2023-04-18 23:59
Nationalism in North Africa and the Middle EastAs in Africa below the Sahara, World War II was a turning point for North Africa and the Middle East.During the war, the British in parti… Read More
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2023-04-18 23:57
Political and Social ChangeAs the countries of the Middle East became independent, they also confronted more clearly than ever the challenges of modernization. Unlike Africa, where mos… Read More
2013-10-11 01:44
Tomb of Pepi-Nakht, called HekaibThis is the tomb of the deified Elephantine nobleman, whose sanctuary was built on Elephantine, and who was honoured by no less than eight generations. His t… Read More
2013-10-10 12:31
Tomb of SennedjenThe main chamber is all that remains today of the tomb of Sennedjen, an official at the time of the XIX Dynasty and «Servant in the Square of Truth». The paintin… Read More
2013-10-10 00:13
Tombs of the Middle Kingdom (c. 1980-1920 BC) Tomb of Sirenput ISirenput was a prince of Elephantine in the reign of Senusert I, at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom. It was he who was enc… Read More
2013-10-09 12:31
EsnaIn ancient times this was the capital of the Illrd nome or province of Upper Egypt. It was called « Latopolis» by the Greeks because of the worship of a sacred fish, Lato, wh… Read More
2013-10-09 01:51
The Tomb of Mekhu This tomb, built by Sabni for his father, comprises a single chamber, crude in both construction and decoration. There are eighteen roughly hewn columns, in three rows. A s… Read More
2013-10-08 13:44
Deir El-bahariOne thousand two hundred years after Imhotep another architect, Senmut, won himself a place in Egyptian history by designing another architectural masterpiece. Queen Hatshepsut… Read More
2013-10-07 15:49
The Tomb of Siremput IISiremput II was the «Hereditary Prince» during the reign of the Xllth dynasty pharaoh Amon- Emhat II. The hypogeum consists of an initial chamber with six… Read More
2013-10-07 13:47
Sennefer’s TombThis tomb is reached via a stair with 43 steps which goes down into the rock. Sennefer was the Prince of the Southern City during the reign of Amon-Ofis II. The tomb is… Read More
2013-10-07 12:30
The Aswan DamFor thousands of years, leadership in Egypt has been associated with that great source of life the Nile. From the first pharaoh, Narmer (3100 BC), who traditionally diverted the… Read More
2013-10-07 00:12
Mausoleum of the Aga KhanThe late Aga Khan III, leader of the Ismaili community, a sect of Islam, found such peace and beauty in Aswan that before he died in 1957 he chose a site on the west… Read More
2013-10-06 15:49
Granite QuarriesThe old granite quarries about two kilometres from the city stretch along the Nile for about six kilometres. From the grooves which have been cut in a regular manner into the… Read More
2013-10-06 13:54
Menna’s TombThe owner of this tomb, described as the «Scribe of the Land Register of the Master of Upper and Lower Egypt», utilized a pre-exist- ing tomb and enlarged it. T… Read More
2013-10-06 00:12
Tomb of Sirenput IIThis tomb, belonging to the grandson of Sirenput I, who was a prince in the reigns of Amenemhet II and Senusert II, is one of the most well-preserved of the Middle Kingdom… Read More
2013-10-05 15:50
The Tomb of Siremput IOf this tomb, which belonged to the son of Zat-Seni, a prince of the Xllth dynasty, there unfortunately remains today very little to bear witness to the fact that it wa… Read More
2013-10-05 14:03
Kiki’s Tomb The «royal superintendant» Kiki was buried in this tomb which later was used as a stable. On one of the walls is depicted the journey of the dead man&rsquo&hell…Read More
2013-10-05 01:21
Valley of the NoblesThe tombs of the great dignitaries from the dynasties of the Middle Kingdom are to be found in three adjoining areas, Assassif, Khokhah and Sheik Abd el-Gurnah. Their mai… Read More
2013-10-04 12:45
The Great Temple of Amon at KarnakThis great national monument of Egypt has no equal. It is not a single temple, but temple within temple, shrine within shrine, where almost all the pharaohs… Read More
2013-10-04 12:29
Tomb of Sirenput I Sirenput was a prince of Elephantine in the reign of Senusert I, at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom. It was he who was encouraged by his sovereign to erect the sanctua… Read More
2013-10-04 01:25
Tomb of Prince Amon-her-Khopechef(It should be noted that those of the pharaohs’ offspring who died in childhood were also buried in the Valley of the Queens). The decoration in this t… Read More
2013-10-04 00:12
LuxorBackgroundPerhaps no city in the world has bequeathed to us more numerous nor mightier monuments than Thebes. The ancient city stood on both sides of the Nile, and few spots in Egypt ar… Read More
2013-10-03 12:29
The Tomb of MekhuThis tomb, built by Sabni for his father, comprises a single chamber, crude in both construction and decoration. There are eighteen roughly hewn columns, in three rows. A st… Read More
2013-10-03 00:12
Age of Glory and DiscontentThough the 18th Dynasty was an age of unparalleled grandeur, it was also a period of transition. Old values were passing and new ones were emerging. The spirit of… Read More
2013-10-02 15:45
Tomb of Ramses VIThis very small tomb has a magnificent ceiling showing two celestial hemispheres with the stellar gods in procession behind the solar barges sailing down the celestial Nil… Read More
2013-10-02 12:29
The Gods of the InundationTo the ancient Egyptians a tradition survived from their remote past, that the cataract region was the edge of the world. It was said that here the life-giving wate… Read More
2013-10-02 00:12
Great Festival Temple of Thutmose IIIThe Great Festival Temple of Thutmose III (5) lies beyond the ruins to the east of the sanctuary. It was built in honour of Amon-Ra by the pharaoh who fo… Read More
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