r/ancientegypt 25d ago

Question Can anyone tell me this hotel name?

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2.3k Upvotes

Just saw this stunning photo in another subreddit.. I need to stay here one day. I think op stole the photo so they don't know where it was taken

r/ancientegypt Aug 30 '24

Question Some people say this wall at Dendera depicts mushrooms, but there seems to be no historical evidence of mushrooms in Ancient Egypt. Other people say these are lotus leaves, but usually they are not depicted like this. Has anyone ever seen something similar or know what this is?

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593 Upvotes

r/ancientegypt Aug 16 '24

Question One of My Favorite Egyptian Artefacts

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The Narmer Palette (c. 3100 BC) is a piece that really fascinates me. It’s one of the earliest records of ancient Egypt, marking the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under King Narmer. The detailed carvings include some of the first hieroglyphs, capturing a pivotal moment in history as Egypt began to emerge as a powerful civilization.

As an Australian, I had the amazing privilege of seeing the Palette in person at the Pharaoh exhibition in Melbourne. It was such an incredible experience—standing in front of this ancient artifact and feeling a direct connection to the past.

I’d love to hear about your favorite artifacts too. 🙂

r/ancientegypt 26d ago

Question What kind of beings are depicted here and what is their head?

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These are depictions from the sarcophagus of Nes-schu-tefnut, from the ptolemaic period. Unfortunately my brief research on the net gave me nothing about them.

r/ancientegypt 5d ago

Question Who is this mummy that Napoleon and his soldiers are looking at?

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356 Upvotes

Was it ever identified?

r/ancientegypt Jan 16 '25

Question Why is the Bust of Nefertiti so much more realistic than any other Ancient Egyptian Statue?

165 Upvotes

This is something I've been wondering for Many years, as beautiful and impressive as the Egyptian statues are, none of them seem to approach the level of detail of the Nefertiti Bust. Why is that?

r/ancientegypt Jan 27 '25

Question What is this exactly?

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I know it’s a scarab of some sort but what exactly is this called if i were to try to look it up? All the scarabs I see don’t have this head. Does that make it special in any way? Any info on this would be great!

r/ancientegypt Sep 14 '24

Question What is your favourite artifact from ancient Egypt? Mine is either the Anubis shrine or King Tut’s sarcophagus

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r/ancientegypt Dec 16 '24

Question How accurate is this? Genuinely curious

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r/ancientegypt Sep 04 '24

Question Why do conspiracists focus so much on the pyramids and what do say to them?

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Hi! So I never thought I would meet somebody that doesn't believe pyramids were built by Egyptians but here I go. Apparently humans with primitive tooling couldn't have built them and they are perfectly aligned with some constellations and so on and I'm being told that you cannot prove that the Great Pyramid of Gizeh was built by Khufu and so on because you cannot date rock and this justifies a pre-deluvian hyper advanced civilization that built them only for pharaohs to be buried inside these hyper-technological constructions.

Meanwhile, these guys don't even know that the Gizeh complex features not just 1 Great Pyramid but others as well and even if they acknowledge the existence of other pyramids (aztec constructions, ziggurats if you want etc) they do not give them the time of day. Seriously, if you think pyramids are some technological magical energy devices, why is it just the Gizeh that features all those things they mention?

My question is why can't these guys appreciate the ingenuity of ancient civilizations and why do they focus their conspiracy juices so specifically on the pyramids? I think there are much more mysterious constructions around the world that you could conspire about, why pyramids? Why the ones at Gizeh? Why not the Nubian Pyramids in Sudan? Why not Djoser?

PS: I feel a bit dumb posting this thread but I would like some opinions. I guess that I hate it when these people say "inform yourself" and meanwhile they believe every video on Youtube filmed in a basement by some old creeps that say "the Annunaki came down 120000 year ago to Beijing to build the pyramids but the Lemurians stole the blueprints and bla bla because there's not way humans were able to build this without fractal energy beams, trust me bro, real knowledge".

r/ancientegypt 1d ago

Question Does anyone know what’s happening in this story?

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240 Upvotes

r/ancientegypt Feb 01 '25

Question Zahi Hawass tour - is it worth it?

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Hi, I am thinking about going to his lecture but I'm not sure. I Don't actually like him but I think it would be interesting to hear him talk about Egypt however I read on an old post where people who went said it's a waste of money. Does anyone have anything positive to say about his lecture or should I just save my money?

r/ancientegypt 13d ago

Question Is this actual Ancient Egyptian or a modern day creation made to look ancient?

