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/Home/Historical Studies/History/Ancient Civilizations/Egypt/General Resources *** The House of Ptolemy: The Jews of Ptolemaic and Greco-Roman Egypt *** Votes:0 The House of Ptolemy: The Jews of Ptolemaic & Greco-Roman Egypt [ General ] [ Philo ] [ Diaspora ] [ Bibliographic Notes ] [ Work in Process ] [ Back to Index Page ] [ Comments ] The Jews of Ptolemaic and Greco-Roman Egypt General NB: This is a very intensly studied field. Links are to the better portal or meta-sites (sites that aggregate information) or represent the better WWW-based information offerings for reserchers, while the bibliographic notes may be only representative of offerings in this field. However, I may eventually try to list all the useful sites presently available via the WWW. --- Hebrew History: Yavan in the House of Shem: Greeks and Jews, 332-63 BC The section starts at http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~dee/HEBREWS/ --- The Jewish Roman World of Jesus Topics include: Hellenisti Read More Go to Site A Short Introduction to Hieroglyphs Votes:0 Next: Introduction A Short Introduction to Hieroglyphs Serge Rosmorduc Introduction A short history of hieroglyphs The Writing System The Three Kinds of Signs The Phonetic Signs The determinatives sign grouping Direction of Writing The deciphering of hieroglyphs A few grammatical notions The plural of nouns Adverbial sentence A few frequent words Names of gods Names of people kings' names Stereotyped formulas Offering Formula The king in front of a god If you can write, you can draw... Figures About this document ... Serge Rosmorduc 2/26/1998 Read More Go to Site Alexandra O'Brien, PHD proposal, Egyptian women in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt, papyrology, Egypt, Demotic, Greek, Roman, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenistic, Ptolemaic and post-Pharaonic Egypt, and Egyptian language material, scans of papyri, social hi Votes:0 | what's new | announcements | public programs | | website information & statistics | copyrights & permissions | comments | | website navigational aid | ORIENTAL INSTITUTE RESEARCH ARCHIVES EGYPTIAN WOMEN IN PTOLEMAIC AND ROMAN EGYPT THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN IN DEMOTIC TEXTS A Dissertation Proposal Presented to The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations by ALEXANDRA A. O'BRIEN ©1996-2000 All Rights Reserved The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations The University of Chicago Approved * July 15th 1996 Defended: November 8th 1999 Degree conferred December 10th 1999 As of September 2000, the dissertation is available from University Microfilms - order no. 9951822 Introduction Problem and State of the Question Proposal Notes Bibliography Introd Read More Go to Site ALICE Community Votes:0 Home Community > Siti personali > Errore Chat Cartoline Siti personali Trova amici Love Foto album Annunci Newsgroup Forum Segnalo Attenzione, la pagina che cerchi non esiste! Le strutture dei siti ospitati da Xoom.it possono cambiare per esigenze tecniche o necessitÀ redazionali degli Xoomer. Continua a cercare sui siti di Xoom.it! Read More Go to Site ALICE Community Votes:0 Home Community > Siti personali > Errore Chat Cartoline Siti personali Trova amici Love Foto album Annunci Newsgroup Forum Segnalo Attenzione, la pagina che cerchi non esiste! Le strutture dei siti ospitati da Xoom.it possono cambiare per esigenze tecniche o necessitÀ redazionali degli Xoomer. Continua a cercare sui siti di Xoom.it! Read More Go to Site All Wrapped up in Ancient Egypt Votes:0 Welcome to All Wrapped up in Ancient Egypt. This site will hopefully teach you about Egypt Gods, Pharoahs, art, architecture, sites, hieroglyphics, language, and mummification. We really hope that you will enjoy it and learn lots. When you are through reading all of the info, you can try your skills at our quizes about what you've learned. Enjoy! See Egypt!! www.thinkquest.org Read More Go to Site Ancient Africa and Egypt Votes:0 MacroHistory PREHISTORY TO YESTERDAY home | ancient world | Africa, Iron and Empire, to 500 CE Ancient Africa and Egypt The Nile from the tropics in what is today Uganda The great sun god Re sinks into the Underworld Early Agriculture and Herding Between 9000 and 4000 BCE, northern Africa and the Sahara were grass and woodland with an abundance of rainfall, rivers, lakes, fish and other aquatic life. Anthropologists speculate that from North Africa's Mediterranean coast, people migrated into the Sahara and that people migrated into the Sahara from the south. There communities raised sheep and goats, as people did along the Mediterranean coast. And communities of people fished in the lakes and rivers of the region, using intricately made bone harpoons and fishing hooks, some using nets Read More Go to Site Ancient Egypt Votes:0 Egypt Time Frame Origins and Religion Succession of Dynasties Map of Egypt Sources for Egypt 3D Pyramid * *Note: This requires a VRML Browser. Read More Go