Articles

"Mine is the land, I am its lord, my power reaches heaven's height."

February 5, 2021Hella Radwan

The limestone White Chapel of king Senusret I was built for his Heb-Sed celebrations. The Heb-Sed, or the Sed festival, marking one of the most important event in the king's...

"He appointed me shepherd of this land..."

January 29, 2021Hella Radwan

A huge change happened in the religious thinking of Egyptians after the collapse of the Old Kingdom. The nobles lost hope of an afterlife associated with the pharaoh and consequently...

Hereditary Prince and King's Eldest Son of his Body

January 22, 2021Hella Radwan

Let's step back in time still a bit further today. Previously we looked at a colossus of Ramesses II and also a sitting statue of him from his early reign....

Ramesses, beloved of Amun

January 15, 2021Hella Radwan

We bring you another statue of Ramesses II today, one that is not so well known, and looking at it you may not immediately associate it with Ramesses II. This...

Rich in years, great in victories

January 8, 2021Hella Radwan

Ramesses II, is another king of Egypt who is just as well known as Tutankhamun - well almost, anyway - but a different caliber altogether. The 3rd pharaoh of the...

"Wonderful Things"

January 1, 2021Hella Radwan

King Tutankhamun was made famous by the discovery of his nearly intact tomb in November 1922 by Howard Carter. The tomb, consisting of four small chambers, was probably not originally...