At first we should notice that every civilization has it's  creation myths and like other creation myths, Egypt's is complex and offers several versions of how the world unfolded. The ancient Egyptians believed that the basic principles of life, nature and society were determined by the gods at the creation of the world. It all began with the first stirring of the High God in the primeval waters. The creation myth is recounted in the sacred hieroglyphic writings found on pyramids, temples, tombs and sheets of papyrus.  As we mentioned there're several versions of the creations myths in ancient Egypt, but today I'll focus in these article on the Heliopolis creation myth.  The First god    According to the Heliopolitans, the first act of creation occurred when the sun god Atum, "lord of Heliopolis", emerged from the chaotic darkness of Nun the Primeval ocean as a mythical Bennu bird (similar to phoenix). He flew to Heliopolis, an ancient

Philosophical thought of the ancient Egyptians was closely associated with their religious beliefs. Egyptian society was founded on the concept of "the motto" which means balance and order. The typical behavior of the ancient Egyptians was both practical and religious at the same time. The texts, such as the Book of the Dead, emphasized virtues of charity, charity, wisdom, social justice, compassion, and love for knowledge. The intentions and desires of good and good were the same as good deeds. The ancient Egyptians believed that man consists of three parts: body, soul and soul. The fate of the soul was determined by the behavior of the soul in this life; well or bad. The offerings were prayers, prayers and veils, bringing man closer to the gods. The city of Alexandria, after the accession of Alexander the Great to Egypt, was established as a commercial center; it also became the meeting place of Greek and Oriental thought. Philosophy was less popular after Aristotle&#

The dead, in the pre-family era, were wrapped in mats or goatskin and placed in a shallow shallow oval sand pit. In the pit, with the deceased, were left pots of food and drink; for the journey in the afterlife. The sand or quantities of rubble, crumbling over the grave to form a small tala. Later, the Safwa tombs consisted of rectangular rectangular subdivisions; single or multiple. These divisions were sometimes lined with brick, to reinforce the sides; they were covered with piles of rubble. Some were furnished with staircases, so that it was easy to get down to the underground rooms. The mastaba, a huge rectangular building above an underground room, became the preferred building of the nobility in the Second Dynasty. The outer walls were flat, but with a light tilt to the inside. The terraces often had sacrificial chambers with carved or embossed engravings with illustrations or texts. Around that time, the ancient Egyptians began to place the dead in stone or wooden coffi

THE WORLD OF ANCIENT EGYPT Before the Dynastic Periods, before the invention of writing, the mighty Nile coursed its path through the ancient world.  Peoples and places existed in various spots around the globe. The climate differed from that which we know.  When we think of Ancient Egypt, mighty pharaohs and magnificent monuments immediately enter our thoughts.  But how did this great civilization come to be?  To fully answer this question, we must travel back in time farther than one is accustomed to when contemplating this great civilization.  You are invited to take this journey with me, as we explore this forgotten world of Ancient Egypt. We need to begin in Prehistoric Egypt to understand what made Egypt become the great ancient civilization we love.  And no, by prehistoric, I do NOT mean the time of dinosaurs, the most frequent image that comes to mind when this word is used.  Prehistory simply refers to times before the advent of writing, when history could not be

Today i will talk about one of the most famous queens of ancient Egypt Queen Hatshepsut !! why she got all this fame why she is  One of the most famous and great queens in history ? Queen Hatshepsut  Hatshepsut's original name is  Ghanamat Amun Hatshepsut means: the beloved princess of Amun or the princess of Amun, the princess of Durrat .. who was she ? Queen Maat Ka Ra Hatshepsut (1482 BC) One of the most famous queens in history, the fifth Pharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty, ruled from 1503 BC. Until 1482 BC. The eldest daughter of Pharaoh Egypt was King Thutmose I and her mother Queen Ahmose. Her father, the king, had an illegitimate son, Thutmose  I I  , and she accepted to marry him on the custom of royal dynasties to share the rule of the state after his death. This queen has left many mysteries and secrets. Perhaps the most exciting of these mysteries is the character of Senmut, the architect who built her famous temple " Mo

