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Senusret III

Senusret III Senusret III was the fifth pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty . Ruled from 1878 BC . AD . Until 1839 BC . . , And is considered one of the greatest pharaohs of the Middle Kingdom. And he called Greeks Sizostris the third source is considered to legend Sizostris . The name speaks well : Third Snoosart . Death: 1839 BC . Parents: Senusert the second Sons : Amenemhat III Senusret III continued expansion of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom in Nubia ( from 1866 BC . . Until 1863 BC . ). , Where he stayed a huge river castles including Bohn Toshka at Oronarta and arrived until the third waterfall . There is little obelisk military achievements in Nubia and Palestine. Also built a castle in the Phoenician city of Byblos and built Qlaty obesity and Qmna second behind Jandal to protect the southern and western Egypt . Morgan, in 1894 , reported the existence of the writings engraved granite rock on the island is easy ( near Aswan ) , recorded drilling channel Siz...

Amenemhat III

Amenemhat III Amenemhat III (h . 1860 BC . . -1814 BC . M . ) Was the sixth pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty . Ruled from 1860 BC . AD . Until 1814 BC . . , Considered the greatest pharaoh of the Middle Kingdom . Perhaps he had participated in the government with his father , third Sizostris , a 20-year before his accession referee . Built the first pyramid in Dahshur , ( called the Black Pyramid ) , and that young man to create structural problems called to leave the project before its completion . And about the fifteenth year of his reign as king , he decided to build a new pyramid at Hawara . Use the Dahshur pyramid burial place for many of the ladies properties . Mortuary temple at Hawara ( near Fayoum ) , which is accompanied by a pyramid , known both Herodotus and Diodorus Sakyulos the labyrinthine Palace or to Abernt the Labyrinth. Strabo described as a wonder of wonders Aldnyaoqal where Herodotus : {{ he beyond description, consists of 12 floors , and 3 th...

Egyptian Abu Guerdane

Egyptian Abu Guerdane It is a white bird yellow beak and legs , live in warm countries in agricultural areas specifically , also live near the water with many other wading birds . Food Feeds primarily on insects , and feeds on fish, tadpoles, and all the so - called blight . It is therefore considered a friend farmer with other birds such as the Hoopoe , Abu apheresis , and therefore issued laws that prohibit hunting , especially since it can not be eaten . Typ This bird is a measure of the purity of the environment , and therefore there is in some of the slogans bodies that deal with the preservation of the environment , he abandons the areas sprayed with pesticides . Seen in the emergence of cattle fields and near , because cattle disturb small insects in the Occupied Faisidha , also begins to emerge in the fields after irrigation as it comes out insects land of hidden nests . Bird Abu Guerdane characterized by intelligence and extreme caution , a...

Account when the ancient Egyptians 2

Account when the ancient Egyptians 2 Beating the ancient Egyptians Ancient Egyptians devised a way to make the calculation that we know the multiplication process in a way that the use of the combination, and the basic rule followed in the multiplier is numerical . We knew that the ways in which they use them in the account by what we found their tracks in the form of manuscripts such as Papyrus de Moscou and Manuscript Papyrus Rhind. And explain how the successive doubling in the beatings of the following examples : Example 1 : We want the product 7 . 9 = 63 For result holds beatings , Egyptian writer begins to multiply the number 7 in a row and looking for a result milled (8 + 1 ) , as follows : > 1 ............. 7 2 .......... 14 4 .......... 28 > 8 .......... 56 16 .......... 112 9 .......... 63 By doubling up at 7 7 . 8 = 56 , and then adds them 7 Faihsal on the result , as the 7 + 56 = 63 . Example 2 : We want the product 59 . 37 = 2183 Begin to d...

Account when the ancient Egyptians

Account when the ancient Egyptians Ancient Egyptians devised a system of numbers to help them on their daily , as well as the tax system requires the presence of a system and account numbers , where the peasants give part of the annual crops of the Royal Palace and other parts of the temple and priests. And do not forget trade between the Pharaohs of Egypt traded with the surrounding country . Of those transactions , which started since the era of the first family with Palestine , Syria and Lebanon for timber , as well as with Iraq, and Nubia. And extended during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut , but also accepted to the country 's commercial campaigns girl at the Horn of Africa on the Red Sea . And barter were often paid in gold , which the Egyptians were digging him in Nubia and in the Sinai . The writing and numeracy engaged in the temples . The profession by profession prestigious , and had grades begin Portrait simple ( cheese ) to the President of clerk...