to Site Ancient Egypt Votes:0 The center of the ancient world Egypt, one of the oldest countries on the earth, has a long, colorful past. Its history can be divided into 4 periods: The Pharaonic (3200 to 526 B.C.) The Greek-Ptolemaic (332 to 30 B.C.) The Roman-Christian (30 B.C. to 639 A.D.) The Islamic (639 A.D. to the present day) During the first period, the Egyptians were surprisingly advanced. They were probably the first shipbuilders in the world. In fact, the Saitic Pharaoh Necho (610-595 B.C.) sent an expedition to circumnavigate Africa 2000 years before the Portugese King Henry the Navigator did the same. Ships were necessary because they made travel and trade on the Nile feasible (as opposed to caravans of goods through the hot desert.) The Egyptians even pictured their creator and also the sun-gods as being Read More Go to Site Ancient Egypt Votes:0 ANCIENT EGYPT INDEX: GEOGRAPHY PERIODS OF EGYPTIAN HISTORY EGYPTIAN RELIGION EGYPTIAN SOCIETY WRITING EGYPTIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVILIZATION I. Geography A. Ancient Egypt is located in northeast Africa. Geography greatly influenced Egyptian life. The greatest influence on Egyptian society was the Nile River valley. 1. The Nile flooded every year which allowed the Egyptians to produce good crops. Ma p of ancient Egypt More Maps of Ancient Egypt - Every year from June - October it floods, depositing a layer of rich silt (fertile soil), creating a narrow strip of fertile land for farming. - Due to receiving a new layer of soil every year, the Nile Valley has been farmed continuously for over 6,000 years - The Nile flows north from mountains of east-central Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. 2. Read More Go to Site Ancient Egypt Votes:0 Ancient Egypt A ThinkQuest Junior Entry First Place Winners Egyptian Challenge EgyptianWordSearch CrosswordPuzzles Who Am I? Timeline Rosecrucian Museum Mummies Tutankhamun Hieroglyphics Pyramids Gods & Goddesses Festivals Glossary Bibliography Resources Guestbook E-Mail Design Team Teresa , Candace and Max August 1998 Read More Go to Site Ancient Egypt Votes:0 Home ANCIENT EGYPT Home Welcome to Ancient Egypt. Come and discover the Land of the Pharoahs. Learn to write Egyptian ... visit Abu Simbel ... it's fun. Click on the large picture to enter. 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Ancient Egypt Amenhotep, the Pharaoh Egyptian History (with timeline) Egyptian Government Egyptian Environment Egyptian Religion Egyptian Clothing Egyptian Food Egyptian Science Egyptian Economy Egyptian People Egyptian Writing (hieroglyphs) Egyptian Games Egyptian Art Egyptian Architecture (Pyramids) Egyptian Wars Books about Ancient Egypt Crafts and Projects on Ancient Egypt Teacher's Guides for Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt books, toys, games and movies Kidipede - History for Kids home page For more on Ancient Egypt, check out these books from Amazon.com or from your library: Eyewitness: Ancient Egypt, by George Hart. For kids. 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ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS INDEX CRYSTALIN Read More Go to Site Ancient Egypt Magazine - The UK's only Egyptology magazine Votes:0 A NCIENT E GYPT T he History, People and Culture of the Nile Valley Home About Us Contact Us Subscriptions Order Back Numbers Articles from Previous Issues Society Contacts Events Diary Links to other Egypt sites Contacts ( ) ==[ ]== 2008 Calendars Details of our new 2008 calendar will be appear here soon SPECIAL LIMITED OFFER - BUY ALL OUR AVAILABLE BACK ISSUES (VOLS 1-7) FOR ?135 (INC UK P&P) - CLICK HERE! (OR ?20 PER VOLUME) ADDITIONAL WEB ADDRESS: You can now access this site by typing aemag.tk Volume 8 issue 2 October/November 2007 with FREE DVD out now! Click here to buy this issue NOW! Click here to buy PDF version of this issue. Only ?3.25 Click here for preview Download the PDF version of Ancient Egypt Magazine for just ?3.25 and read it now! Click Here. New! FREE download - PDF v Read More Go to Site Ancient Egypt Webquest, Find information about Ancient Egypt Votes:0 Ancient Egypt Webquest Elementary and middle students can now enjoy locating information on Ancient Egypt! Learn about Ancient Egyptian daily life, Egyptian mummies, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, King Tut ( Tutankhamen ), Egyptian games, and Archeology. Ancient Egypt Webquest | Stay on Task | Ancient Egypt Hotlists Great Egypt Books | Fun Egyptian Activities | Glossary | Search | Great Graphics Mission 1 | Mission 2 | Mission 3 | Mission 4 | Mission 5 | Mission 6 Ancient Egyptian Annotated Bibliography (Search for and Purchase Books from our Extensive Ancient Egyptian Library) The Quest Homebase: "Alpha Te...