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Egyptian history

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Egyptian history

Khnum

History; Egyptian history

A ram headed god. His name means to create. He was the creator of all things that are and all things that shall be. He created the gods and he fashioned mankind on a potters wheel.

Sarcophagi

History; Egyptian history

A stone container that usually housed the coffin and mummy. The surface was often inscribed with texts to assist the deceased in the journey through the underworld. One often finds the word ...

Nilometer

History; Egyptian history

A staircase found in some temples next to the Nile where the level of the river would be read during the inundation.

Neter

History; Egyptian history

This seems to be the egyptian word for the forces that are god or a group of gods, although the exact meaning is unknown.

Stela

History; Egyptian history

An inscribed stone or wooden slab with an inscription dedicated to someone, an event or a decree.

Red crown

History; Egyptian history

The crown worn by the pharaoh and representing Lower Egypt. It is in the shape of a chair with a coil protruding from the front.

Deshret

History; Egyptian history

The red crown. This was the crown that represented Lower Egypt (northern).

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