Category: existence
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Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun 1341 BC – 1323 BC, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who ruled c. 1332 – 1323 BC during the late Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Born Tutankhaten, he was likely a son of Akhenaten, thought to be buried in KV55. His mother was identified through DNA testing as The Younger Lady buried in KV35; she…
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Dioramas, Panoramas, Ostracas, Special Gear
Wooden tomb models were deposited as grave goods in the tombs and burial shafts throughout ancient Egypt since its early history, most notably in the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. They included a wide variety of wooden figurines and scenes, such as boats, granaries, baking and brewing scenes and butchery scenes. These served as ways to…
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Akhenaten, Stelas, Paintings, Obelisks
Many Roman Emperors celebrated their rise into power by bringing an obelisk from the province of Egypt to Rome, by that time, capital of the Roman Empire. And obelisk is a one piece, solid rock, architectural structure with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs weighting at most 1300 tons. With today’s technology is very hard to move one…
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Mortuary Items, Musical, Agriculture, Priests
Before going to the afterlife you had to stack on all the necessary stuff you would need there. These are some of the stuff the ancient Egyptians place in their tombs so that they could live in the field of reeds. It was like moving to a new home in another country, you moved with…
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Sarcophagi, Games
Journey to the Afterlife Despite the influence of foreign rule, the Egyptians preserved their ancient customs when preparing for eternal life. One such tradition was the decoration of anthropoid (human-shaped) sarcophagi according to a common theme – rebirth. Each sarcophagus represents the mummy form of the deceased, or the ‘Osiris form’, which he or she…
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Limestone Statues, Amulets, Foundation Deposits, Bronze Statues
Ancient Egyptian statues of people often depicted individuals as healthy, fit, and in the prime of their lives. The statues were often created to protect and provide for deceased spirits. The primary purpose of most Egyptian sculpture was to represent the individual in death before Osiris, or in life and death before the deities of…
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Yuya & Thuya, Special, Daily Life
Yuya and Thuya were ancient Egyptian nobles who lived during the mid-Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt’s New Kingdom. The couple were from Akhmim, and held titles associated with the cult of the local god Min. Although non-royals, their daughter Tiye became the chief wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. They were buried in a private-style tomb in…
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Gods, Cache Tombs Luxor, Priest of Anum, Burial Chamber
Ancient Egyptian deities are the gods and goddesses worshipped in ancient Egypt. The beliefs and rituals surrounding these gods formed the core of ancient Egyptian religion, which emerged sometime in prehistory. Deities represented natural forces and phenomena, and the Egyptians supported and appeased them through offerings and rituals so that these forces would continue to…
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Ptolemaic, Woden Statuary, Cosmetics, Spinning Weaving & Sewing, Medical
The Ptolemaic Kingdom or Ptolemaic Empire was an Ancient Greek polity based in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. It was founded in 305 BC by the Macedonian Greek general Ptolemy I Soter, a companion of Alexander the Great, and ruled by the Ptolemaic dynasty until the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC. Reigning for…
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The Egyptian Museum Cairo
UNESCO World heritage site The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum, located in Cairo, Egypt, houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. It houses over 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display. Located in Tahrir Square in a building built in 1901, it is the largest museum…
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My Falcons
Caribbean Kestrel, Falco sparverius. For many years I lived my life with a pair of falcons (male/female Caribbean Kestrels) at home. Why this two decided to permanently live at my backyard and nest next to my bedroom window has an explanation that latter a Buddhist Lama explained me, but the birds were not afraid of…