People with special needs
People with special needs. The ancient Egyptian artist was not ashamed to depict their conditions. We see a case of polio on a funerary slab dating back to the Nineteenth Dynasty, the reign of King Ramesses II, around 1250 BC. AD, also referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty (ruled 1279 – 1213 BC). He is seen as the most famous and powerful pharaoh throughout the Egyptian Empire. His successors and subsequent rulers called him the Great Grandfather. Ramesses II led several military campaigns into the Levant and restored Egyptian control over Canaan. He also led campaigns south into Nubia, where two of his sons went with him, as noted inscribed on the walls of the governor's house temple.
One of the distinctive things in ancient Egyptian civilization is the idea of integrating people with special needs into society, and this is a very early and impressive application in the process of human civilization.
Even though he has special needs, that did not prevent the man from standing while offering the offerings, using a stick to lean on so that he could stand and hold the bowl in which the offerings were being offered.
The ancient Egyptian artist did not leave any detail of daily life unrecorded in a unique and distinctive artistic style
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