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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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The Seven Years' Famine

The Preface This narrative is from the famous inscription which was discovered on the rock pictured at left on the Island of Sahal in 1890 by Charles Wilbour. In the eighteenth year of the king Tcheser (the third king of … 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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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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Male Child Gods of Egypt

Male child deities in ancient Egypt overlapped considerably in both their mythology and worship. Sometimes they were worshiped in both their forms as children and adults, though that was rare. They usually were the male children of major deities, and … Continue reading

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Anat – Mother of Gods

Anat (Greek form: Anaitis), goddess from the old nomad society taking care of fertility, hunting, sexuality, and war. She came from the coast town Ugarit just north of today’s Lebanon and was imported to Egypt in the late Middle Kingdom … Continue reading

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