No comments In the memory of the Egyptian people Imhotep lived on as a mathematician, a physician and the inventor of building in stone. This last statement is essentially true, although stone had been occasionally employed in the tombs of the first two dynasties, mainly for portcullises and for some flooring. This shows that methods […]

No comments At the Second Cataract, 1927 Constance Sitwell The naked black boys run panting across the sand and up the slope toward us. They have been swimming and shooting the rapids of the second cataract, and now, having each been given a coin, they fling themselves down for a rest. I, too, lie outstretched […]

No comments Prospects of Sinai, 1843 Dr. Richard Lepsius Prospects of Sinai The following day [28 March, 1843] we proceeded farther, and passing through Wadi e’Scheikh, we reached the Wadi Firan this most precious jewel of the Peninsula, with its palms and groves of Tarfa on the banks of a lovely rushing stream, which, winding […]

No comments Worship of the Aten In the worship of the sun disc, the Aten, some scholars have seen metaphysical reasoning far ahead of the times. Others have asserted that it offered nothing new. Akhenaten himself has been variously interpreted as a mystic/ascetic and as a rebel/fanatic. Certainly, to understand Akhenaten and the brief epoch […]

No comments How and why did the lighthouse and the island disappear ?  Strangely enough, the answer appears only in legends. The lighthouse continued to fulfill an important military function after Egypt was conquered by the Islamic armies. As part of a carefully thought out plot, a rumor was circulated during the days of the […]

No comments Should you wish to use your own miniature pyramid as a thought-form incubator, simply write your request or prayer, as simply and specifically as possible, on a regular sheet of paper and fold it in half. Then, hold the paper between your hands as a focal point for building a force field, concentrate […]

No comments The Mortuary Complex Facing the pyramid on the south side of the enclosure is the so-called South Tomb. Three carved relief panels set within the frames of its false doors show the king performing the heb-sed ritual, in which he reaffirmed his fitness to rule. On one panel he wears the tall White […]

No comments All the buildings of the pyramid complex are constructed of local limestone, quarried nearby. The outer covering, however, consists of fine white limestone from Tura on the opposite bank of t e Nile. The casing blocks of limestone not only had to be planed but also fitted very carefully, an impressive task considering […]

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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 ? […]

No comments Tomb of Amon-Ofis II The tomb of Amon-Ofis II is situated at the feet of a rocky spur. A long corridor with steep steps leads to the hypogeum which after making a right angle turn opens out into a vast hall whose roof is supported by six magnificently decorated rectangular pillars. It was […]

No comments By Train to Cairo, 1883  Gabriel Charmes I return to Alexandria, to take the train there which is to conduct me to Cairo. Hardly have we crossed the Lake Mareotis, where are produced on fine days the most fairy-like mirages, when we find ourselves really in Egypt. Vast plains, richly cultivated, spread out […]

No comments Shepseskaf 2504 – 2500 BC Dynasty 4 Shepseskaf Pharaoh Menkaure’s eldest son by Khamerernebty II, Prince Khuenre, did not succeed him, presumably because he predeceased his father. A small stone statue in the Boston Museum represents the prince in the squatting position of a scribe, kilt stretched between his knees to support his […]

No comments Winter is the best time of the year in Cairo. It starts in November and the dry, refreshing winter air usually lasts until March. Winter is followed by the Khamshin season, “khamshin” being the Arabic word for “fifty.” It is called this because frequent sandstorms scour the city during this fifty-day period. The […]