In the burial chamber, each side of the wall is painted different rituals and ceremonies the King will encounter. Some of these rituals include: mourners burying their King, Opening of the mouth ceremony, the 12 hours Tutankhamun must pass to get into the afterlife and the Gods of Anubis and Isis welcoming the King. ...
King Tutankhamen became the pharaoh of Egypt at the extremely young age of 9, after his father, Akhenaten, died. After becoming pharaoh, King Tut quickly rejected his father's evil beliefs and ways of running the government, and the young boy had a lot going for him. He should have been king for m...
WOMEN IN ANCIENT EGYPT Women in the ancient times of Egypt have been depicted in various ways according to different historical perspectives. Their role in marriage life has been discussed in different records thus leading to some different conclusions. It was thought that women had an equal posi...
Comparison of Two Paintings: Palette of Narmer and Battle of Issus Egyptian and Roman art has always been an influence on later classical art forms. The Palette of King Narmer and the Battle of Issus are two extraordinary art pieces that illustrate this influence. The Palette of King Narmer comes...
There were the papyri relating to the mythology, or the ritual to the funeral ceremonies, hymns to the gods, historical documents of all kinds, lists of monarchs, poems, extensive literature and correspondence of scribes, treaties on ethics, works of fiction, sales, marriage contracts, and accounts. ...
Throughout the history of time art and architecture has become an inspiring and chronological interpretation of the vast skill and proficiency that is required to represent and embody period of time. While each culture has progressed in their interpretations of their era, some civilizations tend to ...
Ancient Egypt Besides Mesopotamia, a second civilization grew up in northeastern Africa, along the Nile River. Egyptian civilization, formed by 3000 B.C., benefited from trade and technological influence from Mesopotamia, but it produced a quite different society and culture. Because its values and ...
