Ancient Egypt3100 BC-322 BC The backbone of Ancient Egypt, The Nile River, whose annual floods supported all life in the ancient land. More than the Euphrates and Tigris, it was Nile that really defined the cultures that developed along its banks. The Rosetta Stone (That gave the scholars a key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphic writing) Palette of King Narmer from Hierakonpolis, Egypt, pre dynastic, ca 3000-2920 BCE Tomb Architecture: 1. Mastabas 2. Royal Pyramids 3. Rock-hewn Tombs Temples Dwellings Fortresses

1. Ancient Egypt
3100 BC-322 BC
“There is no country that possesses so many
wonders, nor any that has such a number of
works that defy description” - Herodotus

2. The backbone of Ancient Egypt,
The Nile River, whose annual
floods supported all life in the
ancient land. More than the
Euphrates and Tigris, it was Nile
that really defined the cultures
that developed along its banks.

4. The Rosetta Stone
(That gave the scholars a key to
deciphering Egyptian
hieroglyphic writing)

5. Palette of King Narmer from Hierakonpolis, Egypt, pre dynastic, ca 3000-2920 BCE

6. THE ARCHITECTURE OF AFTERLIFE

9. EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE
• Tomb Architecture:
1. Mastabas
2. Royal Pyramids
3. Rock-hewn Tombs
• Temples
• Dwellings
• Fortresses

15. Imhotep, Stepped Pyramid and mortuary precinct of Djoser,
Saqqara, Egypt, Dynasty III, ca. 2630-2611 BCE

16. Plan and Restored view of
the Mortuary precinct of
Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt

17. The Great Pyramid of Giza

19. • The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid
of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis
bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt.

20. The Great Sphinx of Giza (The Terrifying One; literally: Father of dread), commonly
referred to as the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx (a mythical creature
with a lion's body and a human head) that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of
the Nile in Giza, Egypt. It is the largest statue in the world, standing 241 ft long, 63 ft wide,
and 66.34 ft high.)

21. The Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx

22. Temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Egypt, begun 15th Century BCE

23. Restored view

25. Drawing of hypostyle hall,
Temple of Amen-Re, Karnak,
Egypt
Sculptures align the entrance

26. Mountain tombs: Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el Bahri, Egypt

28. As many as 200 statues of Queen Hatshepsut in various guises complimented the
extensive relief program of the temple and were placed in front of the terraces.

29. Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt, Dynasty XIX ca. 1290-1224 BCE

38. Innermost coffin of
Tutankhamen, from his tomb at
Thebes, Egypt, Dynasty XVIII
Gold inlay of enamel and
semiprecious stones.

39. A painted limestone bust of
Queen Nefertiti, Egypt,
Dynasty XVIII
Death mask of Tutankhamen
from the innermost coffin in
his tomb at Thebes, Egypt

40. • What was the difference between the
architecture for the living and the architecture
for the dead in Ancient Egypt? Explain with
examples.