Reply To: The Gods of Ancient Egypt

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A common thing between Egyptian and Mesopotamian art is the exaggeration of the rulers powers and relating them to the gods in some way. Another similar thing between the two is building large structures, like the pyramids and the Ziggurats, to both breach the distance to the gods and be a large physical monument of the ruler’s power. One of the main differences between Egyptian and Mesopotamian art is the obsession with the afterlife present in Egyptian artwork. Many of the large structures, like the pyramids and the Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut, were made either as tombs or to honor the afterlife, whereas the large Mesopotamian structures were made for worship and to show the king’s power.