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Genre: Egyptomania
The Genius of Champollion - The Rosetta Stone Two Hundred Years Later
By: Ahmed Kafafi on: Sunday 23 October 2022 - Genre: Egyptomania
تحتفل الأوساط الأثرية هذه الأيام بمرور مائتى عام على اكتشاف حجر رشيد..فقد اميط اللثام فى ٢٧سبتمبر ١٨٢٢ عن الحجر الذى فكت من خلاله طلاسم اللغة الهيروغليفية بعد أن ظلت لغزا كبيرا عبر مئات السنين…...
The celestial science of the ancient Egyptians
By: James Bowles on: Sunday 5 November 2017 - Genre: Egyptomania
Original discovery from the Pyramid Texts by James Bowles Author of The Gods, Gemini, and the Great Pyramid Today we know that our solar system is part...
Introduction to the Ancient Egyptian Language
By: Menna El-Dorry on: Sunday 5 November 2017 - Genre: Egyptomania
by Mennat-Allah El Dorry We all know that Herodotus said that “Egypt is the gift of the Nile,” but not all of us understand the extent of truth in this quote. Without the Nile, ancient Eg...
kingdoms
By: Menna El-Dorry on: Sunday 5 November 2017 - Genre: Egyptomania
by Mennat-Allah El Dorry Ancient Egyptian history was divide into dynasties in the early third century AD by an Egyptian priest called Manetho, who was commissioned to do so by the king Ptolemy. The...
The Mummy in Movies
By: Menna El-Dorry on: Sunday 5 November 2017 - Genre: Egyptomania
by Mennat-Allah El Dorry The world has always been spellbound by Egypt. This fascination, present since the times of the Greeks and Romans, has been called “Egyptomania”. The earliest tan...
Wine Making in Ancient Egypt
By: Menna El-Dorry on: Sunday 5 November 2017 - Genre: Egyptomania
by Mennat-Allah El Dorry Wine has always been a glorified product in the ancient, as well as the modern, worlds. It was considered a food due to its nutritious content , and was used in medicine. Mix...
Jewels of Honour
By: Menna El-Dorry on: Sunday 5 November 2017 - Genre: Egyptomania
The Golden Fly of Valour by Mennat-Allah El Dorry Ancient Egypt is the home to many handcrafts. The Ancient Egyptians excelled in metalwork, stonemasonry, sculpture, and jewellery making. Je...
Ramses II gets new home
By: Editor on: Sunday 5 November 2017 - Genre: Egyptomania
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
By: Menna El-Dorry on: Sunday 5 November 2017 - Genre: Egyptomania
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
By: Menna El-Dorry on: Sunday 5 November 2017 - Genre: Egyptomania
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...
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