Mummy shroud

Mummy shroud



The jackal-headed Anubis, acting as a mortuary priest, holds the mummy (identified with Osiris) in front of the steep pyramid of the tomb. Behind him are two mourning women on their knees, Isis and Nephthys. In front of and behind the scene is a row of deities facing left. Deities with the heads of a baboon, a jackal, or a lioness alternate with human-headed ones. Many carry emblems on their heads such as a solar disk, a scarab, or an udjat-eye. At the far right is Nephthys in a mourning posture; she was probably once complemented by a mourning Isis on the far left who is now lost. Possibly, on the left some of the deities from the row are also lost.

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Human Sacrifice at Abydos in First Dynasty Egypt

Human Sacrifice at Abydos in First Dynasty Egypt

Roselyn Campbell

http://www.academia.edu/5261876/Human_Sacrifice_at_Abydos_in_First_Dynasty_Egypt

Royal Head with Ureaus

San Diego Museum of Man - Royal Head with Ureaus, from Amarna

The Narmer palette

The Narmer palette

http://www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/The-Narmer-Palette_1.pdf

One Palette, Two Lands: The Myth of the Unification of Egypt by the Narmer Palette

One Palette, Two Lands: The Myth of the Unification of Egypt by the Narmer Palette

Scott Allan

http://www.academia.edu/10220097/One_Palette_Two_Lands_The_Myth_of_the_Unification_of_Egypt_by_the_Narmer_Palette

Pottery sherd that has the serekh and name of the pharaoh Narmer

Pottery sherd that has the serekh and name of the pharaoh Narmer inscribed upon it. Dynasty 0 or Dynasty 1, circa 3100 B.C. Now residing in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Miniature coffin for the mummy of a sacred ibis

Miniature coffin for the mummy of a sacred ibis. painting of the god Horus in his falcon form. During the Ptolemaic and Roman periods the Egyptians moved towards worshipping their deities in animal form as a way of self-determination. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: Late period, 30th dynasty, 380 - 343 BC. Place of Origin: Tuna el-Gebel. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Turin. Location: 83