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The customs of ancient Egypt, the daily routine of the population, the cities, the crafts, and the economy derive their importance from agriculture, its needs, and its benefits. Herodotus emphasized that Egypt is the gift of the Nile and that the Nile River is the source of all aspects of life, including the religion of the ancient Egyptians ...
The Maxims of Ptahhotep or Instruction of Ptahhotep is an ancient Egyptian literary composition by the Vizier Ptahhotep around 2375–2350 BC, during the rule of King Djedkare Isesi of the Fifth Dynasty. [1] The text was discovered in Thebes in 1847 by Egyptologist M. Prisse d'Avennes. [2]
Egyptian sources have not been concerned with describing the daily schedule of the pharaoh. Rather, they tend to magnify the ruler and contextualize their actions in a mythological framework. The description given by the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus in his Bibliotheca historica (Book I, 70-71), although detailed, was done too late - at the ...
Map of northern Egypt showing the location of the Tura quarries, Giza and the findspot of the Diary of Merer The Diary of Merer (also known as Papyrus Jarf ) is the name for papyrus logbooks written over 4,500 years ago by Merer, a middle-ranking official with the title inspector ( sḥḏ , sehedj ).
By 1968, she had risen to be the curator and head of department of Egyptian art at the Met and was the editor of several museum monographs. [2] Her main areas of curatorial interest were daily life and decorative arts. [1] She worked at the Met for over 40 years, retiring in 1972. [1] [2]
The most complete text of the Instruction of Amenemope is British Museum Papyrus 10474, acquired in Thebes by E. A. Wallis Budge in early 1888. [1] [9] The scroll is approximately 12 feet (3.7 m) long by 10 inches (250 mm) wide; the obverse side contains the hieratic text of the Instruction, while the reverse side is filled with a miscellany of lesser texts, including a "Calendar of Lucky and ...
Ptahhotep (Ancient Egyptian: ptḥ ḥtp "Peace of Ptah"; (fl. c. 2400 BC), sometimes known as Ptahhotep I or Ptahhotpe, was an ancient Egyptian vizier during the late 25th century BC and early 24th century BC Fifth Dynasty of Egypt.
Egyptian music is a rich mixture of indigenous Egyptian and Western influences. As early as 4000 BC, ancient Egyptians were playing harps and flutes, as well as two indigenous instruments: the ney and the oud. However, there is a little notation of Egyptian music before the 7th century AD, when Egypt became part of the Muslim world.