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 […]
The History of Philae Temples Facts
No comments Philae ‘s Early History In his journey , about 450 B.C., the Greek historian Herodotus stopped at Elephantine Island , four and a half miles below Philae , but he did not mention Philae. There was nothing remarkable about the region a that time. However , Strabo, the Roman geographer and historian (BC. […]
Tracking, 1873 | Arrangements for Traveling up the Nile
No comments Tracking, 1873 Amelia Edwards The good wind continued to blow all that night; but fell at sunrise, precisely when we were about to start. The river now stretched away before us, smooth as glass, and there was nothing for it, said Reis Hassan, but tracking. We had heard of tracking often enough since […]
Khafre Pharaoh Facts 2558 – 2532 BC 4th Dynasty
No comments Khafre King (Chephren) 2558 – 2532 BC Dynasty 4 Khafre King – Khafre Statue It was another of Khufu’s sons, Khafre (Chephren) – builder of the Second Pyramid and Great Sphinx at Giza – who succeeded Djedefre in about 2558 BC. Manetho identifies Khafre as Suphis II and credits him with a reign […]
Amun God (King of the Gods)
No comments Amun : ‘King of the Gods’ Other Names: Amen, Amun, Ammon, Amoun Amun-Ra Symbol : Goose , Ram and Bull Appearance : Human Body with with a ram head , wearing tall feather crown and ostrich plumed hat Mythology of Amun God : Amun was the important in ancient Egypt – Who in […]
Two Literary Masterpieces – Ancient Egyptian Literature 12th Dynasty
No comments Two Literary Masterpieces It is during the early 12th Dynasty that two of the greatest texts of Egyptian literature were composed. In The Instructions of Amenemhet’ (known from seven papyri copies of later date), the ghost of Amenemhet reveals himself in a dream to his son and successor Senusret I, giving him good […]
The Love of Abydos, 1908 | Luxor – Walking Through Egypt
No comments The Love of Abydos, 1908 Douglas Sladen It was clear that our dragoman loved Abydos better than any other place he took us to. He bubbled over with information and high spirits. This is the sort of dialogue to which he treated us. He clapped his hands and began: “This way, this way, […]
Egyptian Pyramids: Today and Tomorrow Part 2
No comments Pyramids might also be particularly well-suited for use as . study booths in high schools and institutions of higher education. If, as claimed, the pyramid is capable of both relaxing and energizing individuals, many students might find their mental acuity vastly improved by doing their research or homework inside such structures. Ancient Egyptian […]
Tomb of Sirenput I
No comments Tomb of Sirenput I Sirenput was a prince of Elephantine in the reign of Senusert I, at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom. It was he who was encouraged by his sovereign to erect the sanctuary of Hekaib, and the royal artists he entrusted with the work on the sanctuary also decorated his […]
The Egyptian Museum
No comments The Egyptian Museum The French Egyptologist, Mariette Pasha, insisted on the construction of a big museum to house the Pharaonic works of art. Twenty years later, the French architect Marcel Dourgnon presented the plan of the Egyptian Museum building situated in the centre of Cairo. The museum was opened in 1902 and Gasto […]
Ancient Egyptian Pyramids at Dahshur Part 6
No comments The pharaoh was gradually becoming closely connected with Re and, after death, was going to accompany the sun god on his daily journey across the sky. After Khufu the name adopted by the pharaoh contained the syllable ‘re’, and the tutelage of Heliopolis, which was to come into full force in the Fifth […]
Great Festival Temple of Thutmose III Facts
No comments Great Festival Temple of Thutmose III: Plan 8 Before describing this ‘Most Glorious of Monuments’ as it was called, let us first recall that Thutmose III was the creator of a vast Egyptian empire. He went regularly to war each summer and returned to Egypt around the end of September. Among the splendid […]
Egyptian Bastet Goddess of Pleasure
No comments Bastet the Goddess of protection, Lower Egypt, the sun , the moon and the Cats Bastet ( Ancient Egyptian Goddess ) Bastet was on of the ancient Egyptian Goddess in 2nd Dynasty , scholar use this name today to refer to feline goddess . Bastet Statue Ancient Egyptian God : Bastet Other Name […]
Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Part 4 | Problems and Solution
No comments There exists in fact further evidence for the simultaneous construction of more than one pyramid at a time. We have mentioned earlier the quarry and date marks on the casing stones from the Tura quarries. A good deal of confusion has been caused by trying to use these dates in determining the sequence […]