No comments Facts and Secrets about Ancient Egyptian Musical Instruments It virtually appears unusual which you will need to learn because a lot because some of us do regarding ancient Egyptian musical as well as simultaneously come with minimal or perhaps not an concept of its actual nature. You come with texts, representations plus additionally […]
Days at Abu Simbel, 1873
No comments Days at Abu Simbel, 1873 Amelia Edwards Abu Simbel We came to Abou Simbel on the night of the 31st January, and we left at sunset on the 18th February. Of these eighteen clear days, we spent fourteen at the foot of the rock of the Great Temple, called in the old Egyptian […]
Thoth God of Knowledge and Writing
No comments Thoth God of Knowledge and Writing Part 1 Although the numerous irreconcilable accounts of Thoth’s birth are indicative of the lack of a systematic mythology for him. Siegfried Morenz supports an account that associated him Ra. An ancient passage ascribes Thoth’s birth to the powers of the chief sun god: “I am Thoth, […]
Egyptian Luxor Overview Part One
No comments On the eastern bank of the River Nile, nearly seven hundred kilometres south of Cairo, there once stood an unpretentious village called Waset. It was no different from hundreds of others and as yet had no inkling of its destined growth into the pivot of a stupendous civilization. This was the site of […]
Ahmose I Pharaoh 1570-1546 BC
No comments Ahmose I Nebpehtyre Dynasty 18 1570 – 1546 BC Ahmose I Pharaoh Biography With the expulsion of the Hyksos, the princes of Thebes now reigned supreme. The war against the Hyksos had not been without cost: Ahmose lost his father Seqenenre II and his brother Kahmose within about three years of each other, […]
Tomb of Ramses IX
No comments Tomb of Ramses IX This is a traditional tomb comprising three chambers, one following the other in a straight line. It is approached via an inclined plane with steps on either side. Flanking the doorway are representations of the deceased: he burns incense and makes an offering of a vase to Harmachis-Amon-Ra and […]
Ptolemaic Dynasty in Ancient Egypt Part 1/3
No comments Ptolemaic Dynasty 305-30 BC Meryamun Setepenre : 305-282 BC Ptolemy II (Philadelphia) Userkaenre Meryamun : 285-246 BC Ptolemy III (Euergetes I) Iwaennetjerwysenwy Sekhemankhre Setepamun : 246-222 BC waennetjerwy- menkhwy Setepptah Userkare Sekhemankhamun :222-205 BCIwaennetjerwy- merwyitu Setepptah Userkare Sekhem-ankhamun : 205-180 BC Iwaennetjerwyper Setepenptahkhepri Irmaatenamunre : 180-164, 163-145 BC Bust of Ptolemy I in […]
Medinet Habu
No comments Medinet Habu Medinet Habu is the name given to a large group of buildings that were started in the 18th Dynasty, but on which construction continued through to Roman times. The main feature of the complex is the mortuary temple of Ramses III. It is approached by passing through an unusual entrance structure […]
Djedefre Pharaoh ( 2566 – 2558 BC ) Dynasty 4 – Ancient Egypt
No comments Djedefre King 2566 – 2558 BC Dynasty 4 Djedefre Pharaoh Statue Khufu’s successor was his short-lived son Djedefre, of whom little is known. It was presumably he who completed his father’s burial at Giza and was especially responsible for the provision of his funerary boats (pp. 48-49). Djedefre’s main significance is that he […]
Southern Tombs: Tomb of Mahu
No comments Southern Tombs Tomb of Mahu This is the tomb of a police officer, which is entered by a narrow flight of steps. In the main chamber Mahu is represented on all four walls carrying out his official duties. As we move anti-clockwise, we see him supervising the delivery of produce and lending an […]
The Mortuary Temple of Ramses III
No comments The Mortuary Temple Of Ramses III Ramses III ruled Egypt for some thirty years during the 20th Dynasty, when central power was weakening, foreign influence was declining and internal security was poor. In fact, he was the last Ramses of any consequence. After his death the state priesthood of Amon acquired increasing power […]
Snefru’s Meidum Pyramid
No comments Huni and / or Snefru’s Meidum Pyramid As we get closer to Meidum , we see the outline of a strange structure . What is this structure ? This is the remains of Snefru’s Pyramid . It does not like a pyramid at all . True . It looks more like kind of […]
The Early and Opulent Years | Amenhotep III Pharaoh
No comments The Early Years Amenhotep’s reign falls essentially into two unequal parts. The first decade reflected a young and vigorous king, promoting the sportsman Amenhotep‘s reign falls essentially into two unequal parts. The first decade reflected a young and vigorous king, promoting the sportsman One of the few surviving three-dimensional representations of Amenhotep I […]
Ramesside Period 1293-1069BC
No comments Ramesside Period or Ramessa Dynasty Ramesside Period king ( Ramous ) Reason of This name (Ramesside period) because the eleven Egyptian’s pharaohs ( Kings ) that took the name of Ramesses. Ramesside Period between nineteenth Dynasties and twentieth Dynasties who ruled Egypt for 215 ears (1292- 1077 BC) Ramesside Village discovered 2011 Ramesside […]