No comments Tomb of Meri-Re This is one of the largest and most well preserved tombs belonging to the high priest of the Aten, also known as ‘Beloved of Ra’. The roof of the main chamber was originally supported by four columns. Moving anti-clockwise, we follow scenes (right of the doorway) of Akhenaten at a […]
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Osiris God of the Underworld and Death
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 […]
Journey from Cairo Airport to the center of the City
No comments Cairo Egypt | Africa’s Largest City There is an ancient Egyptian proverb that says “Whoever drinks of the waters of the Nile will return repeatedly.” I could not help recalling this saying when, in the spring of 1975, after being gone only a short time, I found myself again visiting the fascinating city […]
Khufu Pyramid Construction
No comments Khufu Pyramid virtual tour – Khufu Pyramid Inside – Khufu Pyramid Height – Khufu Pyramid Construction Khufu’s great Pyramid form The Exterior Khufu’s Great Pyramid Its base area is approximately 13 acres ( 53,000 sq. meters ) , enough i hold the cathedrals of Florence Milan and St.Peters a, as well Westminster Abbey […]
Unas Pharaoh Biography and the Pyramid Texts 2375-2345 BC
No comments Unas Pharaoh 2375-2345 BC Dynasty 5 The last king of the 5th Dynasty was Unas, whose rubble-core pyramid lies just to the south of Djoser’s temenos wall at Saqqara. Although largely ruined, it still preserves the basic pyramid complex with a valley temple at the desert edge from which a long causeway (with […]
History and Science, 1875 | Fayoum – Walking Through Egypt
No comments History and Science, 1875 Bayard Taylor Fayoum Egypt Senhoor is raised upon such lofty piles of ruin that there must have been a town there, at least five thousand years ago. A part of it is again falling into decay: we passed through streets where there were empty, roofless walls at one side, […]
The Unsolved Problems about Ancient Egyptian Pyramids P5
No comments One of the problems that has exercised the minds of many people is the significance of the angle of elevation of the pyramids. Most of them rise at an angle of about 520; only the Red Pyramid and the upper part of the Bent Pyramid, both at Dahshur, are built at the same […]
Roman Egypt (30 BC-AD 395)
No comments Roman Egypt (30 BC-AD 395) The Roman occupation of Egypt, while ostensibly a continuation of the Greek, differed markedly from it. While a common recollection of hostility towards the Persians and a long history of commercial relations bound Egyptians and Greeks together, no such affinity existed between Egyptians and Romans. Alexander the Great […]
Menna’s Tomb Pictures
No comments Menna’s Tomb The owner of this tomb, described as the «Scribe of the Land Register of the Master of Upper and Lower Egypt», utilized a pre-exist- ing tomb and enlarged it. The decoration depicts scenes (such as work in the fields, the pilgrimage to Abydos, the sons and daughters of Menna) which are […]
The Mexican Pyramids Facts Part 4
No comments When the Conquistadors arrived in ‘Mexico, the Aztecs had not as yet developed a script in our sense. The news of the white men’s arrival was brought to Montezuma by his envoys in the form of a series of pictures, each telling an episode of the story. They were very much like strip […]
Life on the Nile and Egypt Tourism
No comments Life on the Nile, c. 960 Ebn Haukal The Nile produces crocodiles, and the fish sekenkour; and there is also a species of fish, called raadah, which if any person take it in hand while it is alive, that person will be affected by a trembling of his body; when dead, this fish […]
The Aten Temple Complex
No comments The Aten Temple Complex The gigantic Temple of Aten was situated in the central quarter of the city. The main sanctuary was more than 1500 metres in length. It was surrounded by a wall enclosing a huge open courtyard, and the entrance faced towards the east. Within the complex were other buildings, including […]
The Tomb of Mekhu and Tomb of Harkhuf Facts
No comments The Tomb of Mekhu This tomb, built by Sabni for his father, comprises a single chamber, crude in both construction and decoration. There are eighteen roughly hewn columns, in three rows. A stone table or shrine with three legs is situated between the two columns facing the entrance. The Tomb of Mekhu Representations […]
Graeco-Roman Period and Ptolemaic Egypt
No comments Graeco-Roman Period (332 BC-AD 395) Background The Graeco-Roman period covers some six centuries and may be divided into two periods: the Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC), when Egypt lost its independent status after Alexander the Great’s conquest; following his death his empire was divided, and Egypt fell to the share of Ptolemy I Soter […]