The Real Cleopatra

The Real Cleopatra

Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last person to rule Egypt as an Egyptian pharaoh – after her death Egypt became a Roman province. She was a …

Egypt Tribute – Nile

Egypt Tribute – Nile

The Nile River traverses about 1,600 kilometers through Egypt and flows northward to the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile in Egypt is a combination of three …

Virtual Tomb of Nakht

Virtual Tomb of Nakht

A quick walkthrough of a 3D model of the Tomb of Nakht (TT52) in Luxor, Egypt. The model was made with AC3D, lit with Gile[s], …

Kheper vs. Kheper – Dung Ball Race

Kheper vs. Kheper – Dung Ball Race

In Egyptian mythology, Khepri (also spelled Khepera, Kheper, Chepri, Khepra) is the name of a major god. Khepri is associated with the dung beetle …

Whale Fossil in Egyptian Desert

Whale Fossil in Egyptian Desert

Egypt may not be the first place you’d look for whales, but once upon a time the Wadi Hitan desert was underwater and teeming with …

Min, the ancient God of Fertility

Min, the ancient God of Fertility

At the famous Luxor Temple on the Nile River, tourists come to touch a wall relief of Min, the ancient God of Fertility, in the …

The Bangles Walk Like An Egyptian

The Bangles Walk Like An Egyptian

All the old paintings on the tombs They do the sand dance don’t you know If they move too quick (oh whey oh) They’re falling down like a …

Tutenstein: Ghostbusted

Tutenstein: Ghostbusted

The goddess, Isis, and King Tut are competing in a game of Senet. She becomes angry with him after he tries to slide through the …

Egyptian melodies – Walt Disney 1931 Cartoon

Egyptian melodies – Walt Disney 1931 Cartoon

In this Walt Disney’s 1931 black and white animation, a spider goes down a pyramid and finds out the great musical performance they have down …

The Egyptian Book of the Dead

The Egyptian Book of the Dead

It’s a story that spans 4,000 years, older than the Bible…and it’s all true. It was lost for thousands of years, discovered a century ago, …