Nestawy-Nakht: The Innermost Coffin Of Tutankhamen

One of his most important roles was to guide souls into the Afterlife. He also handled the weighing scale during the "Weighing of the Heart." This is when it was decided whether a soul could be given permission into the realm of the dead. Even though his being one of the most frequently shown and mentioned gods in the Egyptian pantheon, he played almost no role in Egyptian myths. Anubid was shown in black, a color that symbolizes both rebirth and took care of the corpse after embalming.

Creation myths are essential to a religion because they give an explanation for the origins of the world, and usually revolve around certain deities. In the Genesis creation myths, there is only one God who is the sole creator of the universe and everything in it. A crucial step on the path to monotheism was the naming of God “I am” because it identifies one single God. During the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian oppression, God makes the ten plagues to show the people that the other “gods” are nothing in comparison to Him. The Egyptian magicians were able to imitate the first two marvels, however, they were unable to perform the third marvel.

In the Cosmogony, the first part of Enuma Elish that described the creation of the universe, Apsu and Tiamat were the only two gods who existed in the beginning of the story but were only set of water. The gods begin to form and create the earth but made a disturbance while doing so which had upset Apsu, so he tried to destroy them but later is stoped by

Similar to the ancient Egypt, the pyramids of Giza have four sided base and these structures are also oriented to the cardinal points of the compass. Moreover, the pyramid is also a stairway to connect themselves to their gods. Likewise, Egyptian civilization is hierarchical, the pyramids of Giza are a way to emphasize that they are elite and in the top of the hierarchy. In ancient Egypt, they believed that there is after life and that there is a ka or royal life force that would need a dwelling thus elites built a funerary temple called mastaba. The

Akhenaten disputed Amon and he said Aten was the only god. This led to the fall of Amon 's cult. Other pharaohs restored Amon as god and ruler. Amon went into a new triad with Ptah and Re in 1500BCE. Many people still considered him the sole power and that the other gos were just manifestations of him.

Their jade sculptures often portrayed a mix of human and animal features. West Mexico: West Mexicans unlike the Olmecs did not produce large sculptures but produced permanent structures like tiered platforms and ball courts. West Mexico is mostly known for its clay sculptures often found in tombs and usually a orange or red color these clay sculptures often depicted rituals. Maya Civilization: Similar to the Olmecs the Mayans also have large statues of rock that honor their rulers like the Stelae D in Copan which is detailed with many symbols and hieroglyphs. The temple of the giant jaguar at Tikal which is 45 feet tall and the burial place for one of their rulers.

Mesopotamia and Egypt had similar polytheistic views, which means believing in many gods. Mesopotamian gods had powers over natural forces and human activities. Mesopotamians would build ziggurats, which is where their gods would live, these ziggurats were similar to the pyramids. The Egyptians had a large quantity

Prior to Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) reign, Egypt practice polytheism which they worship many god and goddess and pharaoh were contest by the local temple priests. “Throughout the dynastic history of Egypt, the central authority of the pharaoh was repeatedly contested by local temple priests, each of whom held religious and political sway in their own regions along the Nile.” (Fiero pg. 54). When Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) was a pharaoh of Egypt between 1353-1337 B.C.E, he had a different view more like a monotheism belief which belief is one single god. He changed the views of ancient Egypt from polytheism which is the wordship of many gods and goddess, to one god who name was Aten.

Early Puritan portraits were marked by emblems of prosperity, which didn’t show that Puritans reveled in riches or the joy of materialistic things, but rather that they enjoyed God’s blessings. Their portraits were also used to keep a record, so people in the future could remember their appearance. Commissioners of the portraits would dress in their typical Puritan attire, showing very little skin or individuality amongst themselves. They did not smile and weren’t painted with lavish backgrounds. Artists at this time had little to no training or experience.

Old Testaments in the bible shows dislike for the Danites, whom they called serpents. Nevertheless, they adopted Daniel and transformed him into a Hebrew prophet. Historians say that Daniel is not a personal name but more like a title. His “powers” were like the Goddess Dana and her scared serpents in Egyptian history. Daniel of the Bible is related to Dana Goddess of the Celtic Europe.