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Many Of The Landmarks of Historical Egypt – The Sphinx

Made about 2500 W.D, the Sphinx is amongst the most commonly known monuments of historic Egyptian Architecture. This monument structure is wooden out of merely one shape of gemstone which can be about 73 feets prolonged and 20 feets substantial. … Continue reading

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Neferefre

There are some real problems concerning the kings list after Neferirkare. Most references today place an almost unknown king, Shepseskare next in line, but those same references will also often point out that he could have come after Neferefre’s rule, … Continue reading

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Snefru

Snefru is credited as being the first pharaoh of Egypt’s 4th Dynasty. Snefru (Sneferu, Snofru) was the king’s birth name. His Horus name was Nebmaat, but his royal titulary was the first to have his other name, Snefru, enclosed within … Continue reading

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Sekhemkhet (Djoser Teti)

King Sekhemkhet Almost everything we know about Sekhemkhet (“Powerful in Body”), we know because of his unfinished (Buried) pyramid at Saqqara, and it seems to give us little facts about his life. The only evidence outside of this tomb is … Continue reading

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Wadj Wer – The Pregnant God

Wadj Wer was a fertility god who’s name means “Great Green”.  His origins were probably either off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast or along the major lagoos of the Nile Delta such as at Lake Mariut, Idku, Burullus and Mazala. As early … Continue reading

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The Peasant and the Workman

The Preface A tale of the Ninth Dynasty, which from the number of copies extant would seem to have been very popular, relates how a peasant succeeded in obtaining justice after he had been robbed. Justice was not very easily … Continue reading

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Ra – The Sun God

Re (Ra) was the Egyptian sun god who was also often referred to as Re-Horakhty, meaning Re (is) Horus of the Horizon, referring to the god’s character. The early Egyptians believed that he created the world, and the rising sun … Continue reading

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Panebtawy – The Child God

Panebtawy was a youthful god who is the divine child of Haroeris and Tasenetnofret in the western sanctuary of  Kom-Ombo temple. As “the lord of the Two Lands” he represents the idea of the pharaoh as son of the god … Continue reading

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Osiris – Lord of the Dead

Throughout the height of Egyptian civilization, Osiris (Oser, Aser, Asar, Usire) was the primary deity. In power, he was second only his father, Ra, and was the leader of the gods on earth. He was the husband of Isis and … Continue reading

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Nefertem – Lord of the Sunrise

The Egyptian pantheon is a particularly huge and fluid one, with a wide array of deities floating in and out of one another’s myths. Because of the vast quantity and because of limitations of space, collections of mythology are forced … Continue reading

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