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Lower: White Wall
The
Land of the Pyramid Builders
At the apex of the delta, the land of the White Wall stands tall and firm. Lying at a strategic point to fend on invaders, it represents the glory and power of the great builders in the history of Kemet. Through four dynasties, the White Wall acted as the administrative capital for the land and produced advances in building technology, hieroglyphic writing and artistic rendering. It was during this time that the concept of divine rule developed and the Per’aa became the incarnation of Horus and Son of Re.
Great building projects arose in the desert. Djoser’s Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the Great Pryamid at Khufu (Cheops) at Giza and the Sphinx – all known as great monuments in history. Surrounded by an enormous mortuary complex, these magnificent building are recognized as the first buildings fashioned entirely from stone in the world. Men of genius, like the great architect Imhotep, toiled over these shrines to leave tribute to their beloved Per'aa and hasten his travels into the afterlife.
Crowded into a narrow strip of fertile land along the Hap (Nile), the common people of Kemet tilled the soil after the inundation. Hunting and fishing for the daily meals, they would build mud brick hut settlements just on the outside of the fertile land so to preserve every bit of workable soil.The great necropolis to the north employed hundreds more workers, artisans and skilled craftsment to the glory of the Per’aa. These workers created their own villages as they toiled to decorate the tomb pyramids.
From this capital seat, great granaries and warehouses stored the bounty of the Red and Black land. The Per’aa held court and built his palace high on the bluff outside of Mennefer, With his groves of trees, his artificial lakes and his harem of women, the Divine Son of Re would overlook the Great Temple Complex to Ptah – the immense granite walls riding out into the desert.
The temple of Ptah became the traditional scene of coronation, where the pharaoh would assume the Double Crown, symbol of the unification of both upper and lower Egypt. There, too, originated the sed festival, the royal jubilee of the Per’aa, during which the uniting of the Two Lands and the founding of the first palace were re-enacted and the king's title to the succession reaffirmed.
Lotus Horemheb
The Articles of Lower: White Wall:
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The Coffin of The She-Cat of Crown Prince Thutmose ("Thutmose V")
Dec 4, 2008
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Northern Saqqara VII: Other Animal Burials
Dec 4, 2008
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Early Egyptian Tombs
Dec 4, 2008
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The Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara
Dec 4, 2008
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The Unas Pyramid and Surroundings.
Dec 4, 2008
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The Complex of Sekhemkhet and the Great Enclosure
Dec 4, 2008
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Mastabas in the Vicinity of Unas Pyramid
Dec 4, 2008
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Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep - Royal Manicurists and Prophets of Re.
Dec 4, 2008
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Horemheb and His Contemporaries
Dec 4, 2008
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Pepi I and His Consorts
Dec 4, 2008
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Pepi II - an Unusually Long Reign
Dec 4, 2008
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The Last Royal Tombs of the Old Kingdom
Dec 4, 2008
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On Memphis - Herodotus Book II
Dec 4, 2008
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Nothern Saqqara - The Pyramid of Userkaf
Dec 4, 2008
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Northern Saqqara - The Pyramids of Teti and Queens
Dec 4, 2008
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Northern Saqqara - The Mastaba of Mereruka, His Wife & Son
Dec 4, 2008
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Northern Saqqara - The Mastaba of Kagemni
Dec 4, 2008
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Ptah of MenNefer; A Creation Myth
Dec 4, 2008
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Northern Saqqara III: The Tomb of Ankhmahor
Dec 4, 2008
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Northern Saqqara IV: The Tomb of Akhethotep & Ptahotep
Dec 4, 2008
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