Saturday, October 30, 2010
"Twisty Turny Who"
10:10pm
Just a silly little drawing...
When Julia saw it, she said it reminded her of the twisty Serpopards on the Narmer palette. (line drawing detail).
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
"The Serpent Sata"
8:26pm
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The British Museum is featuring the Book of the Dead in its latest exhibit. The Guardian has a feature on it. The BBC has a video featuring a tour by curator John H Taylor. The camera eye gives a good view, which will have to satisfy for those who can't go the museum. I took special note of a serpent with legs. Taylor describes the text below it, and I found it in Budge's translation. Taylor referred to the snake as 'Satis', if I heard right, but Budge refers to it as 'Sata': |
 The Chapter of making the transformation into the serpent Sata. The chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith: "I am the serpent Sata whose years are many. I die and I am born again each day. I am the serpent Sata which dwelleth in the uttermost parts of the earth. I die, and I am born again, and I renew myself, and I grow young each day." |
