Wednesday, February 3, 2010

What is the Meaning of the Colors in Egyptian Hieroglyphics?

There have been numerous arguments and discussion on the meaning of color in Egyptian representation.

There were no race issues in ancient Egypt or Nubia.

The color yellow was used for every female.

The color red was used for male humans.

The color black was used to represent Nubians (males), a number of Gods, the underworld, the dead, fertility and the heart--among other things.

Blue was used for skin color of solar Gods.

Egyptians tried to match color of skin with an actual color--so why yellow for all females?

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