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Nitocris (2184-2181 BCE) is the Greek name for Nitiqret, the last monarch of the 6th Dynasty of Egypt which concluded the period of the Old Kingdom (c. 2613-2181 BCE). Nitocris is best known from the story told of her by Herodotus (484-425/413...

El Tajin is located near the coast of eastern Mexico and was an important Mesoamerican centre which flourished between 900 and 1100 CE. A part of the Veracruz culture, the city's architecture also displays both Maya and Oaxacan influences...

Uxmal, in north-west Yucatán, Mexico, was an important Maya city which flourished between the 6th and 10th centuries CE. The city, following an extensive restoration programme, is the best preserved of all Maya sites, and it possesses some...

This limestone block fragment came from the debris of the north wall of the antechamber within the pyramid of king Pepi (Pepy) I at Saqqara. The fragment contains 5 vertical columns of green-filled hieroglyphic inscriptions. The cartouche...

The Pyramid of the Niches, El Tajin, Veracruz, 6th century CE.

The Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal, Mexico. The Maya temple was first built in the 6th century CE with additions made up to the 10th century CE.

This fragment of limestone contains text in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics that was found in the pyramid of Pharaoh Pepi I Meryre (r. c. 2335–2285 BCE). (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)

The eastern facade with stairway of the Pyramid of the Niches, El Tajin, Veracruz, 6th century CE.

This large fragment came from the Pyramid of Pharaoh Sahure (25th Century BCE) at Abusir, Egypt. Four registers can be recognized. The gods Seth and Sopdu present captives or prisoners to Sahure; Sahure was the 2nd ruler of the 5th Dynasty...

The hieroglyphic signs on this painted limestone fragment show parts of spells 354 and 225 of the pyramid texts of the Egyptian Pharaoh Pepi II (2284 - c. 2216 BCE). Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, 2279-2219 BCE. From Saqqara, Egypt. On display...