3 comments Notice : There is not evidence about Great Khufu’s Pyramid was built but there is some theories and we will discuss the most famous and common one How the Khufu Great Pyramid was Built ? How Khufu’s Pyramid was Built ? What is the “common theory about how the pyramid was built ? […]
Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddess List
No comments There are more than 2000 names of ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddess but in our blog Ancient Egypt we will speak about the most Egyptian gods and goddess facts was supported by scholars and ancient egyptian papyrus , i will speak about the god or goddess names , titles and god’s functions but […]
Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Facts for kids
4 comments The Genuine Masonry Pyramids Ancient Egyptian Pyramids – Egyptian Pyramids – Pyramids of Egypt Egyptian Pyramids There are only 10 Pyramids in Egypt and you will say : You mentioned ten Pyramids and I thought that there were many more . There are numerous structure which have / had the shape pyramids […]
The Step Pyramid of Saqqara
No comments The Step Pyramid of Saqqara Today, Djoser’s pyramid and its surrounding mortuary complex is recognized as the first stone building in the world. (Although stone had been used for certain features in earlier tombs, this was the first to be constructed entirely of stone.) The genius who produced this vast monument for Djoser […]
Celebrating at Abu Simbel, 1855
No comments Celebrating at Abu Simbel, 1855 William C. Prime Mindful of the brilliant illumination of the boat the previous evening, at Wady Halfeh, it occurred to us that we might realize somewhat of the ancient glory of Abou Simbel by lighting it with our coloured lanterns. Abu Simbel Abd-el-Atti entered into the idea with […]
The New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt
No comments The New Kingdom The New Kingdom which dates from about 1580 B.C. signaled the triumph of Egyptians arms over the whole of the then known world. It was a period of military power based not on defence but on conquest. It was also a period of great artistic achievement and of cultural activity […]
The Tomb of Queen Hetepheres Facts and Secrets
No comments The Tomb of Queen Hetepheres The concealed entrance to a 99-ft (30.2-m) deep shaft was found by accident, disguised with plaster, by a photographer in 1925 during survey work in the Giza area. At the bottom of the shaft was a small chamber which, to judge from the blocking that had to be […]
On First Entering the Temple at Abu Simbel, August 1, 1817
No comments On First Entering the Temple at Abu Simbel, August 1, 1817 Giovanni Finati Abu Simbel We availed ourselves of such implements and contrivances as seemed adapted to facilitate the labour, and as soon as some appearance of the great architrave of a portal came to light, trunks of the palm-trees were driven down […]
Egyptian Pyramids: Today and Tomorrow Part 3
No comments The great pyramids of the world are masterpieces of architecture, engineering and construction. In fact, these colossal monuments cannot be replicated, let alone duplicated, by our modern technology. It therefore seems incredible that members of ancient civilizations, using no mechanical or electrical equipment, were able to create these unique structures. Yet this is […]
Egyptian 21st Dynasty at Tanis
No comments The 21st Dynasty at Tanis The move of power and control from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt, especially reflected in the founding of cities in the eastern Delta by kings in the later 19th and 20th Dynasties, made the division of Egypt complete. Whilst the autonomous High Priests of Amun at Thebes paid […]
Treating with the Mummy-snatchers | Egyptian Mummy
No comments Treating with the Mummy-snatchers, 1873 Amelia Edwards There were whispers about this time of a tomb that had been discovered on the western side a wonderful tomb, rich in all kinds of treasures. No one, of course, had seen such things. No one knew who had found them. No one knew where they […]
A Clue at Meidum Pyramid Part 8
No comments Whether the slip of the mantle was aided by the poor foundation of E3 is not clear since, except for the two small clearances mentioned above, the rest of the casing is completely covered with debris. It may be significant, however, that the diagram given by Rowe shows the casing at the north […]
Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Facts
No comments In a little over a century , the Ancient Egyptians built the masonry pyramids , witch contained more than twenty five (25) million tones of limestone blocks . These an -made mountains appear to modern eyes to be useless , but they must have been considered useful by the Egyptian . Egyptian Pyramids […]
Tomb of Kheru-ef
No comments Tomb of Kheru-ef This is the tomb of the steward to the Great Royal Wife Queen Tiy, wife of Amenhotep III. It was never completed, but it is interesting to observe that, while other noblemen of the 18th Dynasty, like Ramose for example, abandoned Thebes and went to the new capital of Tel […]