An ancient Egyptian painters palate

The name is enclosed in a representation of a knotted rope, called a cartouche by the French and in ancient Egypt called a shen.

There are many good books on hieroglyphs, some authors are Bill Manley, Mark Collier (who does one with Bill Manley). Also check out this site,
bibalex.org/learnhieroglyphs/Lesson/Introduction_En.aspx

Thank you!

“You’ve taken your first step into a larger world.” Obi-wan Kenobi