Today I went to the ancient Egyptians museum and read some god’s biograph except for Ra and Hapi. Some of the biographs very really interesting and others were very complicated I decided to search up some history about Ra and Hapi. This what I found out. (It was hard to find facts about gods). Ra was of the first gods to be created. Some belive that Ptah created him but other think he was self-created He lives over 4‚300 years old and created: Bastet‚ Sekmet and Hathor. Ra was the god of the Sun
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on funerary burial chambers. They have always been designed on a particular set of platforms. For example‚ very early burial chambers were designed using mastabas‚ which through diminishing mastabas placed on top of each other‚ resulted in a step pyramid. Therefore‚ I understand the importance of height and its direct correlation to funerary chambers. I am designing the 97 feet structure with colonnades on both the first and second levels. The colonnades are in reference to the ambulatory temples
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This included an alignment with the pyramids in Gaza (Tellinger believes were built by the Annunaki as well)‚ the ruins of what he thinks is Enki’s house and a place called Adam’s calendar‚ which is the site where he believes the Annunaki first created modern man. It is also where Zulu Shaman
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Ancient Egyptian Tattoos Brooke Campbell COM/150 June 27‚ 2010 Bill Wilke Egyptians are highly known for their glorious pyramids‚ powerful pharaohs‚ and endless amounts of gold and jewels. When we think of Egyptians we also think of tombs‚ curses‚ and cats being a source of protection. However‚ it is not known to many that they have not only defined the art‚ but also the meaning behind tattooing. Tattoos are the one thing still captured on the bodies of mummies‚ in which were discovered from
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The layout and architecture of the Temple of Heaven is filled with symbolism. According to symbolic tradition‚ Heaven is round and the earth is square. Therefore‚ all of the buildings in the temple complex are round in shape‚ while their retaining walls and the axis are square. The surrounding walls of the complex also reflect these traditions. The southern side of the wall is square and the northern is round. The emperor would enter the temple complex from the south and this would symbolize his
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For the most part independent Egyptologists claim weathering is largely the result of precipitation. Given that Egypt has remained bone dry for the past 5‚500 years they conclude weathering must have occurred during what is called the African Humid Period. Which occurred some 5‚500 to about 16‚000 years ago when Egypt and all of Northern Africa was a green environment. The problem is there is no evidence of any civilization capable of building anything like the Sphinx at that time. Precipitation
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INTRODUCTION: The Citadel of Buhen was built on the west of the Nile spread over 150 meters. Buhen Fortress had a mixture of interesting features‚ including “moats carved three meters deep into bedrock‚ revetments‚ drawbridges‚ bastions‚ buttresses‚ ramparts‚ battlements‚ embrasures‚ loopholes‚ and catapult stations” (Craig‚ Alan Sherman‚ William R.Will‚ Jeffrey D.‚ 2009‚ Introduction Section‚ p.227‚ para.1). The citadel was built along the Nile‚ and each built was near enough to be seen by a human
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The ancient Egyptian relief that is housed in the Mandel Center is called “Limestone Relief in Three Sections.” It is dated to be from the Ptolemaic Period‚ 332-250 BCE. Three people can be seen depicted on the relief. The bottom half of the head‚ neck‚ chest‚ and arms can be seen on the middle and left person‚ but only a small portion (a shoulder and arm) of the rightmost person can be seen. The person in the center is holding two pots/vases and appears to be showing them to the person on the left
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The Babylon Ishtar Gate There are many wonders of the ancient world that have been found by archeologists. Of these treasures found‚ one of the greatest and most beautiful has been the Ishtar Gate of Babylon. Babylon was the capital of a city in Mesopotamia‚ in the current day Iraq.(Hirst‚Archeology.about.com) Babylon was damaged by weather‚ age and wars (the Iraq and USA war) but still archeologists managed to find the gate. (Hirst‚Archeology.about.com) The Ishtar gate was built in the reign
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primarily‚ The Panagyurishte Gold Treasure is a masterpiece of Thracian workmanship. The treasure weighs a total of 6.164 kg or 13.5 pounds. On December 8‚ 1949‚ Pavel‚ Petkov‚ and Michail Deikov were working on the Merul clay pit in Panagyurishte. While sifting clay at a depth of 2.4 meters‚ they found the nine components of the treasure. The bulk of the treasure contains seven rhytons‚ which are frequently expressed as wine cups utilized by the Thracians. Rhytons’ roles were a little more sophisticated
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