No comments After Snofru two even larger pyramids were to come and another 14 million tons of stone were to be piled up on the desert plateau. One cannot help feeling that the Egyptians gloried as much in this stupendous achievement, towering over their living world, as over having sent off their pharaohs to accompany […]
The Sailing Boats of the Nile, 1819 | Walking Through Egypt
No comments The Sailing Boats of the Nile, 1819 John Fuller Boats of the Nile Three different kinds of boats navigate the Nile. The largest are called Germs, and are used exclusively for the conveyance of com and merchandise. The Cangia is used for passengers only, and almost every person of consideration possesses one of […]
Pyramids of Giza Facts Part 4
No comments The second pyramid at Giza is that of King Chephren (known to the Egyptians as Khaef-Re). Chephren’s pyramid actually appears taller than the Great Pyramid, simply because it is situated on slightly higher ground. Its measurements at the time of construction were nearly 708 feet square and 471 feet high; now it is […]
Ramadan Festival in Cairo Egypt
No comments The fire was said to have been caused by a short circuit, but there has been some speculation as to why the fire was not discovered immediately and why it got out of control when there was a fire station so nearby. One of my journalist friends suggested it might have been because […]
Hieroglyphic Writing Facts
No comments Hieroglyphic Writing Right from the beginning the deciphering of the mysterious Egyptian writing fascinated everybody. In 1799 a certain Captain Bouchard of the Franch Army was supervising work on the fortifications of Fort St. Julian, situated a little more than four kilometres outside the town of Rosetta when his workmen discovered a stone […]
The Luxor Museum
No comments The Luxor Museum Although of recent institution the Luxor Museum contains many interesting exhibits. The most curious item is the reconstruction of a wall, 18 metres long, from the temple that Akhen-Aton built in Thebes. The two hundred and eighty three blocks of which it is made up were found in the filling […]
Edfu and Temple of Edfu Facts
No comments Edfu Seen with Clarity, 1927 Constance Sitwell The massive outer walls of the Temple of Edfu are still whole at Edfu; one can look right down the open passages that run all the length of the building; one can walk unseen along those mighty corridors between calm golden walls incised with histories of […]
Mines and Ancient Greeks in the Eastern Desert | Egyptian Deserts
No comments Mines and Ancient Greeks in the Eastern Desert, 1818 Frederic Cailliaud . we mounted our dromedaries, the master-miner, my interpreter, and myself, to make some researches in the vicinity. We proceeded in a direction to the south, to about seven leagues from Mount Zabarah. In this track we came to some mountains with […]
Esna and Nile Barrages in Aswan
No comments The Barrage at Esna, 1907 Douglas Sladen Esna as we approached it in 1907, was all in a ferment; it was beside itself with importance. A fourth of the great Nile barrages was in the full swing of construction. Already a monster viaduct, long and high, was advancing upon the river from the […]
Anubis God of Embalming
No comments Anubis was on of Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddess , Anubis was a Greek name called for Man with a jackal head . Anubis was Protector of the embalming and dead , Ancient Egyptian people that Anubis was watched over the dead in cemeteries . Anubis Name : Anubis meaning : n with […]
The Great Sphinx Of Giza History 2532 BC
2 comments The Great Sphinx The Sphinx is an integral part of the funerary complex of Khafre and was apparently carved from an outcrop of local limestone rock left after the quarrying of blocks for the nearby Great Pyramid of Khufu. It is a crouching, human-headed lion that represents Re-Harakhte, the sun god at his […]
Ptolemaic Egypt (332 30 BC) Part 2/2
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 […]
The White Monastery and Red Monastery near Sohag
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 […]
Southern Buildings, Karnak Cachette and Seventh to Tenth Pylons
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 […]