2. General

Ancient Scripts

Gives an introduction to writing systems...

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Four Sons Of Horus

The Four Sons of Horus were traditionally the guardians of the internal organs of the deceased. Each was associated with a particular organ, and also with a different cardinal point on the compass....

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Alexandria -- Related links

WWW Links Related to Alexandria. The Library of Alexandria The Decline of the Library and the Mouseion (technical paper) Hypatia of Alexandria (at cosmopolis.com) Hypatia of Alexandria (book review) The Mysterious Fate of the Great Library of Alexandria The Library of Alexandria (technical paper) The New Bibliotheca Alexandrina Bibliotheca Al...

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Michael C. Carlos Museum

On the campus of Emory University. Collections include mummies and other artifacts from ancient Egypt...

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Anubis, The God of Embalming

The Ancient Egyptians held a great reverence for the Jackal headed god Anubis, who oversaw the embalming and mummification process as well as escorting the deceased through the procedures for entering the underworld....

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Scottish Egyptology

This section was where Akhet all started, many years ago on CompuServe. Here you will find a guide to Egyptological collections as well as original photographs of the best that Scotland has to offer....

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Great Pyramid of Giza Research Association

New research on the great pyramid from the world's largest research association. Ancient Egypt...

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Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Writing Numbers and Fractions Eye of Horus Downloads Links...

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Gods And Goddesses

Throughout human history, civilizations around the world have worshipped a pantheon of gods and goddesses. These deities often represent various aspects of life, nature, and the cosmos. From the powerful Zeus in Greek mythology to the nurturing Gaia in Roman mythology, these divine beings have captured the imagination of people for centuries. Gods...

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Alexandria: The Ptolemaic Dynasty

For the next three centuries the Ptolemaic Dynasty would hold sway over Egypt, surviving both family feuds and external conflicts while living an unusual combination of Hellenic and Egyptian life. And under them Alexandria grew mighty and prosperous, the center of an empire that extended around the coast of Syria to the Aegean Sea. In fact, if Alex...

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