Телеграм канал «The Ancient Egyptian Civilization»

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization launched an “audio guide” service inside the Royal Mummies Hall, where guidance is prohibited, to provide a comprehensive historical explanation via special headphones to visitors in both Arabic and English.This service will be provided to visitors for a fee in addition to the price of the museum entry ticket, which the visitor can book through the museum’s ticket office. #NMEC

The courtyard of the Boulak Museum, which established by Auguste Mariette in 1863 Photo L. Fiorillo in Cairo, Egypt.

More Photos from the new Discovery in West of Aswan, Egypt. #NewDiscovery

The joint Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission working in the vicinity of the Aga Khan Mausoleum, west of Aswan, uncovered 33 previously unknown family tombs dated to the Late Period and the Greco-Roman Period.The tombs contain mummied human remains and the funerary equipment that was buried with the deceased.Anthropological studies conducted on the mummified remains indicate that approximately 30% to 40% of those buried in these tombs died in their youth, ranging from newborns to young adults. The study also contributed to our modern knowledge of the diseases that the inhabitants suffered from during that time period. #NewDiscovery

The Statue of Ra-hotep and his wife Neferet,One of the most famous and beautiful ancient Egyptian sculptures, located in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, are two statues of Prince Ra-hotep and his wife Neferet. These two statues date back to the reign of King Khufu,4th Dynasty,Old Kingdom Period. “Rahotep” is the son of King Sneferu and the brother of King Khufu. He was an army commander and had important titles, including “Chief Priest of Ra”, “Army Commander,” and “Head of Architectural Works”. His tomb was discovered in Meidum in 1871.During the reign of Sneferu (ca. 2613-2589 BC), the two statues are made of colored limestone, the eyes are inlaid with rock crystal and calcite, and the eyelashes are outlined with copper.The height of the statue of Ra-hotep is 121 cm. The height of the statue of Nefert is 122 cm.Displayed in The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. #EMC

On the 25 of June of each year, the world celebrates the International Day of Seafarers, as a reminder of their importance due to the harsh conditions they are exposed to and the hardships they endure. Sailors in ancient Egypt had a distinguished status, mentioned in texts, represented in scenes, or carved on board ships while performing their work. The work done would include royal voyages, the sacred barks of the gods and their processions, or on board warships, or huge merchant ships. One of the most famous of these expeditions is the trade mission that the Egyptian fleet embarked on to the Phoenician coast during the reign of King Snefru (ca. 2575-2551 B. C) to import cedar timber, the fleet included a large group of sailors on board about 40 ships. #TheInternationalDayOfSeafarers