Magic City Hurghada

‎ Magic City Hurghada Egyptian city on the Red Sea coast and the capital of the Red Sea Governorate, where the commercial port and frequented by tourists for its beaches and maritime activities. Hurghada arose in the early twentieth century as a small fishing village, and then there was a boom in the early Eighties when I started known as an attractive area for diving enthusiasts, and accelerated growth in the next two decades to become one of the most important tourist cities in Egypt. Sports in Hurghada Practiced in Hurghada activities and marine sports of skiing and sailing and diving. Warm waters embrace the rare species of fish and coral reefs Diving Red Sea is the most beautiful diving areas in the world because of its clarity of its waters. Fish And multi-colored fish found in shades and characterized their Aldzabh colors. Coral reefs As well as its coral reefs and beautiful that operate at the same time ...

Anubis ( God of Death )

Anubis ( God of Death ) Known in ancient Egyptian texts as (Inpw), namely: ( royal son ) . It is noteworthy that the word ( inp ) means: ( rot ), which shows the link Idol " Anubis " corpses and the dead , those that rot if kept well preserved . Others consider that the word in the sense : ( annexation , linking, wrapped in a roll ), which would mummy wrapped in linen wrap , which is " Anubis " g uarded . While some interpreted the word to mean (Prince , royalist child ) , a metaphor for the membership of filiation Idol " Auxerre ." The Egyptian character name " INBO " in Greek , " Anubis " after the addition of the letter ( s ) evidencing flags. The Idol " Anubis " is the fourth son of the god "Ra " , and in another novel in the Late Period stated that " grew panels " ( Nephthys ) has carried its " Auxerre "; and fear of her husband, " six" threw him in somewhere in...

Citadel of Saladin (Cairo)

Citadel of Saladin (Cairo)   History Saladin began in the construction of the castle above the cliffs in the position he was known air dome . But never completes it in his life. But completed by Sultan bin full representation. Was the first of domicile is king and taken full house of the king. As well as continued until the reign of Muhammad Ali. In the rib -west of the castle , there is a Father r unway and it writing refers to the construction of this fortress , which read "In the name of God the Merciful , ordered the establishment of this castle impressive , adjacent to the guarded Cairo collected useful and improvement and capacity of Ali asked me to the king and immunized , Maulana Malik al-Nasir Salah world and religion , Abu Muzaffar Yusuf ibn Ayyub Mohi State of the faithful in the eyes of his brother and Crown Prince , King fair Sayf al-Din Abu Bakr Mohammed Khalil faithful, at the hands of Prince of his kingdom, and a certain state, Qracoich son ...

Smonkh Ka Ra

Smonkh Ka Ra   Smonkh Ka Ra (Ankhkheperure smenkhkare) and the meaning of the name is a strong spirit of Ra, is the eleventh pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty . Is one of the most mysterious figures in Egyptian history. His Took Smonkh Ka Ra power after the death « Akhenaten » Little is known about his reign short and considers himself a puzzle puzzling , and is believed to be the son of King Akhenaten by his wife Kay , a wife secondary , a brother of Tutankhamun , married Smonkh Ka Ra daughter of Akhenaten Merritt Aton participated Smonkh Ka Ra and his father Akhenaten to the throne and took the throne after championed by commander any installed his rule, did not recognize the Queen Nefertiti King young Smonkh Ka Ra , making it tries to eliminate them and this appears in his erasing the name of Nefertiti from the Palace of quartz Aton in the sister of the furnace and put the name of his wife passed Aten. The capital returned to Thebes perhaps under pressu...

Ben Ezra Synagogue

Ben Ezra Synagogue   Ben Ezra Synagogue is a synagogue synagogues in Egypt. It is located in the area of Fustat ( district of ancient Egypt ). And is one of the largest and most important , especially with the Egyptian government took care t o him and restored , and converted to a tourist attraction effect . Due to contain the precious library of Jewish books and periodicals chronicling the existence of the Jewish community in Egypt. The temple foundation was a church called " Church Achammaaan " has sold the Orthodox Church of the Jewish community , when passed distress financial result of increased taxes imposed on it at the time, and called the temple of that name relative to the "" Ezra the scribe " one evacuated inks Jews, and is sometimes called the Temple of the Palestinians, or Temple Shawwam . researchers knew and modern Jewish the " Genizah Temple " relative to a famous Genizah documents in which they were found in 189...

Aamahotb God and engineer

Aamahotb God and engineer   Is a pyramid builder Djoser , the first architect, and one month engineers in ancient Egypt , was raised to the degree of the god after his death and healthier family medicine. Appearance Imhotep years back 2800 BC in ancient pharaonic history as the man genius he was the first architect and the first known physician name in recorded history in addition to many areas even if some considered marvels maker . Imhotep has worked in the royal palace as an engineer for the king " Djoser " Vsamm of the Djoser pyramid at Saqqara Egypt around 2630 BC . AD . - 2611 BC . AD . The third in the family . , As it was the work of Imhotep at the royal palace in addition to being an architect receiving many of the functions and privileges that many dreams , which are limited to only the royal family . Impact The emergence of Imhotep had a significant impact in the evolution of the Pharaonic architecture dramatically, appeared because of h...

