Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, they created a culture that influenced both civilizations.

The Djed-Pillar represents stability in Egyptian hieroglyphs. It is associated with the creator god Ptah and Osiris, the Egyptian god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead. It is commonly ...

The mission was undertaken by the French-Egyptian Centre ... III oversaw a temple to Ptah. But towering over them was the Temple of Amun-Ra, dedicated to the sun god, distinct for its grand ...

Egyptian artifacts are showcased at international museums across the Western world. If anyone was determined to see every ...

Evidence preserved in papyri and graffiti indicate ancient Greek and Roman tourists visited Egypt to admire the Egyptian civilization.

In statements to MENA, Director General of the General Department of Egyptian, Greek and Roman Antiquities ... II and the ...

The solar alignment occurs on February 22 and October 22 each year, which are days associated with the agricultural and ...

I’ve now learnt he is the god of crocodiles and ... Ra – also great gods – in Viking’s Egyptian fleet, with Amun, Thoth, Ptah and Sekhmet coming in the near future. In keeping with ...

That said, she remained a powerful and fearsome Egyptian god. Because of Sekhmet’s bloody origin ... The goddess was believed to be the wife of Ptah, the god of craftsmanship and architects. Together, ...