Dynasties of ancient Egypt

KING TUTANKHAMUN King Tutankhamun was born in 1341 BCE, in Circa and died in 1359 BCE. His tomb is in the Valley of Kings. He was part of ancient Egypt’s 18th dynasty. His name at birth was Tutankhaten (living image of Aten) and he changed it to Tutankhamun (living image of Amun) after becoming king. He is also known as “the Boy King” of ancient Egypt and King Tut. Experts believe he died because of a diseases like malaria and a gangrene infection from an injured leg. He died at the age of 19…

In the book Living with Art by Mark Getlein, part five; Arts in Time, chapter fourteen; Ancient Mediterranean Worlds, discusses art in the different ancient cultures around the Mediterranean. Egypt had a brief section in the chapter. Analysis of the Seated Scribe (page 330), gives us a better understanding of the everyday people in Ancient Egypt and the importance of the preservation of history. The statue was found the Necropolis at Saqqara, by the Djoser step pyramid, in 1850 by Auguste…

this belief, the dead were buried with the same essential items that they would need on Earth. Initially, the people of the highest classes were the only ones allowed to be mummified. Over time, the lower classes acquired the right to do the same. Egypt had its own unique system of social classes. Like many social classes of that time, there was a ruler (the pharaoh) and the royal family. These people were above all others. The…

At first, most writing was inventory based (Greenberg). But as time went on, narratives and historical depictions began to appear in writing. “The Literature of Ancient Egypt” by William Kelly Simpson gives a view into the lives of the people of ancient Egypt through the stories of ancient Egyptians. During the Middle Kingdom of Egypt, stories began to develop propagandistic themes. These stories gave praise to a pharaoh or a god and attempted to change the reader’s view on the ruler. Sadly,…

Today, in Egypt, we are left with the ruins of art and architecture. The pyramids, sphinxes, and tombs were torn apart by the later Egyptian Dynasties and destroyed by looters. Some of the loss of artifacts this have to do with time, earthquakes, and past looters, but the biggest culprits, that many do not think of first, are the early Egyptologists. It was all about getting the biggest and most impressive objects and not really about the importance of the object in context to the area. Because…

associated with ancient Egypt. This was a deeply religious society obsessed with death and the continuation of life in the afterlife. As such, many steps were taken to preserve the body and possessions of the dead as they journeyed to the Duat (underworld) in death. These steps included mummification of the body, storage of household objects, jewelry, and whatever possessions were deemed necessary for the next life. However, humans were not the only creatures that the ancient Egyptians…

Beginning in the Old Kingdom, women were seen as the subordinate of the two sexes during Ancient Egyptian Society. Moving through to the Middle and New Kingdoms, it is clear that their role in society was diminished heavily. This essay is primarily focussed on the roles of elite and non-elite females in Ancient Egyptian society, and how through time these roles changed – often for the worst. The increased importance placed on administrative titles that some elite women held during the Old…

Of all the temple remains in Egypt, the Temple of Horus at Edfu is the most well-preserved and the only one we know to have been completed. Built from sandstone blocks the huge Ptolemaic temple was constructed over the site of a smaller earlier temple, oriented east to west, towards…

Mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt There were many factors in the ancient cities that influenced the construction of buildings. Elements such as geography, environment, economic activity and social practice all played an immense role in the 11th century of ancient Egypt. The ancient city of Thebes would not have turned out to be the dynasty that it was without these components being present. It was vitally necessary for the city to use the components to their advantage in order to…

Art of Ancient Egypt Introduction The art of Ancient Egypt refers to the architecture, sculpture, painting, and other parts that were produced by ancient Egyptians. These works of art were produced by the Egyptian civilization that was located in the lower Nile valley and most of them appeared between 3000 BC and 100 AD. The art of Ancient Egypt was characterized by highly developed sculpture and painting which were both very symbolic and stylized. Most of the Ancient Egypt art that has…