Ancient Egyptian Forum

Nefertari: Queen of Egypt · Servant Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 24 Location: my house

well, i was reading this thing and it said egyptians wrote everything down including pornography, is this true, and if so, where did they get their inspiration?
_________________
So let it be written, so let it be done,
Egyptian Girl

Google · Sponsor

maatkara · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:05 am Post subject:

from real life I guess....

Ramsekh · Gods/Goddesses Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 746

The Turin Papyrus has pornography on it. With all these strange poses and everything. Quite strange.
_________________

maatkara · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:16 am Post subject:

I know Turin papyrus quite well....not only, tomorrow we're gonna have a meeting of egyptophilies right in the museum....if you wish to know something in particular I'll be glad to ask for you and report all complete answers!! Wink

I generally go there once a month.....and lots of things are changing there now 'cos the old Lady-Queen that was f....governing the museum few months ago finally left managing the museum (WOW!!!). A new Foundation has been started up now, with new managers and very good archaeologysts and restaurators to make it rebirth!!! The project to enlarge it will take something like three years, but they are planning it in order not close any part of the museum (they also have to make money to go on with works). They want to restore the biggest part possible of all the things inside the storage and take them to life again! The objects now exposed in the museum are not even the 10% of what we actually have here.
Feel free to ask, I'll be very glad to provide infos for you all!!

Ciao ciao
Wink

Psusennes I · Pharaoh Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 913 Location: England

'The Turin erotic papyrus' as it is also known, is a comedy about a young man and his first visit to a brothel. There isn't really any surviving 'porn' as such from Ancient Egypt.

Smile

_________________

maatkara · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 1:02 pm Post subject:

yes, correct! Ancient Egyptian didn't have our feelings about sex.....

Nefertari: Queen of Egypt · Servant Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 24 Location: my house

hehe, thanks for telling me.
thats cool tho, lol, dontcha think? Very Happy

lol, well im easily amazed, lool.

to the person who offered to ask questions 4 me and ppll, thank u so much for offering!!! U r so nice! Very Happy

but that all i nneeded to no. HUGZ! Thx! Very Happy

_________________
So let it be written, so let it be done,
Egyptian Girl

Psusennes I · Pharaoh Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 913 Location: England

I hope this doesn't count as an obscene link, but if you like you can view a reconstruction of the Papyrus HERE. (this is because most of it is frayed and tattered). Most of the male characters seem to be old men, and there are animals involved too. It is all very very strange. . . . Sad

By the way- I have an all day lecture tommorow on Egypt- so if you want any questions answered by a crack team of Egyptologists then ask now. I hope to post a transcript of the lecture, as always, at KTO.
_________________

maatkara · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:33 pm Post subject:

nefertari....thanx to you for your appreciation!! Wink

I like to share what I get... Smile

.....

...I can tell you that I really like their way of thinking about life in general, at least for what we know....it looks like if they had not all the limits and blocks that we do have.... Very Happy

cia'

Psusennes I · Pharaoh Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 913 Location: England

Wow! A double post! I clicked send and there was another post just below mine!

Cool. . . .
_________________

mary500 · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:34 pm Post subject:

Psusennes I~ Thanks for sharing that.. I have, of course, heard of the Turin papyrus but can't remembewr actually seeing any of it. You have to wonder though, with how out of wack and well... you get the idea... every thing is perhaps it was an ancient form of something like the Far Side???
_________________
~Mary

maatkara · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:35 pm Post subject:

oops...sorry...it happened to me too.... Embarassed

maatkara · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:39 pm Post subject:

DO NOT MISUNDERSTAND ME!....
I now realise that what I said can be taken the wrong way...

Nefertari: Queen of Egypt · Servant Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 24 Location: my house

Your welcome! Very Happy

OMG i just clicked on that link, thats sorta disturbing, lol ;
_________________
So let it be written, so let it be done,
Egyptian Girl

Ramsekh · Gods/Goddesses Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 746

Psusennes, you make it sound bad when you say "and there are animals involved too." The animals are't involved in the action, they're just a bunch of animals playing with musical instruments.
_________________