Khonsu the Traveller
Khonsu (Chonsu, Khensu, Khons, Chons or Khonshu) is an Egyptian deity belonging to the religion of ancient Egypt, God of the Moon, time and knowledge. His name means traveler and could refer to the moon’s journey across the night sky. He was also the God who...Read more
The beautiful mummy
The mummies can be beautiful. This is the case of the one found in Saqqara, 60 kilometers southwest of Cairo, and which has been enthusiastically described by Egyptian archaeologists who have found it as the most beautiful mummy ever discovered in Egypt. The mummy is...Read more
The tomb of the treasurer and royal scribe of Ramses II
An archaeological team from the University of Cairo has unearthed in the Saqqara necropolis, located about twenty kilometers from the Egyptian capital, the tomb of a high-ranking official named Ptah-M-Wia. The entrance to this tomb was discovered in 1850, but it has...Read more
What does an Egyptian mummy smell like?
Scented mummies The culture of Ancient Egypt closely coexisted with the idea of life and death. The same floods of the Nile that could sometimes be deadly due to the violence with which its waters flooded fields and roads also brought a renewed life. Pliny the...Read more