ANCIENT EGYPT Clark Stevens EGYPTIAN GODS Horus Amon-Re Aton Osiris Shown above are the four major Egyptian gods. (L-R) Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris. He was king of the gods and stood for light and heaven. Amon-Re was the sun god. He was a combination of the god Thebes and Ra (noon-day sun). He was symbolized by a figure wearing an obelisk which represents the sun’s rays. Aton was also a sun god‚ and was represented by a disk with protruding rays to symbolize the sun.
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On November 26‚ 1922‚ Howard Carter poked a hole in a sealed door and became the first person to enter the tomb of King Tut in 3‚000 years. Tut’s tomb was special because it was the most complete tomb ever found. Grave robbers had disturbed other tombs scientists had discovered‚ but King Tut’s looked the way it did thousands of years ago‚ when it was sealed. 2The keeper of the archive of Carter’s excavation explained why finding the entire‚ untouched tomb was important. He said‚ “We can study how
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King Tut The Boy Pharaoh Tutankhamun‚ or better known as King Tut‚ is an 18th dynasty pharaoh who inherited the throne at a young age. His reign was short-lived and upon his death he quickly faded into the sands of Egypt. Once forgotten‚ King Tut now remains one of Egypt’s grandest icons. His original name‚ Tutankhaten‚ means "Living Image of Aten"‚ while Tutankhamun means "Living Image of Amun". The 1922 discovery by Howard Carter and George Herbert‚ of Tutankhamun’s nearly intact tomb received
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“The Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt (304 – 30 B.C.)” A large cultural shift in ancient Egyptian history began to emerge‚ once Hellenistic leaders took over. Egypt became a product of the exchange between the two elaborate cultures. Alexander the Great conquered Egypt‚ from Persian leadership in 332 B.C. After his death in 304 B.C.‚ his leadership was passed on to Ptolemy I — who was one of his generals. In becoming a new leader of this complex society‚ (which also underwent several territorial battles
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Part III: Interpretation “Nebamun hunting in the Marshes with his wife and daughter” is an ancient Egypt wall painting that commissioned by Nebamun. The scene in the artwork is depicting his afterlife painting on his tomb. It is because he thought that people would remember him by seeing this painting. Besides‚ he wanted to show the different of status. According to the social pyramid of 18th Dynasty Egyptian‚ Nebamun is a scribe and grain accontant as well as nobleman that are in the middle class
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As I was reading through the chapters of my art book‚ there were two pieces of art that caught my eye: the statue of "Nefertiti" and the statue "Aphrodite of Melos." After researching both artworks‚ I realized that these statues are similar and different in many aspects. Nefertiti is regarded as one of the most influential women of her time. Her and her husband Ahmenhotep IV‚ ruled between 1352-1348 BCE‚ during the New Kingdom. After there rule of Akhetaten (Ancient Egypt)
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Essay Loralye Reed Alicia Plant HUM 111 1/29/13 Tutankhamun (Tutankhamen) was born in Egypt in 1341 B.C. In 1323 B.C. Tutankhamun died of an unknown death; he was only 17 or 18 years old. Before he died he got to live a short time as a ruler. After his body was exhumed‚ there have been signs that Tutankhamus could have been murdered‚ or died from an infection from an injury. “Historians generally agree that he was the twelfth ruler of the 18th Egyptian Dynasty‚ who assumed the throne
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Movie Review on "The Egyptian" The movie "The Egyptian" (1954) depicts many Egyptian values throughout the feature. Although the movie is strongly based on myth‚ there is a little historical accuracy to the plot. The movie follows the actions of the main character‚ Sinuhe‚ who is physician and companion to the pharaoh‚ Horemheb. Sinuhe longs to be with Nefer‚ an upper class noble who takes everything that he offers her‚ only to leave him with nothing to his name. After fleeing Egypt and
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Compare the statue of Haremhab with the statue of Queen Hatshepsut These two statues are famous to the Egyptian art era. They represent the woman’s position and the man’s position at that day and age. Traditionally‚ the rulers of Egypt were male. So‚ when Hatshepsut‚ Dynasty 18‚ ca. 1473-1458 B.C.‚ assumed the titles and functions of king she was portrayed in royal male costumes. Such representations were more for a political statement‚ rather than a reflection of the way she actually looked
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Egyptian ancient civilization was born along the Nile River and lived for more than 3‚000 years. Not only famous for the pyramids at Giza staying there with dignity reminding the wonderful past‚ Egypt is also famous for its pharaohs. Nefertiti and Cleopatra important figures of Egypt‚ famous for their beauties and deeds appear remarkable in many parts of the great ancient history. Staying in front of each other these queens have so many differences but so many things in common too. Each lady has
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