"Oldest Depiction of Ancient Egyptian Demons Found" Topic
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| Tango01 | 19 Apr 2016 9:57 p.m. PST |
" Belgium-based Egyptologist has discovered the oldest depictions of ancient Egyptian demons, showing that demonic entities populated the ancient Egyptians' imaginations as far back as 4,000 years ago. Presented recently at the International Conference on Ancient Egyptian Demonology at Swansea University, U.K., these demons gripped their victims and cut off their heads. Wael Sherbiny, an independent scholar who specializes in the ancient Egyptian religious texts, found two demons on two Middle Kingdom coffins about 4,000 years old. The third was portrayed in a 4,000-year-old leather roll the researcher had previously discovered in the shelves of the Egyptian museum in Cairo, where it was stored and forgotten for more than 70 years. It was the oldest and longest Egyptian leather manuscript…"
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| Paul B | 20 Apr 2016 3:10 a.m. PST |
Wow that's very interesting. Thanks Armand |
| Grelber | 20 Apr 2016 4:48 a.m. PST |
Cool! Maybe Dark Fable will include these in their next Indiegogo campaign. .
Grelber |
| Tango01 | 20 Apr 2016 10:26 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it boys!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| boy wundyr x | 20 Apr 2016 2:53 p.m. PST |
"International Conference on Ancient Egyptian Demonology" – what can go wrong? I feel a Monster Hunters International scenario coming on! Great find Armand. |
| Tango01 | 20 Apr 2016 10:43 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
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paints some fast cats.
