I live the saying : You have not departed dead, you have departed alive.
Philosophic, and optimistic may be. Last Sunday, my incredible and I went to the exhibition at National Museum of Singapore, which showcases 230 ancient Egypt's artefacts and antiquities spanning from 4000 BCE to 950 CE. If you're keen to learn more, there are lectures by some well-known Egyptologists too.
My incredible is always fascinated by the structure of pyramid and the mummy. He likes to say, "Mommy go see mummy". Watching too many movies - The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and the anticipating coming soon The Mummy 4: Rise of the Aztec, I suppose. Even Sam Witwicky of Transformers, The Revenge of The Fallen has to find the hidden Matrix of Leadership in Egypt. ^_^
Here are some of the artefacts. Yes, photography is allowed, but please stick to the rule : no flashlight.
Statue of Goddess Sekhmet, 18th Dynasty, 1410-1372 BCE
Do you see the ankh sign, which symbolises life, on her left hand ? My incredible immediately pointed it out as the Ladies' sign. Clever boy.
Statue of the god Horus and King Horemheb
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1323-1295 BCE
We also found the manual for the Afterlife 亡靈書 at the exhibition. (No photo to show as it is too long) According to the description, The Book of the Dead is the common name for an ancient Egyptian funerary text. It was not a book in the modern sense of the word, but a collection of spells, passwords, and images to be used by the dead in the underworld. It was most commonly written on a papyrus scroll and placed in the coffin burial chamber of the deceased.
Below is the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing.
Upon translation, my surname will look like this. Interesting, isn't it?
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