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The Narmer Palette, Egypt, c. 3100 BCE. The inscribed slab depicts a king identified as Narmer conquering his enemies and subjugating the land. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

An illustration of the layout and relationships of various architectural and geographical elements on the Giza plateau in the region of Memphis (around modern Cairo) during the Old Kingdom of Egypt ("The Age of the Pyramids"). The image also...

A game box and pieces for playing the game of senet, found within the intact KV62 tomb of King Tutankhamun, 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom of Egypt. Cairo Museum of Egypt. Photo taken at King Tut Exhibit, Seattle, 2012.

The death mask of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. The mask is made of gold, precious stones, and glass inlay, 14th century BCE. Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo.

A detail from the Narmer Palette, Egypt, c. 3100 BCE. The inscribed slab depicts a king identified as Narmer conquering his enemies and subjugating the land. (Egyptian Museum, Cairo)

A wooden bust of Tutankhamun (1345-1327 BCE), found in the pharaoh's tomb. Cairo Museum, Egypt.

In Egypt, the patron god of magic and medicine was Heka. He is often depicted as a man carrying a staff and knife, and ancient Egyptian doctors were called Priests of Heka. Magic was as integral a part of medical practice in ancient Egypt...

Stone representation of the awakening of Osiris, A 26th Dynasty, Egypt. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

A statue of the Egyptian god Set (Seth), part of a statue group depicting Set and Horus crowning Ramesses III king, from Medinet Habu, Egypt, 20th Dynasty, early 12th century BCE. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Egyptian wooden warrior figures from the tomb of Mesehti, 11th Dynasty. (Egyptian Museum, Cairo)