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 […]
Two Twin Statues of Tutankhamun. Chicago / Cairo
At the Oriental Institute of Chicago, the nearly 75,000 annual visitors have the opportunity to marvel at the sight of
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
Twosret, the “powerful lady” who reigned among chaos
Twosret (1194-1186 BC, according to Diodorus of Sicily) was the second wife of Pharaoh Seti II. However, she held the
Mentuhotep II, the founder of the Middle Kingdom
Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II (2055-2004 BC) was the pharaoh of the eleventh dynasty of ancient Egypt who inaugurated the period of
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