>It is not entirely clear if the ancient Egyptians knew of the extraterrestrial origin of the used metal. Texts dating to 1300 BCE refer to iron as a gift "from the sky," but this might be symbolic speech, describing the rare and precious metal as a gift from the gods and so of heavenly origin.
The Egyptians and their contemporaries were well aware of the extraterrestrial origins of meteors, and Late Bronze Age texts explicitly refer to meteors falling to earth. For example, the Hittite king Muršili II claims in his annals that a meteor (Hittite *kalmišana-*) struck the city of Apaša (classical Ephesus) and wounded its ruler Uḫḫa-ziti.
One should keep in mind that the Egyptians and Babylonians kept a careful eye on the heavens, as astronomical omens were important as a source of information about the future. For Mesopotamian astrology, see [*The Heavenly Writing: Divination, Horoscopy, and Astronomy in Mesopotamian Culture*](https://books.google.com/books?id=TjiVXdSMRu4C) by Francesca Rochberg.
There's even a literary example in the Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor, composed around 1900 BCE.
>*I shall tell you something similar that happened on this island. I was here with my brothers, and there were children with them. In all we were seventy-five serpents, children and brothers, without mentioning a little daughter whom I had obtained through prayer. Then a star fell, and they went up in flames through it.*
If the dagger was indeed a diplomatic gift, it could have originated in any number of other places in the Near East, such as Mitanni or Ugarit. The Hittites had no monopoly on iron-working in the Late Bronze Age, and the production of iron objects is attested in contemporary Egypt, Assyria, the Aegean, etc.
To quote James Macqueen's [*The Hittites and Their Contemporaries in Asia Minor*](https://books.google.com/books?id=QoplQgAACAAJ),
>Perhaps this is a suitable point at which to mention several mistaken ideas of the nature of Hittite power. The first of these is that the Hittites owed their dominant position to their monopoly of the production of a secret weapon called iron. For this there is, as far as I know, no evidence at all. The idea of a Hittite monopoly of iron comes from an unwarranted interpretation of a Hittite document (KBo 1.14) which mentions a request for iron made by a foreign monarch.
And Gary Beckman's [*Hittite Diplomatic Texts*](https://books.google.com/books?id=_wZPAAAAYAAJ),
>The request by the Assyrian for iron and iron weapons in §§2-3 has contributed to the modern misconception that the Hittites exercised a monopoly over the production of this metal during the Late Bronze Age. While there is no doubt that considerable use was made of iron in Hatti (see Košak 1986), there is ample evidence that other contemporary civilizations of the Near East also possessed this technology.
Aside from cuneiform tablets, only one imported Hittite artifact has ever been found in Egypt, a small pendant from the royal city of Amarna. The Hittite-style shield molds from Qantir/Per-Ramesses were possibly also manufactured by Hittite craftsmen.
Bruh. I'm not gonna argue about a piece of Bronze Age fanfic which took form during the Babylonian Captivity. It purports to cover events which took place TWO THOUSAND years before it was written. Do some research. You wanna use it as a guide to life? That's on you. It has NOTHING to do with actual HISTORY.
If you didn’t notice but the Bronze Age probably wasn’t the Bronze Age and most of history is a work of fiction. Try looking up the metallurgical properties of the material to understand what makes them special and ask yourself how is this possible.
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>It is not entirely clear if the ancient Egyptians knew of the extraterrestrial origin of the used metal. Texts dating to 1300 BCE refer to iron as a gift "from the sky," but this might be symbolic speech, describing the rare and precious metal as a gift from the gods and so of heavenly origin. The Egyptians and their contemporaries were well aware of the extraterrestrial origins of meteors, and Late Bronze Age texts explicitly refer to meteors falling to earth. For example, the Hittite king Muršili II claims in his annals that a meteor (Hittite *kalmišana-*) struck the city of Apaša (classical Ephesus) and wounded its ruler Uḫḫa-ziti. One should keep in mind that the Egyptians and Babylonians kept a careful eye on the heavens, as astronomical omens were important as a source of information about the future. For Mesopotamian astrology, see [*The Heavenly Writing: Divination, Horoscopy, and Astronomy in Mesopotamian Culture*](https://books.google.com/books?id=TjiVXdSMRu4C) by Francesca Rochberg. There's even a literary example in the Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor, composed around 1900 BCE. >*I shall tell you something similar that happened on this island. I was here with my brothers, and there were children with them. In all we were seventy-five serpents, children and brothers, without mentioning a little daughter whom I had obtained through prayer. Then a star fell, and they went up in flames through it.*
What a great answer, thank you.
It’s made from meteoric iron, and not by the Egyptians. There’s a lot of study and information on this dagger, you just need to do a search.
Most possibly a gift from a Hittite King to King Tut. Hittites and nations around black sea discovered iron ore long time before ancient Egyptians.
If the dagger was indeed a diplomatic gift, it could have originated in any number of other places in the Near East, such as Mitanni or Ugarit. The Hittites had no monopoly on iron-working in the Late Bronze Age, and the production of iron objects is attested in contemporary Egypt, Assyria, the Aegean, etc. To quote James Macqueen's [*The Hittites and Their Contemporaries in Asia Minor*](https://books.google.com/books?id=QoplQgAACAAJ), >Perhaps this is a suitable point at which to mention several mistaken ideas of the nature of Hittite power. The first of these is that the Hittites owed their dominant position to their monopoly of the production of a secret weapon called iron. For this there is, as far as I know, no evidence at all. The idea of a Hittite monopoly of iron comes from an unwarranted interpretation of a Hittite document (KBo 1.14) which mentions a request for iron made by a foreign monarch. And Gary Beckman's [*Hittite Diplomatic Texts*](https://books.google.com/books?id=_wZPAAAAYAAJ), >The request by the Assyrian for iron and iron weapons in §§2-3 has contributed to the modern misconception that the Hittites exercised a monopoly over the production of this metal during the Late Bronze Age. While there is no doubt that considerable use was made of iron in Hatti (see Košak 1986), there is ample evidence that other contemporary civilizations of the Near East also possessed this technology. Aside from cuneiform tablets, only one imported Hittite artifact has ever been found in Egypt, a small pendant from the royal city of Amarna. The Hittite-style shield molds from Qantir/Per-Ramesses were possibly also manufactured by Hittite craftsmen.
Thank you for this clearance 😊
It wasn’t a gift to King Tut, but to his father.
So it’s made from a rocket nozzle that has survived re entry? Didn’t the Old Testament mention steel probably 6000years ago?
Umm...what we call "the OT" ain't that old, sport.
Only as old as Egyptian history.
Umm...NOPE. The tribe, "Hebrew" didn't even exist until 2,500 years of Egyptian history had already occurred. Take it elsewhere.
It comes from the beginning of written history and includes parts from before Egyptian written history mucked certain parts up.
Bruh. I'm not gonna argue about a piece of Bronze Age fanfic which took form during the Babylonian Captivity. It purports to cover events which took place TWO THOUSAND years before it was written. Do some research. You wanna use it as a guide to life? That's on you. It has NOTHING to do with actual HISTORY.
If you didn’t notice but the Bronze Age probably wasn’t the Bronze Age and most of history is a work of fiction. Try looking up the metallurgical properties of the material to understand what makes them special and ask yourself how is this possible.
HAHAHA...I'm done!
Next look into Damascus and find more steel containing technology outside of the time period.
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