The Egyptian Civilization

The palette of king Narmer , Hierakonpolis, Upper Egypt 3000B.C.E
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This palette is Egyptian earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions ever found , it show the upper and lower Egypt under the King Narmer. One side of the palette the king is depicted with bulbed white crown of upper Egypt (Southern) , and the other side the king depicts the wearing red crown of lower Egypt (Northern). The palette show many of classic conventions of Egyptian art which must already have been formalized by the time of the palette's creation. the Egyptologist has referred to the Narmer Palette as "the first historical document in the world"

The palette was discovered by British archeologists James E. Quibell and Frederick W. Green , they called the Main Deposit in the Temple of Horus at Hierakonpolis, during the dig season in 1897-1898. They think that this palette is donation made to the temple. Palettes were use as grinding cosmetics, but in this case it was too large and heavy to been created for personal use, this palette probably is use for ritual or votive object. Another theory is that it was used to grind cosmetics to adorn the statues of the gods.

In the ancient Egyptian culture , they cherished the idea of order , stability , and endurance. they also believe the people who pass away will got to a better place , and the soul or spirit is call Ka , as for the pharaoh they will make a tomb with decorated with painting and do Mummification- that is preservation of the body by treating with chemical it in linen and place the body in a coffin , they also will remove the internal organ and place it in the jar of god statues .


The process of mummification 
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The jar that put the organ of the pharaoh 
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Tomb of the Pharaoh
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