The actions of the Egyptian gods were controlled by the principles of Maat which created and totally sustained every part of nature and all living things. Their force and influence came from their power in utilizing Heka also known as magic that was used to form the entire world and even the...
Unlike other gods who had animal heads, Osiris was often represented as a man with a royal beard, wearing an Atef crown, royal dress, and holding the crook and flail When depicted in his resurrected form, Osiris’ skin was painted either green or black to represent rebirth and fertility The...
This palette is made from polished green slate, with two bird heads carved in profile at the top. Three holes have been drilled: a central one may be for hanging, whereas the other two, serving as eyes for the birds, may originally have been inlaid. The birds are possibly falcons, perha...
Theibiswas a particularly special bird in ancient Egypt, so much so that it was even mummified and buried in tombs and catacombs like cats. This animal was associated with the gods Thoth, Tehuty and Djehuty, and personified knowledge and the soul. This bird was associated with the gods who...
Men, women, and children routinely adorned themselves with thebest jewelrythey could afford in an assortment of styles. An abundance of jewelry indicated that the gods were happy with the wearer and was thus blessing him or her. The dead wereentombed with their own jewelryas well as items bel...
contained various artfacts, including a statuette of a bird, various vases, and a stretcher that was probably used to bring mummies into the tomb. Writing found on parts of a coffin in the tomb revealed both a series of prayers to different gods as well as the name of the tomb's owner...
Behind Anpu are Thoth the scribe of the gods, and the monster Āmemit, with the head of a crocodile, the forepaws and shoulders of a lion, and the hindquarters of a hippopotamus; the duty of the last-named was to eat up the hearts that were light in the balance. On the other ...
For example, Amun-Ra, king of the gods, was frequently invoked by the Egyptian kings who sought to align themselves with him, but no one could have imagined the many ways in which his name would be used by the pharaohs over the centuries: Hatshepsut, who declared herself the first female...
and the nine gods of the Ennead of Heliopolis. The first appearance of the Tree of Life was in Heliopolis at the temple of the sun god Ra. The tree of life also known as the sacred Ished tree was the seat of the Bennu bird a.k.a the phoenix and was connected with the Djed ...
The ends of the crescent terminate in bird's heads, and Avigad & Sass (ibid. 317) identify the feature as a "sacred barque." Although closer in date (post 550 BC on epigraphic grounds), the seal imagery has little in common with PFUTS 0125*. 18 E.g., Herbordt 1992, pl. 12.9;...