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 […]
The Middle Kingdom in Ancient Egypt 2040-1782 BC
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 […]
Maat Goddess of Truth and Justice
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 […]
Ancient Egypt Pyramid Giza First day in Egypt
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 […]
Osiris and Isis Adventures Part 6/6
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 […]
Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Part 2 and Archaeologists
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 […]
The Tomb of Amenhotep II
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 […]
Ramses III Death – The conspiracy to kill the king Facts
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, […]
The Mexican Pyramids Facts Part 6
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 […]
Mut Goddess of Queens Facts
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 […]
The Egyptian Pyramid Patent Facts P1
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 […]
End of my Journey in Cairo Egypt
No comments On Adly Road, going west from Opera Square is a tea shop called “Groppy” which serves the most delicious ice cream and sherbet I have ever tasted. King Hussein of Jordan is supposed to be extremely fond of it and reportedly he orders from the shop whenever he comes to Cairo. There is […]
Shu Egyptian God of Air
No comments Ancient Egyptian God Shu of Air – The Uplifter One of he spells from the Coffin texts had Shu describing this own attributes : Shu Egyptian God I am Shu whom Atum Created on the day that he himself appeared . He did not form me in a womb nor shape me […]
Collect Information about Ancient Egypt Facts
No comments A good starting place to collect data on ancient Egypt is the Egypt Museum in Cairo, generally recognized as one of the greatest storehouses of relics in the world. But even here the effects of the rising humidity are beginning to manifest themselves, so museum officials have started to measure and check the […]