The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square is celebrating its 122nd anniversary. As one of Cairo's historical & tourist landmarks, it is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East & the first building in the world designed specifically as a museum.
Tomb of Nefertari (QV66), in Valley of the Queens, Egypt.
Nefertari (d. 1255 BC), was Great Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II (1303-1213 BC). Her tomb was discovered by Ernesto Schiaparelli (director of the Egyptian Museum in Turin) in 1904 CE. It is called Sistine Chapel of ancient Egypt.
Nefertari, which means "beautiful companion", was Ramesses II's favorite wife; he went out of his way to make this obvious, referring to her as "the one for whom the sun shines" in his writings, built the Temple of Hathor to idolize her as a deity, and commissioned portraiture wall paintings.
In Valley of the Queens, Nefertari's tomb once held mummified body and representative symbolisms of her, like what most Egyptian tombs consisted of; now, everything had been looted except for two thirds of 5200 square feet of wall paintings. For what still remains, these wall paintings characterized Nefertari's character. Her face was given a lot of attention to emphasize her beauty, especially shape of her eyes, blush of her cheeks and her eyebrows. Some paintings were full of lines and color of red, blue, yellow and green that portrayed exquisite directions to navigating through afterlife to paradise.
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The Pyramid Texts in Translation and Commentary, by Samuel A. B. Mercer.
Just one of the many books that you can read at the Pyramid Texts Online Library: https://t.co/GzwX0hx339
Los sacerdotes en el antiguo Egipto. Hoy hemos comenzado la 6a temporada de Dentro de la Pirámide en @PodiumPodcast Escucha el nuevo episodio aquí.
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Discovery of a Roman Cemetery by the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt, revealing tombs, statues, and a bathhouse. A glimpse into the ancient Mediterranean trade hub! More details: https://t.co/k92FrkKcOu #Archaeology#RomanArchaeology#Egypt@yukinegy@indyfromspace
🎟️ Ticket prices for Egyptians:
Visitor: LE 350.
Youth: LE 200.
Student: LE 200.
Seniors: LE 200.
🎟️Ticket prices for foreigners:
Visitor: LE 1200.
Youth: LE 750.
Student: LE 750.
Ticket prices for the Grand Egyptian Museum: https://t.co/y7niY2NcVp
Marc Gabolde, Essai sur le rituel de « Frapper les vantaux » au temple de Soleb (avec la collaboration de Marianne Pinon), CENiM 40, Montpellier, 2024.
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🎧 This service, which will begin on Wednesday 10 July, will provide detailed historical explanations via headsets in both Arabic and English.
Egyptian civilization museum launches audio guide devices for royal mummies hall: https://t.co/oiNP7YPKVK
Curso de egiptología con David P. Silverman, de la Universidad de Pensilvania. Totalmente gratuito a través de la plataforma de coursera. https://t.co/undi9m9oWN