November 2025

No comments Into Nubia, 1897 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Nubia Between these two huge and barren expanses [of desert], Nubia writhes like a green sand-worm along the course of the river. Here and there it disappears altogether, and the Nile runs between black and sun-cracked hills, with the orange drift-sand lying like glaciers in their […]

No comments The Bazaars of Cairo, 1839 P-D.  Holthaus Bazaars of Cairo The finest part of eastern cities are the bazaars or markets; that in Cairo is on a remarkably large scale. Here all the glories of the world are exhibited for sale: gold, ivory, gum, silks, balsams, pearls of great value, carpets, Persian shawls, […]

No comments The Monastery of St. Simeon, 1799 Vivant Denon I took the opportunity offered by the reconnoitring which was pushed into the desert on the right bank, to seek for the quarries spoken of by Pococke, and an ancient convent of Cenobites. After half an hour’s march, I discovered this building, in a little […]

3 comments Notice : There is not evidence about Great Khufu’s Pyramid was built but there is some theories and we will discuss the most famous and common one How the Khufu Great Pyramid was Built ? How Khufu’s Pyramid was Built ? What is the “common theory about how the pyramid was built ? […]

No comments Sheikh El Balad (Dynasty V) This is the most famous wooden statue belonging to the Old Kingdom. It is the statue of the noble Kaaper who was also known as the great priest. You can see the dignity reflected on his features. The eyes are made of quartz embedded in copper lids. It […]

No comments The next pyramid on the Giza plateau is that of Khafre, whom Herodotus calls Chephren. However, Khafre was not Khufu’s immediate successor. Possibly dissension broke out in the royal family after Khufu’s death; his true successor should have been his eldest son, Kawab, who, for this purpose, had already been married to the […]

1 comment Sekhmet Egyptian Goddess Ptah’s consort, Sekhmet Goddess, was called the “Great Lady, beloved of Ptah, holy one, powerful one.” She was both wife and sister to Ptah, a common situation in Egyptian mythology. Usually she was depicted with the body of a woman and the head of a lioness. Her headpiece consisted of […]

1 comment Djedefre was Khufu’s son from unknown mother name . Djedefre was the 3rd Pharaoh in 4th dynasty in ancient Egypt history . He ruled Egypt more eight years ( 2566 BC –2558 BC ) . Djedefre Head Statue Djedefre was not the first candidate to the throne ; but his older brother Kawab […]

No comments Approaching Dendera, 1902  Sir Gaston Maspero Abydos We have already left them far behind when we still hear the women’s laugh and the shrill tones of the children. The ground soon rises, and the sebakh diggers have dug into it so terribly, that it is necessary to be very careful not to fall […]

No comments Medinet Habu Medinet Habu is the name given to a large group of buildings that were started in the 18th Dynasty, but on which construction continued through to Roman times. The main feature of the complex is the mortuary temple of Ramses III. It is approached by passing through an unusual entrance structure […]

No comments Nephthys  She represented death and decay the invisible , and darkness ; one of four guardians of Canopic jars. Even though Nephthys was frequently mentioned in the ancient writings, she does not seem to have been the direct subject of worship, nor was she accorded her own cult center. The result is that, […]

No comments Zoser’s step pyramid is a massive construction, rising to a height of over 200 feet, in 6 steps, with a nearly square base of 411 Ft. by 358 Ft. Apparently, like the Mayan pyramids, it underwent several changes of plan. The nucleus of the pyramid is a solid square structure consisting of a […]

2 comments Osiris  Egyptian God of the Underworld 1300 Of all the gods of Egypt Osiris God was the best known; a famous hymn to him from the Book of the Dead captured his essence: Osiris Egyptian God Pictures Glory be to you, Osiris the great god within Abydos, king of eternity and lord of […]

No comments The Great Pyramid is considered by some to be the almanac of the ages and the chronicler of past, present and future history. In The Great Pyramid: Its Divine Message, D. Davidson and H. Aldersmith show the extent to which the Great Pyramid was built to conform in detail to the Pyramid allegory […]