No comments Creatures of the Desert, c. 450 B.C. Herodotus Creatures of the Desert There is a place in Arabia . . . (the desert to the east of the Delta) . . . where 1 went to try and get information about the flying snakes. On my arrival I saw their skeletons in incalculable […]
November 2025
Esna Temple Pictures and More
No comments Esna In ancient times this was the capital of the Illrd nome or province of Upper Egypt. It was called « Latopolis» by the Greeks because of the worship of a sacred fish, Lato, which was the object of a special cult and of which numerous mummified examples have been found. The present […]
Tefnut Egyptian Goddess Facts
1 comment Etymology of Tefnut – Tefnut Egyptian Goddess of Mist Tefnut Goddess meaning Literally as “That Water”, her name has been linked to the verb ‘tfn’ definition ‘to spit’ and models of the creation myth say that Atum (or Ra) spat her out and Tefnut Goddess name was written as a mouth spitting in […]
Sacred Animals in Ancient Egypt
No comments Sacred Animals To our eyes the monotheism of the all Ancient Egyptian religion has all the appearances of fetishism. However it should be recognized that the innumerable gods of the Egyptian pantheon are nothing more than manifestations of the Supreme Being in his different roles, agents or representations of the eternal aspect of […]
Last day with Ancient Egyptian Pyramids | Travel To Egypt Story
No comments Even today, it is not too unusual for one to find, while walking in the sand, fragments of the past life, shards of a bygone age. When visiting these places, I would often walk with my eyes cast down, searching the sand around my feet. Although I never found anything of significance, I […]
Ancient Egyptian Queens of Tuthmosis III and Burials
No comments Queens and burials Tuthmosis‘ principal queen was Hatshepsut–Merytre but there were other minor queens, several of whom had been acquired almost as diplomatic exchanges. The court was further expanded for a while by a number of foreign princes, who were held hostage while they received strict instruction in Egyptian ways; they would then […]
Bent and Red Pyramids of Snefru – Facts and Secrets
No comments The Two Pyramids of Snefru Scholars have long debated which of Snefru’s two pyramids at Dahshur was the earlier. The current consensus seems to find in favour of the southern pyramid, variously called the Bent, Blunt or Rhomboidal Pyramid because of its curious shape. This pyramid was associated with Snefru in the Old […]
The Construction and Cost of the Pyramids, c. 450 B.C.
No comments The Construction and Cost of the Pyramids, c. 450 B.C. Herodotus Egyptian Pyramid This pyramid is built in steps, and, as the work proceeded, the stones were raised from the ground by means of machines made of short pieces of wood. When a block had been brought to the first tier, it was […]
Donkeys to Dendera, 1822 | Luxor – Walking Through Egypt
No comments Donkeys to Dendera, 1822 Frederick Henniker Dendera Donkeys and saddles ready made are always forthcoming for an “Engilitz”. In a few minutes we were in sight of the temple, and use our utmost exertions to reach it. My obstinate animal has been there often enough, and now runs into a cornfield, where I […]
Nefertem God of Perfume
No comments Nefertem Egyptian God of Perfume The last of the triad of Memphis-as it was constituted in pharaonic times-Nefertem was an unlikely son of Ptah and Sekhmet, for his demeanor was quite the opposite of his mother’s. The texts found in the Pyramid of Unas at Sakkara associated him with the lotus flower: “Unas […]
The Autobiography of Ahmose son of Ebana
No comments The Autobiography of Ahmose son of Ebana The noble Ahmose came from a military family. His father had served under Seqenenre II, and Ahmose himself entered the army as a young man. In his autobiography (inscribed on the walls of his tomb at el–Kab) he wanted the world to know how he had […]
The Father of Rivers in Ancient Egypt, 1833
No comments The Father of Rivers, 1833 Robert Curzon Nille Father of Rivers . . . we were glad to arrive the next day on the shores of the Father of Rivers, whose swollen stream, although at Atfeh not more than half a mile in width, rolled by towards the north in eddies and whirlpools […]
Wind-bound, 1836 | Arrangements for Traveling up the Nile
No comments Wind-bound, 1836 John Lloyd Stephens On the eighth I had not made much more than fifty miles, and the wind was still ahead, and blowing stronger than ever; indeed, it seemed as if this morning, for the first time, it had really commenced in earnest. I became desperate and went ashore, resolved to […]
Senusret II Pharaoh Biography 1897-1878 BC
No comments Senusret II Khakheperre 1897-1878 BC Senusret II Continuing the family tradition of alternating names, Senusret II succeeded his father Amenemhet II in about 1895 BC, having been associated with his father as co-regent for at least three years. His reign was a peaceful one, in which he continued the expansion of cultivation in […]