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- Title
PER MESUT: for younger readers.
- Authors
Wilson, Hilary
- Abstract
The author discusses the paintings of Nebamun, wherein one of his favorite is the picture of Nebamun's garden in Egypt, which is back on display at the British Museum in London, England. He cites the painting wherein several sycamore fig trees, the most popular native tree and became the Egyptian word for 'tree', can be seen and it shows the shape of the tree hieroglyph like the outline of an iced lolly. The author also cites the persea tree which is described as bearing blossom all year round and identified as a species of mimosops and it is often shown with Thoth, the Egyptian diety, and the tree is also called the Tree of Life. He mentions the two types of palm tree which is represented in the painting which is the date palms and the dom or doum palm.
- Subjects
LONDON (England); ENGLAND; EGYPTIAN painting; MUSEUM exhibits; BRITISH Museum; ATTRIBUTION of paintings; EGYPTIAN gods; THOTH (Egyptian deity); SYCAMORES; TREE of life; DATE palm; EGYPTIAN antiquities
- Publication
Ancient Egypt Magazine, 2009, Vol 10, Issue 3, p48
- ISSN
1470-9990
- Publication type
Article