Pharaoh Shepseskaf
Pharaoh Shepseskaf, Micerino’s son, last king of the IV Dynasty, was he who completed the whole funeral complex begun by... Continua »
Categoria: Ancient Egypt
The Book of Adoration of Ra in the West
This is a religious text dating back to the beginning of the 18th dynasty and describing the divine mystery of... Continua »
Pharaoh Chefren
Pharaon Chefren Chefren, Khaf Ra, in the original Egyptian denomination, he was the fourth pharaoh in the IV Dynasty, ascended... Continua »
Mines in Ancient Egypt
The mines that the ancient Egyptians exploited, were all in the desert. There were deposits of copper, of malachite and... Continua »
Ancient and modern cities in Egypt
Ancient and modern cities in Egypt: ABU SIMBEL ABU SIMBEL: THE TEMPLE BUBASTIS CAIRO DEIR EL MEDINA GIZA HELIOPOLIS KARNAK... Continua »
Confession
When the dead person appeared before Osiris’s tribunal, he exculpated himself before the judges with a confession called “denial”... Continua »
The crown and the scepter
/**/ The pharaoh’s crown The Egyptian crowns worn by the kings defined the pharaoh’s status in a certain moment of... Continua »
Armament in Ancient Egypt
The armament, during the Ancient and the Middle Reign was rather poor: it had only stone clubs, arches, arrows and... Continua »
Jewels in Ancient Egypt
The Egyptian goldsmith’s craft reached a remarkable skill. The goldsmiths were specialized in the various techniques to working of... Continua »
Isiac table
In bronze. 75 cm high- I century AC A buy by Savoia from the Gonzaga collection (around half ‘600)... Continua »