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The concept of celebration seems as old as humanity itself. People in ancient times, much like us today, enjoyed gathering to have a good time and share food and drink. What were the occasions for celebration in the past? Which customs have endured to this day? And when did guests include not only the living? The exhibition at the Archaeological Museum aims to answer some of these questions about the old festivities. Accompanying the archaeological artefacts related to these old customs are vibrant posters depicting various celebratory events. The exhibition will be open from mid-September until the end of November 2024.
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The oldest inscriptions, preserved on bone tablets and pottery vessels dating back to Dynasty 0 (the end of the 4th millennium BC), recorded names of the rulers, toponyms and names of products. Hieroglyphs, as well as the hieratic and demotic – cursive forms derived from them, remained in use until the first centuries AD and served to note down texts of highly varied nature – from monumental inscriptions on temple or tomb walls, through papyrus documents, up to memoranda and receipts recorded on ostraca. The god Thoth, the mythical inventor of writing represented as an ibis or a baboon, was the patron of the Egyptian intellectuals.
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