Ancient Egyptian Literature

Manetho described the first two dynasties as 'Thinite'. Thinis is a legendary city, near Abydos, said to be the home of the first kings of Egypt

Two main changes mark the beginning of the First Dynasty: the spread of writing and the foundation of Memphis. The Egyptians,

We have not details of the Second Dynasty kings. The first three of them are only considered as three names in the King-Lists. These 3 names wer

The dawn of the Ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom is marked by the emergence of the Third Dynasty. There are two major features that most distinctly desc

The Papyrus of Ipu-wer described the conditions of Egypt accurately at the end of the Sixth Dynasty. The central authority disintegrated and

Mentuhotep II succeeded Inyotef III in about 2061 BC. When he came to the Theban throne under the name S'ankhibtawy, a name that means "He

It did not begin suddenly at the end of the Twelfth Dynasty, and it was simply a convenient label for a chronological gap, since o

The New Kingdom or The Pharaonic Empire begins the the 18Th Dynasty and the expusion of the Hyksos. The Pharoes of this dynasty chased their enemies o

Rmases III of the XX Dynasty was probably the last great pharoe who tried to mainatain the esence and the pilars of the Egyptian Pharaonic world. Bu

The ancient Egyptians had a complex religious system that combined aspects of personal/family deities, city gods, and a very small number of

The term “magic” as used here simply denotes the use of Supernatural means to produce desired effects. The power by which this

An obelisk is a four sided single piece of stone standing upright, gradually tapering as it rises and ending in a small pyramid called a &ld

An amulet is an object that is either worn (usually as jewelry), carried (perhaps as a weapon), or put at a certain place with a ritual si