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No comments The reputation of Egypt as a land of wonders was widespread on the Greek mainland long before the occupation, and the Greeks held the Egyptian culture in reverence. Traders from the Nile valley, from Phoenicia and from Asia had long talked of the strange gods and of the wonderful temples. When Herodotus travelled […]

No comments The White Monastery near Sohag This Monastery, dedicated to St Shenuda, dates from the fourth century. It is approached from the southern part of the riverine village of Sohag, about kilometres westwards. It bears a strong resemblance, from a distance, to an Egyptian temple. Neither this monastery nor the Red Monastery have resident […]

No comments Southern Buildings, Karnak Cachette, Seventh to Tenth Pylons The buildings extending southwards from the central court of the main temple of Karnak are mostly in ruin today. A brief survey will be made, however, to show the importance of the plan of reconstruction over the next few years. A group of French architects […]

No comments Christian Period Background Upper Egypt is studded with monasteries, hermitages and churches, some of which date to the 4th and 5th centuries. As a descriptive guide to the antiquities of Upper Egypt, this book would therefore fall short of its purpose if it did not cover, however selectively, some of the early Christian […]

No comments The Middle Kingdom 2040-1782 BC  We will talk today about  Dynasty 11 (Theban) 2134 -1991 BC Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs :  Intef I (Sehertawy) : 2134 – 2117 BC Intef II (Wahankh) : 2117 – 2069 BC Intef III (Nakjtnebtepnefer) : 2069 – 2060 BC Strictly speaking, the Middle Kingdom starts with the reunification […]

1 comment Maat Egyptian Goddess Facts Maat was perhaps the least mythological of the Egyptian gods because she was the visual form given to a philosophical concept. Her physical form was a woman carrying the ankh and scepter, and she was most readily identified by the feather she wore on her head. No one knows […]

1 comment Today i will speak with you about ancient Egypt pyramids in the past time but before speaking about it ( Ancient Egyptian pyramids ) i will describe the pyramids street ( Ahram Street ) in Egypt In Giza , So if you want to travel To Egypt our site will help you because […]

No comments Osiris and Isis Adventures At the Delta town of Busiris there was an annual festival in which Osiris God’ dismembered body was reconstituted. Here, apparently, the pillar came to stand for his backbone (which could also explain its shape), and in this festival it was erected as part of the ritual. Coffins in […]

No comments In predynastic eras the dead were buried in oval or rectangular pits dug in the sand. The bodies were placed in fetal position, wrapped in a reed mat and laid on their sides. Then in the dynastic era, kings and nobles started building a mastaba over their graves. This is a superstructure of […]

No comments Tomb of Amenhotep II Amenhotep’s tomb is one of the most beautiful in the Valley of the Kings. When it was excavated in 1898 it was found to contain, not only the mummy of Amenhotep himself, festooned and garlanded, but other mummified bodies as well, including nine of royalty. Tomb of Amenhotep II […]

No comments The conspiracy to kill the king Another remarkable papyrus from the reign of Ramses III has a great deal of information on the structure and workings of the court, but from an unusual angle. Known as the Harem Conspiracy Papyrus, it exists in three portions (of which the largest section, the Judicial Papyrus, […]

No comments The fact that the levels of fill slope towards the centre has been taken as an indication that a tomb may be concealed under the monument. While we do not wish to dispute the suggestion, this inward dip may simply be a result of the method of construction. When discussing the mound at […]

No comments Mut Egyptian Goddess  Amun’s consort at Thebes was Mut Goddess, whose name means “mother.” She was considered a great world mother who conceived all things and brought them into existence. She was usually drawn in the form of a woman, and she wore the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. In her […]

No comments The Pyramid Patent by Karl Drbal “Karl Drbal is a retired radio engineer who had pioneered radio and television in Czechoslovakia. Now in his seventies, nearly half of his life has been devoted to the theory of regeneration of energy. His interest and research in the field of unusual energy forms is, like […]