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Principal Gods of Ancient EgyptAmon / Amun / Amon-RaMaat BesHapy MutAnubis OsirisAten PtahHathor Ra (Re)Horus SethIsis SekhmetSerapis
Chapter 3 – Ancient Egypt
pharaohpapyruscartouchehieroglyphcartonnagemastabacapstonesarcophagusEgyptian canon of proportionhypostylepylonobeliskspyramidionclerestoryfresco amuletscarabwedjat eye (Eye of Horus)djed pillarBook of the Dead
Chronology of Egyptian Kings
Predynastic period 5450-3100 BCEarly Dynastic period 3100-2649 BCOld Kingdom 2649-2150 BCFirst Intermediate period 2143-1991 BCMiddle Kingdom 1991-1700 BCSecond Intermediate period 1640-1550 BCNew Kingdom 1550-1070 BC
(incl. Amarna period 1349-1336 BC)Third Intermediate period 1070-660 BCLate Dynastic period 688-343 BC
Persian Kings 343-323 BCPtolemaic period 323-31 BC
Macedonian kings
Amenirdas I, the Divine Consort, Egyptian, Kushite (Nubian)
Third Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty, 700 B.C.E.
black granite, Height: 25 1/4 in
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Palette of Narmer, from Hierakonopolis, Upper Egypt side
Early Dynastic, c. 3100 BCE
Slate
Palette of Narmer, from Hierakonopolis, Lower Egypt side
Early Dynastic, c. 3100 BCE
Slate
Rosetta Stone
196 BCE
Basalt
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Canopic jars of Neshkons
after c. 1300 BCE
Vignette from Paynedjem’sBook of the Dead from Thebes
Twenty-first Dynasty
Third Intermediate Period, c. 990-969 BCE
Step pyramid, funerary complex of King Zoser, Saqqara, Egypt
Old Kingdom, c. 2630-2611 BCE
Limestone
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Great Pyramids at Giza, Egypt
c. 2551-2472 BCE
Limestone
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Colossal Statue of Khafre, known as the Great Sphinx, Giza
Old Kingdom, c. 2520-2494 BCE
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Seated statue of Khafre, from Giza,
Old Kingdom, c. 2520-2494 BCE
Menkaure and Queen Khamerernebty, from Giza
Old Kingdom, c. 2490-2472 BCE
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Prince Rahotep and his wife Nofret
Old Kingdom, c. 2551-2528 BCE
Seated scribe, from Saqqara
Old Kingdom, c. 2552-2528
Limestone
Lady Senuwy
Twelfth Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, c. 1971-1926 BCE
Black granite
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Sesostris I, from Lisht
Twelfth Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, c. 1971
Painted wood and stucco
Sesostris III
Middle Kingdom, c. 1878-1841
Quartzite
Painted coffin of Djehuty-nekht, from Bersheh
Twelfth Dynasty, c. 1971-1926
Cedar
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Model of hypostyle hall, temple of Amon-Ra, Karnak, Egypt
New Kingdom, 1294-1213 BCE
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Plan of the temple of Amon-Mut-Khonsu, Luxor, Egypt
Begun c. 1390
Diagram of Pylon Facade
Court and pylon of Ramses II, 1279-1213 BCE
And colonnade and court of Amenhotep III, 1390-1352 BCE
Temple of Amon-Mut-Khonsu, Nineteenth Dynasty
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Funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri, Egypt
Eighteenth Dynasty
Sandstone and rock
Statue of Hatshepsut as pharaoh
Eighteenth Dynasty, c. 1473-1458 BCE
Granite
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Nebamun hunting birds, from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes
New Kingdom, c. 1390-1352 BCE
Painting on gypsum plaster
Opening of the mouth ceremony, from the Book of Dead of Hunefer
New Kingdom, Nineteenth Century, c. 1295-1186 BCE
Pigment on papyrus
Akhenaten, from Karnak, Egypt
Amarna Period, 1353-1350 BCE
Sandstone
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Bust of Nefertiti
Amarna Period, c. 1349-1336 BCE
Sandstone
Akhenaten and Nefertiti and their children
Amarna Period, 1349-1336 BCE
Limestone relief
Howard Carter examining the tomb of Tutankhamon
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Mask of Tutankhamon
New Kingdom, c. 1327 BCE
Gold inlaid with enamel and semiprecious stones
Canopic coffinette of Tutankhamon
New Kingdom, c. 1327 BCE
Gold inlaid with enamel and semiprecious stones
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King and Queen of Punt, from Hatshepsut’s funerary temple,
Deir el-Bahri
c. 1473-1458
Painted relief
Presentation of Nubian tribute to Tutankhamon (restored), tomb chapel of Huy, Thebes
Eighteenth Dynasty, c. 1336-1327 BCE
Wall painting
Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, Nubia
c. 1279-1213 BCE
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Tomb of Amanishakheto, Meroë, Nubia
Late 1st century BCE
“Shield ring” with rams head of Amon before a chapel, Meroë, Nubia
c. 200 BCE
Gold, glass paste, and carneol
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Weighing of the Heart Ceremony
Mummy case of Nebnetcheru
Dynasty 21 or 22
Cartonnage over wood with painted decoration
Canopic jars
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Ushabti / Shabti / Shwabti
Amulets: scarabs, djed pillar, and wedjet (eye of Horus)
Amenirdas I, the Divine Consort, Egyptian, Kushite (Nubian)
Third Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty, 700 B.C.E.
black granite, Height: 25 1/4 in
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