The following is an interview with Prof. Rita Lucarelli by Richard Marranca from Montclair State University about the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
By Bashir Muhammad Akinyele
Let me first begin my lecture with giving thanks to the Creator of the heavens and the earth. A Creator that is called by many ancient names in this world, such as Yahweh, God, Allah, Dios, and Olodumare. But the oldest name for the Creator in human history is Amen-Ra. This word Amen-Ra for the Creator of the heavens and the earth comes from the Afrikan Nile Valley Civilization called ancient Kemet-known to the world as Egypt. Amen-Ra comes the world’s first writing system called the Medu Neter. Europeans and Arabs call it Hieroglyphics. Amen-Ra means the hidden one, the unseen one, the prime mover of the universe and all living things. That might be too deep for some people, but this is Black History Month. The world, and Black people, must know our contributions to all human civilizations and religions. And we as Black people have contributed greatly to all human societies and all faith traditions in the earth. Afrikan faith traditions were the first