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MUSIC IN EGYPT

Wall depiction from the southern wall of the tomb (TT359) of Inher-kha in Deir el-Medina, an ancient village across the Nile from Thebes (modern-day Luxor) that was home to the workers who constructed and...

The Blind Musician

A wall painting from the Theban Tomb TT52―the burial place of Nakht and his wife, Tawy. Nakht was a scribe, priest, and astronomer during the reigns of Thutmose IV and Amenhotep III (circa 1400-1352...

Ancient Egypt Pyramids

The Meidum pyramid lies close to the entrance to Al-Fayoum, about 50km south of Dashur on the western edge of the cultivated area where it becomes desert. The monument was originally ascribed to the...

Searching For ‘ID’ In A Foreign Land

Searching For Identity In A Foreign Land: For thousands of years, Foreigners including Europeans have tried to hold on to an African civilization “A Black African Civilization” the Greatest Civilization ever which Europe nor...

Nefertari and Nefertiti?

Is Nefertari and Nefertiti the same person? Queen Nefertari—not to be confused with Nefertiti, the powerful queen who ruled alongside her husband, King Akhenaten, in the mid-14th century B.C.—was the first and favored wife...

Maatkare Coffin

A detail of the lid of the coffin of Maatkare, Divine Votaress and God’s Wife. She was a priestess of the god Amun, sworn to celibacy and devoted exclusively to his service. The coffin is...

Thutmose III

Thutmose IIIPolychrome relief depicting the warrior king Thutmose III (r. ca. 1479-1425 BC) wearing the Atef crown and false beard. Fragment from the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, West Thebes. Now in the...

Nectanebo II

Nectanebo II …Ruled in 360—342 BC.He was the 3rd and last pharaoh of the 30th dynasty.Under Nectanebo II, Egypt prospered. During his reign, the Egyptian artists delivered a specific style that left a distinctive mark...