ART 155 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Religious Text, Narmer
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Nile- river that flows north instead of south. Upper & lower egypt- upper egypt is up the river and lower is at the top. Rosetta stone- stone with hieroglyphic, demotic and greek languages. People live on the eastern side of the river. The cemeteries are on the west side. Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. The snow caps would melt and flood the nile. Black land was the fertile soil that was deposited from the overflow. Rosetta stone is used to help you understand. The three descriptions are all the same but in different languages. Ka, the immortal spirit of a human. Predynastic: before kings (3150 - 3125 bc) Used to protect the skin and eyes from sand flies. Normally under 12 so this one was used for a monument instead of personal use. Slate is really hard to work with, very hard to sculpt. The sculptor has to be really good.
