Text of the pyramids
The text of the pyramids consist of 800 invocations written in coloums inside the pyramids of the Late ancient reign and of the first middle period (2375 – 2055 BC).…
Concepts of Akh, Ba and Ka
The concepts of ka, ba and akh was formulated for the first time in the Pyramid Texts. Ka: “the vital strength of man”. Spiritual concept of nourishment, ka, kau in…
Dreams in the ancient Egyptians
The importance given to dreams in this historical period is expressed in the dialogus between goddess Isis and Horus: “Horus, my son, tell me what you’ve seen so your suffering…
Sphinx
Sphinx in Giza has a human head and the body of a lion. The fusion of the two elements, zoomorfo and human, in a sculpture of colossal sizes is still…
Visir in ancient Egypt
The title of visir (in Egyptian tjaty) was instituited under Snefru and the first one who used it was Nefermaat. But the function goes back to a much older time…
Hairstyle in Ancient Egypt
The Egyptians gave a great importance to cosmetic and personal cleanliness. The well-off people had a bathroom in their homes, but the poor also did not renounce to wash themselves…
The scarabs
This coleoptera (scarabeus sacer), quite common in Egypt, had an extraordinary fortune. Truth to tell it’s not exactly know why this insect became the symbol of the becoming and the…
Calendar
With no doubt the Egyptians have been the first to invent a solar and rational calendar. Their year was made of 365 days and divided in 12 months of 30…
Pharaoh Shepseskaf
Pharaoh Shepseskaf, Micerino’s son, last king of the IV Dynasty, was he who completed the whole funeral complex begun by his fathe
Pharaoh Chefren
Pharaon Chefren Chefren, Khaf Ra, in the original Egyptian denomination, he was the fourth pharaoh in the IV Dynasty, ascended to the throne as his brother Radjedef’s successor. He too,…