No comments The Struggle to Visit Thebes, 1737 Captain Frederick Norden Thebes 14 December It was four o’clock in the afternoon, when I began to perceive, on the eastern side, an obelisk: little after I discovered a great number of peristils, some portals and antique structure, confusedly scattered up and down the plain. From these […]
May 2025
The gold coffin of Tutankhamon Pictures
No comments The gold coffin of Tutankhamon The gold coffin of Tutankhamon is made of 450 pounds of solid gold. It is, perpaps, the finest and greatest example of goldsmithing work in history. Three coffins were used to hold the body of young king Tutankhamon who died at the age of 18. The inner and […]
A Clue at Meidum Pyramid Part 3
No comments The next exploration, carried out by Ludwig Borchardt in 1926, only lasted one day and a half. As Borchardt points out, even this was unnecessarily long since he found what he was looking for within the first thirty minutes. He had made two even shorter visits to the site before, one together with […]
Amenemhet I Pharaoh Biography 1991-1962 BC
No comments Amenemhet I Sehetepibre 1991 – 1962 BC According to Manetho, the 12th Dynasty consisted of seven kings from Thebes. Our present lists agree, with the addition of a queen, Sobeknefru, at the close of the dynasty. The first king of the dynasty was Amenemhet I and, assuming that it was he who had […]
Ancient Egyptian Magic
No comments The Magic in Ancient Egypt The power of Bes and Taweret in the house hold was amuletic and they frequently appear on small plaques and amulets which could be fastened to objects or worn about the person. This amulets role tacks us into the realms of ancient Egyptian magic ,which the ancient Egyptians […]
Coming upon Dendera by Night, 1829 | Luxor – Walking Through Egypt
No comments Coming upon Dendera by Night, 1829 Jean Francois Champollion Dendera in Night The moonlight was magnificent, and we were only at a distance of one hour from the temples; could we resist the temptation? I ask this of the coldest of mortals! To eat and to leave immediately was the work of a […]
The End of the Mahmudiya Canal, 1836
No comments The End of the Mahmudiya Canal, 1836 John Lloyd Stephens Mahmudiya Canal The appearance of the river at the mouth of the canal is worthy of its historic fame. I found it more than a mile wide, the current at that season full and strong; the banks on each side clothed with a […]
Senusret I Pharaoh Biography | 1971-1926 BC
No comments Senusret I (Kheperkare) 1971-1926 BC Judging by the ‘The Story of Sinuhe’, the young prince Senusret was away on an expedition against the Libyans in the western desert when Amenemhet was murdered. Senusret obviously hurried back to the capital and brought matters swiftly under control: he scotched any further attempts to spread the […]
Nile by Night and Dawn, 1845 | Luxor – Walking Through Egypt
No comments Nile by Night and Dawn, 1845 Eliot Warburton Nile River This sailing on the moon-lit Nile has an inexpressible charm; every sight is softened, every sound is musical, every air breathes balm. The pyramids, silvered by the moon, tower over the dark palms, and the broken ridges of the Arabian hills stand clearly […]
Boats and Boatmen on the Nile | Walking Through Egypt
No comments Ancient Boats, c. 450 B.C. Herodotus Ancient Boats The Nile boats used for carrying freight are built of acacia wood the acacia resembles in form the lotus of Cyrene, and exudes gum. They cut short planks, about three feet long, from this tree, and the method of construction is to lay them together […]
Ancient Egyptian Houses Part 2/3
No comments Ancient Egyptian Houses Even within the planned residential zones of EL-Amarna a similar pattern can be discerned. These clumps of modest homes tend to be grouped round the mansions of the rich, and their inhabitants were probably the retainers and dependents of the great men. The village of Deir el-Medina In marked contrast […]