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Women in ancient Egypt had more rights than in any other ancient culture and were valued with greater respect. This is evident not only in the physical evidence and inscriptions but in their religion. Some of the most powerful and important...

The gods of the ancient Egyptians were always apparent to the people through natural events. The sunrise was Ra emerging from the underworld in his great ship, for example, and the moon was the god Khonsu traveling across the night sky. When...

The Poem of Pentaur is the official Egyptian record (along with The Bulletin) of the military victory of Ramesses II (known as The Great, 1279-1213 BCE) over the Hittite King Muwatalli II (1295-1272 BCE) at the Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BCE...

Magic was an integral aspect of life in ancient Egypt. The world was created through the power of heka (magic) as Atum stood on the primordial mound of the ben-ben in the middle of the endless waters of chaos with the god Heka, who personified...

Egyptian law was based on the central cultural value of ma'at (harmony and balance) which was the foundation for the entire civilization. Ma'at was established at the beginning of time by the gods when the earth and universe were formed...

For the ancient Egyptians, life on earth was only one part of an eternal journey which continued after death. One's purpose in life was to live in balance with one's self, family, community, and the gods. Any occupation in Egypt was considered...

Wooden funerary stela of Deniuenkhonsu, Singer of Amun-Ra. 22nd Dynasty, about 800 BCE. Probably from Thebes, Egypt. The British Museum, (photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia) Deniuenkhonsu is wearing a semi-transparent...

These three frontlets were found inside Well AJ at the North-West Palace at Nimrud (in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq). They are part of the so-called "Classical Phoenician" hinged frontlets of Group 2. The middle frontlet depicts...