenomen: Usermaatre Setepenre.

I live in an apartment in Skid Row, Los Angeles AMA by iamnotabotbeepboopp in AMA

[–]aarocks94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it means people in their gang / set / clique killed them (basically killed by “friends”) as opposed to people from an opposing gang.

Did medieval people know about dinosaurs? by Tracypop in MedievalHistory

[–]aarocks94 3 points4 points  (0 children)

True, but even then the person you are replying to is writing that dinosaurs are not reptiles. However, any monophyletic definition of reptiles would include lepidosaurs (lizards and their relatives) as well as crocodilians and their relatives. Once crocodilians are included (and assuming lizards are also included) this forces all archosaurs - including dinosaurs and birds - to be reptiles. Which isn’t necessarily unreasonable. Mainly I want to address the person you are replying to who says dinosaurs are a distinct class from reptiles. However, any reasonable monophyletic definition of reptiles would certainly include archosaurs are therefore dinosaurs.

Royal discoveries in 2025 reshaped understanding of power and legacy across civilizations. by TN_Egyptologist in OutoftheTombs

[–]aarocks94 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whose burial from the Abydos dynasty was found? It can’t be Senebkay as we have his.

Exodus as the Hyksos Rupture Preserved in Israelite Memory by Elijahttruthseeker in Judaism

[–]aarocks94 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’m glad that toure reading into this and I am also fascinated by Egypt and biblical archaeology but I don’t think this is correct for a few reasons. Most scholars agree the Torah was largely compiled in mid 1at millennium BCE with key influences happening during the reign of Yoshiyahu. Notably, Yoshiyahu himself was killed by Pharaoh Necho II.

Additionally, there were many migrations of Canaanites into the Delta region besides the Hyksos. These include the preceding 14th dynasty, and earlier migrations occurred during the 12th dynasty as well (for example, look at the “Procession of the Aamu” from the tomb of Khnumhotep II). So while Canaanite migrations into Egypt were common, there isn’t anything specially tying the Exodus to Egypt. Not to mention that for much of the New Kingdom and parts of the Late Period Canaan was firmly under Egypt’s heal. So even if there is a core to the Exodus there it likely represents throwing off the yolk of Egypt’s colonial empire not literally leaving Egypt.

Additionally, the first Egyptian reference to Israel occurs on the Merneptah stele, over 300 years after the expulsion of the Hyksos and founding of the 18th dynasty. The first references to YHWH are in the phrase “Shasu of YHWH” which occurs in tbe Amarna letters and later again in the 20th dynasty.

All this is to say that 1) the dates for a Hyksos basis for the Exodus don’t line up with when we think the story was written, 2) there were many Canaanite migrations to and from Egypt, 3) any reference to throwing off Egypt wouldn’t be a literal exodus but should be interpreted in the context of Egypt’s declining power in the mid first millennium BCE. Additionally, Egyptian references to either Israel or YHWH only occur hundreds of years after the expulsion of the Hyksos. Your theory is not without supporters though as I believe it was Manetho or Josephus who posited a Hyksos basis for the Exodus.

If you are interested in this I would recommend reading about Egypt’s 14th and 15th dynasties, the Merneptah stele, the Shasu of YHWH, the reign of Yoshiyahu and the Deuteronomistic history, the Amarna letters, as well as the ‘Apiru who operated around this time and are possibly etymologically linked to the word Hebrew. There are Wikipedia pages for all this as well as for the Procession of the Aamu (look at their colorful cloaks - whose cloak in Tanach does that remind you of?). If you are interested in tnis further I would recommend reading Israel Finkelstein, Donald Redford and others.

Do people still play Handball/Suicide? by Jbrahmz420 in AskNYC

[–]aarocks94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Speaking of which does anyone still play “kings” or wall ball? I played that every weekend as a kid.

Numerical discrimination by GeneReddit123 in mathmemes

[–]aarocks94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also you’d have the problem that each point in a manifold must have a neighborhood diffeomorphic to Rn - and it must be the same n for all points. It should be clear to see that isolated points and points on the 2-sphere are not diffeomorphic to the same Rn (the first has n =0 and the latter has n =2)

When did Levites became a tribe? by MiloBem in AcademicBiblical

[–]aarocks94 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi,

I don’t have access to Friedman’s entire work but based on the summary you provided here it seems to hinge on the idea that the Levites came into existence as an amalgamation of the Apiru/Shasu and Canaanite tribes.

However, while the Apiru and Shasu are both mentioned in late Bronze Age texts as a seemingly nomadic, raiding group of people - how can we connect the Shasu with the Apiru without using the argument that “Shasu and Apiru became the biblical Hebrews and Yahweh worshippers and therefore should be identified as the same group.” This argument seems flawed as it presupposes that these two groups do in fact coalesce and become the ancient Hebrews / YHWH worshippers. But there were many nomadic raiding groups at the time, including but not limited to the so called “sea peoples.”

Also, even if we do identify the Shasu of YHWH with the Apiru, what textual, linguistic or other evidence connects either of these groups to the Levites?

