No comments Saving the monuments of Philae The first Aswan Dam {El Khazan) was built between 1898-1902. This was when Philae was first threatened. Poets and writers lamented its destiny but their words fell on deaf ears. Between 1907-1912 the dam was heightened, and fears for the remains of all Nubia were voiced. The Egyptian […]
Ancient Egyptian 23rd Dynasty 818-712 BC
No comments The 23rd Dynasty In Sheshonq III‘s Year 8 (c. 818 BC) he had to contend with a breakaway in the central Delta, at Leontopolis, where a prince named Pedibastet proclaimed a new dynasty, the 23rd, with himself as the founding king. Although members of the Tanite royal house held posts at Thebes, the […]
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 […]
The Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert: al-Kharga, 1909
No comments The Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert: al-Kharga, 1909 Norma Lorimer Libyan Desert Our last day in the desert we spent in doing the Oasis proper, . . . the “fertile spot in the desert” that we had come to see; … it was, in fact, from first to last an agricultural day, […]
The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Age Facts P8
No comments The tomb chamber at the upper end of the Grand Gallery was further protected by three portcullises which were removed by intruders. The room itself, nowadays known as the ‘King’s chamber’, is a room of 10.5 m. by 5.3 m.; it is 5.8 m. high and completely lined with granite. It contains an […]
The First Intermediate Period 2181-2040 BC | Ancient Egypt
No comments Chaos and Rebirth The First Intermediate Period 2181-2040 BC The Middle Kingdom 2040-1782 BC The Second Intermediate Period 1782-1570 BC Dynasty 7 Ancient Egypt Form its Inception at the end of the 4th millennium BC, Egyptian civilization had gone from strength to strength in every sphere of the arts, sciences and technology, reaching […]
Temple of Kalabsha
No comments Temple of Kalabsha This was one of the largest free-standing temples of Nubia, over 76 metres long and 22 metres wide. It has been saved by the Federal Republic of Germany from the flooding. Twenty thousand tons of stone were transported and the temple was re-erected fifteen kilometres south of Aswan, close beside […]
Tel El Amarna (akhet-aten ‘the Horizon Of Aten’)
No comments Background On the eastern bank of the Nile, across the river from the modern village of Deir Mawas, is a large crescent-shaped plain over four kilometres long and about 800 metres broad. This was the site of Akhet-Aten, ‘The Horizon of Aten’, chosen by the pharaoh Akhenaten (c. 1375-1350 BC) for his new […]
The Lady of the Lake and Two Ladies of the Court
No comments The Lady of the Lake The Westcar Papyrus (now in Berlin), written much later during the Hyksos period, mentions Snefru as an amiable pharaoh. A story recounted by Prince Bauefre, a son of Khufu (Cheops), tells how Snefru, wandering one day through the palace in a state of boredom, called for the chief […]
Love poem From Geb to Nut
2 comments The Pyramid Texts contained a long poem spoken by Geb to his wife: Geb and Nut family Tree Nut! You became a spirit You waxed mighty in the belly of your mother, Tefnut, before you were born. How mighty is your heart! You stirred in the belly of your mother in the name […]
The Baths of Cairo, c. 1200
No comments The Baths of Cairo, c. 1200 Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi The Egyptian baths are also worthy of admiration. I have never seen better constructed or better positioned, nor more excellent for beauty and wisdom. Their pools, to begin with, are capable of each containing two to four corner basins or more. The water is […]
Englishmen and Arabs in the Desert | Egyptian Deserts
No comments Englishmen and Arabs in the Desert, 1835 Alexander Kinglake Egyptian Desert I can understand the sort of amazement of the orientals at the scantiness of the retinue with which an Englishman passes the Desert, for I was somewhat struck myself when I saw one of my countrymen making his way across the wilderness […]
Amun King of Gods Facts
1 comment Amun King of Gods Facts Like Ra, his peer from the north, Amun was identified as the sun god who created the universe and was the source of all life. In his most elemental form he can be found in the creation myth of Hermopolis (see Chapter Ten, “Thoth and Maat”), where he […]
The Montazah Palace in Alexandria Egypt
No comments The Montazah Palace, formerly the residence of Farouk, is surrounded by a large garden, with a number of other buildings standing nearby. The palace itself has been converted into a museum, and one of the buildings in the grounds is now a casino. The walls of the galleries in the three-story palace are […]