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An inscription on an Egyptian papyrus dating from the 2nd century CE relates that the goddess Isis, bestowing gifts on humanity at the beginning of time, gave as much power and honor to women as she...

The Magical Lullaby (popularly known as Charm for the Protection of a Child) is an inscription from the 16th or 17th century BCE. The poem exemplifies the ancient Egyptian's personal religious and spiritual practices...

The great discoverer of the treasures of King Tutankhamun, Howard Carter, was born on May 9, 1874 CE to Samuel John and Martha Joyce (Sands) Carter in Kensington, England. A sick, home-schooled...

This video depicts the reign of a few of the greatest Egyptian Pharaohs between 1350 and 1070 BCE (during the New Kingdom). It is one video in a series. It also displays examples of monuments and artworks that correspond...

This video summarises the main events and developments of Egypt's New Kingdom.

Tutankhamun is easily the most famous Egyptian ruler in the world thanks to his nearly intact tomb discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 and the "mummy's curse" associated with the opening of that tomb. Although Tutankhamun...

These clay tablets (letters) were found in the ruins of Akhenaten's capital, Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. They were inscribed with Babylonian cuneiform inscriptions, not hieroglyphs. The letters represent the diplomatic correspondence...

This Amarna Period limestone relief (ca. 1353-1336 BCE) depicts Queen Nefertiti offering a bouquet to the Aten. It is a prime example of the typical Amarna style, as it depicts the queen with an elongated face, slanted...

The Colossi of Memnon. Amenhotep III (1386-1353 BCE) commissioned them to stand guard over his mortuary complex at Luxor, Egypt. They are seventy feet high (21 metres), each weighing seven hundred tons.

Bust of the Egyptian queen Tiye (1398-1338 BCE), wife of the pharaoh Amenhotep III, mother of Akhenaten, and grandmother of both Tutankhamun and Ankhsenamun. Altes Museum, Berlin.