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a few things Afrocentric websites omit...

 

Hemiunu, overseer of the construction of the Great Pyramid of Khufu

 

A younger Hemiunu

 

reserve_head.jpg (14241 bytes)Limestone reserve head from Dynasty IV

 

scribe.jpg (18508 bytes)Head of a seated scribe, Dynasty V

 

Bust of Nefertiti

 

stela-antef copy.jpg (25441 bytes) Rahotep and Nofret, and the stela of Antef: a common convention in Egyptian art was to paint males a coppery hue and women pale.  Such a convention would hardly make sense if the Egyptians were – as Afrocentrists often claim – as black as Somalis or Ethiopians.

 

ramses_iii.jpg (45972 bytes) Light skin coloring, as seen on the three gods on the left, is found often in Egyptian papyrus art.  However, the peculiarly white skin of Ramses III on the right is unusual.

 

Ranofer, priest of the temples of Ptah and Sokar

 

offering.jpg (24073 bytes)Woman carrying offering

 

nikare2.jpg (16676 bytes)Nikare, an Old Kingdom official

 

Nefertari, wife of Ramses II

 

Ramses II mummy

 

Yuya mummy

 

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