Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – All ancient Egyptian tombs are unique, but some pose a greater mystery than others. In 1905, archaeologists excavating in the Egyptian necropolis of Deir el-Bersha discovered a hidden tomb that contained something unexpected. After 33
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – During the 18th to 20th Dynasties of the New Kingdom of Egypt (ca. 1550–1080 BC, Egyptian artisans who worked on the royal tombs in the famous Valley of the Kings lived in the village of
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Heliopolis, a name that translates to “city of the Sun” or “city of pillars,” evokes a sense of wonder about its historical significance as an ancient Egyptian city. Nestled at the apex of the Nile
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Djoser was possibly the founder of the Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom in Egypt. The Old Kingdom began with the third dynasty (2686 BC) and ended with the sixth, about 2333 BC. Djoser (also
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Egyptian goddess Nephthys – primarily associated with the myths of Heliopolis – was a funerary goddess and played a lesser role than her sister Isis. Otherwise, nothing is known about her before her appearance in
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – One would think respecting the remains of the dead should be self-evident, but it is not always so. Relief from the West wall of a chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos, Egypt. Credit: Gift of
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Greatly overshadowed by his son, Ramesses II, today hailed as the greatest Pharaoh of all time, Seti I did more for ancient Egypt than most realize. Pharaoh Seti I reigned for only ten or possibly fifteen
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Egyptian mythology, Wadjet is a goddess depicted as a cobra and worshiped in Lower Egypt. Wadjet was represented as a cobra-uraeus. The Uraeus (“rearing cobra”), in the upright form of an Egyptian cobra, symbolized
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Edfu temple is one of the most sacred buildings in Egypt. Known today as Idfu, the ancient city of Edfu located in Upper Egypt, located sixty miles south of Luxor owes its importance to
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Among many ancient weapons, we find their most unusual shapes. One such weapon is the bronze khopesh, a sickle-shaped sword, usually described as a kind of sword-axe, widely used among warriors in the ancient Near
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In ancient Egyptian mythology, Zep Tepi can be translated as the ‘First Time.’ It was during Zep Tepi Gods established their kingdom on Earth in Egypt and performed their deeds that were later described in
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Unlike mythologies from other ancient cultures, Egyptian mythology does not have many terrible creatures. The most frightening monster creature in this mythology was Apophis (known in Greek as Apophis and in Egypt as Apep), a
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In ancient Egyptian religion, Ra (Re) was the god of the sun and creation, who was born each morning in the East and died each night in the West. In the night, he traveled through
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The primeval goose shares a close relation with certain deities from ancient Egyptian mythology. Among these is Gengen-Wer, an archaic Egyptian god represented by a goose. This deity was seen as an embodiment of creative
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In the religion of the ancient Egyptians, Nefertum (in Greek: Iphtimis) is the personification of the refreshing and most beautiful smell, which, according to the myths, was to set free the creative energy of Re-Atum,
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Compassion is not an emotion most associate with ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, who could be fearless, harsh, and ruthless rulers. History judges Pharaohs by looking back at their successes and failures. Still, one tends to forget
