Egyptians would depict erotic scenes to aid in the process of rebirth “duplicating the sexual act that began the first birth so that one could be ‘reconceived’ into the next life” (Bleiberg, 156)Tombs (cont.)īeing as all of this happened a LONG time ago, it cannot be expected that all the instruments survivedHowever, because of Egypt’s arid environment it contains some of the most well-preserved instrumentsInstruments Recovered Instruments are so often depicted in tombs because of Ancient Egyptian beliefs of the afterlife.Depictions of pleasurable aspects of domestic life were put on tomb walls in the belief that it would secure a “similarly prosperous and pleasurable existence in the other life” (Sachs, 87).Scenes on tomb walls were supposed to ensure that the dead would be reborn in the afterlife. From them we can decipher things like: -How they were held -Which instruments typically played together -Where instruments were played -If instruments were gender specific -If/how they were used religiously or were used for secular purposes -What classes (high class, middle class, low class) were associated with certain instrumentsTombs Tombs and temples give us some of the best examples of how the instruments functioned in Egypt. How do we know what instruments Ancient Egyptians had and how they used them? During the Intermediate Periods, it is believed that a lot of vandalizating occurred of artwork and tombs, and not as much is recovered from these periods.Egypt (cont.) Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and Old Kingdom refer to periods of time that Egypt flourished and was prosperous.Intermediate Periods refer to times of turmoil, war, or unrest that Egypt went through.
Musical Instruments of Ancient EgyptBy Cami PuzĪncient Egypt Divided into (years are approximate): -Early Dynastic Period (beginning in 3100 B.C.) -Upper and Lower Egypt are unified and first pharaoh rules.
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