(Crack, hiss, sizzle...) Homebase: "Alpha Team leader, can you read me? You have successfully traveled back in time to the year 1250 BC, Ancient Egypt." Homebase: "Your mission is of the utm Read More Go to Site Ancient Egypt: 13th - 19th Dynasties Votes:0 Ancient Egypt: 13th - 19th Dynasties After the next dynasty, the thirteenth, the power of the kingdom dwindled again. Foreign invaders entered Egypt from Asia and succeeded in capturing the throne. Who these invaders were or by what means of marriage or of conquest they became rulers of Egypt, we do not know. The later Egyptians hated them and never willingly spoke of them. If they erected monuments, later generations destroyed these. The invaders were never referred to except by a contemptuous name, the "Hyksos," which implied that they were ignorant and savage. These Hyksos, or "shepherd kings," came from Syria, and were probably a wandering nomadic tribe like that of Abraham. They were admitted into lower Egypt, perhaps peacefully, gradually acquired an ascendancy there, stormed Memphis Read More Go to Site Ancient Egypt: an introduction to its history and culture Votes:0 Ancient Egypt: Main Index and Search Page - History, Dynasties, Cultural Chronology, Mythology, Aspects of Life in Ancient Egypt, Glossary, Herodotus on the Pharaohs, Reader, Bibliography Search An introduction to the history and culture of Pharaonic Egypt Table of contents Printout For best results save the whole web page (pictures included) onto your hard disk, open the page with Word 97 or higher, edit if necessary and print. The picture of the sphinx and many others on this site courtesy Jon Bodsworth whom I'd like to thank for his kindness and generosity. A word of caution This site is based on what is considered more or less orthodox chronology, which of course means that there are other, 'deviant' chronologies. On the whole I prefer the plodding examination of facts however few and Read More Go to Site Ancient History Sourcebook: Tales of Ancient Egypt: The Shipwrecked Sailor, c. 2200BCE Votes:0 Back to Ancient History Sourcebook | Ancient History Sourcebook: Tales of Ancient Egypt: The Shipwrecked Sailor, c. 2200 BCE THE wise servant said, "Let thy heart be satisfied, O my lord, for that we have come back to the country; after we have been long on board, and rowed much, the prow has at last touched land. All the people rejoice and embrace us one after another. Moreover, we have come back in good health, and not a man is lacking; although we have been to the ends of Wawat [Nubia], and gone through the land of Senmut [Kush], we have returned in peace, and our land---behold, we have come back to it. Hear me, my lord; I have no other refuge. Wash thee, and turn the water over thy fingers; then go and tell the tale to the majesty." His lord replied, "Thy heart continues Read More Go to Site Anthony's Egyptology & Archaeology Votes:0 Dear Visitors - Welcome to Anthony's Egyptology - Although Anthony's is one of the first web sites on Egyptology to pop up on the web over 10 years ago, it has become somewhat out dated in both design and content - having not been updated in over 4 years - due to time constraints and other obligations the site has fallen to the side - I am hoping to unveil a completely new version of Anthony's Egyptology and Archaeology sometime at the end of 2006. Thanks for Visiting. - Anthony Check out "Egypt's New Tomb Revealed" - Discovery Channels coverage of KV63 Visit Anthony's [ Index of Ancient Egyptian Gods | Egyptology Discussion Group | Guest Book | Egyptian Fonts | Egyptian Travel Hints & Tips | Time Line of the Pharaohs | Pyramid Complex at Giza | Egyptology Links | Papyrus Page | Read More Go to Site CULTUREFOCUS: Ancient Egypt. Pictures of Egyptian pyramids and temples. Votes:0 MORE EGYPT... Ancient Wonders | Pyramids of Giza | Temples of Thebes | Valley of the Kings Egypt ANCIENT WONDERS Pictures of temples, tombs and pyramids of ancient Egypt A journey along the Nile The waters of the mighty Nile allowed the otherwise dry land of Egypt to become a cradle for one of the world's greatest ancient civilizations. From the start of the Old Kingdom around 2686 BCE, an era of rule by pharaohs of more than 30 family dynasties continued almost unbroken for nearly 3000 years. After the glorious New Kingdom, the age of the Egyptian pharaohs ended with decline and rule by the Ptolemies. Today, we can travel along the Nile and explore a succession of old temples and tombs that are testimonies to the remarkable achievements of the people of ancient Egypt. The Old Kingdom: AGE Read More Go to Site Cyber Museum of Neurosurgery Votes:0 Neurosurgical Classic-XVII Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus Robert H. Wilkins, MD Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina FIG. 1. Cases 47 and 48 in the Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus. (Plate XVII from Breasted.l) FIG. 2. Hieroglyphic interpretation of Cases 47 and 48. (Plate XVIIA from Breasted.l) The following article is reprinted with Dr. Wilkins' permission from Journal of Neurosurgery, March 1964, pages 240-244. The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus, dating from the seventeenth century B.C., is one of the oldest of all known medical papyri. l-l2 Its differs fundamentally from the others in the