The Temple of Nefertari at Abu Simbel
To the north of the magnificent temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel we find one that the monarch ordered […]
Ancient Egypt
The Seated Egyptian Scribe from the Louvre Museum
This small, realistic limestone statue is over 4,000 years old and depicts an Egyptian scribe about to write on a
Pharaohs’ private letters reveal what politics was like 3,300 years ago
The Amarna Letters give us the details of ancient Egyptian diplomacy and expose how power was built, alliances were forged,
The ostraca of Deir el-Medina
Ostraca These were fragments of limestone or ceramics extracted from quarries or tombs during excavation. This was the case in
Prince Khaemweset, the first Egyptologist
Who was the first Egyptologist? The answers to this question can be found in Pharaonic Egypt itself, in the thirteenth
What does the Palette of Narmer reveal?
The Palette of King Narmer is one of the oldest and most important testimonies of the Predynastic Period of Ancient
The History and Legend of the Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon, situated on the western shore of ancient Thebes (Waset), mark the entrance pylon of Amenhotep III‘s
Ancient Egyptian history: Mastaba, the original Pyramids
The mastaba (“pr-djt” in ancient Egyptian “house of stability” or “house of eternity”) is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb
The solar alignment that occurs twice a year in the temple of Abu Simbel
Three millennia ago, Egypt was at the height of its empire. After the war campaigns of Senusret III and a
The lifelike statue of Kaaper the scribe is the oldest life-size wooden statue from Ancient Egypt
In 1860, Auguste Mariette unearthed an exceptional sculpture while excavating a mastaba in the Saqqara necropolis, north of the Step