150+ Ancient Egyptian Tattoos Ideas For Females With Meanings (2024)

Egyptian tattoos are as much popular as the history of ancient Egypt. Pyramids, Mummies, Pharaohs and mythical gods are part of the culture of ancient Egypt. Here we have chosen 50 amazing Egyptian tattoos that you can try –

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1. Ankh is also a Hindi word for ‘Eye’. So a cool idea would be to have an Egyptian ankh tattoo along with an eye tattoo.

2. God tattoos can be controversial. So if you opt for an Egyptian god tattoo then make sure you have not offended anyone.

3. I think ancient Egyptian mummy tattoos are the best choice for Egyptian culture lovers. Look at this beautiful Egyptian mummy tattoo on the hand of this guy.

4. You might be suggested by your tattoo artist to use different colored inks in Egyptian tattoos. However, I would strongly suggest having a black ink Egyptian tattoo like this.

5. Egyptian Ankh symbolizes life and it is in the form of a cross. While many like to have a simple Egyptian ankh tattoo you can have a modified version like this.

6. I don’t think it’s a cool idea to have an ancient Egyptian tattoo on the full-back but still many people love to have them. Here is a full back ancient Egyptian tattoo that features the Egyptian gods.

7. Anubis is the Egyptian god of the afterlife. It is a well-known fact that Egyptians were fascinated by the afterlife. If you too believe in life after death then an Egyptian Anubis god will perfectly symbolize this.

8. To be honest, Egyptian half sleeve or full sleeve tattoos can be a real mess. If you want to have a clean Egyptian arm tattoo then go for wings as shown in this picture.

9. A simple yet intriguing Egyptian tattoo idea would be to try Egyptian armband or anklet tattoos where you show Egyptian kings.

10. Egyptian art has been a center of attraction and global debate for centuries. The mystery of pyramids is yet to be solved. How about you try an Egyptian art tattoo that shows the mystical pyramids?

11. This is probably the best Egyptian tattoo that I have ever come across. It features Egyptian gods Horus and Anubis along with the sacred symbol of Ankh. One of my clients tried this tattoo on the face.

12. Do you know that cat held an important place in Egyptian culture? In fact, people mourned for days over the death of a pet cat. Here is a beautiful Egyptian style cat tattoo for cat lovers.

13. If you want to glorify your pet cat then try having its portrait tattoo in egyptian queen costume. Here is a cat tattoo for inspiration.

14. Influential people of ancient egypt used to wear scarab which they considered as source of magical powers. You can try an egyptian scarab tattoo on chest.

15. Egyptian cross or better known as Crux Ansata aka Ankh is considered very sacred and lucky. A cool idea would be to try the Egyptian cross tattoo on the wrist or fingers.

16. Egyptian God Horus was cited as the god of the sky by ancient Egyptians. His symbol was that of an eye. The eye of Horus represented magical powers and blessings from deities. Here is an Egyptian eye tattoo that will look meaningful to people who believe in ancient mythology.

17. If you opt for the Egyptian eye of Horus tattoo then do not use any other color with it as not only it ruins the tattoo but also makes it meaningless.

18. There are many styles of Horus tattoos but if you want to try something unique then I would suggest you show Falcons along with scarab and eye of Horus.

19. Egyptians were ridiculously rich. They owned more than half of the earth’s gold at that time. It would only be meaningful to show Egyptian gods in gold color.

20. There are many images of egyptian cave and pyramid paintings available online. You can base your egyptian tattoo on those paintings.

21. Egyptian Goddess Isis was the mother of Horus. She was considered as the goddess of poor people and mother of nature and magic. A cool idea for Egyptian tattoos for females would be to try isis tattoo on full back.

22. There are many Egyptian goddesses that could be the inspiration for your next tattoo. My favorite would be Maat (goddess of law and justice), Input, Anuket (Goddess of river Nile), Bast (Goddess of cats) and Hathor (Goddess of Love).

23. Egyptian God Anubis was also cited as a protector of law and justice. It would be a cool idea to show him the balancing scale. It can also be a cool son and father tattoo idea.

24. Egyptian Goddess isis was often shown with outstretched wings so you should also do the same.

25. The Egyptian pharaohs often used to glorify themselves. You can have a tattoo of Egyptian tombs that had been molded according to the face of pharaohs.

26. Egyptian pharaohs used to have a long beard on their chin so make sure you show that In your Egyptian pharaoh tattoos.

27. The pyramids are not only important to Egyptian culture but are also an inseparable part of the world’s history. I would suggest you try elaborated pyramid tattoos.

28. Another cool idea would be to try egyptian tribal tattoos of queens. Here is an egyptian queen tattoo that shows the re-imagination of egyptian queens.

29. Cleopatra is surely the most popular Egyptian queen of all time but the land of ancient Egypt was ruled by many powerful females. You can try tattoos of those queens.

30. Scarabs were considered lucky so it would be better to try them on chest instead of back.

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31. If you are interested in sleeve tattoo of egyptian culture then I would suggest you to try an egyptian pharaoh tattoo along with Egyptian symbols. There are many feminine symbols for tattoos as well.

32. Sphinx is a mythical creature in Egyptian culture. The great sphinx of Giza Is part of world heritage. You can try an Egyptian sphinx tattoo along with Egyptian quote.

33. Like all ancient cultures, sun played a vital role in egyptian culture as well. You can opt for a sun tattoo along with egyptian symbols.

34. There are many Egyptian symbols that can be tried as tattoos but the most popular is the ankh. You can try small size Egyptian symbol tattoos o body parts like fingers or behind the ear.

35. Here is a mix up of two different Egyptian tattoos. It features two Egyptian goddess –Isis and Bast. Isis is shown by outstretched wings and Bast is shown as the cat.

36. Bastet or the goddess of cats was known as the protector of pregnant women in ancient Egypt. You can try this tattoo if your s.o. is expecting.

37. Anubis can be ideal choice for half sleeve tattoos as you can add spooky things to the tattoo design.

38. A unique idea would be to try egyptian tribal tattoos. Turtle are not so significant part of egyptian culture.

39. Horus was the king of gods. In modern culture people often show him as a rival of another egyptian god Anubis.

40. Nefertiti was another popular queen of ancient egypt and here is an amazing egyptian tattoo design of Nefertiti.

41. Girls can try tattoos of ancient egyptian goddesses or egyptian queens. If you do not want such tattoos on thigh then try such tattoos on fingers or wrist.

42. Men can try tattoos of ancient egyptian gods or egyptian pharaohs.

43. According to Egyptian tattoos history people of ancient egypt used to have tattoos of their cats.

44. Even though it’s not a meaningful idea to have the eye of Horus tattoo on both hands but it will look cool if you have such matching tattoo with your sibling.