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Ramses II gets new home
Ramses II gets new home
بقلم: المحرر في: الأحد 5 نوفمبر 2017 - التصنيف: علم المصريات

            A huge granite statue of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II has arrived at its new home to the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is to op...

Mummification
Mummification
بقلم: منة الله الدري في: الأحد 5 نوفمبر 2017 - التصنيف: علم المصريات

by Mennat-Allah El Dorry The mere mention of Egypt conjures up an image of pyramids and mummies. Perhaps for many people, this is what Egypt is all about; the eternally preserved bodies of the dead a...

Mummy in One Hand Crocodile in Another
Mummy in One Hand Crocodile in Another
بقلم: منة الله الدري في: الأحد 5 نوفمبر 2017 - التصنيف: علم المصريات

by Mennat-Allah El Dorry When you travel abroad on a holiday, you always have a huge task ahead of you – buying souvenirs for your family, friends, and yourself of course. In our modern times w...

Mummification in Modern Times
Mummification in Modern Times
بقلم: منة الله الدري في: الأحد 5 نوفمبر 2017 - التصنيف: علم المصريات

Chinchorro mummies in the San Miguel Museum in Arica city, north of Santiago. Picture / Reuters by Mennat-Allah El Dorry Mummification is perhaps synonymous with ancient Egypt. However, ancient Eg...

Medicine in Ancient Egypt Part 3 of 3
Medicine in Ancient Egypt Part 3 of 3
بقلم: سامح عرب في: الأحد 5 نوفمبر 2017 - التصنيف: علم المصريات

DISEASES OF THE EYE: Eye care of the workmen was demonstrated in several papyri and tomb inscriptions. Foreign body removal and treatment of eye inflammations and minor operations were so common. T...

Medicine in Ancient Egypt Part 2 of 3
Medicine in Ancient Egypt Part 2 of 3
بقلم: سامح عرب في: الأحد 5 نوفمبر 2017 - التصنيف: علم المصريات

DISEASES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN: Fertility was diagnosed by placing garlic in the vagina for one night. If the next day the woman can taste or smell it in her mouth, she is fertile. This is bas...

Medicine in Ancient Egypt Part 1 of 3
Medicine in Ancient Egypt Part 1 of 3
بقلم: سامح عرب في: الأحد 5 نوفمبر 2017 - التصنيف: علم المصريات

Introduction Medicine in ancient Egypt was but one aspect of an advanced civilization. It was not practiced by witch doctors as in primitive tribes, with mixture of magic, herbal remedy, and supers...

WHAT DISEASE WAS AKHEN-ATON SUFFERING FROM?
WHAT DISEASE WAS AKHEN-ATON SUFFERING FROM?
بقلم: سامح عرب في: الأحد 5 نوفمبر 2017 - التصنيف: علم المصريات

During the 18th dynasty, suddenly came a religious revolt in ancient Egypt, led by Amenhotep IV. During his 5th regnal year, the king announced a new religion for the state, the “Atonism”....

EGYPT’S FIRST REVOLUTION
EGYPT’S FIRST REVOLUTION
بقلم: سامح عرب في: الأحد 5 نوفمبر 2017 - التصنيف: علم المصريات

History books are full of many revolutions that took place at different parts of the world, some of which have made dramatic changes to humanity. Old ideas about divine rights of monarchs and hierarch...

Ramses The Great The Pharaoh Who Made Peace With His Enemies
Ramses The Great The Pharaoh Who Made Peace With His Enemies
بقلم: سامح عرب في: الأحد 5 نوفمبر 2017 - التصنيف: علم المصريات

Ramses II", who reigned for 67 years during the 19th dynasty of the 12th century BC, was known as "Ramses the Great". His glories surpassed all other Pharaohs, and Egypt reached an over...