Egyptian hieroglyphs

Hello, I am Geoff Barnes and I am here with Kirralee Bishop to debate the factors contributing the design of Teotihuacano architecture. Was Teotihuacan designed for Aesthetics or Ritual? The monumental architecture in the heart of Teotihuacan creates a unique sense of place. The scale of the pyramids, the far reaching stretch of the avenue of the dead, the symmetry of the walls, the rhythmic placement of the temples and highly decorated dwellings, filling the visitor’s peripheral vision,…

attested.56 The function of Hmt nTr was to perform the same role accomplished by the Hm nTr in the cult of other deities. As mentioned by several scholars, there were two principal classes of priests in the Egyptian priesthood: the Hmw nTr who occupied the higher position and the wabw-priests who were lower in position.57 However, Senbi was a wab aA “great wab-priest.” This title implied a higher rank for its bearer.58 d) Doxey discusses how the epithet imAx(y) xr was used to introduce the name…

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…

Imagine you are walking among the ancient people who developed one of the greatest monuments in the world Stonehedge. The authors John Hudson Tiner and Majorie Frank both did a great job at describing Stonehedge. Tiner however did an extraordinary job at explaining the different ideas and theories about the mysteries of Stonehedge. He gave different interpretations about the transportation, construction, and the use of Stonehedge. The transportation of the stones at Stonehedge is impossible to…

The Great Sphinx of Giza Introduction The ancient Egyptians were a very advanced society and great architects but there are many questions surrounding the pyramids but something that stands out is the Sphinx. Why did the Egyptians build it, no one knows. Most Egyptologist believe that the Sphinx is supposed to represent Pharaoh Khafre or Pharaoh Djedefre. One of the first things you will notice when you first see the Sphinx is what happened to it’s nose. The Sphinx is used as a tourist…

The Mayan creation story compares with other creation when discussing the remembrance of the dead. They believed the dead still played a role with those living on earth, which was a very important factor of almost all ancient religions. Mayan beliefs system believed in many gods also known as polytheism. Mayans believed that the gods were involved with every aspect of life such as, the weather, the crops, and etc. When comparing Mayan creation with other creation stories Mesopotamian were very…

honor many gods or goddesses. For example, the Harappan society recognized a mother goddesses and honor a fertily god and held a tree and animals scared because of their associations with vital forces. In same way, Re and Amon were the gods of the Egyptians. “Amon was associated with the sun, creation, fertility and reproductive forces, and Re was the son worshipped at the Heliopolis. Osiris god of the underworld was honor through a religious cult that demanded observance of high moral…

The color blue (irtiu and khesbedj) in ancient Egypt represented the color of royalty. Egyptian jewelry and regalia was usually blue and gold. Synthetic pigments were used to produce dyes and pigments. Blue is associated with the sky, water, prime-evil waters and the heavens. It signified the Nile River and all of it’s associated offerings, fertility, and crops. The inundation of the Nile which was an annual reminder or re-enactment of the watery origins of the world. The annual flood of the…

The first piece of art that I have decided to discuss is a prehistoric monument in Ireland called Newgrange. It was built during the Neolithic period around 3000 BC to 2500 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. The Newgrange monument primarily consists of a large mound, built of alternating layers of earth and stones, with grass growing on top and a reconstructed facade of flattish white quartz stones studded at intervals with large rounded cobbles covering part of the…

I have always had a fascination with Mesopotamia and the cultures that develop in this region of the world. Their ability to cultivate the land and create organized city states, established a stable support system, which allowed for the exchange ideas, culture, laws, religion, and trade. Trading fostered the cross-cultural sharing of their celebrated Gods. However, each Sumerian city state had its own chief protector God. Within the temples, devoted to the city’s divine protector, there have…