EGYPT, Nag ed-Der<br/> <em>Mortuary stela from the tomb of 'Iti</em> late First Intermediate Period, early Dynasty XI 2125 BCE-2055 BCE (detail)<br /> limestone, pigment<br /> 85.5 x 56.3 x 15.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1939<br /> D84-1982<br /> <!--1313-->
EGYPT, Nag ed-Der
Mortuary stela from the tomb of 'Iti late First Intermediate Period, early Dynasty XI 2125 BCE-2055 BCE (detail)
limestone, pigment
85.5 x 56.3 x 15.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1939
D84-1982
Learning Resources

Think with Thoth

Downloadable Resource

Ancient Worlds

Level 3 and up

Think with Thoth is a free educational activity trail for visitors to Pharaoh. We recommend this for any curious visitors aged seven and up. With the guidance of Thoth — the ancient Egyptian god of writing, wisdom and knowledge — younger visitors are encouraged to reflect on the ideas, themes, art and objects of ancient Egypt on display in Pharaoh.

Instructions

  1. Print out the resource. We recommend printing in full colour.
  2. Fold the page in half length-ways
  3. Open the page up and fold in half again, this time short-ways
  4. Open the page up and the smaller outer-quarters of the page so they meet in the middle
  5. Open the page up, Think with Thoth should now have eight segments, breaking it into eight pages
  6. Fold the page in half again, this time short-ways
  7. Cut the folded paper along the crease down the centre, all the way to the next crease line
  8. Now flatten the page out, fold it in half lengthways and (holding the corners firmly with your thumb and index finger) push the sides in
  9. Watch as the pages all draw together! You now have a resource of your very own
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