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Ptahemhat depicted himself also in his tomb (TT. 77) while he displaying royal gifts to temple. The king seated upon a throne in kiosk with captives with name rings (blank) on base. Another scene for Tuthmosis IV and Ptahemhat with military escort before. There are also scenes from the time of king Amenhotep III, one found in (TT. 226) of Heqareshu, at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. On the western wall of the tomb's hall, there is a scene for the king with queen Mutemwia inside kiosk with foreigners…

The Famous Egyptian Pharaohs I am writing about King Ramses II. He was born in 1303 B.C. and died in 1213 B.C. His reign was for 66 years. His dad was Set I and his mother was Queen Taya. King Ramses spouse was named Nefetari. He had six children. Their names are Amun-her-Khepsef, Prince Ramses, Pareherwenemef, Khaemweset, Bintanath and Meryre. King Ramses II impact on the religion is after reining for 30 years Ramses celebrated the Sed Festival which makes him a god. Also it helped…

SILVERMAN, DAVID P. “THE TREASURES OF TUTANKHAMUN.” Archaeology, vol. 29, no. 4, 1976, pp. 232–241. www.jstor.org/stable/41706084. The Treasures of Tutankhamun discusses how this young king was able to reestablish order in the Egyptian civilization, and what artifacts lay beneath his tomb. I plan on using this source for background information on King Tut before his death and to discuss the key relic discover in his tomb. “Work at the Tomb of Tutankhamun.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art…

A masterpiece of Middle Kingdom royal sculpture named King Senwosret III is on view in Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor at the Brooklyn Museum. King Senworset III was a great pharaoh and is considered to be perhaps the most powerful Egyptian ruler. He ruled from approximately 1836-1818 B.C.E during a time of great power and prosperity and was the fifth monarch of the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom. Senusret was this king's birth name, which means, "Man of Goddess…

During the early years of civilization, women have been portrayed in many different ways from the statues in the Paleolithic period to the Goddess in Mesopotamian, plus the Queens of ancient Egypt. One thing all these cultures have in common is woman was always being a sign of fertility which makes sense being that they have the ability to carry children. Even though there has been a few women represented in these times for the most part it was a man 's world. Females did not have the same…

As you can see in the first Egyptian painting named the Cartouche of Tutankhamun it 's more than just a name its a representation of a person the Egyptian civilization loved and cherished. I the relief of the Assyrian Battle Scene shows a strong soldier and although people may not know his name they know what he did. Although his name wasn 't presented his story tells you everything.Cartouche of Tutankhamun seems to be painted with watercolors on a temple wall. In the Assyrian Battle Scene is a…

Everyday we pass by a work of art and don't even acknowledge its existence. Art is everywhere we go, for example, a statue in a park is a work of art, it’s not only there for decorations. It has a purpose for being at that particular location, with hope that someone may notice it. Having the opportunity to learn about previous artworks, one of them really stood out to me from ancient Egypt. When an individual hears Egyptian art they mostly think about mummies, pyramids, or Pharaohs. But I came…

Introduction People throughout the world know that Egypt is an ancient land, but many do not know that it has multiple dynasties existing in different eras or periods. The New Kingdom era, for example, emerged in 1539 B.C. and lasted until 1069 B.C. with three different dynasties of kings appearing (Wilkinson 2010: xxi). In the 470 years that the New Kingdom period of Egypt lasted, a highly stratified social organization of kingship existed alongside the powerful culture found within the state.…

This week we learned about the chapter, Egypt Under the Pharaohs in the Old, Middle, and New Kingdom. I will be cornering in on the art of the Palate of King Narmer, the Fragmentary head of Senuret III, and Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters. I will also be discussing “Egypt’s Golden Empire: The Warrior Pharaohs”. In the Old Kingdom, the front and back carvings on the Palette of King Narmer were of big focus. Dated circa 3000-2920 BCE, from Hierakonpolis, Egypt, in the Predynastic era,…

There are ruined citadels and imposing public squares that reveal three stages of development in which evolved temples, plazas, altars, and ball courts. Art and hieroglyphs adorn the ruins. Archaeologists discovered a monumental stairway in the plaza that depicts the history of Copan with more than 1800 individual glyphs. The Mayan elite had a practice of burying their ancestor’s in front of their dwellings, they considered this a place of honor. This is important to archaeologists as it enables…