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 […]
Love poem From Geb to Nut
2 comments The Pyramid Texts contained a long poem spoken by Geb to his wife: Geb and Nut family Tree Nut! You became a spirit You waxed mighty in the belly of your mother, Tefnut, before you were born. How mighty is your heart! You stirred in the belly of your mother in the name […]
Khnum Egyptian God Facts
No comments Khnum Egyptian God Facts The chief god in the mythology of Elephantine Island in the Nile at Aswan was Khnum God, who headed his own triad. He was the god of the cataract region, which included the sources of the Nile guarded by Hapi. There is evidence in the Pyramid Texts that he […]
Ramses II the Builder of Ancient Egypt
No comments Ramses as builder – Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs Facts As a monument builder Ramses II stands pre–eminent amongst the pharaohs of Egypt. Although Khufu had created the Great Pyramid, Ramesses‘ hand lay over the whole land. True, he thought nothing of adding his name to other kings’ monuments and statues right back to the […]
The Country Prospers, 1817 | Walking through Egypt
No comments The Country Prospers, 1817 Captains Charles Irby and James Mangles Egyptian Prospers We went the other day to the island of Rhoda to see the Mekias, but the column of graduation was wholly covered by water; so that we might have spared ourselves the trouble. The island, however, now presents a complete carpet […]
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 […]
Hor-Aha Pharaoh
No comments HOR-AHA The name of Narmer occurs on other objects, generally scratched on potsherds and the like, and we can be sure that he was a historical personage. Faience vessel fragment inscribed with the Horus-name Aha, on display at the British Museum Hor-Aha, his successor, and therefore probably his son, possibly by Queen Nithotep, […]
Tomb of Sennedjen
No comments Tomb of Sennedjen The main chamber is all that remains today of the tomb of Sennedjen, an official at the time of the XIX Dynasty and «Servant in the Square of Truth». The paintings found here are, for their liveliness and freshness of colour, among the most beautiful of the entire valley. On […]
Anubis God of the Dead Facts Part 2/3
No comments The Tale of the Two Brothers – Anubis God of the Dead Facts Part 2/3 Anubis God was a central figure in one of the most elaborate Egyptian stories to have survived. “The Tale of the Two Brothers” is a complex narrative combining elements of myths and folktales into a delightful and human […]
Ramses II and the Hittite Wars
No comments The Hittite wars Relations with the Hittites on Egypt‘s Syrian frontier were far from friendly during the first part of Ramesses‘ reign. In Seti‘s time, Egypt had kept her influence on the southern Phoenician coastline ports while the Hittites retained the northern city of Kadesh. In Year 4 of Ramesses‘ reign, however, there […]
Seeking the Bedouin, 1914 | Walking Through Egypt
No comments Seeking the Bedouin, 1914 Elizabeth Cooper Seeking the Bedouin To see the Bedouin one must go to his home and see him in his native tents. There are Bedouins in the cities, and one soon learns to distinguish them, with their keen eyes, eager faces, and majestic stride, from the more contemplative, quiescent […]
Looking down across the Fayoum, 1836 | Walking Through Egypt
No comments Looking down across the Fayoum, 1836 Charles Rochfort Scott Fayoum A narrow gorge at its eastern extremity connects the Fayoum with the valley of t e Nile, but, on every other side, it is bounded by arid sandy mountains. The bottom of this singular basin is nearly flat, and in great part covered […]