Egyptian mythology was the belief structure and underlying form of ancient Egyptian culture from at least c. 4000 BCE (as evidenced by burial practices and tomb paintings) to 30 BCE with the death of Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt.
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c. 4000 BCEDepictions of gods and afterlife on walls of Egyptian tombs.
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c. 3200 BCEHieroglyphic script developed in Egypt.
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c. 2560 BCEThe Great Pyramid of Giza is constructed by Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops).
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c. 2500 BCEThe Great Sphinx of Giza is built.
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c. 1550 BCE - 1070 BCEComposition of the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
