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Egyptian Art

Egyptian Art. Gods on Earth. Chronology. Chronology. CREATION MYTH. At first, there was only Nun. Nun was the dark waters of chaos. One day, a hill rose up out of the waters. This hill was called Ben-Ben. On this hill stood Atum, the first god. Atum coughed and spat out Shu,

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Egyptian Art

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  1. Egyptian Art Gods on Earth

  2. Chronology

  3. Chronology

  4. CREATION MYTH At first, there was only Nun. Nun was the dark waters of chaos.

  5. One day, a hill rose up out of the waters. This hill was called Ben-Ben.

  6. On this hill stood Atum, the first god.

  7. Atum coughed and spat out Shu, the god of the air, and Tefnut, the goddess of moisture.

  8. Shu and Tefnut had two children. First, there was Geb, the god of the earth. Then, there was Nut, the goddess of the sky. Shu lifted Nut up so that she became a canopy over Geb.

  9. Nut and Geb had four children named Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys.Osiris was the king of the earth and Isis was the queen. Osiris was a good king, and he ruled over the earth for many years.

  10. However, everything was not well. Seth was jealous of Osiris because he wanted to be the ruler of the earth. He grew angrier and angrier until one day he killed Osiris. Osiris went down into the underworld and Seth remained on earth and became king.

  11. Osiris and Isis had one son called Horus. Horus battled against Seth and regained the throne. After that, Horus was the king of the earth and Osiris was the king of the underworld. The End

  12. Palette of Narmer Date: c. 3100 BCE Medium: Slate Location: Hierakonpolis

  13. Rosetta Stone Date: 196 BC Medium: Basalt Location: Rosetta, Egypt

  14. Book of the Dead Date: 1285 BCE Medium: Painted Papyrus Location: Buried between legs of dead.

  15. Old Kingdom Dynasties 3-6 2649-2150 BCE

  16. Ka Statues

  17. Canon of Proportions

  18. Prince Rahotep and His wife Nofret Date: 2551-2528 BCE Medium: Painted Limestone Location: Cairo, Egypt

  19. Seated Scribe Date: 2551-2528 BCE Medium: Painted Limestone Location: Saqqara

  20. Step Pyramid; Funerary Complex of King Zoser Architect: Imhotep Date: 2630-2611 BCE Medium: Limestone Location: Saqqara

  21. Pyramids at Giza Date: 2551-2472 BCE Medium: Limestone Location: Giza, Egypt

  22. New Kingdom Dynasties 18-20 1550-1070 BCE

  23. Nebamun hunting Birds, from the tomb of Nebamun Date: c. 1390-1352 BCE Medium: painting on Gypsum Plaster Location: Thebes

  24. Temple of Amon-Ra Date: c. 1294-1213 BCE Location: Karnak

  25. Temple of Amon-Mut-Khonsu Date: c. 1390 BCE Location: Luxor Great Pylon of Ramses II Great Court of Ramses II Mosque of Sufi ShaykhYsuf Abu al-Haijaj Pylon and colonnade of Amonhotep III Court of Amonhotep III Hypostyle Hall Chapel of Alexander the Great Holy of Holies - Sanctuary

  26. The Queen Pharaoh

  27. Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut Date: 1473-1458 BCE Medium: Sand Stone Location: Deir el-Bahri

  28. Statue of Hatshepsut as Pharaoh Date: c. 1473-1458 BCE Medium: Granite

  29. Armana Period

  30. Akhenaten Date: c. 1353-1350 BCE Medium: Sandstone Location: Karnak

  31. Bust of Nefertiti Date: 1349-1336 BCE Medium: Painted Limestone Location: Akhetaten

  32. Akhenaten and Nefertiti Date: 1349-1336 BCE Medium: Limestone Location: Akhetaten

  33. Mask of Tutankhamon Date: c. 1327 BCE Medium: Gold inlaid with Enamel and semiprecious stones Location: Egypt

  34. Temple of Ramses II Date: 1279-1213 Location: Abu Simbel, Nubia

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