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Primitive Irrigation in Ancient Egypt
Primitive IrrigationThe system of irrigation in Egypt is primitive and most of the work has to be done manually. The major problem is that of raising the water from the river to the level of the banks....
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Tomb of Thutmose III
Tomb of Thutmose IIIThis is the tomb of the pharaoh who won an empire for his country, and who built a great Festival Temple at Karnak in thanksgiving to Amon-Ra for victory. He chose a remote site in...
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Medinet Habu
Medinet HabuMedinet Habu is the name given to a large group of buildings that were started in the 18th Dynasty, but on which construction continued through to Roman times. The main feature of the...
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Tomb of Amenhotep II
Tomb of Amenhotep IIAmenhotep’s tomb is one of the most beautiful in the Valley of the Kings. When it was excavated in 1898 it was found to contain, not only the mummy of Amenhotep himself, festooned...
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Christian Structures at Luxor
Christian Structures at LuxorLiterally thousands of anchorites lived in the ancient tombs at Luxor, especially the nobles’ tombs on the hillside of Sheikh el Kurna. Some, however, occupied tombs in the...
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Osiris, Lord of the Underworld
Osiris, Lord of the UnderworldThe concept of a court in the underworld only fully developed in the Middle Kingdom, when it was believed that the deceased would stand before Osiris, as final judge, and...
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Tomb of Haremhab
Tomb of HaremhabThis is the tomb of the first pharaoh of non-royal lineage to construct his resting place in the Valley of the Kings. Haremhab was the general who seized control at the end of the 18th...
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Temple of Luxor Facts
Temple of LuxorThis beautiful temple was built on the east bank of the Nile by Amenhotep III, ‘The Magnificent’. With his wife Queen Tiv, whom he dearly loved, he ruled Egypt during the peaceful and...
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The White Monastery and Red Monastery near Sohag
The White Monastery near SohagThis Monastery, dedicated to St Shenuda, dates from the fourth century. It is approached from the southern part of the riverine village of Sohag, about kilometres...
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Tomb of Thutmose III
Tomb of Thutmose IIIThis is the tomb of the pharaoh who won an empire for his country, and who built a great Festival Temple at Karnak in thanksgiving to Amon-Ra for victory. He chose a remote site in...
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Unity between Upper and Lower Egypt
Unity between Upper and Lower EgyptThe history starts with Narmer whom some scholars feel should be identified with the mythical king Menes who unified the two kingdoms. This is the beginning of the...
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Theban Decline
Theban DeclineDuring the reigns of Ramses IV-XI, the country fell more and more under the control of the priests of Amon-Ra. As their power grew, they demanded blind conformity to a system that gave...
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Tomb of Amenhotep II and Tomb of Tutankhamon
Tomb of Amenhotep IIThe walls are painted terracotta and the mortuary texts are so drawn that they give the impression of papyrus texts pinned to the walls. There is not too much detail or use of...
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The Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt
The Old KingdomThe Old Kingdom which had its beginnings round about 2700 B.C. is considered by many scholars to be the greatest period of the whole of Egyptian civilisation. It is also sometimes called...
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The Tomb of Amenhotep II
Tomb of Amenhotep IIAmenhotep’s tomb is one of the most beautiful in the Valley of the Kings. When it was excavated in 1898 it was found to contain, not only the mummy of Amenhotep himself, festooned...
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Temple of Luxor
Temple of LuxorThis beautiful temple was built on the east bank of the Nile by Amenhotep III, ‘The Magnificent’. With his wife Queen Tiv, whom he dearly loved, he ruled Egypt during the peaceful and...
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The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt
The Middle KingdomThe Middle Kingdom started about 2060 B.C. with the end of the Xlth dynasty. The Pharaoh Montu-Hotep I re-established control over Lower Egypt with the aid of the Egyptian “middle...
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Tomb Of Amenhotep II Facts
Tomb Of Amenhotep IIThe walls are painted terracotta and the mortuary texts are so drawn that they give the impression of papyrus texts pinned to the walls. There is not too much detail or use of...
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The New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt
The New KingdomThe New Kingdom which dates from about 1580 B.C. signaled the triumph of Egyptians arms over the whole of the then known world. It was a period of military power based not on defence but...
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Tomb of Haremhab
Tomb of HaremhabThis is the tomb of the first pharaoh of non-royal lineage to construct his resting place in the Valley of the Kings. Haremhab was the general who seized control at the end of the 18th...
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