The offerings in Ancient Egypt “Hetep.” 

The offerings in Ancient Egypt “Hetep.” In the ancient Egyptian language, The offerings in Ancient Egypt pronounced “Hetep,” and it is a word that contains many meanings. In addition to offerings, “Hetep” means “contentment, peace, tranquility, harmony, balance.” The concept of offerings in ancient Egypt was wider than just food. The offering tables contained lotus […]

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 The art of the Old Kingdom

 The art of the Old Kingdom Royal and private sculpture and wall paintings and reliefs reflected the concepts of art that served the cult of the gods, the kings, and the dead. In royal statuary, traditional poses are combined with romantic features. The sculpture was designed to depict royalty as physically strong with softened features, […]

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Ebers medical papyrus

Ebers medical papyrus The Ebers Papyrus is the most famous and longest-running medical papyrus. The date of the papyrus goes back to the sixteenth century B.C. because it bears the date of the ninth year of the reign of King “Amenhotep I,” the second king of the eighteenth dynasty. However, studying it from a linguistic […]

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Egyptian Cobra

Egyptian Cobra The Egyptian Cobra is a symbol of strength, influence, and sovereignty This is our symbol from seven thousand years… the symbol of the crown of kings Suppose countries choose symbols from the reality of their environment and land that express their power, influence and control. In that case, Egypt, the first country in […]

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Incense  One of the means of communication with the cosmic forces  burning incense

Incense One of the means of communication with the cosmic forces burning incense One of the most famous scenes that the ancient Egyptians filmed was on the walls of temples. The temple was the sacred place where the ancient Egyptians contacted the netru (divine beings/cosmic forces). The burning of incense was one of the most […]

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Burial Ceremonies and Rituals in Ancient Egypt

Burial Ceremonies and Rituals in Ancient Egypt The burial ceremony, so we know it only from the drawings on the walls of the tombs, and the religious rituals begin in their first days with the ritual of washing with Nile water to remove the excess salt. This washing was a ritual act to the greatest […]

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Great house purr

Great house purr The “Great House” (Bir War) has been known since antiquity as the shrine of the mother goddess, which In Upper Egypt, it appears in the white Nekhbet (Vulture bird/Egyptian eagle). Nekhbet is the goddess of the White Crown and the goddess of the city of Nekhbet (its current location in Cape Town, […]

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Egypt’s Black and the White Desert: An Unforgettable Journey to a Different Planet

Egypt’s Black and the White Desert: An Unforgettable Journey to a Different Planet   As with many excursions in Egypt, the journey begins with my blearily-eyed group stumbling from our hostel into the car at five in the morning. The anticipation of heading into the unknown and the desert for the first time since our […]

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Mysteries of Ancient Egypt’s Sacred Baboons Revealed

Mysteries of Ancient Egypt’s Sacred Baboons Revealed Studies of living and mummified baboons hint at why ancient Egyptians revered these pesky primates and uncover the probable location of the fabled kingdom from which they imported the animals. The Baboon mummy found in tomb K.V. 51 in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings is thought to preserve […]

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What was the population of Egypt in ancient times?

What was the population of Egypt in ancient times? Our only source is the book in the Greco-Roman period Diodorus Sicilian says the population has reached 7 million They lived in 18,000 villages, hamlets and cities But in the era in which he lived, it was only 3 million The numbers suggested by archaeologists range […]

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