> Back in the day, all Egyptian buildings were covered in hieroglyphs
And yet “one of the earliest attested decorated burial chambers” appears in the late 5th dynasty.^1 The images of Egyptian decoration shown here are from much later periods as well.
Why not look at 4th dynasty buildings here for context?
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> Back in the day, all Egyptian buildings were covered in hieroglyphs
And yet “one of the earliest attested decorated burial chambers” appears in the late 5th dynasty.^1 The images of Egyptian decoration shown here are from much later periods as well.
Why not look at 4th dynasty buildings here for context?
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1. Megahed, Mohamed and Hana Vymazalová. “The tomb of Khuwy at Djedkare’s royal cemetery at South Saqqara.” *Pražské egyptologické studie*, 16, 2019. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=843144
I think they’re ancient power generators.