following ways: The seventeen columns on the recto comprise part of a surgical treatise, the first thus far discovered in the ancient Orient, whether in Egypt or As Read More Go to Site DIA: Ancient Egypt: Educational Programs Votes:0 A selection of cross-curricular lesson plans created by local teachers Fun with Hieroglyphs Wall Relief Plaque Make Your Own Canopic Jars Write Your Name in Hieroglyphs Personal Pyramid Students Write a Book Egyptian Equation Quilt Cubit Measures Weather Journals Mummy Case Drawing Life-Sized Mummy Case Model Miniature Mummies How Old Is Old? Investigating Ancient Egypt Egyptian Market Day Quick Jump to Lesson Plan Contents: Click to Select a Lesson Plan --------------------------------------- Fun with Hieroglyphs [Art] Wall Relief Plaque [Art] Make Your Own Canopic Jars [Art] --------------------------------------- Write Your Name in Hieroglyphs [Language Arts] Personal Pyramid [Language Arts] Students Write a Book [Language Arts] --------------------------------------- Cubit Measures [Ma Read More Go to Site Egypt Antiquities & Ancient Egypt Information presented by Tour Egypt: Official Site of the Ministry of Tourism, Egypt Votes:0 Egypt Antiquities & Ancient Egypt Information presented by Tour Egypt: Official Site of the Ministry of Tourism, Egypt Egyptian Antiquities Information General Information on Historical Egypt Also See Antiquity News Archive Also See Feature Story Archive History of Egypt This may very well be the best historical reference on Egyptian Pharaonic history anywhere. Glossary of Egypt Terms Over Egypt's past, many terms from many origins have come into use. In order to understand the Egyptian past, we have included a glossary of terms. Links to Other Egyptian History Related Web Sites We have carefully compiled a list of other web sites related to Egyptian history and historical Egyptian issues. Places in Historical and Modern Egypt Monuments in Egypt We have documented many of the ancient monum Read More Go to Site Egypt state information Serves Votes:0 Sorry, we have recently updated our website, will be so kind as to visit our new site on this same link ????? ? ??? ?????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ???? ????? ?????? ?????? ??? ??? ??? ?????? www.sis.gov.eg © Egypt State Information Service 2005, all rights reserved UP Read More Go to Site Egypt's Past, Recorded History and Famous People of Egyptian History for Kids Votes:0 Egypt Kids History Monuments Religion Ancient Life Modern Life Activities & Games Stories Here, we will learn about Egypt's ancient past, as well as some of the most important rulers and other people that made Egypt one of the world's most powerful countries thousands of years ago. Egypt's Past Ancient Kings and People Egypt's Past We can divide up Egypt's past into a number of parts, but it is important to remember that there is history, and the time before history, called prehistory. History is the period of time when humans made records by writing about events, while prehistory, is the time before people could write. Overall, we can divide Egypt's long past as: Prehistory - The time before writing The Dynastic Period - The time of Egyptian Pharaohs or Kings The Greco-Roman Period - Egyp Read More Go to Site Egypt: Children: History of Egypt Votes:0 THE HISTORY OF EGYPT About 5,000 years ago, a remarkable way of life, or civilization, grew up along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. It flourished for over 3,000 years, longer than most other civilizations in the world's history. Egypt is among the most influential of Arab states. It lies between Africa and the Middle East. This ancient country holds a history of over 6,000 years and has many exciting attractions for travelers. The Pyramids, the Sphinx, the tomb of young King Tut are just a few attractions that interest and excite people of all ages. EGYPT'S CREATION Egyptian history begins around 3300 BC. This was when the Egyptians finally had enough symbols in their writing to record history. From 3100 BC inscriptions created a way for later Egyptians. It was also the time when th Read More Go to Site Egypt: History - Pharaonic Dynasties and Egyptian history from the Lower Paleolithic Period through the English Occupation Votes:0 History of Egypt See also from our Feature Articles: Upper Egyptian Neolithic and Predynastic Religion and Rulers by Caroline Seawright Naqada III: Dynasty 0 The information on Egyptian history is taken from a number of sources, including Sir Alan Gardiner's Egypt of the Pharaohs . Many sources are used so as to reflect a wide variety of theories and ideas about Egypt's history, particularly its early days. Prehistory Early Dynastic Period Old Kingdom First Intermediate Period Middle Kingdom Second Intermediate Period New Kingdom Third Intermediate Period Late Kingdom Greek Period Roman Period Islamic Period French Period British Period Prehistory Lower Paleolithic (c. 2 Million - 100000 BC) Middle Paleolithic (100000 - 30000 BC) Upper Paleolithic (30000 - 10000 BC) Epipaleolithic