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Ancient Egyptians loved to dance. Several ancient Egyptian tomb paintings depict dancers in various forms of dress and many different postures. Dancing was not only a form of entertainment, but it also had a religious value in ancient Egyptian life. There is a deep symbolism behind ancient Egyptian dancing, perhaps little-known to many people.
Professional dancers in ancient Egypt were usually women who performed dressed in skirts or loose tunics with shoulder straps. It was not uncommon that dwarfed entertained the pharaoh dancing as well. Pharaoh Pepi II was delighted when he was brought a dwarf from an expedition. The Pharaoh’s dwarf most likely originated from the Land of Punt.
To find out dwarves dance in ancient Egypt is not a revelation because Bes was an ancient Egyptian dwarf God of humor, song and dance.
“Bes used music or knives to avert evil, or the sa sign as he watched over the occupants of the house. Adorned with the skin of an animal and its tail hangs down behind him, he is sometimes shown carrying a harp.”
How Important Was Dance In Ancient Egypt And What Purpose Did It Serve?
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Ancient Egyptians loved to dance. Several ancient Egyptian tomb paintings depict dancers in various forms of dress and many different postures. Dancing was not only a form of entertainment, but it also had a religious value in ancient Egyptian life. There is a deep symbolism behind ancient Egyptian dancing, perhaps little-known to many people.
How Important Was Dance In Ancient Egypt And What Purpose Did It Serve?
Acrobatic dancers -2500 B.C. Painting on wall Egypt, Saqqara, Tomb of Mehu. Image source
Professional dancers in ancient Egypt were usually women who performed dressed in skirts or loose tunics with shoulder straps. It was not uncommon that dwarfed entertained the pharaoh dancing as well. Pharaoh Pepi II was delighted when he was brought a dwarf from an expedition. The Pharaoh’s dwarf most likely originated from the Land of Punt.
Pharaoh Pepi II’s Dancing Dwarf
To find out dwarves dance in ancient Egypt is not a revelation because Bes was an ancient Egyptian dwarf God of humor, song and dance.
“Bes used music or knives to avert evil, or the sa sign as he watched over the occupants of the house. Adorned with the skin of an animal and its tail hangs down behind him, he is sometimes shown carrying a harp.” 1
When Pharaoh Pepi II was a child, he learned a dwarf was captured in a foreign land, and he wrote a letter with “detailed instructions on the care of the dwarf, including a promise of a reward to the official that brought the dwarf safely to him. The letter stressed the importance of 24-hour care to keep the dwarf safe from harm.”
Pepi II was only 6 years when he wrote the letter to his official Harkhuf, but the young king was most persistent.
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