Exe01 - Zekke

Val di funes in the Italian Dolomites

Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum were ancient royal servants who shared the title “Overseer of the Manicurists in the Palace of King Niuserre.” The two men are depicted on their joint tomb in one of the most intimate poses allowed by Egyptian artistic conventions: face to face, with their noses touching. Niankhkhnum means “joined to life” and Khnumhotep means “joined to the blessed state of the dead;” together their names mean “joined in life and death.” They are believed by some archeologists to be the first same-sex couple in recorded history. The picture shows a detail from their tomb dating to around 2350 BC.  

                                                 The Grand Oculus

1.Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany

2.The Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE

3. The Hungarian Parliament, Budapest, Hungary

4.  Rumbach Street Synagogue, Budapest, Hungary

5. St. Joseph Church, Prague, Czechia

6. Church of Charles Borromeo, Vienna, Austria

7. Capitol Dome, Washington DC, USA

8. Santa Maria della Scala, Rome, Italy

Art by Roberto Nieto

Moisés

Reykjavik, capital of Iceland.