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[https://smarthistory.org/reframing-art-history/ancient-egyptian-religious-life-and-afterlife/ by Dr. Amy Calvert smarthistory] | [https://smarthistory.org/reframing-art-history/ancient-egyptian-religious-life-and-afterlife/ by Dr. Amy Calvert smarthistory] | ||
When most people think of ancient Egypt, the images that arise are usually pyramids, temples, tombs, and treasure. While daily life in Egypt left little trace archaeologically, tombs and temples are generally well preserved and provide a useful lens for understanding this complex civilization. As dazzling as many ancient Egyptian artifacts, images, and spaces are, and as aesthetically-pleasing as they may be, it is important to remember that most were not produced for a human audience. Instead, these are expressions of the primary driver in Egyptian culture—religion. | When most people think of ancient Egypt, the images that arise are usually pyramids, temples, tombs, and treasure. While daily life in Egypt left little trace archaeologically, tombs and temples are generally well preserved and provide a useful lens for understanding this complex civilization. As dazzling as many ancient Egyptian artifacts, images, and spaces are, and as aesthetically-pleasing as they may be, it is important to remember that most were not produced for a human audience. Instead, these are expressions of the primary driver in Egyptian culture—religion. | ||
=====Papyrus-Making in Egypt===== | |||
[https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/papyrus-making-in-egypt by Rebecca Capua 1/3/15 THE MET] | |||
The word papyrus refers both to the writing support invented by the ancient Egyptians ( | |||
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), and the plant from which they made this material. Excavators of a tomb at Saqqara discovered the earliest known roll of papyrus, dated to around 2900 B.C., and papyrus continued to be used until the eleventh century A.D. even as paper, invented in China, became the most popular writing material for the Arab world around the eighth century A.D. In ancient Egypt, texts could be written on papyrus in hieroglyphs, hieratic script, or Demotic script, and later papyrus was used in Greek ( | |||
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), Coptic, Latin, Aramaic, and Arabic documents. | |||