Era (100 Read More Go to Site Egypt: Science and chemistry in ancient Egypt Votes:0 Ancient Egyptian Science Edited and Prepared by Prof. Hamed A. Ead Introduction.... One of the oldest in history the ancient Egyptian civilization, emerges from pre-history into the period of more or less precise chronological record up to a date perhaps not far removed from 3400 B.C. This highly developed but in many respects static civilization lasted for over 3000 years, during which it spread its influence far and wide. Some archaeologists, indeed, claim to see in all other civilizations signs of an Egyptian origin. It is universally agreed, however, that in technical arts Egyptian workers pointed the way to the rest of the world, and it is to them that all must turn for the first discovery of those facts that made science possible. Chronological Record..... Period Dynasty Approximate Read More Go to Site Egyptian Galleries @ UPM of Archaeology and Anthropology Votes:0 This entire page will be displayed in browsers that do not support frames. Edit in this mode to customize this page for non-frame-supporting browsers. For browsers that do support frames, design your page in the Edit Frames mode. Read More Go to Site Egyptian History Votes:0 The Valley of the Nile Like a giant lifeline in the midst of desperation, the Nile River, longest river in the world, cuts a swath of green and life through the barrenness of the giant Sahara desert in North Africa. Fed by three major sources—the White Nile which begins at Lake Victoria, the Atbara, and the Blue Nile, which joins the Nile near Khartoum in the Sudan—the river rushes down into the Nile Valley and beyond that into the rich alluvial plain of the Nile delta. Swollen by rains, the river yearly floods the Nile Valley, so that the valley literally turns into isolated islands separated by the high waters. In an area without any rainfall, the Nile brings water and life, and in its periodic flooding, it also brings nutrient-rich silt which it deposits on the agricultural la Read More Go to Site ENCOUNTERS WITH ANCIENT EGYPT Votes:0 Return to Institute of Archaeology UCL homepage ENCOUNTERS WITH ANCIENT EGYPT INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON 16th - 18th DECEMBER 2000 with generous support from HSBC The international conference ENCOUNTERS WITH ANCIENT EGYPT will take place at the UCL Institute of Archaeology on 16th-18th December 2000. The conference will examine the ways in which the cultures of Egypt - predynastic, dynastic, Hellenistic, Roman, late-antique, Islamic, colonial - have perpetually been re-configured in response to changing ideologies and strategies for appropriating the past. As well as presenting new or neglected sets of data, we hope that contributors will also be inspired to offer papers that constitute a fresh look at familiar evidence from a variety of theoretical viewpoints. Pape Read More Go to Site Exhibit of Artifacts Votes:0 About the IEAA Exhibit & Collection Location & Hours Color Tour of Egypt M.A. in Egyptology IEAA Personnel Timeline of Egypt Other Egypt Websites Events Projects Friends of the IEAA IEAA Home Page Art Museum Art Department Site Map Copyright Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology Exhibit of Ancient Egyptian Artifacts - CLOSED through January 25, 2008 Statue of Nedjemu Date: Old Kingdom, Dynasty V (c. 2500-2350 B.C.E.) Material: Limestone Provenance: Giza Nedjemu ("sweet one") illustrates several aspects of Egyptian funerary sculpture which remained typical for almost 3000 years. His body indicates the use of the canon of proportion within an eighteen-square grid. His rigid posture and the quiet expression on his face reflect the Egyptian desire to represent the deceased in a m Read More Go to Site fig001pmn: Early evidence of poliomyelitis from Middle Kingdom Egypt ca. 1300 BC Votes:0 Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine: http://www.expertreviews.org/ Accession information: (99)00085-Xh.htm (shortcode: fig001pmn); 23 September 1999 Request PDF version Back to main article Early evidence of poliomyelitis from Middle Kingdom Egypt ca. 1300 BC Philip D. Minor Author contact details Figure 1. Early evidence of poliomyelitis from Middle Kingdom Egypt ca. 1300 BC. A tracing of one of the figures from the funerary stele of the priest Rom, which is currently in the Carlsberg Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark. The figure has a withered right leg and dropped foot, which are typical of poliomyelitis (fig001pmn). | home | search | glossary | links | sitemap | contact | Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine © Cambridge University Press ISSN 1462-3994 (Disclaimer and copyright) Editorial Of Read More Go to Site Get ready to learn about Egypt Votes:0 EgyptHistory Hieroglyphs Mummies Pharaohsand Gods Pyramids Symbols Pleasevisit our guest book OR Signour guest book View our Sources This page last updated March 31, 2000 by team J001590 Read More Go to Site Grade 6: Egyptian Projects and Internet Resources Votes:0 