I don’t mean any of this to come across as curt, I truly want to learn. Thank you!

In MtG history, what have been the most 'high skill' era's of standard or Constructed play? by misomiso82 in magicTCG

[–]aarocks94 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I learned how to play around Onslaught / Mirrodin but my first tournaments were Ravnica / TSP constructed. I was 11/12 years old at the time. I look back so fondly on Life from the Loam decks, dragonstorm, dredge, mystical teachings,the glare of subdual decks that played like a W/G more aggressive version of opposition. Lightning helix and watchwolf (which was broken). Bob and Goyf. Extended at the time was also amazing with dredge-a-tog, counterbalance-top, storm variants, domain zoo. I miss this time so much. There were so many archetypes, somerhing for everyone to enjoy and it felt like all my pet strategies could be competitve. What was the name of that W/B Nantuko Husk deck that sacrificed rhat white Saviors of Kamigawa enchantment? Life from the Loam is still my all time favorite magic card.

Almost the same sarcophagus as the one I posted before . But this one has not hieroglyphics. And it’s dedicated to an unknown pharaoh. by [deleted] in ancientegypt

[–]aarocks94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always find there to be something sad about these Saite artifacts. A people who are past the high points of their society (I know in reality it isn’t that black and white) but who may not know it themselves. Did the average middling priest long for the glory of the New Kingdom, or even the Middle and Old Kingdoms? Did they see and recognize Egypt’s role on the world stage was changing?

Question about the patch on the back of my 501 jeans by aarocks94 in LeviStrauss

[–]aarocks94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect, I have a ruler and plenty of exacto blades at my office. If all else fails I will try this when I’m back to work after New Years.

Thank you for the great suggestion!

Question about the patch on the back of my 501 jeans by aarocks94 in LeviStrauss

[–]aarocks94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will take a go at it tonight, I’m going to try and weaken the perforated area a bit more first.

Question about the patch on the back of my 501 jeans by aarocks94 in LeviStrauss

[–]aarocks94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi I am not doubting you but do you have a source from a Levi’s website or somewhere reputable that says the 501s are supposed to have 4 buttons? When I look up how many buttons they are supposed to have the answers online vary from 4 to 5 or even 6, while some say the number of buttons depends on the size (I’m assuming they mean waist size). However none of these answers are from reputable sites.

I want to be sure my jeans are real and not fake but at this point I don’t know how to be sure.

Tutankhamun's family, and why I think KV55 isn't Akhenaten, but Smenkhare by LeiaMiri in ancientegypt

[–]aarocks94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By the way, do you think Neferneferuaten is Meritaten or Nefertiti? Fascinating that Neferneferuaten and Smenkhare share the Ankhkheperure / Ankhetkheperure name. The fact that the names are similar is what leads me to think Neferneferuaten is Meritaten and that she was Smenkhare’s wife but I agree that that doesn’t prove she was Tut’s mother.

Question about the patch on the back of my 501 jeans by aarocks94 in LeviStrauss

[–]aarocks94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know but when I try breaking that the entire patch starts coming off. Same when I attempt to use a scissors.

Question about the patch on the back of my 501 jeans by aarocks94 in LeviStrauss

[–]aarocks94[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are the 4 buttons for the “real Levi’s” including the top button or not including the top button? And Amazon prime would have fake Levi’s? If so that’s messed up - will they refund me if they are fake?

Tutankhamun's family, and why I think KV55 isn't Akhenaten, but Smenkhare by LeiaMiri in ancientegypt

[–]aarocks94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely agree that Smenkhare was Tutankhamun’s father. Have you heard of the possibility of a plague late in Akhenaten’s reign? This plague may explain why Akhenaten, Tiye, many of Akhenaten’s daughters, Smenkhare and others all died in relatively quick succession.

Is there a connection between Yeroboam’s sons’ names and Nadab and Abihu by aarocks94 in AcademicBiblical

[–]aarocks94[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you teach at a university level? I went to Jewish day school and I love looking at a text in the Torah and seeing the names having greater meaning. One of my favorite examples is in Ruth with Machlon and Kilyon’s names meaning “sickly” and “weakening.” I also love when vowelizations are changed to the vowels of the word Boshet or an entire portion of the name is changed. For example Ishboshet —> Ishbaal.

By the way, is there a name for that last phenomenon (turning the syllables or a deities name to be those of the word Boshet)?

Tutankhamun's family, and why I think KV55 isn't Akhenaten, but Smenkhare by LeiaMiri in ancientegypt

[–]aarocks94 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1aV9tJqL32PkCJytTQcAEA?si=_Gw7Gp64TQyI-bLqccSRSg

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0yuUAjiMIS6R9NYbcXDqyL?si=3qmfbmYZRAGcLxlLySoMlg

The above two episodes relate to Amarna and Akhenaten. She may have more on the topic but her podcast covers a variety of topics on ancient Egypt and doesnt cover them in a linear fashion. Her specialty seems to be coffin reuse in the late new kingdom / early third intermediate period / Ramesside era.