Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum are believed by some archeologists to be the first same-sex couple in recorded history. The photo shows a detail from their tomb dating to around 2350 BC.
July 19, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum are believed by some archeologists to be the first same-sex couple in recorded history. The photo shows a detail from their tomb dating to around 2350 BC.
WHAT’S THE STORY HERE? This relief is from the Egyptian tomb of Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep who shared the prestigious position of royal manicurists to the king. The two men are in a pose typically reserved for married couples, making their bond one of history's most intriguing relationships.
#gaypride
#gaypride
June 11, 2026 at 12:20 AM
WHAT’S THE STORY HERE? This relief is from the Egyptian tomb of Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep who shared the prestigious position of royal manicurists to the king. The two men are in a pose typically reserved for married couples, making their bond one of history's most intriguing relationships.
#gaypride
#gaypride
“…Impossible to confirm…”
“Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum were manicurists…”
Oh, PLEASE…
“Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum were manicurists…”
Oh, PLEASE…
June 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“…Impossible to confirm…”
“Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum were manicurists…”
Oh, PLEASE…
“Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum were manicurists…”
Oh, PLEASE…
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum were manicurists of king Nyuserre Ini, and in their tomb they are depicted embraced nose to nose. They were buried with their wives, so the most accepted theory is that they were brothers.
But they are portayed in poses only reserved to married couples, so...
But they are portayed in poses only reserved to married couples, so...
June 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum were manicurists of king Nyuserre Ini, and in their tomb they are depicted embraced nose to nose. They were buried with their wives, so the most accepted theory is that they were brothers.
But they are portayed in poses only reserved to married couples, so...
But they are portayed in poses only reserved to married couples, so...
Happy Pride Month! The modern conception of gender and sexuality is quite recent, but we must not deny that academics have always placed their heterosexual vision on the past, and have tried to deny possible evidence of non-heteronormative people when evidence has been found. Some examples 🧵🔽:
June 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Happy Pride Month! The modern conception of gender and sexuality is quite recent, but we must not deny that academics have always placed their heterosexual vision on the past, and have tried to deny possible evidence of non-heteronormative people when evidence has been found. Some examples 🧵🔽:
Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep Wonderful reconstruction from the graves of earliest gay lovers of whom we have record, buff.ly/a3rKJm6
September 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep Wonderful reconstruction from the graves of earliest gay lovers of whom we have record, buff.ly/a3rKJm6
We have always been here.
30 days of LGBT+ representation.
Day 1
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum - Egypt 25th c. BCE.
30 days of LGBT+ representation.
Day 1
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum - Egypt 25th c. BCE.
June 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We have always been here.
30 days of LGBT+ representation.
Day 1
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum - Egypt 25th c. BCE.
30 days of LGBT+ representation.
Day 1
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum - Egypt 25th c. BCE.
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June 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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A fandom Khnumhotep x Niankhkhnum não morreu
i thought ancient egyptian in ao3’s language menu would be an empty tag but there is an actual fic written in 𓂋𓏺𓈖 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖
December 6, 2024 at 7:12 PM
A fandom Khnumhotep x Niankhkhnum não morreu
#TodayInQueerHistory
May 5 (1964)
Archaeologist Ahmed Moussa finds the burial chamber of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum, who lived around 2400BCE.
Their tombs says they were royal confidants, and Overseers of the Pharaoh's Manicurists.
They are possibly the 1st same sex couple in recorded history. 💅
May 5 (1964)
Archaeologist Ahmed Moussa finds the burial chamber of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum, who lived around 2400BCE.
Their tombs says they were royal confidants, and Overseers of the Pharaoh's Manicurists.
They are possibly the 1st same sex couple in recorded history. 💅
May 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
#TodayInQueerHistory
May 5 (1964)
Archaeologist Ahmed Moussa finds the burial chamber of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum, who lived around 2400BCE.
Their tombs says they were royal confidants, and Overseers of the Pharaoh's Manicurists.
They are possibly the 1st same sex couple in recorded history. 💅
May 5 (1964)
Archaeologist Ahmed Moussa finds the burial chamber of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum, who lived around 2400BCE.
Their tombs says they were royal confidants, and Overseers of the Pharaoh's Manicurists.
They are possibly the 1st same sex couple in recorded history. 💅
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum were ancient royal servants who shared the title “Overseer of the Manicurists in the Palace of King Niuserre.” The two men are depicted on their joint tomb in one of the most intimate poses allowed by Egyptian artistic conventions: face to face, with their noses touching.
