Writing Homework Help

Palette of King Narmer

1. What was the palette used for?
2. Narmer wears the crown of Upper Egypt on one side of the palette and the crown of Lower Egypt on the other. What might this symbolize?

The Great Pyramids of Giza

1. What was the function of the pyramids? In other words, why were they built?
2. What are mastabas?
3. What does the shape of the pyramid reference?
4. What type of labor organization was used in making the pyramids?

Pyramid of Khufu

1. Why did Khufu’s mortuary complex include seven large boat pits?

Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx

1. What is Khafre’s relationship to Khufu?
2. Which animal is fused with Khafre’s head on the Great Sphinx? Why this particular animal?

King Menkaure and Queen

1. What activities took place at the Valley Temples?
2. Describe Menkaure’s pose in this sculpture
3. What is the likely identity of the woman who embraces Menkaure?

The Seated ScribeHow is the scribe’s pose different than that of a pharaoh?

1-What is he holding in his hands?

2- what was the function of the sculpture?

3- Where was was it found?

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This assignment will require you to analyze one page from the “The Papyrus of Ani” which has writings from the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

Ani was an Ancient Egyptian man who worked as a scribe in an important temple. He and his wife, Tutu, chose eighty out of 200 available prayers, hymns, spells, and ritual texts. They wrote these down on a papyrus scroll measuring 78 feet long by 15 inches in height. Their likenesses were painted among the elaborately crafted hieroglyphic vignettes. This individualized papyrus roll would be buried with them, with the intention of opening a gateway in the afterlife. If successful in persevering through the trials they encountered there, they would be free to eventually feast and dally with the gods.

Step 1: Look at one page of the Papyrus of Ani Scroll.

Step 2: Read the following translation of the hieroglyphs on the Papyrus of Ani: “O my heart which I had from my mother! O my heart which I had from my mother! O my heart of my different ages! Do not stand up as a witness against me, do not be opposed to me in the tribunal, do not be hostile to me in the presence of the Keeper of the Balance, for you are my Ka which was in my body, the protector who made my members hale. Go forth to the happy place whereto we speed; do not make my name stink to Entourage who make men. Do not tell lies about me in the presence of the god; it is indeed well that you should hear! Thus says Thoth, judge of truth, to the Great Ennead which is in the presence of Osiris: Hear this word of very truth. I have judged the heart of the deceased, and his soul stands as a witness for him. His deeds are righteous in the great balance, and no sin has been found in him. He did not diminish the offerings in the temples, he did not destroy what had been made, he did not go about with deceitful speech while he was on earth.”

Step 3: Answer the following questions – Answers should be 1-3 sentences long

1. What is Anubis (the jackal-headed human figure) doing in this image?
2. How are Ani and Tutu posed in this image? Why are they posed this way?
3. The text begins with Ani calling out to his own heart. What is Ani asking his heart to do?
4. In the second part of the text, the god Thoth judges Ani’s soul to be good. What specific reasons does he give?