Jinyang.com News Reporter Jiang Jun and correspondent Ling Haoxiang reported: How is mummy made? What magic does the Book of the Undead have? Why is the Nile River that floods every year a gift from God to Egypt? On December 19, the Guangdong Provincial Museum’s “Echoes on the Nile River – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilization” opened at the end of the year. 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.
The Echoes on the banks of the Nile – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Jinyang.com reporter Deng Bo
The three-dimensional and vivid ancient Egyptian civilization
This exhibition shows ancient Egyptian civilization from three perspectives: blessings from the gods, exploring immortality, and the Nile River. 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, which 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 will also provide multiple academic lectures and audience interaction activities.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile River – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Golden Sheep Network Reporter Deng Bo
Guide of Treasures
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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 Sekhomite on the right, with the right arm pressed against the side of the body, the left arm bent on the front abdomen, and the hand tightly heldA scepter shaped like a papyrus. She was wearing a tight robe and the sun wheel with the Holy Snake logo was placed above the three-point hair cover.
Sechomite is a goddess with a lion’s headKomiks‘s headCinemaCinema and a female body. She is the daughter of the Sun God La, and is considered the God of War and the God of Destruction. For the ancient Egyptians, when the power of the goddess could not be controlled, it would pose a threat to the entire human race. Therefore, in ancient Egypt, there were many festivals and rituals to calm the anger of this goddess, and hope to get her protection. During the reign of the ancient Egyptian king Amenhotep III, he made a large number of standing and sitting statues of the goddess Sekhomite, distributed in the capital Thebes, the tomb of the king’s west bank of the Nile, and the temple of Mut (Mut) on the east bank. The Egyptian Museum in Turin contains 21 statues of the goddess Sekhomite, all of which are BabaylanThe Temple of the Goddess of Muth in Karnak, Thebes region. The two statues on display this time are two of the 21 statues.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile River – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Jinyang.com reporter Deng Bo
Book of the Dead
The mysterious “Book of the Dead” in the movie can also be seen at the true face. The exhibits on display are 3 meters long and restored to 30 chapters. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Komiks content is written in vertical columns of hieroglyphs. The Book of the Dead is a document that appeared in the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt to provide guidance for tomb rituals. It contains various hymns and spells to conquer demons.nybookish.com/”>Babaylan and Cinema‘s blessing 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 the god Osiris, the next dead person is guided by the god Anubis; one deceased expresses respect to the gods in the “field of reeds”; Osiris decides the fate of each deceased in the Court of Justice.
Echoes on the Nile River – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Jinyang.com reporter Deng Bo
Konsu Pyramid
Komiks Pyramid-shaped stones usually appear at the spire of pyramids or obelisksKomiks is a symbol of the sun. The carved patterns of the tower body express the worship and awe of the ancient Egyptians for 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 carves the eagle-headed god Ra-Halati, which is the combination of the sun god and the “Horus of the horizon”, as a symbol of the horizon; the other two sides are Cinema carved the image of the tomb owner and his relatives kneeling for 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 Delmay. The people living in this village are mainly craftsmen who build tombs for the Valley of Kings and Queens. There are many such small pyramids in the cemetery of the village.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile River – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Golden Sheep Network Reporter Deng Bo
Pardi Amonimop Mummy and Humanoid Coffin
The whole body of the mummy is wrapped with bandages, and covers a layer on it.The net cover is 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 deceased’s body can still be replaced by a human-shaped wooden coffin. The coffin is made of painted wood, the shape is consistent with the body, and the interior is filled with intricately painted decorations.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Jinyang.com reporter Deng Bo
Sandals
Ancient Egyptian sandals are very “beautiful”. Today, they can lead the fashion – the fishbone-style soles are bent at the toes and connected to the straps that fix the ankles. In fact, the ancient Egyptians were barefoot, and royal nobles and clergymen were eligible to wear shoes, and only at ceremonies.
What’s special about the shoe is that its upper is very low and extends from the front of the foot along both sides of the foot to the heels. The edges of the shoe are decorated with lace, and the braided insoles are painstakingly thoughtful. The fishbone-style insoles bent at the toe and connected to the straps that hold the ankle. These sandals are usually exquisitely made.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile River—Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Jinyang.com reporter Deng Bo
Animal-shaped makeup spoon
The eye makeup of the ancient Egyptians affected many women in later generations, and makeup spoonBabaylanKomiks is ancient EgyptOne of the essential products for people wearing makeup. Among the exhibits is an animal-shaped makeup spoon, with antelope shape and a sunken body to hold cosmetics. The side carefully depicts the head features and can be used for handheld. The four hooves are tied together, showing that it is a sacrifice.
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Academic Lecture
1. Ancient Egyptian Code: Start with the Abukao Stone Monument
SpeakerBabaylan: Professor Li Xiaodong
Time: December 20 (Thursday) at 14:30 pm
Spot: Academic Lecture Hall
2. View Religious Beliefs from Egyptian Art
Speaker: Professor Pu Muzhou
Time: January 12 (Saturday)Babaylan14:30 pm
Spot: Academic Lecture Hall
3. How ancient Egyptians “art” their lives
Speaker: Professor Huang Zixuan
Time: January 26 (Saturday) at 10:00 AM
Spot: Academic Lecture Hall
4. “The Book of the Dead” and the Ancient Egyptians’ Faith in the Afterlife
Speaker: Professor Yan Haiying
Time: March 2 (Saturday) at 14:30 PM
Spot: Academic Lecture Hall