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 hopes that some of his luck will rub off. But now the Pharaonic relief is in danger of destruction.

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, and its true meaning recently resurrected by the miracle of computer graphics! The reason the Egyptians built the pyramids, it’s the first written description of any religion–and is the likely source of the 10 Commandments! In this feature-length special we follow the ancient scroll from creation around 1800 BC near the site of the Egyptian city of Thebes, to rediscovery (and theft!) in 1887 AD. Join us in a tale that spans from the age of papyrus to the age of silicon…and beyond. Biblical scholars agree that portions of the Old Testament are direct descendants of the Egyptian text, and some archaeologists argue that Moses must have read and carried a copy of it with him when he fled Egypt! And now, a new generation is reexamining the ancient text for wisdom that can still affect our inner lives!

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Dr Janice Kamrin takes us on a trip through the Egyptian Museum, Cairo and shows the spectacular Canopic Shrine – a golden and intricately decorated container flanked by four figures of gods. Inside this stunning shrine was the Canopic containers, which held the vital organs of the mummified body. Made from solid blocks of alabaster, the individual viscera containers were themselves protected inside gold coffinettes.

Dr Janice Kamrin explains the importance of animal iconography in Ancient Egypt, and in particular, the artefacts that were discovered in the Tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62). Walking around the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Dr Kamrin shows the three beds found in King Tut’s tomb, which all adorn symbols of animal gods, and explains how they were significant in Ancient Egyptian beliefs.

Dr Janice Kamrin continues her tour of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo and looks at the Ritual Figures found inside the tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62). Explaining their relationship to religion and the funerary rituals, she also notes that not all the statues were made for King Tut, pointing out the differences in the shapes of their faces.

Dr Janice Kamrin takes a tour of the alabaster lifestyle ornaments in the final part of this series on the treasures of the Tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62), which are now housed in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Explaining how the perfumed ointments were considered a better target than the vases that contained them by tomb robbers, Dr Kamrin also gives a fascinating insight into the importance of food and drink in the burial process.

On a journey through the Tombs of Thebes, Dr Zahi Hawass and Dr Janice Karmin explain the ongoing discoveries being made in the area, and how there are thousands upon thousands of “Lost Tombs” just waiting to be found! In the video, Dr Karmin shows us around one of the new discoveries to have been excavated, while Dr Hawass explains who really was behind the Golden Age of Egypt.

Dr. Salima Ikram explains how Egyptian embalmers would go to painstaking and expensive lengths to mummify everything, from ibis to cows, mice and fish. Cats had particularly high status in Egyptian society, while mummified dogs have been found by the thousands. Even lowly scarab beetles were carefully preserved.

The divinity of animals was a key part of religious belief in Egypt. Dr. Salima Ikram from American University at Cairo explains how Egyptians believed that animals were born as gods’ creatures, and that gods would enter their bodies and animate it.