No comments Alexandrian Sightseeing, 1849 Samuel Bevan In the evening (Fumer) insisted on my taking another lesson on donkey-riding, so selecting two of the best looking from the ‘stand’ close to our office door, we cantered through the square towards Cleopatra’s Needle, which forms a prominent object on the sea-shore, just outside the town. . […]
Ancient Egypt Facts: Alexandria Egypt History For Kids, Nile River, Gods, Maps and Pyramids
No comments Alexandrian Sightseeing, 1849 Samuel Bevan In the evening (Fumer) insisted on my taking another lesson on donkey-riding, so selecting two of the best looking from the ‘stand’ close to our office door, we cantered through the square towards Cleopatra’s Needle, which forms a prominent object on the sea-shore, just outside the town. . […]
The Temple of Khonsu ~ Ancient Egypt Facts
No comments The Temple of Khonsu The Temple of Khonsu (8) was started by Ramses III, and like his small temple in the Great Court, it is a classical New Kingdom temple. It was dedicated to the moon-god Khonsu, son of the Theban triad. The reliefs were completed by Ramses IV, Ramses XII and Hrihor, […]
The Mortuary Temple of Ramses III ~ Ancient Egypt Facts
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 […]
Valley of the Queens ~ Ancient Egypt Facts
No comments Valley of the Queens This valley was where some of the queens and royal children of the 19th and 20th Dynasties were buried. There are over twenty tombs; many are unfinished and entirely without decoration. The most beautiful, that of Nefertari, beloved wife of Ramses II, is not open to visitors. However, we […]
Mortuary Temple of Seti I (Kurna) ~ Ancient Egypt Facts
No comments Mortuary Temple of Seti I (Kurna) This temple was built by Seti I in reverent memory of his father, Ramses I, w ho ruled for little more than a year, and, of course, for his own cult. It was completed by his son, Ramses II. Only the rear part of the temple survives, […]
Tomb of Thutmose III ~ Ancient Egypt Facts
No comments Tomb of Thutmose III This is the tomb of the pharaoh who won an empire for his country, and who built a great Festival Temple at Karnak in thanksgiving to Amon-Ra for victory. He chose a remote site in the Valley of the Kings for his tomb. It is approached up a steep […]
Ancient Egypt Facts For Kids, Nile River, Gods, Maps and Pyramids
No comments There are more than 2000 names of ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddess but in our blog Ancient Egypt we will speak about the most Egyptian gods and goddess facts was supported by scholars and ancient egyptian papyrus , i will speak about the god or goddess names , titles and god’s functions but […]
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahri) ~ Ancient Egypt Facts
No comments The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahri) The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut is the most beautiful in the necropolis, and the queen herselfis one of the most colourful figures in ancient Egyptian history. She was the daughter of Thutmose I and the only one of his children of direct royal lineage, being […]
The Tomb of Rekhmire ~ Ancient Egypt Facts
No comments The Tomb of Rekhmire He was the vizier under Thutmose III and his son, Amenhotep II. It is a traditional 18th Dynasty nobleman’s tomb, comprising a narrow, oblong first chamber and a long corridor opposite the entrace. This corridor rapidly gains in height to the rear of the tomb and runs into the […]
Great Festival Temple of Thutmose III ~ Ancient Egypt Facts
No comments Great Festival Temple of Thutmose III The Great Festival Temple of Thutmose III (5) lies beyond the ruins to the east of the sanctuary. It was built in honour of Amon-Ra by the pharaoh who fought no less than seventeen battles during his reign, creating a vast empire for his country. In his […]
Tomb of Rekhmire ~ Ancient Egypt Facts
No comments Tomb of Rekhmire On the left-hand wall of the inner corridor, at (c), Rekhmire supervises the delivery of grain, wine and cloth from the royal storehouses. He inspects carpenters, leathcr-workers, metalworkers and potters, who all come under his control. In the lower row is a record of the construction of an entrance portal […]
Tomb of Haremhab ~ Ancient Egypt Facts
No comments Tomb of Haremhab This is the tomb of the first pharaoh of non-royal lineage to construct his resting place in the Valley of the Kings. Haremhab was the general who seized control at the end of the 18th Dynasty and his tomb is one of the most remarkable, although the entrance is unimpressive. […]
Ancient Egypt Facts: Anubis God Pictures For Kids, Nile River, Gods, Maps and Pyramids
No comments Anubis God of the Dead Part 2/3 With that, Bata went away to the Valley of the Cedars and Anubis God entered his house full of grief. He slew his wife and cast her to the dogs and mourned his brother. Anubis Egyptian God Picture After a long journey, Bata found a tall […]