EXCLUSIVE New discovery in Saqqara cemetery.

The discovery is located in the grave of the Holy Animals in Saqqara. He started working here in April 2018 and is still going on. In April 2020, the project is now in its third season. A column measuring 120 x 90 cm with a depth of 11 meters was found, at the bottom five stone coffins/coffins were discovered, and four outlets in a room containing wooden coffins and late burials in the late period. A massive wooden sarcophagus from humans with a yellow hieroglyphic inscription was found in one of these outlets. Other objects have been discovered around this sarcophagus, including 365 Uchapte figurines from ceramics, some of which bear hieroglyphic texts; a small wooden obelisk of about 40 cm in length, all four sides bearing painted scenes depicting the goddess Isis and Nephthys, and the god Horus; wooden statues of the god Ptah SOCAR - Osiris; three earthenware jars were removed. The entrails were removed during mummification, you have too many other artefacts. All small artefacts have been removed from the column even from restoration before being stored in the Ministry's journals. The discovery is located in the grave of the Holy Animals in Saqqara. He started working here in April 2018 and is still going on. In April 2020, the project is now in its third season. A column measuring 120 x 90 cm with a depth of 11 meters was found, at the bottom five stone coffins/coffins were discovered, and four outlets in a room containing wooden coffins and late burials in the late period. A massive wooden sarcophagus from humans with a yellow hieroglyphic inscription was found in one of these outlets. Other objects have been discovered around this sarcophagus, including 365 Uchapte figurines from ceramics, some of which bear hieroglyphic texts; a small wooden obelisk of about 40 cm in length, all four sides bearing painted scenes depicting the goddess Isis and Nephthys, and the god Horus; wooden statues of the god Ptah SOCAR - Osiris; three earthenware jars were removed. The entrails were removed during mummification, you have too many other artefacts. All small artefacts have been removed from the column even from restoration before being stored in the Ministry's journals.

Gold Mask of Psusennes I.

In this gold mask mummy cover, Psusennes I appears with the royal headdress surmounted by the uraeus, or royal cobra. He wears a divine plaited false beard.

The mask is made of two pieces of beaten gold, soldered and joined together by five nails that can be seen from the back. The king wears the royal Nemes headdress, usually made of linen, surmounted by the sacred uraeus, the royal cobra. This protected the king against his opponents and enemies in life and after death.

The king wears a divine plaited false beard, which is the symbol of dignity. He also wears a broad Usekh collar incised with floral decorations. The inlays of the eyelids and eyebrows and the straps fixing the beard are of glass paste. The eyes are made of black and white stone.

Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, reign of Psusennes I, ca. 1047-1001 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Heart scarab of Djehoety, a general under King Thutmose

III

Gold, green jasper. Egyptian. 

18th Dynasty, 1490-1436 BC

Designed for a deceased. Enclosed in a gold frame and attached to a long chain, with inscribed spell from the book of the dead. 

Unguent Vase with Plants in Openwork Design.

This highly decorative piece was made from two blocks of calcite. The base depicts an anthropomorphized ankh on either side of the jar stand; it grasps the hieroglyph, was ("dominion"), in each hand. The vase itself is part of an overall design signifying the "unification of Upper and Lower Egypt", taking the place of the hieroglyph sema ("Unification"). The plants, symbolic of Upper (lotus) and Lower (papyrus) Egypt, are on the left and right, respectively. They are tied about the neck of the vase. Completing the outer edge of the openwork handle is the notched palm branch signifying the Egyptian word for 'year', repeat. Below each is the hieroglyphic sign for one hundred thousand, the tadpole. The motif, therefore, represents "uncountable years". The king's cartouches written below the epithets, "Son of Ra, the Lord of the Two Lands", are placed within a rectangular outline, below which extends a carved band of stylized vegetation. A garland is at the base of the neck, while the head of the goddess Hathor (with the ears of a cow) is carved just below the rim of the vessel. Not visible here are two breasts in raised relief under the garland.

Basin with a boat from the tomb of Tutankhamun It.

Basin with a boat from the tomb of Tutankhamun is considered one of the most beautiful pieces of the collection of King Tutankhamun. 

Tutankhamon canopic chest.

