lunes, 28 de diciembre de 2015

Stela of Pepi

Stela of Pepi, chief of the potters; limestone, XVIII century B.C. (~12. dynasty), Saint Petersburg, Russia. 5-1/2 lines of hieroglyphs-(reading right-to-left): Line 1–Eye, for Osiris Line 2–Horns-(for Openings); Roadways-(the Opening of the Way(S)-plural) Line 3–Oil-jar Line 4–"Tongue-of-animal" Line 5 Line 5.5

Sortilegio 17, del Papiro de Ani

Sortilegio 17, del Papiro de Ani. La viñeta superior ilustra, de izquierda a derecha, al dios Heh como una representación del mar, una puerta de entrada al reino de Osiris, el Ojo de Horus, la vaca celestial Mehet-Weret y una cabeza humana emergiendo de un ataúd custodiado por los cuatro Hijos de Horus

he priest Padiuiset burning incense in honour of Ra-Horakhty-Atum

Upper tier: the priest Padiuiset burning incense in honour of Ra-Horakhty-Atum; Lower tier: offering formula to Osiris. Coated and painted wood, ca. 900 BC (22nd Dynasty).

Sesostris

Sesostris wears a short tripartite shendyt and a curled wig. He has lost his traditional attributes-the staff in the left hand and the scepter in his right. The inscription on the base contains an offering formula that promises: "The king may guarantee offerings [to the god] Osiris [that he may give] mortuary offerings of bread, beer, oxen, fowl, and incense to Sesostris."

Book of the Dead

Small fragment and illustration from the Book of the Dead on display at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario

 Libro de los muertos de Amenmehat

Mistress of peace and of the war cry.

Mistress of peace and of the war cry. Lady of heaven, queen of the gods – Great Mut. Creator. Protector. Lady of joy. Cobra of dread. The vigilant mistress of Karnak. Mighty ruler in her Theban Temple. She whose spirit exists because her temple endures. She whose temple and city will exist for millions of years."
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/features/mut/

Sekhmet

This photo depicts a life-sized granite statue of the Ancient Egyptian goddess, Sekhmet. It is believed to have been one amongst hundreds of similar statues at the Temple of Mut at Karnak, Egypt. The statue dates back to the 18th Dynasty, c. 1360 BCE, and is now part of the Royal Ontario Museum's collection of iconic artefacts.

Cleopatra

A head-on shot of the Bust of Cleopatra at the Royal Ontario Museum

Glazed brick relief of a striding lion from the Ishtar Gate

Glazed brick relief of a striding lion from the Ishtar Gate of the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II. On display in the Wirth Gallery of the Middle East at the Royal Ontario Museum‎, Toronto

domingo, 27 de diciembre de 2015

ostracon

este ostracon es precioso Muestra una tumba de Deir el Medina y en la parte superior hay un grpito de plañideras.
Acc. no. 5886
Manchester Museum
y la fuente de la foto es: egyptmanchester.wordpress.com

Alcestis con Heracles y Cerbero

Alcestis con Heracles y Cerbero, pintura mural en las catacumbas cristianas de la Vía Latina, siglo IV

jueves, 24 de diciembre de 2015

vase

A vase with a neckless, oval body and a barely separate lip. On the shoulder are three triangular, horizontally pierced lugs. The vase carries a painted decoration consisting of three aloe plants alternating with three oblique lines formed of a series of "S"s on the body, and six rings on the shoulder.

Present location

MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO [05/027] FLORENCE

Inventory number

8765

Dating

GERZIAN

Archaeological Site

UNSPECIFIED

Category

VASE

Material

POTTERY

Technique

FORMED BY HAND; PAINTED

Height

16.9 cm

Diameter

9,90 cm    globalegyptianmuseum

Mortuary texts of the priest Khons-iu




Mortuary texts of the priest Khons-iu

The corpus of spells in the Book of the Dead does not only consist of texts, every "chapter" could also be accompanied by an illustration. At an early stage a shorthand form of these was developed which the scribes were able to produce with their reed pens. The funerary papyrus of Khonsu-iu shows this remarkable graphic art tradition at its finest and in great detail. Khons-iu [Khensêu] was a High Priest of Ptah in Memphis who died in 24...9 BC. He was one of a succession, a dynasty, of men who held this very important priestly function in the Late Period. Other members of his family are represented in the Viennese collection by the tomb stelae of his father An-em-her, his nephew of the same name, and the latter's sons Djed-her [Djedhó] and Hor-em-akhet [Harmákhe] (cf. inv. no. 125).
Present location
KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM [09/001] VIENNA
Inventory number
3862
Dating
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD; PTOLEMY II PHILADELPHUS (not after)
Archaeological Site
UNKNOWN
Category
PAPYRUS
Material
PAPYRUS
Technique
PAINTED
Bibliography

Verzeichnis der antiken Sculpturenwerke, Inschriften und Mosaiken des K.k. Münz- und Antikencabinets im unteren K.k. Belvedere (1826) 48, Nr. 474, 49, Nr. 475, 50, Nr. 476.
(Steinbüchel, A. v.,) Scarabées égyptiens illustrés du Musée des Antiques de Sa Majesté l'Empereur. Wien 1824.
Satzinger, H., Ägyptisch-Orientalische Sammlung Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (museum), Braunschweig (Verlag Westermann), 1987.
Satzinger, H., Das Kunsthistorische Museum in Wien. Die Ägyptisch-Orientalische Sammlung. Zaberns Bildbände zur Archäologie 14. Mainz. 1994.
Seipel, W. (ed.), Wasser und Wein, Krems (1995).
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martes, 22 de diciembre de 2015

Alara

Alara was a King of Kush who is generally regarded as the founder of the Napatan royal dynasty by his 25th Dynasty Nubian successors and was the first recorded prince of Nubia. He unified all of Upper Nubia from Meroë to the Third Cataract and is possibly attested at the Temple of Amun at Kawa. Alara also established Napata as the religious capital of Nubia. Alara himself was not a 25th dynasty Nubian king since he never controlled any region of Egypt during his reign compared to his two immediate successors: Kashta and Piye respectively. Nubian literature credits him with a substantial reign since future Nubian kings requested that they might enjoy a reign as long as Alara's. His memory was also central to the myth of the origins of the Kushite kingdom which was embellished with new elements over time.[3] Alara was a deeply revered figure in Nubian culture and the first Nubian king whose name has come down to scholars

Kashta

A situla is a vessel that held liquid offerings used in rituals for the gods. This one is inscribed with the names of King Kashta and his daughter Amenirdis. Kashta was the first Nubian king who ruled over Kush (Nubia) and parts of Egypt during the 25th dynasty. His daughter Amenirdis I was the "God's wife of Amen" at Thebes-the most important priestly office in Egypt at that time. This small situla might have been used by Amenidris I as a child during her education as a priestess

Figure of a Horus Falcon,

Figure of a Horus Falcon, between circa 300 and circa 250 BC (Greco-Roman).[21] The Walters Art Museum

Senakhtenre Ahmose

Drawing of a door lintel bearing the cartouches of pharaoh Senakhtenre Ahmose. Limestone from the Temple of Amun at Karnak, reign of Senakhtenre, 17th Dynasty, Second Intermediate Period. Based on a picture from Sébastien Biston-Moulin (2012) "Le roi Sénakht-en-Rê Ahmès de la XVIIe dynastie", ENiM 5, p. 61-71.

miércoles, 16 de diciembre de 2015