Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of ...

This tattoo design blends sacred or personal numerological numbers and patterns. It symbolises numerical significance in Egyptian culture, enhancing the power and meaning of the Eye of Horus.

Some people believe the blue lotus flower has health benefits, including for anxiety and sleep. However, it has psychoactive properties, and research on its safety and efficacy is needed.

The newly reported tattoos are the first on a mummy from dynastic Egypt to show actual objects, among them lotus blossoms on the mummy’s hips, cows on her arm and baboons on her neck.