Kheperkare Senwosret I was the son of Amenemhat I, who became Co-Regent alongside his father, sometime after his father’s 20th Regnal Year.Senwosret, following in the footsteps of his father, led brutal campaigns south into Nubia, dominating the region all the way down to the Second Cataract of the Nile, documented on the Buhen Stela. With...
Sandstone statue of the Viceroy of Kush, Paser, son of Minmose, holding a ram-headed altar, with an invocation inscribed to Amun-Ra, and prayers to Min & Isis on the back. Also, additional prayers to “Horus, lord of Nubia, and Amun-Ra on behalf of the Viceroy of Kush, Paser” feature. A Viceroy is “the governor of...
In the late 19th century, Sir Flinders Petrie uncovered a remarkable assemblage within the tomb of Meryrahashetef at Sidmant el-Gebel, Faiyum. Among the finds was the mummified head of a man, resting upon a calcite headrest. Though much of the flesh and linen wrappings had perished, leaving only the skeletal skull, Petrie identified the remains...
Forensic reconstruction of the head of the dignitary Nebiri, by forensic artist Philippe Froesch. Nebiri was an Official who worked under King Thutmose III of the 18th Dynasty. Despite his body being pretty much destroyed, most likely due to tomb robberies in antiquity, the immaculate way in which he was mummified, showcases his status in society,...
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Princess Nefertiabet is most likely the daughter of king Khufu, and she is seen here depicted in a leopard or panther skin dress and choker style collar. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, c. 2600 B.C. Mastaba G 1225, Giza Plateau Musée du Louvre. E 15591 Nefertiabet is shown seated facing right. She is depicted with a...
Ushabti of King Ramesses IV New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, c. 1153-1147 B.C. Found within the tomb of Ramesses IV, Tomb KV2, Valley of the Kings Musée du Louvre. N 438 Despite the Harem Conspiracy (Judicial Papyrus of Turin) organised in hopes to place Prince Pentawer (a son of Ramesses III & his wife Tiye) on...
Prince Montuherkhepeshef, also sometimes known as Ramesses-Montuherkhepeshef, was the firstborn son of Ramesses IX, who died before he could become king. The prince held titles such as; “First King’s Son of his Body”; “Eldest King’s Son of his Body”; “Generalissimo; and Executive at the Head of the Two Lands”. During the reign of Ramesses IX,...
Skull from the skeletonized mummy of KV55, believed by some to be that of king Akhenaten, whereas others propose it may be the mysterious king Smenkhkare. The skeleton was found in a vandalised coffin, with a vulture pectoral upon him. Recent C.T. scan analysis of the skeletal remains, put the age range of these bones...
Limestone Mehen gaming board (also known as the Serpent game or Game of the Snake) Old Kingdom, 4th-6th Dynasty, c. 2543-2152 B.C. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Netherlands. F 1968/3.1 The earliest known existence of the Serpent Game dates from the Naqada II, Pre-Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt, c. 3600-3200 B.C. There is a depiction of the...
Although no cause of death could be determined, the scan of the mummy of Amenhotep I, revealed his death to be around 35 years of age, this conclusion came to be due to “the closure of epiphyses of all the long bones, as well as on the morphology of the surface of the symphysis pubis”....