Amsterdam Grade 5/6 Projects | Ancient History Menu | Ancient Egypt Projects Ms Hos-McGrane's Grade 6 Social Studies Class Welcome to our Ancient Egyptian Project Pages Main Menu | [Amsterdam Projects Other Schools] | Egyptian Resources Amsterdam Student Projects Egyptian Project 1 by Shivanthi S., Martin B., and Meri I. Egyptian Project 2 by Erez H. and Natalie H. Egyptian Project 3 by Niel B. and Ashley-Britt H. Egyptian-Related Projects from Other Schools Projects on Ancient Egypt: History and Thought of Western Man : Rich East High School, Park Forest, IL These webpages were the final project for a high school course on the History and Thought of Western Man . Topics include: Egyptian mummification, the lives of middle-class Egyptians during the New Kingdom, Queen Hatshepsut, and the r Read More Go to Site Hellenic Alexandria Votes:0 Hellenic Alexandria A project with the cooperation of HEC and EKA HELLENIC ALEXANDRIA EKA - The Hellenic Community of Alexandria The Alexander the Great Centre of Post-Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria, Egypt Famous Alexandrians Constantine Cavafy HELLENISTIC ALEXANDRIA A Historical Outline The Founding of Alexandria Alexandria - as a City State The role of Alexandria in the Mediterranean A History of the Ports of Alexandria Alexander the Great Alexander in Egypt The Search for Alexander's Tomb The Tomb of Alexander the Great The Library of Alexandria - Ancient and Modern The Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos) The History of the Lighthouse The Underwater Excavation of the Lighthouse by the Centre d'Etudes Alexandrines RELATED HEC LINKS Patriarchate of Alexandria Project Overview A n Read More Go to Site History of Egyptian Architecture Votes:0 HISTORY OF EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE Chronogical Table [note] : There are some opinions about the age and the division Proto Dynastic Period; c.6000 B.C.-c.3200 B.C. (Prehistory) Early Dynasty; c.3200 B.C.-c.2700 B.C. (Thinite Period) I-II Dynasty Old Kingdom; c.2700 B.C.-c.2200 B.C. (Menphis) III-VI Dynasty First Intermediary Period; c.2200 B.C.-c.2100 B.C. (rivalry of powerful barons) VII-X Dynasty Middle Kingdom; c.2100 B.C.-c.1750 B.C. (Thebe) XI-XII Dynasty Second Intermediary Period; c.1750 B.C.-c.1550 B.C. (Hyksos domination. Rebirth of Thebes and expulsion of Hyksos at XVII Dynasty) XIII-XVII Dynasty New Kingdom; c.1550 B.C.-c.1085 B.C. (Thebe) XVIII-XX Dynasty Third Intermediary Period; c.1085 B.C.-c.712 B.C. XXI-XXIV Dynasty Late Period; c.712 B.C.-c.332 B.C. (Ethiopin kings at XXV D Read More Go to Site History of Sports in Ancient Egypt Votes:0 84.85-90 History of Sports in Ancient Egypt by Mr Ahmed D. Touny (EGY), Member of the IOC Sports in Ancient Egypt The civilisation which arose in the lands around the Mediterranean was the cradle of human civilisation. It started first in Egypt and from there it moved to Phoenicia, Carthage, Greece and Rome. Egypt is the gift of "Habby", and the Nile is an area surrounded by the barren desert. Habby is in fact the ancient name of the Nile, which left a deposit of rich soil that formed the Delta of Lower Egypt. The contrast between the barren deserts and the fertile valley, as well as the cyclical rhythm of the Nile, brought to the Ancient Egyptians a deep sense of order, tradition, justice and sincerity. The mighty sun, which sails across the sky from east to west every day, and which give Read More Go to Site History of the Egyptian Obelisks Votes:0 Carlitos Lunghi Site History of the Egyptian Obelisks History Current Place Chronology Comparison Photographic Library Guest Book Library Articles Other Sites of Obelisks Cairo´s Museum Other Sites of Egyptology Supported the return to Egypt his works of Art Museums Awards, Adhesions and Web Rings Search in this Site Version en Castellano Deutsche Version clunghi@egipto.com Click here to receive an e-mail when this site change ? Powered by NetMind ? Read More Go to Site Home - Spirit & Stone Votes:0 Explore the Giza Plateau with photos, maps and diagrams of the Sphinx and the Pyramids in GIZA ON LINE . Check out the photographic evidence of sophisticated stone working and incredible engineering in STONE TECHNOLOGY . Preview the ORIGINAL "Guide to the Giza Plateau" and world's best "one page book" on the unsolved mysteries of the original Egyptians. Their mathematics, astronomy, medicine, stoneware and more. Find it all from here - beginning with one of the most complete and well organized collections of Ancient Egypt links on the web. Don't waste your time surfing in the haystack - if it's out there - it's already here. Sign up to our mailing list - we'll email you when the new photo pages are uploaded showing the pyramids and temples at Dashur, Luxor and Karnak. --> Stone Technology Read More Go to Site Home Page Votes:0 Egypt Unearthed Welcome to the Eygpt Unearthed website! Within this website you find many interesting facts about Eygpt like: The Eygptians created the first type of paper . You will also find fun games and plenty of pictures. ENJOY! Read More Go to Site I?ve Moved Votes:0 Egyptart has moved. the new web site is http://www.egyptartsite.com/ Please make a note of it. Read More Go to Site Images from World History: Hellenistic and Coptic Egypt (3rd c. B.C. - 7th c. A.D.) Votes:0 Hellenistic and Coptic Egypt (3rd c. B.C. - 7th c. A.D.) Era of Greek Rule 1. Hawk's head inlay, 3-2nd c. B.C. (Ithaca: Corning Museum of Glass). 