Zohra Opoku
‘Re, cry out, let your heart be pleased by your beautiful truth of this day. Enter from the under-sky, go forth from the East, (you) whom the elders and the ancestors worship. Make your paths pleasant for me, broaden your roads for me (so that) I may cros, 2020
Screenprint on linen, thread, 2020
61 3/8 x 100 3/8 in
156 x 255 cm
156 x 255 cm
Series: The Myths of Eternal Life
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‘Re, cry out, let your heart be pleased by your beautiful truth of this day. Enter from the under-sky, go forth from the East, (you) whom the elders and the...
‘Re, cry out, let your heart be pleased by your beautiful truth of this day. Enter from the under-sky, go forth from the East, (you) whom the elders and the ancestors worship. Make your paths pleasant for me, broaden your roads for me (so that) I may cross the earth in the manner of (crossing) the sky, your sunlight upon me.’
Extract from Chapter 64: claims identification with Re and ‘Going forth by day’/ An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead/ The Papyrus of Sobekmose
Extract from Chapter 64: claims identification with Re and ‘Going forth by day’/ An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead/ The Papyrus of Sobekmose
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