Wednesday, September 13, 14:00 in the space related to the "Gods and Mortals in Ancient Egypt" Exhibition (XNUMXst floor).
The ninth activity within the museum education project carried out in partnership with the HaiHui Association among the words: "The 12 papyri. From life to immortality in Ancient Egypt", has as its theme: "The cartridge - hieroglyphic symbol".
The team made up of Monica Bodea (museographer) and Luminița Bratu (teacher. primary teacher) will welcome you with history, stories and ....as usual with surprises!
Appointments: 0745392935 Monica; 0748989347 Luminita.
Available places: 15 (the activities are aimed at children aged between 6 and 11).
A cartridge (known as "shenou" in ancient Egypt) is a hieroglyphic symbol, it has an elongated shape and is closed with a knot. It symbolizes "everything that surrounds the sun" and has the function of protecting the name of the pharaoh. The cartouches were most often painted yellow or gold (the color of the sun) and were used for two of the five names of a pharaoh. Some cartouches had the role of amulets and were placed in graves. The oval surrounding the pharaohs' names was meant to protect them from evil spirits in life and after death.
