Who destroyed the ancient Library of Alexandria?
In a story written in 1941, the Argentine writer, Jorge Luis Borges, imagined a “universal” or “total” library, where all books produced by man would be gathered. Its endless hexagonal shelves would contain “everything that can be...Read more
Nefertiti, the Influential Wife of Akhenaten
In the fifth year of his reign, Pharaoh Amenhotep IV and his beautiful wife Nefertiti, the Great Royal Wife, embarked on a lengthy journey from the country’s capital, Thebes, in Upper Egypt. Aboard the royal barges, the monarch and his court traveled 225...Read more
Top to bottom: How did the ancient Egyptians mummify bodies?
For the fortunate of Ancient Egypt, the idea of their bodies being buried in a hole in the ground was impossible. There, people believed in “ka“, a force that continued after death—providing the body was well preserved. For this, a meticulous technique...Read more
The Sandals of Ancient Egypt
In ancient Egypt, some garments differentiated the social classes of those who wore them. They also carried a series of meanings depending on the type of clothing and the person who wore it. The powerful priestly class in charge of the Egyptian temples used animal...Read more
Fayum Portraits: Discover Egypt’s stunning photos
The best-preserved paintings of antiquity are a realistic image of Ancient Egypt. They stare at you and seem to observe everything insistently. The Egyptian paintings known as the Fayum Portraits show ordinary people, probably upper-middle class. They belong to the...Read more
The Treasure of the Egyptian Queen Ahhotep
Ahhotep (circa 1570-1540 BC) was an Egyptian queen of the late 17th Dynasty, who served as regent during the minority of Pharaoh Ahmose and promoted the expulsion of the Hyksos leaders. The principality of Thebes Ahhotep ( Iah “the Moon” is satisfied ) was...Read more
The sacred boat: Ships of the gods of ancient Egypt
A sacred boat, in Ancient Egypt, was a river boat used as a means of transportation at funerals and in the religious sphere, elevated to a symbol of ritual boats, as evidenced by the important iconographic and literary documentation preserved. Iconography, function,...Read more
Tutankhamun as the Lotus Bloom
The Head of Nefertem (also known as the Head from the Lotus Bloom or Tutankhamun as the Sun God) was found in the tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62) in the Valley of the Kings in West Thebes. It depicts the King as a child and dates from the 18th Dynasty (New Kingdom). The...Read more