6.8 cm. 2. Tauret (London: British Museum). Late Kemet saw an increase in animal cults and the ability to capture the essence of sacred animals in faience, stone and bronze. Tauret is a female hippopotamus (Thoueris) that represented fertility and helped in childbirth. Coptic Civilization (5-7th c. A.D.) 1. Wool on linen looped weave textile of female orante, from Scheek Sajet, 5th c. A.D. (Detroit: Inst. of Arts). 69.9 cm. Perhaps a fragment of a large curtain used for a Christian infant burial. Figure wears a maphorion and stands under a portico. This subject becomes so common in Western art it is called the "orante in portico" theme. H Read More Go to Site Late Antique Egypt Votes:0 Late Antique Egypt by Traianos Gagos and Peter van Minnen NB: The following has been extracted with permission ((c) The University of Michigan Press 1994) from the introduction to Traianos Gagos & Peter van Minnen, Settling a Dispute: Toward a Legal Anthropology of Late Antique Egypt (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1994), x, 150 pp., 5 plates: paperback $24.95 + $3 postage and handling; write to The University of Michigan Press, P.O.Box. 1104, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1104. This book contains the publication of a long papyrus document recording the settlement of a dispute over a piece of property near the ancient village of Aphrodito in Upper Egypt. A fifty-page introduction discusses the important role of private settlements in late antique society; the Greek text and the English tra Read More Go to Site Library of the Queen Votes:0 Welcome to Library of the Queen These pages are dedicated to the royal consort Neferukayt "Lady of the King's Ornaments, King's Wife Whom He Loves, King's Daughter, Governess(Nomarch) of the People, Heiress of Her Mother", the wife of Pharaoh Intef III and daughter of Intef II of the 11th dynasty. Her mother was Princess Nebt, nomarch of Elephantine and lesser ranked wife of Intef II. Nebt was a learned woman, she collected texts and retained librarians and scholars in her service. When Nebt grew old Neferukayt became the next nomarch and continued her mother's work collecting papyri in her library. It is to honor her I have collected some different literary works from ancient Egypt. Maybe there will be some modern day works too This library is still under construction and will be so for s Read More Go to Site ODYSSEY/Egypt Votes:0 When we think about Egypt, camels, pyramids , and mummies often come to mind! That's not surprising since much of what we know about ancient Egypt comes from the tombs of Egyptians and the objects found buried with them. No one knows exactly what life was like in ancient Egypt, but these objects tell us a lot. Egyptian fashion, religious beliefs, recreational activities, and much more can be explored through the art they created and included in their burials. . Let's look at a map of Egypt When you're ready to continue, choose one of the themes below! © 2005 Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester and Dallas Museum of Art For more information please contact odyssey@emory.edu . Last Update: Monday, 19-Jul-04, 08:13:46 Read More Go to Site Ptahhotep's Australian Egyptology Page Votes:0 U niversity S tudents for E gyptological R esearch Mr Scribe says that from 6th July 1996 you are visitor Count courtesy of Sydney - - Australia LinkExchange Member Welcome to Australia's first fully functional Egyptology Website! (July 1996). Here you will find information on a long underpublicised aspect of Egyptology (on the Net, anyway) - that contributed by Australians! For further menu items, click on " The Serdab " plaster fragment. Apologies for the extended delay in refurbishing this site. Yes, there is some link-rot! Here are some other Australian Egyptology Websites: Australian Egyptology Rigby's World of Egypt The Australian Centre for Egyptology These links will be placed in the 'Oz Sites' Section of the Serdab soon! 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LE FastCounter Mesage Board Chat Room Photos of Ptolemaic Egypt Previous Article List Home Page Summary Next Reign of the Ptolemies: Bibliography End Notes Egypt after Alexander the Great by Romeo Reyes In Greek and Macedonian history, a great conqueror ma Read More Go to Site Rivendell is Moving Votes:0 Rivendell Educational Archive has moved its resources ... Some of the sections have been taken offline because they no longer provide useful information, while others have been updated, expanded, and moved to separate sites. The following sections have been moved: Drama: Greek Drama (now History and Culture in Ancient Athens) Shakespeare History: Ancient Egypt Celtic Europe Modern China --> Literature: American Literature (Coming Soon!) --> The following sections are now offline: Art Botany Math Philosophy (but you can find the Athenian Philosophers at the new Ancient Athens site.) 