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No comments Diplomatic relations outside Egypt At Tell el–Daba (Avaris) in the north-eastern Delta, there is evidence from the recent excavations of terrible destruction wrought upon the palaces there. Incredible Minoan-style wall-painting fragments (which might even predate the Minoan frescoes at Knossos on Crete) have been found scattered in a garden area at the site, […]

No comments The ancient Egyptians were rather closer to the disconcerting discovery of death than we are today. Their belief in a life after death was even firmer and also more concrete. In due course they developed a complicated ritual to assure eternal life for each man and woman, but in early times the individual […]

No comments The Middle Kingdom The Middle Kingdom started about 2060 B.C. with the end of the Xlth dynasty. The Pharaoh Montu-Hotep I re-established control over Lower Egypt with the aid of the Egyptian “middle class”. During the reigns of his successors, Montu-Hotep II and Montu-Hotep III, commerce was intesified, a trade route 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 […]

No comments Tomb of Ramses VI This tomb was started by Ramses V and was usurped by his successor. It has three entrance corridors, two chambers, a further two corridors, one after the other in a straight line, leading to the ante-chamber and the tomb chamber. The wall representations are carried out in painted low […]

No comments Sailing toward the Temple of Jupiter Ammon, 1819 Giovanni Belzoni Temple of Jupiter Ammon . . . we put on board some provisions and made towards the west, where the famous Labyrinth is supposed to have been situated. The water of the lake was good enough to drink, though a little saltish; but […]

No comments Pyramids and human sacrifice at the top of them were discovered by the Conquistadors to be a standard feature of daily life throughout Mexico. Since human sacrifice came to an abrupt end with the Conquest, the actual number of sacrifices is not certain but native records show that at the dedication of the […]

No comments The Cities that Make Up Cairo, c. 960 Ebn Haukal The chief city of Egypt is called Fostat, situated on the bank of the River Nile to the north. The Nile flows from the east; and this city is situated on one side of it. Near to it are certain edifices, called Jezireh, […]

No comments Luxor Today it is difficult when one arrives at Luxor to imagine how the great city of Thebes was laid out. For centuries the capital of the Egyptian Kingdom, it was proverbially famous for its wealth («the city where the rich houses are treasures»), it is the city which Homer in the IX […]

No comments The Scribe (Dynasty IV) Ancient Egyptians considered the profession of the scribe to be the highest of professions. The scribe was close to the Pharaoh because of his wisdom and knowledge. This statue is made of painted limestone and is of an unknown squatting scribe holding an open papyrus roll on his knees. […]

No comments Snefru’s Red Pyramid We now proceed to another pyramid less than a mile of the Bent Pyramid , Which is called the Northern Pyramid of Dahshur . It is popularly known as the Red Pyramid because if the reddish or pinkish tint of the core stones. Snefru’s Red Pyramid Ancient Egyptian Pyramid The […]

No comments Nut Ancient Egyptian Sky Goddess Nut Goddess was almost always depicted as a woman with remarkable j physical proportions. Most of the drawings showed her nude, with j large breasts and detailed anatomy. Nut Goddess was pretty and appealing. If she wore any headdress, it was a vase of water, and her name […]

No comments Imhotep The Builder of the Zoser’s Step Pyramid Imhotep Statue Who designed this complex ? His name was Imhotep he was Zoser’s architect and Vizier . He held many titles , among them m the builder , the Sculptor . the Builder , the Sculptor , the Maker of Stone Vases . He […]

No comments Ramses III and the Sea Peoples The written and graphically illustrated account of Ramesses‘ fight against the Sea Peoples is recorded on the walls of his great and remarkably well-preserved mortuary temple at Medinet Habu. The written account occurs on the outer wall of the Second Pylon, north side; it is the longest […]