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Detail from the Sarcophagus of Ankhnesneferibre
Image by Guillaume Blanchard

Detail from the Sarcophagus of Ankhnesneferibre

Egyptian hieroglyphs carved on the sarcophagus of Ankhnesneferibre (26th dynasty), currently located in the British Museum.
Egyptian Pyramids, Hieroglyphics, & Art
Quiz by Patrick Goodman

Egyptian Pyramids, Hieroglyphics, & Art

Egyptian Pyramids, The Sphinx, Egyptian Art, Egyptian Symbols, Egyptian Architecture, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, The Rosetta Stone
Egyptian Serekh
Image by Guillaume Blanchard

Egyptian Serekh

Currently located in the Louvre Museum, this Funerary stela was found at Abydos. It is an example of an Egyptian Royal Serekh from the 1st Dynasty. This writing format indicated that the name inside the rectangular enclosure was a royal name...
Egyptian Cubit
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Egyptian Cubit

Limestone fragment of an ancient Egyptian cubit in the shape of a five-edged ruler, from Egypt, precise provenance is unknown. New Kingdom of Egypt, 1550-1070 BCE. The Neues Museum, Berlin.
Fragment of a Wall Decoration from the Tomb of Seti I
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Fragment of a Wall Decoration from the Tomb of Seti I

This polychrome hieroglyphic inscription includes parts of the "Litany of the Eyes of Horus". The hieroglyphic signs were painted with vibrant colors and carved in raised relief on a white background, forming five vertical lines. The signs...
Rosetta Stone Detail, Hieroglyphic Text
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Rosetta Stone Detail, Hieroglyphic Text

This is a zoomed-in detail of the upper part of the Rosetta stone showing the hieroglyphic inscription. The Rosetta Stone is a large, mostly complete fragment of a grey-pink granodiorite stela. A decree was carved on this stela using 3 ancient...
Champollion's notes from the Rosetta Stone
Image by Priscila Scoville

Champollion's notes from the Rosetta Stone

This is a copy of the Rosetta Stone with some hand notes made by Jean-François Champollion. This photo was taken at the Neues Museum, Berlim.
Bakhtan Stela
Image by Jan van der Crabben

Bakhtan Stela

This stela shows two symmetrical scenes. On the left, we see a priest offers incense to a barque carrying a statue of "Khonsou-Spellcaster-of-Thebes-and-Chaser-of-Demons". On the right, Ramesses II presents incense to a similar barque named...
Scarabs of Hatshepsut
Image by Nicole Lesar

Scarabs of Hatshepsut

Scarabs of Hatshepsut (r. 1479-1458 BCE), 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom of Egypt. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was an integral part of the excavations of Hatshepsut's temple at Deir al-Bahri...
Hieroglyphics from the Bakhtan Stela
Image by Jan van der Crabben

Hieroglyphics from the Bakhtan Stela

Close-up of the Bakhtan Stela showing hieroglyphic writing. 21st Dynasty of Egypt, c. 1073-1064 BCE.
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