The Egyptians believed in Cosmic order. and measured time by the annual cycle of the Nile and the daily progress of the sun across the sky.This is illustrated in a series of vignettes from the Book of the Dead,the papyrus of Ani. 1275 BC. This vignette shows the Cat,symbolizing Ra,the Sun,sitting by a Persea tree in Heliopolis in the act of cutting off the head of the serpent Apepi,the Dragon of Darkness. Three knife-holding gods Hu,Sau and their father Tmu look on. From the papyrus of Ani. 1275 BC | |
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