Name: Annes Newton-g00378073
Course: World Literature 200
Lecturer: Mica Gould
Memphis and its Necropolis-The pyramid fields from Giza to Dahshur
Memphis, the first capital of ancient Egypt is in the center of the floodplain of the western side
of Nile. It was founded to in 3000 BC, being the first Pyramid ever built. It became an Egyptian
cultural site into the list of UNESCO world heritage sites in 1979. . Memphis reflects what life
was like in ancient Egyptian city. It also contains many archaeological remains and temples. The
most significant temple is the temple of Ptah in Mit Rahina. This temple was named after the
local God of Memphis known for being the God of creation and the patron of craftsmanship. The
necropolis of Memphis contains the monumental stone buildings in ancient Egyptian history and
more than thirty-eight pyramids including the great Pyramid of Giza and the great Sphinx. It also
has more than nine thousand rock-cut tombs from different historical periods all of which
extends from the first to thirteenth dynasty and to the Graeco Roman Period.
Additionally, the property likewise incorporates the remaining parts of numerous more modest
sanctuaries and settlements, which are priceless for understanding old Egyptian life here. The
structure and material of the primary landmarks of the property from pyramids, burial chambers
and settlements describe it as perhaps the most valid among the known landmarks of the
antiquated world. This property protects about 80% of its antiquated structure and material. As
far as setting, the landmarks and the site of the capital are defenseless against advancement, as to
the roundabout effects of metropolitan development, the two of which can possibly dissolve their
setting between the Nile Waterway and the desert and their capacity to pass on their holy
otherworldly, and different relationship in an incredible way.
Works cited.
Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Memphis and Its Necropolis -- the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur." UNESCO World Heritage Centre, whc.unesco.org/en/list/86/.