Detail from the Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun.

The interior of the chest is divided into four compartments, each with a cylindrical hollow covered by a lid elegantly carved in the form of the king's head.

18th dynasty, from the Tomb of Tutankhamon

Cairo Museum

Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid.

The statuette of king Khufu was found in Abydos in 1903. The name of Horus, with whom this great monarch was identified appears on the right side of the throne. When the statuette was excavated, three weeks elapsed between the discovery of the head and the body. (H.:7,5 cm; w.:2,7cm; Depth:2,9cm)

Cairo Museum

A male and female harpist play.

A male and female harpist play their instruments to Karenen and his wife, while three women clap their hands in front of Saqqara, X Dynasty.

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The Servant of Niankh-Pepi.

Statue of a servant carrying two bags. This small, wooden standing statue is a unique masterpiece of art, which portrays a porter advancing and carrying a basket on his back. The basket is decorated and fitted with support used when resting it on the ground.

The old Kingdom, from Mir.

Cairo Museum

Statue of the dwarf Khnumhotep.

Statue of the dwarf Khnumhotep, the Overseer of linen, the ka-servant. Dwarfs in the Old Kingdom were often holding important titles.

5th or 6th dynasty, from Saqqara.

Cairo Museum

Hathor, Menkaure and a Goddess.

 

Four triads were found in the Valley Temple of Menkaure, grandson of Khufu, at Giza. Originally, there were probably eight of these, each representing the king with goddess Hathor and a deity of one of the administrative areas (nomes) where this goddess had a major cult area. This triad represents the king with goddess Hathor and the patron deity of the Bat nome (located in Middle Egypt).

4th dynasty, from Giza.

Cairo Museum

King Userkaf.

Once thought to represent the goddess Neith, this royal head in the red crown of Lower Egypt is now believed to depict Userkaf, the first king of the 5th dynasty. It was found in one of a series of temples dedicated by the kings of this dynasty to the sun-god Re.

Like many kings and officials of the Old Kingdom, the king wears a moustache, here faintly visible on his upper lip.

5th dynasty, from Abusir, Sun Temple of Userkaf.

Cairo Museum

The greatest emperors of Egypt

The great

But the greatest heroes of the world

Who has never lost his battle

Whether military, political, economic, commercial, or cultural

Tuthmosis Talat and enough

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Queen Hatshepsut is one of the greatest women who ruled Egypt.

She had many enemies and rivals just because she was a woman who ruled the country.

Those who destroyed and destroyed their statues, shalwa and wiped all their names from the walls of temples...

But Hatshepsut was an intelligent woman, but she decided to do something that she needed to do.

Hachisot was his son, King Tuthmosis the First, and after what her father died, it was assumed that she was keeping the legitimate ruler of the country. But, together with her, her brother, Tuthmosis the Second, who was weak and sick and on his deathbed, was married, and I marry Hatshepsut his sister to keep the blood The monarchy made her a royal wife and at the same time married a second secondary wife named Isis...

And behind Tuthmosis the second from Hatshepsut, a girl named Nefro Ra

As for Isis, the boy replied, "Thutmose III ...

After Tuthmosis the second died of the disease, Hatshepsut was supposed to hold on to the verdict, but the priests and the enemies for her decision that she shared with her.

But Hatshepsut shows that she has a second opinion... From the other, she estimated that she walks to excite the third from the throne and is unique to him alone and let him go to learn battles and fighting .. And she is alone by ruling on her own who has more enemies...

But Hatshepsut was a very smart woman.

She persuaded the Egyptian people of her rule and told them that she was the daughter of God Amun and that God Amun was embodied in the image of her father and the king behind her...

She wrote this and drew it on the walls of her temple ... and so many places

And I estimated that it maintains the security and stability of the country and established a peaceful government .. And I did many commercial activities that brought the bearer to Egypt from all the products .. trees, incense and ivory to the end and recorded all this on the walls of its temple...

And I worked huge architectural installations

She was dressed as a man ... and dressed in a royal chin

She changed her name to have a note formulation, because the king was among the ancient Egyptians, representing God Horus, who was male, and who was the cause of a problem with many priests who scraped and destroyed her temples .. and many enemies ...

