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The Ancient Egyptians Fall 2017 Christopher Wren Association College of William and Mary THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS FALL 2017 CHRISTOPHER WREN ASSOCIATION COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY Dr. George DeRise WEEK 6 Professor, Mathematics (retired) Thomas Nelson Community College THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS BOOK OF THE DEAD APRIL 1, 2010 Dr. George DeRise Retired Professor, Mathematics Thomas Nelson Community College PAPYRUS ANI- HYMN TO OSIRIS PAPYRUS HUNEFER -MORNING SCENE DYNASTY 19, C.1310 BC. MORNING SCENE PAPYRUS ANI-ANI ACCOMPANIED BY WIFE TUTU PAPYRUS OF ANI, HALL OF JUDGEMENT THE PSYCHOSTASIA OF ANI PAPYRUS HUNEFER- HALL OF JUDGMENT PAPYRUS LADY ANHAI c. 1150BC HORUS LEADING THE LADY TO HALL OF JUDGEMENT PAPYRUS NESITANEBETISCHERU -GREENFIELD PAPYRUS DYNASTY 21, 950B.C BRITISH MUSEUM PTOLEMAIC c. 300BC BRITISH MUSEUM PAPYRUS ANI - HORUS LEADING ANI TO OSIRIS LADY ANHAI AND HORUS ANI BEFORE OSIRIS,ISIS AND NEPTHYS PAPYRUS LADY ANHAI - OSIRIS, ISIS, NEPTHYS IN A SHRINE PAPYRUS LADY ANHAI PLAYING SENET BA BIRDS YESTERDAY TOMORROW BNU BIRD ISIS NEPTHYS ANI PAPYRUS AKER: YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW ANI-PROCESSION TO THE TOMB TOMB OF RAMOSE TT 55 ANI - PROCESSION TO TOMB 2 OPENING OF THE MOUTH- CHAPTER 23 OPENING OF THE MOUTH OF ANI PAPYRUS HUNEFER, OPENING THE MOUTH PAPYRUS NEFERRENPET- DYNASTY 19 BRUSSELS CH 136B SAILING IN THE GREAT BOAT OF RA TO PASS THE REALMS OF FIRE PAPYRUS NEFFERENPET- CH130 MAKING PERFECT THE SPIRIT SOUL CHAPTER 148 THE SEVEN SACRED COWS, THE BULL AND THE FOUR CELESTIAL OARS PAPYRUS OF NAKHT BRITISH MUSEUM EA 10471 PAPYRUS OF ANI – CHAPTER 148 THE SEVEN SACRED COWS, THE BULL AND THE FOUR CELESTIAL OARS PAPYRUS ANI- CHAPTER 89 LETTING SOUL REJOIN BODY IN THE NETERCHET PAPYRUS OF ANI - CH. 81A FOR BEING TRANSFORMED INTO A LOTUS MASK OF TUTANKHAMUN CHAPTER 151B BOOK OF THE DEAD PAPYRUS ANI- CH. OF MAKING TRANSFORMATION INTO SA-TA SNAKE, CROCODILE, PTAH; CHS. 88,89,82 PAPYRUS ANI- NEGATIVE CONFESSION CH. 125 PAPYRUS OF NESITANEBETISHERU-CH.125 PAPYRUS ANI- DEIFICATION OF BODY PARTS SLAYING OF APEP TOMB OF INHERKHAU DEIR EL-MEDINA DYNASTY 20 PAPYRUS LADY ANHAI- PASSING THROUGH THE SECRET PYLONS PAPYRUS LADY ANHAI SHABTY CH.6. “…OF MAKING USHABTIU DO WORK FOR A MAN IN THE UNDERWORLD” BROOKLYN MUSEUM PAPYRUS ANI, SEKHET HOTEP PAPYRUS ANI, HATHOR, MEH-URIT CH 186 HYMN TO HATHOR DEIR EL-MEDINA ANCIENT EGYPTIAN VILLAGE HOME TO THE ARTISANS WHO WORKED ON THE TOMBS IN THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS 18TH TO 20TH DYNASTIES SURVIVING TEXTS RECORD THE EVENTS OF DAILY LIFE MIXED POPULATION-EGYPTIANS, NUBIANS, ASIATICS EMPLOYED AS LABORERS STONE-CUTTERS, PLASTERERS, WATER-CARRIERS, ARTISTS MIDDLE CLASS SALARIED STATE EMPLOYEES PAID IN RATIONS (UP TO THREE TIMES THE RATE OF A FIELDHAND) THEBAN TOMB TT3 DEIR EL-MEDINA SERVANT OF TRUTH PASHEDU DYNASTY 20 TOMB OF NAKHT TT 52 NEW KINGDOM c. 1370 (?) TOMB OF NAKHT TT 52 NEW KINGDOM c. 1370 (?) TOMB OF NAKHT TT 52 BW NFR=BEAUTIFUL PLACE FOWLING IN THE MARSHES, TOMB OF NEBAMUN DYNASTY 18 c. 1350 BRITISH MUSEUM TOMB OF NAKHT TT 52 TOMB OF NAKHT TT 52 TOMB OF SENNEFER TT 96 TOMB OF SENNEFER TT 96 ‘YEAR 4. SWEET WINE OF THE HOUSE OF ATON, LIFE PROSPERITY AND HEALTH OF THE WESTERN RIVER, CHIEF VINTER ‘APERERSHOP’ BANQUET SCENE, TOMB OF NEBAMUN BANQUET SCENE, TOMB OF NEBAMUN - DETAIL HERDING THE GEESE, TOMB OF NEBAMUN DYNASTY 18 c. 1350 BRITISH MUSEUM GAMES SENET SATIRICAL ANIMAL PAPYRUS BRITISH MUSEUM RAMESSIDE PERIOD c. 1250- 1150BC TURIN EROTIC SATIRICAL PAPYRUS STRANGE MIXTURE OF EROTIC SCENES AND ANIMAL SATIRE WHOREHOUSE SCENES PORNOGRAPHY A SATIRE ON THE SEXUAL DESIRES OF ELDERLY MEN A SEX MANUAL LE PAPYRUS ÉROTIQUE DE TURIN: LA TRANSGRESSION CODIFIÉE TOMB OF SENNEDJEM DEIR EL MEDINA DYNASTY 19 c.1270 BC TOMB OF SENNEDJEM TT 1 DYNASTY 19 c.1270 BC MASPERO 1886 SENNEDJEM AND WIFE HARVESTING SENNEDJEM AND HIS WIFE SENNEDJEM AND WIFE WORSHIPPING THE GODS TOMB SENNEDJEM DYNASTY 19 TWO SHABTYS? TOMB SENNEDJEM IN THE 19TH DYNASTY, A SLAVE GIRL PRICED FOUR DEBEN AND ONE KITE OF SILVER WAS PAID FOR WITH VARIOUS GOODS: 6 BRONZE VESSELS, 10 DEBEN OF COPPER, 15 LINEN GARMENTS, A SHROUD, A BLANKET, AND A POT OF HONEY 10 QEDETS = 1 DEBEN COPPER 10 DEBEN COPPER = 1 DEBEN SILVER QUEEN TETISHERI NINETEENTH CENTURY BRITISH MUSEUM SHABTI BOX- TOMB OF SENNEDJEM PERSONAL ITEMS OF SENNEDJEM MUMMY MASK OF KHONSU - SON OF SENNEDJEM SARCOPHAGUS OF KHONSU, SON OF SENNEDJEM SARCOPHAGUS OF KHONSU SCENES FROM BOOK OF THE DEAD FAMILY TREE OF SENNEDJEM COST OF DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT INFORMATION FROM DEIR EL-MEDINA (168 PRICES OF COFFINS ANALYZED) 1 DEBEN = 10 LOAVES OF BREAD 5 DEBEN = 1 GOAT = PAIR OF SANDALS = WOVEN LINEN SHIRT 25 DEBEN = DECENT QUALITY ANTHROPOID COFFIN OSTRACON DEIR EL MEDINA 146 CHAIR (30), BED (20), COFFIN (25), WOOD STATUE (15) = 90 DEBEN AVERAGE SALARY FOR A CRAFTSMAN 11 DEBEN PER MONTH + SHABTYS, SHABTY BOX, CANOPIC JARS, CANOPIC CHESTS BOOK OF THE DEAD ? LIFE, PROSPERITY, HEALTH .
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