September 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum were ancient royal servants who shared the title “Overseer of the Manicurists in the Palace of King Niuserre.” The two men are depicted on their joint tomb in one of the most intimate poses allowed by Egyptian artistic conventions: face to face, with their noses touching.
The Tomb of Niankhknum and Khnumhotep.
2,640 years before Christ.
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum are believed by scholars to be the first recorded same-sex couple in ancient history.
Africa.
Egypt.
Saqqara.
October.
2024
#blacksky #lgbtqi+ #history #Africa #photography #travel #kingmustafaobafemi
2,640 years before Christ.
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum are believed by scholars to be the first recorded same-sex couple in ancient history.
Africa.
Egypt.
Saqqara.
October.
2024
#blacksky #lgbtqi+ #history #Africa #photography #travel #kingmustafaobafemi
November 20, 2024 at 1:55 PM
The Tomb of Niankhknum and Khnumhotep.
2,640 years before Christ.
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum are believed by scholars to be the first recorded same-sex couple in ancient history.
Africa.
Egypt.
Saqqara.
October.
2024
#blacksky #lgbtqi+ #history #Africa #photography #travel #kingmustafaobafemi
2,640 years before Christ.
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum are believed by scholars to be the first recorded same-sex couple in ancient history.
Africa.
Egypt.
Saqqara.
October.
2024
#blacksky #lgbtqi+ #history #Africa #photography #travel #kingmustafaobafemi
Oldest potential queer burials
is tomb of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum in Saqqara,Egypt. Dating 4,400 years to 5th Dynasty,a joint tomb with art showing them touching noses,a pose traditionally reserved for married men and women in ancient Egyptian art. #InternationalLGBTQPrideDay
is tomb of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum in Saqqara,Egypt. Dating 4,400 years to 5th Dynasty,a joint tomb with art showing them touching noses,a pose traditionally reserved for married men and women in ancient Egyptian art. #InternationalLGBTQPrideDay
June 28, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Oldest potential queer burials
is tomb of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum in Saqqara,Egypt. Dating 4,400 years to 5th Dynasty,a joint tomb with art showing them touching noses,a pose traditionally reserved for married men and women in ancient Egyptian art. #InternationalLGBTQPrideDay
is tomb of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum in Saqqara,Egypt. Dating 4,400 years to 5th Dynasty,a joint tomb with art showing them touching noses,a pose traditionally reserved for married men and women in ancient Egyptian art. #InternationalLGBTQPrideDay
Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep
Wonderful reconstruction from the graves of earliest gay lovers of whom we have record, buff.ly/Sz9WPmX
Order your custom oil painting today -- email troy@troycap.com.
Wonderful reconstruction from the graves of earliest gay lovers of whom we have record, buff.ly/Sz9WPmX
Order your custom oil painting today -- email troy@troycap.com.
August 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep
Wonderful reconstruction from the graves of earliest gay lovers of whom we have record, buff.ly/Sz9WPmX
Order your custom oil painting today -- email troy@troycap.com.
Wonderful reconstruction from the graves of earliest gay lovers of whom we have record, buff.ly/Sz9WPmX
Order your custom oil painting today -- email troy@troycap.com.
Love is older than the great pyramids of Giza and both still stand tall and prideful!🏳️🌈☀️
#History #LGBT #AncientEgypt #Pride
#History #LGBT #AncientEgypt #Pride
June 29, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Love is older than the great pyramids of Giza and both still stand tall and prideful!🏳️🌈☀️
#History #LGBT #AncientEgypt #Pride
#History #LGBT #AncientEgypt #Pride
Looking to ancient history for #LGBT+HistoryMonth & #ValentinesDay, Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum may be the first same-sex couple ever recorded. Manicurists in Ancient Egypt, they were entombed together with representations of their mutual love. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khnumho...
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 14, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Looking to ancient history for #LGBT+HistoryMonth & #ValentinesDay, Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum may be the first same-sex couple ever recorded. Manicurists in Ancient Egypt, they were entombed together with representations of their mutual love. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khnumho...
Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep
Thanks to my friend in Springfield, Illinois for purchasing this provocative T-shirt featuring Ancient Egyptian Gay art: buff.ly/5LPmUFa
Order your custom oil painting today -- email troy@troycap.com.
Thanks to my friend in Springfield, Illinois for purchasing this provocative T-shirt featuring Ancient Egyptian Gay art: buff.ly/5LPmUFa
Order your custom oil painting today -- email troy@troycap.com.
