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Egyptian Pyramids, Hieroglyphics, & Art

Egyptian Pyramids, The Sphinx, Egyptian Art, Egyptian Symbols, Egyptian Architecture, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, The Rosetta Stone
Egyptian Stela of Horemheb
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Egyptian Stela of Horemheb

Only this fragment from the top of a round topped limestone stela has survived. There are 3 columns of hieroglyphic inscriptions; these state that the stela was "made by the guardian of king's provisions of the Lord of...
Champollion's notes from the Rosetta Stone
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Champollion's notes from the Rosetta Stone

This is a copy of the Rosetta Stone with some hand notes made by Jean-François Champollion. This photo was taken at the Neues Museum, Berlim.
Egyptian Book of the Dead, Pashed Script
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Egyptian Book of the Dead, Pashed Script

A portion of an Egyptian Book of the Dead in the hieroglyphic cursive script of Pashed. Papyrus. XVIII-XIX Dynasty. (Archaeological Museum, Milan, Italy)
Egyptian Serekh
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Egyptian Serekh

Currently located in the Louvre Museum, this Funerary stela was found at Abydos. It is an example of an Egyptian Royal Serekh from the 1st Dynasty. This writing format indicated that the name inside the rectangular enclosure was...
How Egypt invented the alphabet - History of Writing Systems #7 (Abjad)
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How Egypt invented the alphabet - History of Writing Systems #7 (Abjad)

From Egyptian hieroglyphs to your alphabet, watch these miners turn fancy symbols into simple scratches that were all about the sounds. First marvel at hieroglyphic inscriptions in...
Fragment of a Wall Decoration from the Tomb of Seti I
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Fragment of a Wall Decoration from the Tomb of Seti I

This polychrome hieroglyphic inscription includes parts of the "Litany of the Eyes of Horus". The hieroglyphic signs were painted with vibrant colors and carved in raised relief on a white background...
Hieroglyphics from the Bakhtan Stela
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Hieroglyphics from the Bakhtan Stela

Close-up of the Bakhtan Stela showing hieroglyphic writing. 21st Dynasty of Egypt, c. 1073-1064 BCE.
Scarabs of Hatshepsut
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Scarabs of Hatshepsut

Scarabs of Hatshepsut (r. 1479-1458 BCE), 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom of Egypt. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was an integral part of the excavations of Hatshepsut's temple at Deir al-Bahri...
Bakhtan Stela
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Bakhtan Stela

This stela shows two symmetrical scenes. On the left, we see a priest offers incense to a barque carrying a statue of "Khonsou-Spellcaster-of-Thebes-and-Chaser-of-Demons". On the right, Ramesses II presents incense to a similar...
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