What does the artist want here in this wonderful scene?
What is the deep idea in this
wonderful scene?
The great writer (Ernst Fischer) says that the arts in ancient Egypt are a way of life…
An introduction…
Arts in ancient Egypt are a way of life …
Egyptian arts contributed greatly to enriching the ancient Egyptian civilization in expressing life and ancient Egyptian society and expressing Egyptian beliefs … and faith in the Great Creator and the mystery of existence, life, death and resurrection, and that life is just a short journey to reach the real-life and the people, which is the genius idea for which the artist created The ancient Egyptian in the arts of painting and sculpture. Therefore, ancient Egyptian art became a style of life.
Please look deeply with me at this wonderful scene from the murals of (Ramses VI) …
In this scene, the most beautiful ancient Egyptian artist expresses a central ideological idea in ancient Egyptian thought, namely (the idea of resurrection after death) …
The crocodile in ancient Egypt is the master of the eternal waters of the afterlife and protects Osir and resurrects again from death to life …
Please look deeply at the white crown and the head of the deity (Ozer) that comes out from the back of the crocodile … which carries the Osir on his back and faces the dangers of eternal and frightening waters in the afterlife and the protection of the souls of the dead and resurrected in (Iro), which is the paradise for the ancient Egyptians …
Notes …
Crocodile symbol to protect the dead from dangers of water …
The crocodile is an aquatic creature that plays the role of a boat to protect the dead in the other world and face dangers …
Ozer is the head graduated from the crocodile, an expression of resurrection and the new birth …
The White Crown is the deity’s crown (Ozer), Lord of the Resurrection and the New Birth.
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