Hatshepsut ruled despite the noses of her enemies, 20 years old.

In security and stability...

She died at the age of 50 with liver cancer and diabetes.

Despite all the enemies and attempts to distance her from the throne, she was able to achieve herself for the longest and most successful rule of an Egyptian queen on the land of Egypt.

EXCLUSIVE from saqqara city.

The art of drawing, relief and prominent relief in ancient Egypt.

 flourished, as evidenced by the walls of tombs and temples. The artist dealt with the walls to be the surfaces of drawing and engraving and tried to invest all available spaces. He was eager to add a touch of beauty in what created a hand of art, especially colours and colouring, whether on the walls in temples, homes, cemeteries, coffins or statues, and the Egyptian kings tested immortalizing their love stories with the help of art and architecture, so they wrote the eternity of their queens with buildings dedicated to them, and inscriptions Infinite highlighted their brilliance throughout Egypt.

Happy Sham el-Nessim .

History of Sham El-Nessim

Sham El-Nessim is celebrated by Egyptians of all religions as it is based on a spring festival that predates both Christianity and Islam.

Sham El-Nessim can be dated back to ancient Egypt to at least 2700 BCE (the third dynasty of the Old Kingdom) and is a festival that celebrates the arrival of Spring. The changing of the seasons and in particular the effect on the Nile would have been important events in the life of all Egyptians, and the close and start of prosperous agricultural seasons would have been a ket celebration.

Sham El-Nessim, translates from Arabic as 'smelling the breeze', though this is a nice sound-alike coincidence as the name of the festival comes from the Egyptian name for the harvest season - 'Shamo' meaning renewal of life.

When Egypt became a mainly Christian country under the rule of the Roman Empire, rather than replace existing festivals, Shamo was simply integrated into the Christian Easter celebrations.

When Egypt then became a predominately Arab country, the holiday gained the name 'Sham El-Nessim', which means 'smelling the breeze'. It stayed on its Easter date as that is based on a Lunar cycle like most Muslim festivals.

Due to the pleasant weather at this time of year, the holiday is often celebrated by families with a trip to the park.

The dish most closely associated with Sham El-Nessim is Feseekh, salted fish (usually grey mullet, but can also be mackerel or sardines) eaten with spring onions. It's worth mentioning that numerous cases of food poisoning from eating Feseekh are reported each year, so always buy fiseekh from an established fasakhany (seafood restaurant) and never buy it from a street seller.

Like many other Spring festivals, eggs (as symbols of rebirth) are a key part of Sham El-Nessim celebrations. Apart from the painting and decorating of eggs, one custom is the writing of wishes on eggs and then hanging them in baskets from trees and houses, in the hope the gods would answer the wishes.

Usekh Collar of Ahhotep I.

Queen Ahhotep’s adorned collar, with a clasp made from two hawk heads, formed by small elements representing baboons, quadrupeds, birds, crosses, bells and geometrical motifs. Made of gold and semi-precious stones.

Second Intermediate Period, 17th Dynasty, ca. 1580-1550 BC. From the Tomb of Queen Ahhotep, Dra’ Abu el-Naga’, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

god Atum giving the Ankh (the symbol of life) to the pharaoh Seti I.

Seti I before Atum

The relief depicts the seated god Atum giving the Ankh (the symbol of life) to the pharaoh Seti I. Detail of a wall carving in the Temple of Seti I, Abydos.

The Holy of Holies

The Holy of Holies, depicting Ptah, Amun, Ramesses II and Ra, inside the Great Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel.

Mirror of princess Sithathoriunet

The Mirror of princess Sithathoriunet, daughter of Senusret II, with handle in the form of a papyrus stem and the double-sided face of the goddess Hathor, made out of silver, gold, electrum and obsidian, height: 28 cm.

The Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1897-1878 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Wooden face to be attached to a coffin

Wooden face to be attached to a coffin, eyes and brows originally inlaid. The New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550-1292 BC. Now in the British Museum.

Bust of Akhenaten

Bust of Akhenaten

Detail from a statue of King Akhenaten holding the flail and crook. One of the colossal statues of Akhenaten (r. ca. 1353-1336 BC). From the Temple of Amun, Karnak. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.