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Abydos Desert Sites
The area between the modern villages at Abydos and the desert which stretches westwards to the limestone mountain contains the captivating remains of the ancient Egyptian civilisation dating from the … more →
Egyptian Monuments
wandering upper egypt
joelukawski wrote 2 months ago: SLIDESHOW From Cairo - Today marks the halfway point of this unexpected traveling time, back home to … more →
Office hieroglyphs (14)
susanllewellyn wrote 3 months ago: It’s the fourteenth post, and time to visit my favourite temple, Abydos, via the third of Osir … more →
Office hieroglyphs (6)
susanllewellyn wrote 4 months ago: Hang on, you’re probably saying; you mean the ancient Egyptians – the same Egyptians who built … more →
Office hieroglyphs (5)
susanllewellyn wrote 4 months ago: Ok, back to the first group of signs: or hetep di nesu, to make it slighty more pronounceable. We’re … more →
Pyramids of Giza
vittidk wrote 7 months ago: As the pale light of the equinoctial sunrise steadily increases, it lifts the veil of darkness cover … more →
Abydos Desert Sites
Su wrote 10 months ago: The area between the modern villages at Abydos and the desert which stretches westwards to the limes … more →
Temple of Rameses II
Su wrote 10 months ago: About 300m from Seti I’s temple at Abydos, on the western edge of the village of Beni Mansur, … more →
Temple of Seti I and the Osirion
Su wrote 10 months ago: The site of Abydos lies about 160km to the north of Luxor and is one of the most interesting monumen … more →
Dendera
Su wrote 10 months ago: The village of Dendera is situated 60km north of Luxor on the west bank of the Nile opposite the pro … more →
The Colossi of Memnon
Su wrote 10 months ago: One of the main attractions on the West Bank of Luxor, a landmark which everyone passes on the road … more →
Sanctuary of Ptah and Meretseger
Su wrote 10 months ago: The artisans who inhabited the village of Deir el-Medina during the New Kingdom worshipped a variety … more →
Deir el-Medina Workmen's Village
Su wrote 10 months ago: Deir el-Medina is the Arabic name for the village in the Theban necropolis, once occupied by the pha … more →
Palace Site of Amenhotep III (Malqata)
Su wrote 10 months ago: An important archaeological site lies at the southern end of the Theban necropolis, about one kilome … more →
Cult Temples
Su wrote 10 months ago: Most of the temples in the Theban necropolis were built for the mortuary cults of the pharaohs of th … more →
Destroyed Temples
Su wrote 10 months ago: The Theban mortuary temples of the kings of Egypt have already been listed, but there are many more … more →
Temple of Seti I
Su wrote 10 months ago: The Temple of Seti I is the most northerly of the Theban temples and situated just past the road to … more →
Temple of Mentuhotep Nebhepetre
Su wrote 10 months ago: Mentuhotep Nebhepetre was the Theban ruler who reunited Upper and Lower Egypt at the end of the Firs … more →
Temple of Hatshepsut
Su wrote 10 months ago: The mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut of Dynasty XVIII was built just north of the Middle Kingdom … more →
Temple of Tuthmose III
Su wrote 10 months ago: The Temple of Tuthmose III is high on the hill at Deir el-Bahri, squeezed in between Mentuhotep … more →
