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Some ancient Egyptian icons [1]

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Date: 2023-02-25  

A unified Egyptian civilization began to emerge along the Nile River about 2900 BCE and construction of the great pyramids at Giza began about 2600 BCE. Much of the focus of Egyptian religion, particularly that part of the religion which was symbolized with the pyramids, was on the treatment of the dead and their afterlife. The theology of the dead emphasized the actual, physical resurrection of the dead. Anne Bromberg and Karl Kilinski, in their book Gods, Men and Heroes: Ancient Art at the Dallas Museum of Art, write:

“In the Egyptian cult of the dead, the survival of the dead person’s body was critically important. Not only was the body embalmed, but it was placed in one or more ornamented coffins and surrounded by an elaborate array of grave goods and tomb art, all of which served magical purposes believed essential for the afterlife.”

Shown above is an Egyptian sarcophagus lid.

Shown above is a detail of the writing on the sarcophagus lid.

Shown above is the god Arensnuphis. This sandstone statue once stood guard at the entrance to the Nubian temple dedicated to Isis, the goddess of motherhood and magic.

According to the display:

“Nubia (now modern Sudan) was situated along the Nile to the south of Egypt. There were close links between Nubia and Egypt. The two civilisations shared cultural traditions—they worshipped the same gods and preserved the bodies of their dead kings in pyramids.”

Shown above is the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet.

According to the display:

“Sekhmet could be destructive but she also protected the sun god and the king from their enemies. This statue is one of over 700 commissioned by King Amenhotep III (1390-1352 BC), one for ever day and night in the year, perhaps to pacify the goddess after the king fell ill or to celebrate the king’s jubilee.”

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