May 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep
Thanks to my friend in Springfield, Illinois for purchasing this provocative T-shirt featuring Ancient Egyptian Gay art: buff.ly/5LPmUFa
Order your custom oil painting today -- email troy@troycap.com.
Thanks to my friend in Springfield, Illinois for purchasing this provocative T-shirt featuring Ancient Egyptian Gay art: buff.ly/5LPmUFa
Order your custom oil painting today -- email troy@troycap.com.
Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep
Thanks to my friend in Richmond, Virginia for purchasing this stunning Ancient Egyptian art print mounted on wood: buff.ly/UiGGDu1
If you are interested in an oil painting of this art print, please send me an email at troy@troycap.com.
Thanks to my friend in Richmond, Virginia for purchasing this stunning Ancient Egyptian art print mounted on wood: buff.ly/UiGGDu1
If you are interested in an oil painting of this art print, please send me an email at troy@troycap.com.
September 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep
Thanks to my friend in Richmond, Virginia for purchasing this stunning Ancient Egyptian art print mounted on wood: buff.ly/UiGGDu1
If you are interested in an oil painting of this art print, please send me an email at troy@troycap.com.
Thanks to my friend in Richmond, Virginia for purchasing this stunning Ancient Egyptian art print mounted on wood: buff.ly/UiGGDu1
If you are interested in an oil painting of this art print, please send me an email at troy@troycap.com.
We have always been here.
Egypt records what is probably the oldest record of a gay couple, who apparently lived openly in 2400 B.C.
Gay people have always existed & will always exist. We're a natural part of human diversity, and we deserve to be loved & accepted like everyone else. #Pride
Egypt records what is probably the oldest record of a gay couple, who apparently lived openly in 2400 B.C.
Gay people have always existed & will always exist. We're a natural part of human diversity, and we deserve to be loved & accepted like everyone else. #Pride
June 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
We have always been here.
Egypt records what is probably the oldest record of a gay couple, who apparently lived openly in 2400 B.C.
Gay people have always existed & will always exist. We're a natural part of human diversity, and we deserve to be loved & accepted like everyone else. #Pride
Egypt records what is probably the oldest record of a gay couple, who apparently lived openly in 2400 B.C.
Gay people have always existed & will always exist. We're a natural part of human diversity, and we deserve to be loved & accepted like everyone else. #Pride
Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep
Wonderful reconstruction from the graves of earliest gay lovers of whom we have record, buff.ly/unGTT9k
If you are interested in commissioning an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at troy@troycap.com.
Wonderful reconstruction from the graves of earliest gay lovers of whom we have record, buff.ly/unGTT9k
If you are interested in commissioning an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at troy@troycap.com.
December 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep
Wonderful reconstruction from the graves of earliest gay lovers of whom we have record, buff.ly/unGTT9k
If you are interested in commissioning an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at troy@troycap.com.
Wonderful reconstruction from the graves of earliest gay lovers of whom we have record, buff.ly/unGTT9k
If you are interested in commissioning an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at troy@troycap.com.
“Incognito Graves” 1/2
A sketch comic about processing queer trauma that I doodled & wrote in one sitting in 2022
A sketch comic about processing queer trauma that I doodled & wrote in one sitting in 2022
January 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Incognito Graves” 1/2
A sketch comic about processing queer trauma that I doodled & wrote in one sitting in 2022
A sketch comic about processing queer trauma that I doodled & wrote in one sitting in 2022
literally, the first documented gay couple were in...
...ancient Egypt.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khnumho...
...ancient Egypt.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khnumho...
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 5, 2024 at 5:13 PM
literally, the first documented gay couple were in...
...ancient Egypt.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khnumho...
...ancient Egypt.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khnumho...
Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep
Wonderful reconstruction from the graves of earliest gay lovers of whom we have record, buff.ly/DUmEqbP
f you are interested in commissioning an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at troy@troycap.com.
Wonderful reconstruction from the graves of earliest gay lovers of whom we have record, buff.ly/DUmEqbP
f you are interested in commissioning an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at troy@troycap.com.
April 30, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep
Wonderful reconstruction from the graves of earliest gay lovers of whom we have record, buff.ly/DUmEqbP
f you are interested in commissioning an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at troy@troycap.com.
Wonderful reconstruction from the graves of earliest gay lovers of whom we have record, buff.ly/DUmEqbP
f you are interested in commissioning an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at troy@troycap.com.