
Ancient Egypt: c. 3100 – 30 B.C.E.

The quality of the carvings on the Middle Kingdom White Chapel is exceptional.

The ancient Egyptian desire to craft an ideal afterlife led to a later (incorrect) perception that they were obsessed with death.
Private tombs, portals to the afterlife

There was a huge range of experimentation that occurred over Egypt’s long history of mummification, some techniques being far more successful than others.
Mummification and funeral rites

Mortuary texts represent an ongoing, ever-evolving tradition that provides valuable insight into the afterlife beliefs and goals of the ancient Egyptians
Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Mortuary Texts

Osiris, Isis, Horus, Ra, Hathor, Seth, Taweret—With more than 1,500 named deities, the Egyptian pantheon was complex and vast
Egyptian deities

Egypt’s mythic world, rich with creative imagery, was deeply informed by the natural world that surrounded them.
Creation myths and form(s) of the gods ...

During ancient Egypt’s last dynasty, a massive cultural exchange occurred between Greeks and Egyptians.
Mummy of Herakleides
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Egypt was a theocratic monarchy, where the king ruled by the command of the gods and served as intermediary between the people and the divine.
Egyptian Social Organization—from the Pharaoh to the ...

In ancient Egypt, below the king were administrative officials, such as the vizier, overseers, scores of scribes, and regional governors who handled local resource management.
Egyptian Social Organization—from the Pharaoh to the ...

An introduction to the Late Period, and Ptolemaic and Roman Periods in ancient Egypt
Late Period and the Ptolemaic and Roman ...

An introduction to the New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period in ancient Egypt
New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period, an ...

An overview of the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period in ancient Egypt
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period, an ...

A overview of ancient Egyptian chronologies and time periods
Ancient Egyptian chronology and historical framework

An overview of the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period
Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period, an ...

A brief overview of the predynastic and early dynastic periods in ancient Egypt
Predynastic and Early Dynastic, an introduction

The Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara is the spark that leads to Egypt’s glorious Age of the Pyramids.
Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara

In the Third Intermediate Period, lapis represented two of Ptah's roles: that of creator of the world from a watery darkness, and Lord of the Sky.
Cult Image of the God Ptah

Since Antiquity, the hill of Gebel Barkal has been strongly associated with religious traditions and folklore.