Hi,
Actually,
Hyksos scarabs are problematic in that the invaders often used
Egyptian elements for purely decorative purposes. They used hieroglyphics at random, so many of them cannot be translated because the carvers
had no idea what they were
writing or inscribing. There are ancient legends that often included triads. When Ra was bitten by a
snake,
Isis and Nephthys nursed him back to
health. When Set plucked out the eye of Horus,
Isis and Nephthys
restored his sight. The figures do look like a woman flanked by two
men, perhaps there is a story of these three that did not survive
antiquity. This is
part of the mystery and romance of
scarabs - and it can be frustrating.
Russ