Abibitumi Learning Item

Turning the Map Right Side Up

Why Kemet MattersOpen

The Kemetic orientation system placed south at the top — *rsy* (south) means 'that which faces the sun' — the honored direction. Amennakht's 1160 BCE topographical map is oriented south-up. This lesson examines what the Kemetic directional system reveals about worldview and challenges the assumption that north-up is natural or neutral.

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