Sunlight entering the east side-room of the inner sanctuary of Amon-Ra in the Temple of King Ramses III for the sacred barques of Amon-Ra, Mut, and Khonsu, located in the Forecourt of Karnak, Thebes.
Category: Egyptian History
The Outer Coffin of King Tutankhamun
carved of Cypress Wood,and Covered with a layer of gold foil.
Mummy of Queen Nodjmet
Mummy of Queen Nodjmet
Queen Nodjmet’s mummy was found in the at Deir el-Bahari cache (DB320). The mummy had been given artificial eyes, made of white and black stones. The eyebrows are real hair and she wears a wig. Her body and parts of her face were colored to give her a more lively appearance. The body was filled with sawdust and her hands are set by her sides.
Between the layers of her wrappings, a heart scarab and four small figurines of the Four Sons of Horus were found. The embalming wound, as well as her eyes, nose, mouth and ears were covered by wax.
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 1069-945 BC.
Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 26215
Rock crystal ring dating back to the Ramesside period representing a sphinx
The wives of King Ramses ll
Egypt, Luxor, Karnak Temple
Queen Tiye
Queen Tiye(1398-1338 BC),daughter of Yuya and Tjuyu. She became the great royal wife of Amenhotep lll .She was the mother of Akhenaten and grandmother of Tutankhamun.
Isis et Osiris
“ If behind a great man there is always a great woman, behind a happy woman there is always a man who loves her with her heart and not with words . “
Temple of Dendera
God Amun s
God Amun sitting at a table of offerings…
From the Mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Deir el Bahari
