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Pharaohs of ancient Egypt

Hatshepsut

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  • January 11, 2020

Ramses IV

Horus NamekA nxt anx m mAat nb Hbw-sd mi it=f ptH-tA-TnnThe victorious bull who lives on Ma'at and lord of Sed festivals like his father Ptah-Ta-tjenenTwo Ladiesmk kmt waf pDwt 9The protector of Egypt who has subdued the Nine BowsGolden Horuswsr-rnpwt wr-nxtw ity ms nTrw sxpr tawyRich of years and ...

  • January 8, 2020

Queen Hatshepsut

Every Egyptian actress’s dream is to portray the role of Queen Hatshepsut, as her story is fit to become a movie. Hatshepsut is the most powerful woman in history, who ruled Egypt for nearly 22 years. She is the daughter of King Thutmose I. After his death, he left the throne ...

  • December 30, 2019

Sneferu (s-nfr-w)

Snefru (aka Sneferu) was the first pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, during the Old Kingdom Period. His name meant “to make beautiful”. After his death, the Egyptians remembered him as a good and just ruler. His reign provided the basic labor structure his successor, Khufu, used to build the Great ...

  • December 20, 2019

Akhenaten

Up until about 100 years ago, an obscure Egyptian pharaoh of the 18h Dynasty was just another pharaoh, not of great interest, lying peacefully in his tomb for 3,300 years. He would have remained relatively obscure except for the wave of interest in King Tutankhamun, whose intact tomb was discovered ...

  • November 25, 2019