Jill Mattson – The Egyptians used music for all kinds of crazy things
Egypt was a nation that sang. As late as the 1900s sailors sang when starting their voyage, sang again if there was danger and yet they enjoyed another song another after the danger had past. [1] There were songs for funerals, hymns, festivals, being in love, prayers to the gods, rituals and dancing. The Egyptians sang as they sowed, harvested, wove, fished, tended flocks, carried heavy rocks and labored. The custom of singing at work was common to every occupation. [2] Continue reading
Ancient Code – Located North West of the Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, we find the Serapeum of Saqqara. According to archaeologists, it was the burial-place of the Apus Bulls, literally speaking the living manifestations of the Egyptian God Ptah. This necropolis found near Memphis, Egypt is believed to have been built sometime around 1300 BCE, by Ramesses II.