No comments Even in pain Ra God recognized a trick; his answer was a devious attempt to give her his names without revealing the ultimate secret: Ra God of Ancient Egypt I am the maker of heaven and earth, I am the establisher of the mountains, I am the creator of the waters, I am […]
To Suez and Sinai | Walking Through Egypt
No comments To Suez and Sinai Going east from Egypt to the Red Sea and thence to Sinai or to Mecca was one route through these lands. The journey northward up the Red Sea to enter Egypt from the east was made by travelers from India, until the Suez Canal opened in 1869. Many traveled […]
Digging at Abu Simbel, 1836 | Walking Through Egypt
No comments Digging at Abu Simbel, 1836 David Roberts, RA Mr. Hay (the archaeologist) had the sand so far removed as to disclose entirely the two columns on the south side of the door, together with the doorway to its base, and now nine or ten Nubians can remove the sand in a few hours […]
12th Dynasty Pharaohs 1991 – 1782 BC
No comments 12 Dynasty of Ancient Egyptian History Dynasty Pharaohs : Amneemhet III ( Nymaatre) 1842 – 1797 BC Amneemhet IV (Maakherure) 1798 – 1786 BC Queen Sobeknefru Sobekkare 1785 – 1782 BC Senusret’s son, Amenemhet III, reigned for 45 years and, like his father, he left a series of portraits remarkable for their individuality […]
From the Summit of the Great Pyramid, 1825 | Walking Through Egypt
No comments From the Summit of the Great Pyramid, 1825 Edward Lane Great Pyramid Of Giza The view from the summit of the Great Pyramid is of a most extraordinary nature. On the eastern side, the eye ranges over an extensive, verdant plain, watered by numerous canals, and interspersed with villages erected on mounds of […]
Valley of the Kings
No comments Valley of the Kings Deep in the limestone hills to the north-west of Deir el Bahri is a remote valley. Here the pharaohs of the 18th, 19th and 20th Dynasties chose their eternal resting place. Thutmose I was the first pharaoh to excavate a tomb in the barren valley, and to construct his […]
Osiris, Lord of the Underworld
No comments Osiris, Lord of the Underworld The concept of a court in the underworld only fully developed in the Middle Kingdom, when it was believed that the deceased would stand before Osiris, as final judge, and answer charges. With Osiris were his devoted wife Isis, her sister Nephthys, Thoth, the god of Wisdom, and […]
Music and Sail from Luxor to the Red Sea, 1843
No comments Music and Sail from Luxor to the Red Sea, 1843 Dr. Richard Lepsius Red Sea On the Red Sea, between Gebel Zeit and Tor, Good Friday, 21st March 1843. On 20^ of February we changed our abode in Thebes from the western to the eastern bank, from Qurna to Karnak. We setded ourselves […]
Creatures of the Desert, c. 450 B.C. | Egyptian Deserts
No comments Creatures of the Desert, c. 450 B.C. Herodotus Creatures of the Desert There is a place in Arabia . . . (the desert to the east of the Delta) . . . where 1 went to try and get information about the flying snakes. On my arrival I saw their skeletons in incalculable […]
Esna Temple Pictures and More
No comments Esna In ancient times this was the capital of the Illrd nome or province of Upper Egypt. It was called « Latopolis» by the Greeks because of the worship of a sacred fish, Lato, which was the object of a special cult and of which numerous mummified examples have been found. The present […]
Tefnut Egyptian Goddess Facts
1 comment Etymology of Tefnut – Tefnut Egyptian Goddess of Mist Tefnut Goddess meaning Literally as “That Water”, her name has been linked to the verb ‘tfn’ definition ‘to spit’ and models of the creation myth say that Atum (or Ra) spat her out and Tefnut Goddess name was written as a mouth spitting in […]
Sacred Animals in Ancient Egypt
No comments Sacred Animals To our eyes the monotheism of the all Ancient Egyptian religion has all the appearances of fetishism. However it should be recognized that the innumerable gods of the Egyptian pantheon are nothing more than manifestations of the Supreme Being in his different roles, agents or representations of the eternal aspect of […]
Last day with Ancient Egyptian Pyramids | Travel To Egypt Story
No comments Even today, it is not too unusual for one to find, while walking in the sand, fragments of the past life, shards of a bygone age. When visiting these places, I would often walk with my eyes cast down, searching the sand around my feet. Although I never found anything of significance, I […]
Ancient Egyptian Queens of Tuthmosis III and Burials
No comments Queens and burials Tuthmosis‘ principal queen was Hatshepsut–Merytre but there were other minor queens, several of whom had been acquired almost as diplomatic exchanges. The court was further expanded for a while by a number of foreign princes, who were held hostage while they received strict instruction in Egyptian ways; they would then […]