Most metals and precious stones used in the manufacture of tools, pots and ornaments were extracted from the Eastern and Western deserts of Egypt. Mining was an exhausting and deadly activity. Because most of the mines were in the desert, workers' living conditions were harsh; mining was therefore practiced seasonally. Mobility to land mines was unavoidable. The slow donkey convoys were out of reach and needed massive troops to protect them from bandits The old mines were small spaces, not expanded, and supported by wooden beams, as in the present. The miners had to lie on their stomachs, beating their shovels all day long. Workers were usually hired with food and drink, and were not allowed to keep a piece of gold or jewelery; however small. In the Roman era, slaves who were prisoners of war or prisoners in crimes were used to work in mines. Poor families, with their children, also worked in mines. The children crawled in the small spaces to take out the rock crusher. Co

Ancient Egyptians planted three types of wheat, namely: Incoran Wallace. Unicorn is a kind of primitive, single grain grain. It is gerst to extracts with two rigid red entrees kept after lesson. Sniper, it contains two red light color. Wheat and barley used in making bread and beer. Ancient Egyptians, in small gardens or local secondary species, a lot of vegetables, including onions, garlic, leeks, lettuce, Egypt (municipal council) gray cab, potash, paregos, lentils, peas, beans and lots of spices. She also planned sesame, linen and ricin. Extraction of vegetable oils. The planned business in Carmot is separate as well as gardens. They also planted palm trees, figs, migrants, melons and melons. The ancient Egyptians had allocated land for flax cultivation, which was the main raw material in the textile industry. Papyrus, which grows in swamps along the river, makes the same paper as mats and sandals. Other new crops were introduced after Arab demand, such as rice and sugar cane:

Ancient Egyptian civilization was one of the great pioneering civilizations that had values with deep roots in history, and inherent traditions; they were mostly conservative. Despite the succession of different political regimes, each with its own capitals and traditions, the Egyptian people retained their integrity, customs and traditions. To this end, we are still witnessing most of the characteristics of this spirit pervading and remarkably coherent; in many aspects of daily life and social behaviors. This is especially evident in rural communities and among the general public; if we overlook specific aspects of life, such as changes that arise from contact with other peoples: from time to time. The phenomenon of religiosity and recognition of the greatness and majesty of the Creator is very common in Egyptian society. Religious practice, by habit, is practiced indoors. In ancient Egypt, there were niches for prayer and prayer in particular, with pictures and statues of idol

The house of life in ancient Egypt was not a library from which the kings of Egypt derived The texts of the other world are recorded on the walls of their tombs, but they are the source of all The sciences that they need to know to reach the "wisdom" which was the most important qualities that must be available to those who deserve the throne of Egypt. King Ramses IV says that he read all the books in the House of Life, heAnd so he learned the secrets of Ausir. Khasekhemre-Neferhotep says he read it all Atom wrote in Heliopolis, so he learned about the secrets of man's creation, how he created the divine beings, and why he chose those particular images to appear in the material world (the falcon of Horus, the ibis of Tooth, And jackal of Anubis, etc.). Egyptian literature also tells us that the library of the House of Life was a sanctuary The kings of Egypt derive advice from them at the time of crises and look for them Solutions to problems. In the era of King Z

the books that were used to decorate the tombs of the kings of the modern state, all concerned with the journey of the "sun god" night, and then the new birth, and unite the deceased king with him to ensure the completion of the journey and access to immortality. The most important of these books are: "What Is Being in the Underworld", "The Book of Gates", "The Text of Caves" ... The relationship between the names of the books and the development of the tomb building in the modern state is very logical. In this era, the kings of the West Bank used to dig their tombs in the rocks of the Valley of the Kings, which consists mostly of an entrance that opens on a vestibule or ladder leading to a front room To the burial chamber, has been found in the room some columns and side rooms decorated walls with the texts of the books of the underworld, the most important of these books: * The book "Emi Doat": What is in the underworld is