Horus

"The Standard of Ur" and the "Last Judgment of Hu-Nefur" are two historical pieces of art from different cultures that use the narrative technique. Art is given the label "Narrative" when it visually conveys a story. "The Standard of Ur" is a Sumerian artifact that depicts importants roles of a ruler. The "Last Judgment of Hu-Nefur" is a Egyptian narrative of a scribe named Hu-Nefur being judged to get into heaven. Both of these pieces played an important role in understanding the Egyptian and…

As long as Egypt contains many areas that full of mountains, normally we found caves inside. The ancient Egyptians progressively enhanced these natural existed caves until they were buildings altogether, or until they appeared as buildings carved into the solid rock. The Egyptians used these caves in their worship. The god in the ordinary city-temples repeated the First Time when god emerged from the waters of chaos on the primeval mound. However, in the cave-shrine resembles the womb from which…

Egypt, one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world, Pyramid, especially the big Pyramid in Giza, is the most magnificent artificial building in history. Their large scale reflects the unique role of Pharaoh or the king in ancient Egyptian society. Although the construction of Pyramid from the beginning of the old Dynasty to the end of the Ptolemy era in the fourth Century ad, the peak of the construction of Pyramid started at the end of the Third Dynasty and lasted until…

The democratic system has some advantages and disadvantage. In order to clarify this point we will take a look at the disadvantage of having a democratic system in your country. First of all having a democratic system means that there is a minority, which means that not everyone will agree on the decisions, but as they are not enough sharing the same ideas there will always be a part that will be excluded. It is a waste for people who take their time in voting and in the end their vote won’t be…

I picked this topic because it relates to the first and also because I find the Egyptian gods fascinating. Not wanting to overwhelm the students with too much information, i kept my summation brief. Horus is the god of the sun. He is usually depicted as a falcon headed man. Set, also known as Seth, Setekh, Sut, Sutekh, and Sety, is the god of the desert, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religions. Set was one of the most…

with cow horns and with a royal serpent at the brow. As a few of the other ladies, Isis was also seen to be a virgin. A virgin who gave birth to children. The one in particular is her son Horus who is normally painted or sculpted with her. She was always standing in paintings and sculptures holding her son Horus. The Egyptians depicted her like this because they…

The importance of the social pyramid was so everybody could understand and do their part, so their country could prosper, and not collapse like Rome’s. The social pyramid was as follow: pharaoh, officials, priests, scribes, artisans, and lastly, peasants and farmers. It was important that everybody did their job, so they uphold their empire. The Egyptian’s genius was shown in the house’s design, which were made to stay cool, built with thick walls and small windows at the top to keep out the…

J. Michael Straczynski, the American writer and producer, said “[t]he point of mythology or myth is to point to the horizon and to point back to ourselves: This is who we are; this is where we came from; and this is where we're going. And a lot of Western society over the last hundred years - the last 50 years really - has lost that. We have become rather aimless and wandering.” Today when people think of the mythology of Rome, Greece, or Egypt, they might think of statues in museums or parks or…

the gods ' shrines, wherever they have temples, be established for your place.” This small section of the poem alone covers religion, law and how government worked within Mesopotamia. In Egypt, the first king claimed birth from their founder god, Horus. He upheld divine order, or law through religion. He demanded the paying of…

The statue of Menkaure and a queen, probably Khamerernebty II is a notable statue uncovered by the archaeologists excavating in Menkaure's valley temple. Menkaure was an Egyptian king ruling during the Old Kingdom and is remembered for his famous tomb, the Pyramid of Menkaure. Like the other kings who preceded him, Menkaure had several wives, Khamerernebty II and Rekhter. Like many of the other sculptures that preceded this, the artist used the same canon, having the hands being straight beside…