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East & West & South Religious Comparisons. Fra Angelico Annuciation 1433-34 tempera on wood Museo Diocesano, Cortona. Kuya Preaching Kosho Kamakura period before 1207 painted wood.
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East &West& South Religious Comparisons
Fra AngelicoAnnuciation1433-34tempera on woodMuseo Diocesano, Cortona
Kuya Preaching Kosho Kamakura period before 1207 painted wood
Akhenaten believed in one god—the sun god. The sun god—Aten--is blessing Nefertiti and Akhenaten by holding ankhs to their nostrils (the symbol of eternal life). Akhenaten only reigned for fifteen years. Akhenaten and His Family Dynasty 18, c. 1352-1336 BCE
The two men at the top of the stele are Hammurabi and Shamash (the sun god and god of justice). This stele was intended to ensure the uniform treatment of people throughout the kingdom; wealth, class, and gender determine rights and punishments. The king’s role was to act as an intermediary between his citizens and the gods. Stele of Hammurabic. 1792-1750 BCE Babylonia, Mari