Egyptian history

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Rock-cut tomb

History; Egyptian history

Method of excavating tombs that begun during the Middle Kingdom. The burials in the Valley of the King. S

Ptah

History; Egyptian history

A creator god. The patron of architects, artists and sculptors. It was Ptah who built the boats for the souls of the dead to use in the afterlife.

White crown

History; Egyptian history

The crown worn by the pharaoh and representing Upper Egypt. It is in the shape of a tall conical headpiece with a small bulb on the top.

Praenomen

History; Egyptian history

This is a king's first cartouche name, which he adopted on his accession; also called the "throne name. " It consists of a statement about the god Ra.

Pyramidion

History; Egyptian history

This is the capstone of a pyramid or the top of an obelisk, and it was decorated and became a symbolic object that was the focal point of the small brick pyramids of private tombs.

Funerary offerings

History; Egyptian history

Bread, beer, wine and other food items provided by mourners or magically, through inscriptions and pictures in the tomb.

Type of offering bearer rendered at the base of temple walls. They are shown bringing offerings into the temple. The male figures are often shown with heavy pendulous breasts and bulging stomachs, ...