Citadel of Saladin (Cairo)

Citadel of Saladin (Cairo)   History Saladin began in the construction of the castle above the cliffs in the position he was known air dome . But never completes it in his life. But completed by Sultan bin full representation. Was the first of domicile is king and taken full house of the king. As well as continued until the reign of Muhammad Ali. In the rib -west of the castle , there is a Father runway and it writing refers to the construction of this fortress , which read "In the name of God the Merciful , ordered the establishment of this castle impressive , adjacent to the guarded Cairo collected useful and improvement and capacity of Ali asked me to the king and immunized , Maulana Malik al-Nasir Salah world and religion , Abu Muzaffar Yusuf ibn Ayyub Mohi State of the faithful in the eyes of his brother and Crown Prince , King fair Sayf al-Din Abu Bakr Mohammed Khalil faithful, at the hands of Prince of his kingdom, and a certain state, Qracoich son of ...

Curse of the Pharaohs

Curse of the Pharaohs  Refers to the curse of the Pharaohs to believe that any person who disturbs the mummy of a person an ancient Egyptian, especially if Pharaoh he curse. Has caused this curse, which does not differentiate between thiev es and archaeologists with a bona fide bad luck, illness or death. Since the mid-twentieth century, discussed many The book and documentary films that curse caused by scientific reasons explanatory such as bacteria or radiation. However, the origins of modern tales of Egyptian curse mummy primarily in European cultures, and the shift from magic to science to explain the curses, and to change the uses of disorder dead to entertain the masses horror film, indicating that the Egyptian curses primarily a cultural phenomenon and not limited to scientific There are occasional cases of real ancient curses appear inside or on the front of the tomb, as is the case for a bench (an ancient Egyptian burial) from Khinteka my brother ...

Elephantine Island

Elephantine Island     Elephantine Island was one of the strongest forts on the southern borders of Egypt and currently situated against the hotel " Cataract " in Aswan , was Mabboudha god " Khanom " or " Gnome " ( from the word sheep ), which is in the form of a ram head Temples of the island There is the island remains of the temples of stone of different ages and appears at the gate of a room in the temple South inscriptions representing Alexander II in the form of the king of Egypt and offers sacrifices to the gods of different name written hieroglyphs , with the formula " step - that - Ra - Marie - Amon" ( selected from Ra and loved Amon ) . Elephantine Island Museum (Museum of Aswan ) Located in the eastern part of the island of Elephantine . An island full of effects , including important temples constructed to the island god Khnum. Museum building was held in 1902 as the headquarters for the chief architec...

God Aton

God Aton   Aton (Aten, Aton) is the god who announced King Akhenaten and considered the sun god Alliance, which is not a partner and a light Aton benefit all races, represents a roar in the form of a disk of the sun, and its rays , which exp ires hands humanity, to give life and prosperity of the royal family , and after the death of Akhenaten , Aton returned again, for the first position , as one of the Egyptian gods . Uniformity when the ancient Egyptians Ancient Egyptians knew Unification accepted an invitation standardization adopted by King Akhenaten , but there was always a god in control of the rest of the gods , Inviting uniformity existed since the time of Tuthmosis IV and Akhenaten do Cano believe several other gods , next to the main gods and the gods main features are: Atom in Ain Shams ( Heliopolis ) Ptah in Memphis Thoth Ashmunein Amun in Thebes Horus in Luxor Khnum in Aswan Aton in Amarna These were the names of the greatest God the Creat...

Air Apis

Air Apis    Apis (English: Apis), Almitheloggio the ancient Egyptian, is the title of calves that were buried in the tombs of the Serapeum at Saqqara, was found on his bronze statues of the Persian rule due to ancient Egypt. The calf chooses white front, black spots and neck and back. He had been living in the barn holy center of his cows. And when he died, the priests were buried in a state funeral. Then another hastily crowned as a symbol of spiritual holy Balhzirh major ceremonial center. Description formal Apis bull color black with the exception of a small white triangle on the forehead, between the horns no disk the sun decorated Balosalh or cobra, as there is on the back winged eagle fee. Apis symbol Apis of the most important symbols in the Egyptian mythology of ancient Egypt, and was a symbol of fertility, and spread in Memphis. The ancient Egyptians considered son of Petah Code. This was crowned by placing the sun disk between the horns, a...