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 final exhibition at the end of the year, “Cinema on the Nile River – The Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilization” kicked off. 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 – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Jinyang.com reporter Deng Bo
KomiksThe three-dimensional and vivid ancient Egyptian civilization
This exhibition shows ancient Egyptian civilization from three perspectives: blessings from the gods, exploring immortality, and the banks of 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 that it has constructed 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 Cinema was held on December 20, 2018 until March 20, 2019, for a period of 3 months. During the exhibition, the museum will also provide a number of KomiksAcademic 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 more special hat on the hair cover, but now there is only a corresponding base for connecting the headgear.
The other statue of Sekhomite on the right, with the right arm pressed against the side of the body, and the left arm bent on the front abdomen. Cinema is tightly clasped in his hand that looks like papyrus. She was wearing a Cinema tight-fitting suit, 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 head 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 wrath of this woman, Cinema, and hope to get her protection.
During the reign of the ancient Egyptian king Amenhotep III, a large number of standing and sitting statues of the goddess Sekhomite were made, distributed in the capital Thebes, the king’s tomb on the 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 from the Temple of Muth in Karnak in 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 Civilization Jinyang.com reporter The mysterious “Book of the Dead” in the movie is also available for a glimpse of the true appearance. The exhibits on display this time are 3 meters long, restored the content of 30 chapters, and written in vertical lines in 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 yells praising gods, mantras for demons and prayers to help the deceased overcome all obstacles in the underworld.
This book of the Dead is from right to left: the next testimony of the God of Osiris is guided by the god Anubis; the deceased expresses respect to the gods in the “field of reeds”; Osiris decides the fate of each deceased in the Court of Judgment.
Echoes on the banks of the Nile River—Komiks Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Golden Sheep Network Reporter Deng Bo
Kongsu Pyramid
Pyramid-shaped stones, usually appear on the spire of the pyramid or obelisk, are symbols of the sun. The carved patterns of the tower body express the worship and awe of the sun by the ancient Egyptians.
The east side of this small pyramid carved the scarab of the <a The image of Komiks symbolizes the rise of the sun. The west side of the small pyramid carved the eagle-headed god Raharati, which is the union of the sun god and the Horus of the Horus, as a symbol of the horizon; the other two sides carved the image of the tomb owner and his relatives kneeling down to worship the sun. Among them, Cinema carved the image of the tomb owner and his relatives kneeling down to worship the sun. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>BabaylanThe image of the sun god Atum who is sailing in the sky on a boat.
The owner of this small pyramid is called Consu, a craftsman from Del Madinah. The people living in this village are mainly craftsmen who build mausoleums 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 – Special Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilizations Golden Sheep Net Reporter Deng Bo
Pardi Amonimop Mummy and Human-shaped 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 be replaced by human-shaped wooden coffin. The coffin is made of painted wood, and the shape is consistent with the corpse. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>BabaylanThe interior has complex painted decorations.
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Sandals
The ancient Egyptian sandals were very “beautiful”, and today they could lead the fashion – the fishbone-style soles bent at the toes Komiks href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Komiks are connected to straps that fix the ankle. In fact, ancient Egyptians were barefoot, royal nobles and clergy were qualified to wear shoes, and they were only worn at rituals.
What’s special about shoes is that their uppers are low, starting from the front of the foot and extending along both sides of the foot to the heels. There is lace decoration at the edges of the shoe, the braiding of the insoles is thoughtful, and the fishbone-style insoles bent at the toes and connected to the straps that fix the ankle. These sandals are usually exquisitely made.
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Animal-shaped makeup spoon
The eye makeup of the ancient Egyptians affected many women in later generations, and makeup was appliedA spoon was one 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, and Babaylan 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 Civilization Jinyang.com reporter Deng Bo
Academic Lecture
1. Ancient Egyptian Code: Start with the Abukao Stone Stele
Speaker: Professor Li Xiaodong
Time: December 20 (Thursday) at 14:30 pm
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2. View religious beliefs from Egyptian art
Speaker: Professor Pu Muzhou
Time: January 12 (Saturday) at 14:30 pm
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3. How ancient Egyptians “art” their lives
Speaker: Huang ZiProfessor Xuan
Time: January 26 (Saturday) at Cinema10:00 pm
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4. “The Book of the Dead” and the Faith of the Ancient Egyptians
Speaker: Professor Yan Haiying
Time: March 2 (Saturday) at 14:30 pm
CinemaSpot: Academic Lecture Hall