One Piece | Imu Is Queen Lili of Alabasta?

 

Im(u) is Lili

Alabasta Kingdom is highly inspired on ancient Egypt. Besides the obvious physical resemblance (clothes, buildings), there is more to it.

1: Alabasters are Egyptian rocks. In Egypt, craftsmen used alabaster for canopic jars and various other sacred and sepulchral objects.

2: We saw the first Poneglyph in Alabasta and Poneglyphs are hieroglyphs (Egyptian language). Are Poneglyphs written on alabasters? Did the Alabasta kingdom provide the stones for the Poneglyphs?

3: Nefertari is the family that reigns over Alabasta. Nefertari is in fact also a Queen that exists in ancient Egypt, not only in One Piece.

“Nefertari, also known as Nefertari Meritmut, was an Egyptian queen and the first of the Great Royal Wives (or principal wives) of Ramesses the Great. She is one of the best known Egyptian queens, among such women as Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and Hatshepsut, and one of the most prominent not known or thought to have reigned in her own right.”

4: Im has in fact the same name as Imn (Amun) or Imnt (Amunet) = Amu = Imu = Im. It can either be Amunet (female) or Amun (male). Imnt is a primordial goddess/god in ancient Egypt. Imnt means “the hidden one” in hieroglyphics. Keeping only “Im” and not Imn or Imnt is a genius move from Oda because this also hides the gender, in addition to the name.

In Assassin’s creed origins, Aya, changes her name to Amunet as a way of renouncing her former identity.

I have renounced Aya. I have killed Aya. I am now the Hidden One known as Amunet.

I have renounced Lili. I have killed Lili. I am now the Hidden One known as Imu.

5: The blue lotus is a water lily (Nefertari Lili) that was present in ancient Egypt and that was a sign of immortality. Is Nefertari Lili (Imu) immortal because of the immortality surgery (Ope Ope no Mi)?

6: We have a scene of Imu and behind her, the sword of Lili (the one that was not put next to the empty throne). 19 swords were put around the empty throne so nobody sits on it. Lili’s sword wasn’t since she didn’t want to leave the throne empty. Interestingly, we can see a sword behind Im, which could be Lili’s sword. Moreover, if you look at the left and right bottom corners, there are lilies.