No comments The Rescued Monuments of Nubia Nubia, the beautiful austere land that once linked Egypt and black Africa, now lies beneath the world’s largest man-made lake. Gone forever are the neat domed houses of the Nubian people, the unique fa9ades of which were decorated with coloured plates. Their villages, places of worship and burial […]
More Advice to Women Travelers | Egyptian Deserts
No comments More Advice to Women Travelers, 1848 Harriet Martineau . . . And how many miles did I walk in the Desert, during those five weeks! I found, as some others did, the motion of my camel more and more fatiguing and disagreeable, all the way; and, being at home a great walker, I […]
Ancient Egyptian 25th Dynasty | Nubian – Kushite
No comments Dynasty 25 (Nubian/Kushite) 747-656 BC Piankhi (Piyi) – Menkheperre : 747-716 BC Shabaka : Neferkare Shebitku (Djedkare) : 702-690 BC Taharqa (Nefertemkhure) : 690-664 BC Tanutamun (Bakare) : 664-656 BC Donation stela of Shabaka, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Since the days of Ramses II in the 19th Dynasty, Nubia […]
Tomb of Prince Amon-her-Khopechef
No comments Tomb of Prince Amon-her-Khopechef (It should be noted that those of the pharaohs’ offspring who died in childhood were also buried in the Valley of the Queens). The decoration in this tomb intended for the son of Ramses III is exceptional both for the brilliance and the intensity of the colour which is […]
The Tomb of Siremput II
No comments The Tomb of Siremput II Siremput II was the «Hereditary Prince» during the reign of the Xllth dynasty pharaoh Amon- Emhat II. The hypogeum consists of an initial chamber with six pillars, a gallery flanked by six niches each with a mummy-shaped statue of the dead prince, a second square chamber with four […]
Tombs of the Middle Kingdom (c. 1980-1920 BC) Tomb of Sirenput I
No comments Tombs of the Middle Kingdom (c. 1980-1920 BC) 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 […]
Nationalism and Independence Movements in North Africa and the Middle East after World War II
No comments Nationalism in North Africa and the Middle East As in Africa below the Sahara, World War II was a turning point for North Africa and the Middle East.During the war, the British in particular had reestablished their control over strategic countries such as Egypt and Iran. Such control angered many and led to […]
Ancient Egypt Maps for Kids and Students
7 comments You will Find in Ancient Egypt Maps for kids : Ancient Egypt Map for Kids Ancient Egypt Map Ancient Egypt Maps You can download more 30 Ancient Egypt Maps in the end of this topic Ancient Egypt Map for Kids Map of Ancient Egypt for Kids Ancient Egypt Map for Students Ancient Egypt […]
Philae and Description of Monuments
No comments Description of Monuments The monuments of Philae cover four major epochs: the last part of the Pharaonic era, the Ptolemaic period, the Roman epoch and the Christian period. The chief monuments are the Temple of Isis (i) and her son Horus (Harendotus) (2), the beautiful Arch of Hadrian (3), the Temple of Hathor […]
Anubis God of the Dead Facts Part 1/3
5 comments Anubis Lord of the Mummy Wrapping – Part 1 Primarily “Lord of the Mummy Wrapping” Anubis was one of the very old gods. He was depicted in the form of a dog or jackal, either as a man with a jackal head or as the full animal. Most likely jackals were associated with […]
Anubis God of the Dead Facts Part 1/3
5 comments Anubis Lord of the Mummy Wrapping – Part 1 Primarily “Lord of the Mummy Wrapping” Anubis was one of the very old gods. He was depicted in the form of a dog or jackal, either as a man with a jackal head or as the full animal. Most likely jackals were associated with […]
The Tombs of the Caliphs, 1873
No comments The Tombs of the Caliphs, 1873 Gabriel Charmes Tombs of the Caliphs All at once, between the two walls of sand, appear the Tombs of the Caliphs. Nothing can give an idea of this sight, the most melancholy and the finest I have ever met with in my life. The background of the […]
Temple of Deir el Medina at Luxor
No comments Temple of Deir el Medina at Luxor The area of Luxor, with its powerful priesthood and marvellous monuments on both sides of the Nile, was not the scene of much Graeco-Roman reconstruction. The small, elegant and beautifully preserved temple in the necropolis, known as Deir el Medina, is an exception. It was founded […]
Life at Thebes, 1850 | Luxor – Walking Through Egypt
No comments Life at Thebes, 1850 Florence Nightingale Thebes 11 February Dear People, Do you want to know how we pass our days? We rise up early in the morning, and are breakfasted perhaps by eight o’clock. Then we cross the water in the “sandal , which is a small “dingee”, to western Thebes; the […]