Balance pair on the wings of the solar disk
Balance pair on
the wings of the solar disk
The ancient Egyptian universe consists of a pair of creations. The unity of the balance pair through the symbols and models of the world and back in time is the experience of the creation of the world. Outside the Egyptian temple the military images and texts of the pharaoh and his soldiers fighting in wars to protect the city and extend the land expanding the boundaries of Egypt back. The orderly universe began to separate with papyrus and lotus as the main components and the confirmation of heaven and earth with the gods and the afterlife. Entering the Egyptian temple the innermost chamber of the temple symbolized the time of creation. The small interior living space led to the large pillared hall. The space of creation such as the Pronaos of Esna the high pillared entrance symbolized the horizon the boundary between this world and the gods so that the deceased could have a happy afterlife.
The balanced pair in the unity of the earth dissolved into water called Nun appears as a division into a balanced pair like light and dark that composes the perfect balance that gives life to the world. The order of the male and female couple of creation of life “all that exists and all that does not exist.” Water and life come together in the Nile Valley and the Western Oasis divided into the dark cultivated land of the Nile Valley (Kemet) and the red desert (Decheret). The waters of the river flowing through it annually flood it from the east and west and the waters gradually cycle through the Nile to the creation of the world with cities on the slopes gradually rising from the river like islands receding during the autumn.
the winged sun disk
Ancient Egyptian monument of Grove Street Tomb gate. Winged sun disc at the center of the eaves. The biblical statement that this monument had a primary role in Christian burial. In ancient Egyptian temple architecture the wings of the sun disc represent the power of the sun god. The winged sun disc is also placed at the center of the crossbar of Grove Street Tomb gate. The winged sun disc propels itself across the sky hovering above the text and images. The symbol of two cobras beside the sun disc represents the power of the sun. On the tablet the venom of the cobra burns like the rays of the sun, protecting the deceased's hope for a happy afterlife. Similarly the winged sun on the mummy tablet protects the body of the deceased who is depicted with outstretched wings on his chest. The balance of the parallel forces of ancient Egyptian mythology which gives the power of light to the human world and the god of the sun. The balance in the duality of the oneness of the cosmic power of creation.
The inspiration of the winged sun disc originated in ancient Egypt and was transmitted to other cultures. The winged sun disc a form of Horus Behdeite is a common motif in ancient Egyptian art. The sun disc can be found above almost every aisle in temples and tombs on the tops of stelae or above kings in bas-relief. The multi-layered significance of the sun disc reflects the fundamental foundations of ancient Egyptian culture and religion. The two wings and two cobras represent duality and symmetry. The sun disc represents the solar cult a renewal expressed through the daily journey of the sun. Due to the context of its appearance and epithet the winged sun disc is strongly associated with the ideology of kingship especially in terms of protection. This last characteristic is the main reason for the transfer of this inspiration to other cultures Assyrian, Hittite, Persian, Hebrew, since the divine king was a universal value in the ancient Near East. This paper presents the different uses of the winged sun disc in ancient Egypt its development transmission and reception in other Near Eastern cultures.
Sacred Trees and the Symbolic Meaning of the Winged Sun Disc Eastern symbolism especially the symbolism of the Assyrians of the second millennium certainly reflects the theme of the Tree of Life or the Sacred Tree. The king was blessed by a winged goddess and was depicted as a bird-man with a powerful symbol of a winged pillar or sacred trunk. Following the Hittite song this was a new idea introduced by the Indo-European group whose homeland has long been a matter of debate. However, by Hammurabi's time sacred trees lined and/or surrounded the gates of the sacred well in the Ziggurat of Ur with the "magical connection the solar disc" above them. As mentioned above, the sacred trees, the solar disc and Ansu were interdependent in ritual.
Different Cultural Approaches Written evidence in ancient times has given knowledge as a central part of civilization corresponding to the period of the earliest unadorned Egyptian Winged Disc. In the 16th century the Anatolian Disc Both the short and the excavated wings are a reenactment of the Egyptian campaign in Syria under Thutmosis III in the 15th century. The fact that the earliest dating back to the middle of the 3rd millennium, corresponds to that period when the short-winged disc was popular in Sumer and Anatolia for centuries.
Egyptian Winged Disc in the Past
A rectangular chamber located near the back of the pyramid temple a procession of Egyptian gods and goddesses would gather in the temple around the pharaoh to ceremonially renew the life of the ruler marching towards a large statue of the king. The Thirty Years Festival of the Pharaoh the Pyramid Temple of Senwosret I the legs and feet of the gods and goddesses have been preserved. The winged disc and the pattern on the edge of the lower block reveal that it was originally placed above a doorway and what remains below is part of a winged sun disc representing Horus whose epithet is inscribed on the left.
