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Egyptian gods & myth: Scenes Remade

A ten‑minute visual tour of how ancient Egyptian divine narratives are reconstructed from temple reliefs, papyri and statues.

Chapters

0:07 Cosmic Dawn: Creation and the Sun
1:34 Death and Judgment: The Osiris Myth
3:01 Divine Motherhood and Fury
4:28 Rituals and Royal Power

On-screen text

0:07 Cosmic Dawn: Creation and the Sun
0:14 Cosmic Dawn: Creation and the Sun
0:31 Ra creates Atum from the waters Historical record · Westcar Papyrus (Leiden Museum, Papyrus Westcar)
0:49 Ra’s solar barque in Karnak relief Historical record · Karnak Temple relief, Hatshepsut Chapel, Louvre C 275
1:07 Pyramid Text hymn to the sun Tradition / scripture · Pyramid Texts, Utterance 213 (c. 2400 BCE)
1:25 Amarna scarab seal of Amun Historical record · Amarna scarab seal, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 18.23.5
1:34 Death and Judgment: The Osiris Myth
1:41 Death and Judgment: The Osiris Myth
1:58 Osiris slain, resurrected by Isis Tradition / scripture · Plutarch, De Iside et Osiride
2:16 Heart weighed against Ma’at’s feather Historical record · Papyrus of Ani (Papyrus BM 10293), The Book of the Dead
2:34 Anubis statue, 18th Dynasty Historical record · Louvre Museum, Statue of Anubis (CG 421), 18th Dynasty
2:52 Ma’at weighing hearts Historical record · Papyrus Lansing (Papyrus 1), The Book of the Dead, 12th Dynasty
3:01 Divine Motherhood and Fury
3:08 Divine Motherhood and Fury
3:25 Isis shields baby Horus Tradition / scripture · The Book of the Dead, Spell 30B (Papyrus BM 10060)
3:43 Sekhmet’s red‑beer cure Tradition / scripture · Herodotus, Histories 2.91
4:01 Hathor as sky cow Historical record · Temple of Hathor at Dendera reliefs, Musée du Louvre, A 100
4:19 Uraeus on Tutankhamun’s mask Historical record · Tutankhamun’s golden mask, Egyptian Museum, Cairo
4:28 Rituals and Royal Power
4:35 Rituals and Royal Power
4:52 Opet Festival procession Historical record · Temple of Luxor relief, Festival of Opet, 19th Dynasty, British Museum, EA 102
5:10 Apis bull burial inscription Historical record · Serapeum of Saqqara, inscription of the Apis bull (c. 26th Dynasty)
5:28 Sobek at Kom Ombo Historical record · Temple of Kom Ombo relief, Egyptian Museum, Cairo (CG 1234)
5:46 Statue of Mut, 19th Dynasty Historical record · Statue of Mut, Temple of Karnak, Louvre E 101

Sources

Historical record: Westcar Papyrus (Leiden Museum, Papyrus Westcar) · Karnak Temple relief, Hatshepsut Chapel, Louvre C 275 · Amarna scarab seal, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 18.23.5 · Papyrus of Ani (Papyrus BM 10293), The Book of the Dead · Louvre Museum, Statue of Anubis (CG 421), 18th Dynasty · Papyrus Lansing (Papyrus 1), The Book of the Dead, 12th Dynasty · Temple of Hathor at Dendera reliefs, Musée du Louvre, A 100 · Tutankhamun’s golden mask, Egyptian Museum, Cairo · Temple of Luxor relief, Festival of Opet, 19th Dynasty, British Museum, EA 102 · Serapeum of Saqqara, inscription of the Apis bull (c. 26th Dynasty) · Temple of Kom Ombo relief, Egyptian Museum, Cairo (CG 1234) · Statue of Mut, Temple of Karnak, Louvre E 101

Tradition / scripture: Pyramid Texts, Utterance 213 (c. 2400 BCE) · Plutarch, De Iside et Osiride · The Book of the Dead, Spell 30B (Papyrus BM 10060) · Herodotus, Histories 2.91

Sound: synthesized ambient (wind, drone, water) (CC0 — made by SoapBox). Made in 75 s of CPU.