CLCV 231 Lecture 5: Egypt in the Late Bronze Age
12 Sep 2017
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Lecture #5: egypt in the late bronze age. West bank of nile = necropolis (city of the dead/cemetery) Mastaba: tombs that represent houses for the afterlife. Build outpost of tombs closer to civilization for people to communicate w/deceased. Designed to replicate palaces of 1st and 2nd dynastic pharaohs. Builds himself a burial complex: step pyramid of saqqara. East side: mimics pharaoh"s administrative buildings (upper and lower egypt) Statue of djoser seated on a throne in his royal outfit. Ka = soul; serdab = tiny room where statue is. 3 main pyramids and some smaller ones for queens and officials. 3 chambers: false tomb, queen"s chamber, actual chamber. Represents boats pharaohs would use to sail down nile river in festivals. Connected to valley temple on bank of nile. Sunk in mediterranean on its way to harvard. Gallery complex: series of long, narrow rooms w/small kitchens.