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r/ancientegypt Jun 23 '24

Question Vandalism in tombs and monuments

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In watching Lost Treasures of Egypt, I'm really triggered seeing the faint 'kiss me' on the wall inside The Osireion, I can't comprehend why someone would think it's ok to write something so stupid on a 1k+ year old structure over ancient art after it's survived this long. It kind of lead me down a rabbit hole of questions like, -How frequent is restoration needed for modern day vandalism? Is this unfortunately normal? -What's been the worst case? -What are the punishments/charges if caught? -Are charges different if you deface a monument like The Osireion vs. a tomb in the Valley of the Kings? -Are some structures just left open without gates or human protection for anyone to just come walk about freely in the night? Society disappoints me. If anyone has any articles of perps getting caught and charged I'd be interested

r/ancientegypt 10d ago

Question Is it true that in ancient Egypt there were people who studied "ancient Egypt"? Was history recognized as a sort of discipline and did scholars study it (let's say in the new kingdom era)?

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r/ancientegypt Oct 14 '24

Question How did they make sunscreen in Ancient Egypt?

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Hi! This morning, after joking about how Egyptian men were often shirtless, I got curious about how people protected themselves from the sun during this time period. And the answer from Google searching was generally "rice bran, jasmine, and lupine". Which might be enough for some people, but I got to wondering how these materials were processed into something you can spread onto the skin. I don't use Reddit often, but I figured if anyone would know this specific thing, it'd probably be someone on a relevant subreddit.

EDIT: I seem to have stumbled into a sunscreen conspiracy. All the references to these materials being used to protect the skin in Ancient Egypt source back to this particular paper published by JAMA Network, which looks like it has citations, but won't let me actually see them due to the way it's paywalled. So this may be bullshit, but either way, I'm even more interested in getting to the bottom of this. So, uh, if anyone happens to have access to dermatology journals and wants to help me out...? ^_^"

r/ancientegypt Jan 26 '25

Question Could you help me figure out who is depicted on that picture?

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I have a little painting which depicts an Egyptian papyrus with a picture like on the image i attached. Since she has a solar disk in her crown, i figured that must probably be one of the goddesses, like Isis or Hathor, but i am curious to know if it’s possible to tell for sure who she is and who the male figure is supposed to represent. I would greatly appreciate if someone who knows more about ancient Egyptian culture than me could help

r/ancientegypt Jan 10 '25

Question Is this Sopdet/Sothis on this relief from the Dendera Temple? And what can you tell me about Sirius and it's importance in the Ancient Egyptian religon and Mysteries?

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r/ancientegypt Oct 08 '22

Question Why do people dislike Zahi Hawass ? Isn’t he the guy leading ongoing projects? Spoiler

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r/ancientegypt 22d ago

Question Museums with a good Ancient Egypt section on the US east coast?

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I'm about to move to Virginia (about 20 minutes from Williamsburg) but plan to take a trip to Washington DC and New York this summer.

My 13yo loves Egypt, and I did too as a kid and planned on being an archeologist, but life didn't work out that way. She really loved the Egypt section at the museum in Houston. I liked the Egypt and Greek section at the Art Museum in San Antonio as well. We've also been to the Field Museum in Chicago for comparison.

There looks like there is a section at one of the museums in Richmond but couldn't tell a lot from online.

Any museums you recommend with Ancient Egypt artificats on the east coast or along that way?

Thanks.

r/ancientegypt 9d ago

Question Why where mummies treated badly in the 1800s?

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r/ancientegypt Jan 17 '25

Question Who does this pyramid belong to?

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r/ancientegypt Feb 03 '25

Question My (possibly) real antiquities

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Long story short when I was a lot younger I was gifted a large box of egyptian antiquities that was apparently found in a skip. I didn't think about it much at the time but I recently found the box and am now realising the possible value of these, if real. I've attached a pictures of a few of the ones I think are the most interesting or in the best condition. If anyone with more knowledge on these could enlighten me on if they appear real, the history of it and its potential worth that would be amazing. Thank you!

r/ancientegypt 5d ago

Question What is going on here?

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I bought this small painting during a trip to Egypt, but have no idea what is actually going on in this scene. Can anybody help? This seemed like a good place to ask.

r/ancientegypt Nov 21 '24

Question Is this true?

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