Egypt


Birth and Death,Cult and Gods,Pharaos and Officials,Pyramids and Temples,Daily Life.



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Cylinder seal (/39) and imprint (/40)from Syria.       
Egyptian-style ornaments; a king adoring a bird-       
headed god;rabbits and a sphinx;hieroglyphs.           
Middle Bronze. Hematite, H: 2 cm                       
AO 22 364
#08021640

Cylinder seal (/39) and imprint (/40)from Syria. Egyptian-style ornaments...

Male head with Egyptian atef crown of the God Osiris.  
The eyes were originally inlaid; probably an Ammonite  
king. From the Citadel in Amman.                       
Limestone, H:25 cm     Inv. J4767
#08021662

Male head with Egyptian atef crown of the God Osiris. The eyes were originally...

Bardavil Swamp.                                        
Probably where the Israelites crossed the              
Red Sea north of Kantara, Sinai, Egypt.
#080301 1

Bardavil Swamp. Probably where the Israe...

Bardavil Swamp.                                        
Probably where the Israelites crossed the              
Red Sea north of Kantara, Sinai, Egypt.
#080301 2

Bardavil Swamp. Probably where the Israe...

Desert of Midian with Mt. Sinai in background.         
Moses fled to Midian after killing the Egyptian        
Overseer. The route followes the old caravan           
courses, Sinai, Egypt.
#080301 3

Desert of Midian with Mt. Sinai in background. Moses fled to Midian aft...

Pharaoh's Bath. According to tradition the place       
where the Egyptians. in pursuit of the fleeing          
Israelites. crossed the Red Sea and drowned.            
A sulphur  spring on the coast of the Red Sea          
opposite the town of Suez, Sinai, Egypt.
#080301 4

Pharaoh's Bath. According to tradition the place where the Egyptians. in...

Oasis of Marah (Bitter Waters).                        
The Israelites rested here during Exodus.              
Almost dry today with only few surviving               
palm trees (Marah, Hebrew for "bitter"),               
Sinai, Egypt.
#080301 5

Oasis of Marah (Bitter Waters). The Israelites rested he...

Oasis of Marah (Bitter Waters).                        
The Israelites rested here during Exodus.              
Almost dry today with only few surviving               
palm trees (Marah, Hebrew for "bitter",                
Sinai, Egypt.
#080301 6

Oasis of Marah (Bitter Waters). The Israelites rested he...

The wilderness of Shur.                                
The Israelites passed through here on their            
way to Mount Sinai (East of Bitter Waters),            
Sinai, Egypt
#080301 7

The wilderness of Shur. The Israelites passed th...

The Sinai Desert, Egypt.                               
The Israelites passed                                  
here during the Exodus.
#080301 8

The Sinai Desert, Egypt. The Israelites passed...

Steles at the temple of Hathor with Proto-Sinaitic     
inscriptions. The Israelites rested here during the    
Exodus. The temple is on the site of the tourquoise    
mines exploited during the 13th BCE, 18th Dynasty,     
Sinai, Egypt
#080301 9

Steles at the temple of Hathor with Proto-Sinaitic inscriptions. The Israel...

Steles at the Temple of Hathor with Proto-Sinaitic     
inscriptions. The Israelites rested here during the    
Exodus. Temple located near the turquoise mines of     
the pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty, 13th BCE, Sinai,     
Egypt.
#08030110

Steles at the Temple of Hathor with Proto-Sinaitic inscriptions. The Israel...