Since the launch of the Shanghai Museum's special exhibition "Top of the Pyramids: Ancient Egyptian Civilization Exhibition", it has been very popular. A new round of exhibition appointments will be opened again from 1/0. Why did the ancient Egyptian civilization attract groups of audiences to explore?

A few days ago, at the scene of the Shanghai Xingzhi Reading Club, Mi Luo, the founder of Mi Xiaoting Art Society, and Tingting, a lecturer of the Painting Department of Shanghai Xu Beihong Art Institute, had a dialogue, taking readers to explore the profound civilization connotation contained in ancient Egyptian mythology, revealing its unique understanding of eternity and rebirth.

Starting from the special exhibition of ancient Egypt at the Shanghai Museum, the two guests systematically sorted out the ancient Egyptian civilization. From the predynastic period to the Arab period, it explains the symbols and historical imprints of different cultures.

Among them, the geographical division of Upper and Lower Egypt is full of interest- Because the Nile flows from south to north, "Upper Egypt" is located in the south, and "Lower Egypt" is located in the north, and the two places have slightly different beliefs.

The decipherment of ancient Egyptian texts is inseparable from the Rosetta Stone and the persistence of the French scholar Champollion.1799The Rosetta Stone with three inscriptions was discovered. Champollion discovered the law of the "circle of kings' names" through text comparison, gradually deciphered the Egyptian hieroglyphs, compiled a complete comparison table of Egyptian symbols and Greek letters, and finally unlocked the code of ancient Egyptian civilization.

The ancient Egyptians believed that death was the starting point for eternal life, and mummification was the ultimate expression of this belief. The guests explained in detail the process of mummification: from brain extraction, internal organ processing, to bubble dehydration, bandaging and filling, every step shows people's yearning for eternal life.

The scarab beetle is considered the guardian of the sun and is often placed in the heart of the mummy. The sculptures of Ekhnatun and Tutankhamun on display at the Shanghai Museum "look at each other from afar", as if forming a subtle confrontation in the long river of history, and the guests narrated the entanglement of father and son.

Ramses II became Egypt's longest-lived pharaoh at the age of over ninety, and his narcissism was as astonishing as his exploits. He picked out the beautiful sculptures and changed the names to his own name. In addition, he signed the earliest surviving international treaty in human history.

The guests took the ancient Egyptian toy "Senit chess" as an example to draw out the philosophy of ancient Egyptian civilization on life and death. It's both an entertaining and casual game, but it also has a serious symbolism of walking through the path of darkness and ushering in infinite light.