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Read More Go to Site Stories to Read and Tell - Egypt Votes:0 Stories to Read and Tell - Egypt Read More Go to Site The Coptic Language Votes:0 The Coptic Language Return to Menu History of the Coptic Language Value of the Coptic Language Coptic Alphabet For All Graphic Browsers For Internet Explorer 4.0 and later Coptic Lessons, require the Antonious Coptic Fonts For Microsoft Word Viewer For Internet Explorer 4.0 and later Links 2 Go Grammar You are Visitor number to the Coptic Language page since January 1, 1997 Prepared by Hany N. Takla 4/16/96 for more information contact htakla@stshenouda.com Read More Go to Site The origins of ancient Egyptian civilization, which many regard as one of the fountainheads of Western culture, cannot be established with certainty Votes:0 Egyptian Civilization The origins of ancient Egyptian civilization, which many regard as one of the fountainheads of Western culture, cannot be established with certainty. Archaeological evidence suggests that early dwellers in the Nile Valley were influenced by cultures of the Near East, but the degree of this influence is yet to be determined. Describing the development of Egyptian civilization, like attempts to identify its intellectual foundations, is largely a process of conjecture based on archaeological discoveries of enduring ruins, tombs, and monuments, many of which contain invaluable specimens of the ancient culture. Inscriptions in hieroglyphs, for instance, have provided priceless data. The framework for the study of the Dynastic period of Egyptian history, between the 1st dyn Read More Go to Site The origins of ancient Egyptian civilization, which many regard as one of the fountainheads of Western culture, cannot be established with certainty Votes:0 Egyptian Civilization The origins of ancient Egyptian civilization, which many regard as one of the fountainheads of Western culture, cannot be established with certainty. Archaeological evidence suggests that early dwellers in the Nile Valley were influenced by cultures of the Near East, but the degree of this influence is yet to be determined. Describing the development of Egyptian civilization, like attempts to identify its intellectual foundations, is largely a process of conjecture based on archaeological discoveries of enduring ruins, tombs, and monuments, many of which contain invaluable specimens of the ancient culture. Inscriptions in hieroglyphs, for instance, have provided priceless data. The framework for the study of the Dynastic period of Egyptian history, between the 1st dyn Read More Go to Site The Pronunciation of Ancient Egyptian Votes:0 The Pronunciation of Ancient Egyptian The issue of the pronunciation of the Ancient Egyptian language has recently become confused by popular presentations that ignore some of the essential and undoubted characteristics of Egyptian hieroglyphics, most importantly that Egyptian, just as today is usually the case with Arabic and Hebrew, did not write vowels -- except in late transcriptions of foreign (mainly Greek) words. For a time French (vowels) and German (no vowels) scholars hotly debated this, but the matter was settled more than a century ago. This is typically not explained to people who are told that their names can be written in such and such a way in hieroglyphics (cf. Nom en hieroglyphes ), or who are simply told that the name of the Egyptian sun god is "Ra" -- the pronunciation Read More Go to Site The Wonders of Egypt Votes:0 The Wonders of Egypt Click here to enter our site. This site has been created for the ThinkQuest Junior website design competition. Read More Go to Site Tour of Egypt Votes:0 Tour of Ancient Egypt Come Take a Look Architecture Geography Culture & Customs Communication EmailUs at moorev@mail.davenport.k12.ia.us References Think Quest Read More Go to Site Untitled Votes:0 MEDICINE IN ANCIENT EGYPT Historically, many Egyptologists focused primarily on the very visible aspects of ancient Egyptian society, such as the pyramids, much to the bain of those interested in more than just monumental architecture. From the beginning of the scholarly study of Egypt's past there have been few scholars who recognized the importance of the process of disease and health on a population. With the turn of the century, new archaeological discoveries, increased knowledge of Egyptian language and writing, and the advent of more sophisticated medical techniques, new life was breathed into the study of disease and health in the ancient Nile Valley. It was this period that saw the academic study of Egyptian disease segregated into three distinct categories. The first is the study Read More Go to Site

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