Jinyang.com News Reporter Jiang Jun and correspondent Ling Haoxiang reported: How is mummy made? What magic does the Book of the Dead have? Why is the Nile River that floods every year a gift from God to Egypt? On December 19, the final exhibition of the Guangdong Provincial Museum at the end of the year, “Echoes on the Nile River – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations” opened. 144 pieces (groups) and a total of 238 ancient Egyptian cultural relics were officially unveiled. Books of the Dead, small pyramids, sphinxes, etc. arrived in Guangzhou for the first time, recreating the mysterious ancient Egyptian civilization and completing a dialogue across time and space.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile River——A special exhibition of ancient Egyptian civilizations. Jinyang.com reporter Deng CinemaEmerals in three-dimensional and vivid ancient Egyptian civilization
This exhibition is based on the protection of the gods, exploring immortality, and Nigeria. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>KomiksThree angles on the banks of the Luo River show the ancient Egyptian civilization Komiks. As an iconic cultural relic of ancient Egyptian civilization, mummies, books of the dead, small pyramids, sphinxes, etc. all came to Guangzhou for the first time. The huge body of the lion-headed man, the statue of the Lion-headed man incarnated by the god Amon, and the solemn world of faith together with many small bronze statues have created an ancient Egyptian solemn world of faith.
What’s special about this exhibition is the construction of a three-dimensional and vivid ancient Egyptian civilization for the audience, where the audience can enjoy the headrests, sandals, as well as their exquisite jewelry and clothing.
All the exhibits in this special exhibition are from the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy. KomiksThe museum is the largest collection of ancient Egyptian cultural relics in the world outside of Egypt.
The exhibition lasts from December 20, 2018 to March 20, 2019 for a period of 3 months. During the exhibition, the museum Komiks will also provide multiple academic lectures and audience interaction activities.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile River—Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Jinyang.com Reporter Deng Bo
Guide of Treasures
Sechomit Statue
Sechomit Statue
Sechomit, squatting on the throne of a low chair, is wearing a tight, tight robe with a Utherk collar on his chest, and a three-point thick hair cover is evenly distributed behind the finely carved lion’s mane. There should have been a crown or a special hat on the hair cover, but now there is only a corresponding base connecting the headgear.
The other statue of Sekhomit on the right, with the right arm pressed against the side of the body, and the left arm bent on the front abdomen, holding a scepter that resembles papyrus in her hand. She was wearing a tight robe, and the sun wheel with the holy snake logo was placed on the three-point hair cover.
Sekhomit was a goddess with a lion’s head and a female body. She was the daughter of the Sun Godla, considered the god of war and destruction. For the ancient Egyptians, when When the power of the goddess cannot be controlled, it will pose a threat to the entire human race. Therefore, in ancient Egypt, there were many festivals and rituals to calm the goddess’ anger and hope to get her protection.
Ancient Egyptian king Amenhotep Ⅲ) During his reign, a large number of standing and sitting statues of the goddess Sekhomite were made, distributed in the capital Thebes city, the king’s tomb of the west bank of the Nile, and the temple of Mut on the east bank. The Egyptian Museum in Turin contains 21 statues of the goddess Sekhomite, all from the Temple of Mut in Karnak in Thebes region. The two statues on display this time are two of the 21.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Golden Sheep Network reporter Deng Bo
Death<a The mysterious "Babaylan" in the movie can also be seen. The exhibits on display are 3 meters long and restore the content of 30 chapters and are written in vertical lines in hieroglyphs. The book of the Dead is a kind of appearance that appeared in the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt during the period of the New Kingdom of Egypt.The tomb ritual provides guidance documents, written on Cinema, various chants to praise the gods, mantras to bring down demons and prayers to help the deceased overcome all obstacles in the underworld.
This book of the dead is from right to left: in the testimony of God Osiris, the next dead person is guided by God Anubis; a deceased expresses respect to the gods in the “field of reeds”; Osiris determines the fate of each deceased in the Court of Justice.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile River—Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Golden Sheep Network Reporter Deng Bo
Konsu Pyramid
Stones in the shape of pyramids, usually appear on the spire of the pyramids or obelisks, are symbols of the sun. The pattern carved by the tower body expresses the ancient Egyptians. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>BabaylanWorship and awe of the sun.
The east side of this small pyramid carves the image of a scarab, symbolizing the rise of the sun. The west side of the small pyramid carved the Eagle-Headed God Laharati, which is the union of the Sun God and the “Horus of the Horizon”, as a symbol of the horizon; the other sides carved the image of the tomb owner and his relatives kneeling to worship the Sun God. On one side, there is the image of the sun god Atum who is traveling in the sky by boat.
The owner of this small pyramid is called Consu, a craftsman from Delmadina village. The people living in this village are mainly craftsmen who built tombs for the Valley of Kings and Kings. There are many such small pyramids in the cemetery of the village.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile—Cinema—Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Golden Sheep Network Reporter Deng Bo
Pardi Amonimop Mummy and Humanoid Coffin
The entire body of the mummy is wrapped with bandages and covered with a layer of mesh cover to protect the deceased from being violated by devils or evil spirits. The mesh cover is decorated with four sons of scarab and Horus, which can further enhance the protection energy. If the mummy is still damaged under these protection measures, the body of the deceased can still beCinema href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Cinema is replaced by a human-shaped wooden coffin. The coffin is made of painted wood, the shape is consistent with the corpse, and the interior is decorated with complex painted decorations.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Jinyang.com Reporter Deng Bo Sandals of the ancient Egyptians were very “beautiful” and today it could lead the fashion – the fishbone-style soles were bent at the toe and connected to the straps that fix the ankle. In fact, the ancient Egyptians were barefoot, and royal nobles and clergy were qualified to wear shoes, and they were only worn at rituals.
What’s special about the shoes is that their uppers are very low, starting from the front of the feet along the feet. The sides of the Cinema extend to the heels. The edges of the shoes are decorated with lace, the braiding of the insoles is thoughtful, and the fishbone-style insoles are bent at the toes and connected to the straps that fix the ankles. These sandals are usually exquisitely made.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile—Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Jinyang.com Reporter Deng Bo
animal makeup scoop
Ancient BabaylanEgyptian eye makeup affected many women in later generations, makeup scoops wereOne of the necessary items for the ancient Egyptians to apply makeup. Among the exhibits is an animal-shaped makeup spoon, with antelope-shaped shape and a sunken body to hold cosmetics. The side carefully depicts the head characteristics, which can be used for handheld. The four hooves are tied together, showing that it is a sacrifice.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile River——Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Jinyang.com Reporter BabaylanDengbo
Academic Lecture
1. Ancient Egyptian Code: Start with the Abu Cao Stone Stele
Speaker: Professor Li Xiaodong
Time: December 20 (Thursday) at 14:30 pm
Spot: Academic Lecture
2. View Religious Belief from Egyptian Art
Speaker: Professor Pu Muzhou
Time: January 12 (Saturday) at 14:30 pm
Spot: Academic Lecture
3. Ancient BabaylanHow Egyptians “art” their lives
Speaker: Professor Huang Zixuan
Time: January 26th (Saturday) at 10:00 am
Spot: Academic Lecture Hall
4. “The DeadKomiksSpeaker: Professor Yan HaiyingKomiks
Time: March 2nd (Saturday) at 14:30 pm
Spot: Academic Lecture Hall