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Two Tuesday Classes: April 17 & 24, 2018 Tallent Hall, # 182 1 -3 PM

The Egyptian Temple Tuesday, April 17

ThisclasswillexaminetheoriginsofancientEgyptiantemplearchitecturebyexploringreligiousliterature,creationmyths,andsymbolism.ThediscussionwillgiveaccountsfromEgyptiansourcesregardingtheirbeliefsystem,descriptionsofthephysicaluniverse,templeconstructionrituals,andparallelswithJudeo/Christianreligiousmaterial.Manytemplesandearlydynasticcenterswillbeviewedwitheachsectionoftemplespaceshownindividuallyandasawhole,fromadiversityofchapelstothelargestplaceofworshipeverconstructedbymankind,theKarnakTemple.You’lllearnhowEgyptiantemplesfunctionedandhowintegratedtheywereasmodelsofeternity.The Rise of the Pyramids Tuesday, April 24

ThisdiscussionwillexaminetheoriginsofancientEgyptianpyramidswithemphasisonthepinnacleoftheperfectedform,theGreatPyramidofGizaforKingKhufu.Thesegiganticstructureshousedtheremainsofkings,buthadelementsofearlyandcosmicsignificanceembeddedinthearchitectureinordertoachievetheirplaceineternity.You’llbeintroducedtodetailsofEgyptianreligiousbeliefsandthelogisticsofthelargestmasonrystructureonearth.We’llalsolearnaboutthelatestfinds,includingtheoldestpapyrusfromWadial-Jarf,anancientportalongtheRedSeaforoutsidematerials,Khufu’sboat,theworld’soldestship,andotherconstructionfeaturesofKhufu’smasterpiece.

Questions?CallJoAnnSheaat262-554-8081oremailtojoaz44@hotmail.com

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PeterJ.ChiapporiPeterChiapporiiscurrentlythearchivistfortwotombs:KV-10andKV-63intheValleyofKings.KV-63wasdiscoveredin2006byDr.OttoSchaden,themissiondirectoroftheAmenmessetombprojectandoneofthemostprolificmodernexcavatorsinthevalley.PeterisalsoateammemberonthecurrentKV-10excavations,workingwithDr.SalmaIkram,thenewmissiondirectorsinceDr.Schaden’spassingin2015.Hisareaofexpertiseisdecipheringhieratictextsaswellasactingasfieldarchitectandartistforthemission.Peterreadshieroglyphsandhieratic,andhasbeenanindependentscholarofEgyptologyfordecades.WheninhighschoolhewasaskedbytheOrientalInstitutetotutortheirfirstyearEgyptianlanguagestudentsbythedirectorFrankYurko.PeterhastaughtmanyclassesattheKenoshaPublicMuseumoverthelastdecade,includingBeginningHieroglyphs,EgyptianSymbolism,ReligiousHistory,Pyramids,Tombs,Temples,Mummification,PharonicChronology,andacourseoncanineandfelinedeities.Mr.ChiapporiisalsoalicensedarchitectinIllinoisandWisconsin.

Examplesofhieroglyphs,sharedbyMr.Chiappori