No comments Amenhotep III Death and Burial Inscribed clay dockets from the Malkata palace carry dates into at least Year 38 of Amenhotep‘s reign, implying that he may have died in his 39th regnal year when he would have been about 45 years old. An authentic sphinx of Amenhotep III, now adorning Universitetskaya Embankment in […]
The Wonders of the Egypt , c. 1200
No comments The Wonders of the Country, c. 1200 Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi Of all the countries, that I ever visited myself, or ever acquired any knowledge of from the researches of others, there are none that can compare with Egypt, in regard to the immense number of ancient monuments, that it contains. Among the wonders […]
The royal burial chambers at Tanis and 21st Egyptian Dynasty
No comments The royal burial chambers at Tanis Further links between Tanis and Thebes manifested themselves in a temple dedicated to the Theban trio of Amun, Mut and Khonsu at Tanis. It was within the precinct of this temple that Pierre Montet found in 1939-40 the stone-built burial chambers of the 21st Dynasty kings. The […]
Tomb of Huye – Ancient Egyptian Tombs
No comments Tombs – General The design of the tombs at Tel el Amarna are similar to the 18th Dynasty tombs at Luxor. Each has a forecourt (originally surrounded by a brick wall), a main chamber hewn out of rock and sometimes supported by columns, and an inner chamber, or chambers, containing a statue of […]
A Clue at Meidum Pyramid Part 4
No comments When Browne saw the pyramid in 1793, the outer mantle was completely covered with debris and only by his exploration was the pyramid character of the base revealed. He removed the rubble from two of the comers and there discovered the existence of the outer casing which he found completely intact. He stated […]
Tuthmosis I Pharaoh 1524-1518 BC
No comments Tuthmosis I Akheperkare Dynasty 18 1524-1518 BC Tuthmosis I Amenhotep I was succeeded not by his son (a break with tradition that would usually indicate a change in dynasty), but by a military man, Tuthmosis, already in middle-age when he achieved supreme power. He may have partly legitimized his rule by acting as […]
Cataract Egyptian Hotel in Aswan
No comments The Cataract Hotel and the Invalid, 1899 W.E. Kingsford In the construction of this hotel great attention has been given to the requirements of invalids most of the rooms have verandas, and a warm, sunny aspect; many are fitted with fireplaces, and the position and form of the building has been chosen to […]
Agriculture, Industry and Commerce in Ancient Egypt
No comments Agriculture From the most remote periods Egypt has been an essentially agricultural country and it has always produced fruit, broad beans, lentils, flax and above all cereals, especially wheat and millet, which were exported in large quantities. As can be seen from the paintings of various periods which show work in the fields, […]
Khaba and Huni Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs (2643-2613 BC) Dynasty 3
No comments Now we will talk about : Khaba Pharaoh 2643 – 2637 BC Huni Pharaoh 2637 – 2613 BC Khaba and Huni Pharaohs The last two kings of the 3rd Dynasty did not use Saqqara as the royal burial ground. Sekhemkhet’s successor Khaba built his pyramid – the so- called Layer Pyramid – at […]
Luxor and The Necropolis
No comments The Necropolis The necropolis lies on the western bank of the Nile at Luxor. Its monuments include a series of mortuary temples built by the pharaohs of the New Kingdom, royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, and hundreds of tombs of noblemen that extend from […]
The Great Temple of Amon at Karnak
No comments The Great Temple of Amon at Karnak This great national monument of Egypt has no equal. It is not a single temple, but temple within temple, shrine within shrine, where almost all the pharaohs, particularly of the New Kingdom, wished to record their names and deeds for posterity. Though most of the structures […]
Sahara City in Cairo Egypt
1 comment From the Hotel Mena House it takes an hour on horseback for the round-trip excursion to Sahara City. “Sahara” means “desert,” and as the name implies, the city lies right in the middle of the desert.’ The city itself is really just a collection of tents which are nightclubs. The nightclubs operate throughout […]
Mortuary Literature in Ancient Egypt
No comments Mortuary Literature In most of the royal tombs from the entrance doorway to the burial chamber, the walls from floor to ceiling were covered with sacred texts and representations from the mortuary literature known as the Book of the Dead. This had been accumulated over thousands of years and included hymns, prayers and […]
The Temple of Kalabsha, 1848
No comments The Temple of Kalabsha, 1848 Harriet Martineau Temple of Kalabsha I was glad to go over it, and admire its magnificence, and the elegance of many parts; and be amazed at its vastness: but it is too modem to interest us much here. It was founded and carried on, (not quite to completion) […]