In the introduction to the ancient Egyptian calendar, you discover the several calendars utilized by the ancient Egyptians and what celestial or seasonal events synchronize…
Reconstructing Ancient Egyptian Culture
In the introduction to the ancient Egyptian calendar, you discover the several calendars utilized by the ancient Egyptians and what celestial or seasonal events synchronize…
A name meaning “House of Horus,” Hwt Hr is the mother or consort of Hr Horus.
A discussion of the nTr.w deities and Ax.w ancestors that are mythically considered to have ruled the most ancient Egypt.
Instruction of Ptahhotep is an ancient literary work attributed to Ptahhotep, a vizier under King Isesi of the Egyptian Fifth Dynasty ca. 2414-2375 BCE. It…
Horus and Seth are contending for 80 years for the office of the deceased Pharaoh Osiris the father of Horus and brother of Seth.
Rameses II was the longest-reigning Pharaoh of ancient Egypt. Learn of his life as Pharaoh, dealings with the Hittites, the Battle of Kadesh, his great…
Shu is the son of Ra and the god of wind, air, and light.
Ra becomes old and sees mankind conspiring against him. So he sends his eye to Hathor, who becomes Sekhmet in his rage at the betrayal.
A discussion of the sun-God Ra or Re, the concepts of his essence, the prominence of his worship, myths, and hymns.
An ancient Egyptian Tale from the Papyrus Westcar that tells of the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Khufu hears his sons tell him of the wisdom of…