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The hieroglyphic sign "M", an owl.                     
Limestone, Early Ptolemaic, 4th-2nd BCE.               
E 18564
#08011962

The hieroglyphic sign "M", an owl. Limestone, Early Ptolema...

Hieroglyph "SA",a duck meaning "the sun" and the       
solar disk,meaning "Re",together "the sun of Re",      
which stands at the beginning of a royal name.         
Limestone,7th BCE.                                     
E 14222
#08011963

Hieroglyph "SA",a duck meaning "the sun" and the solar disk,meaning "Re",...

The hieroglyphic sign "MUT",a vulture.                 
Limestone, early Ptolemaic, 4th-2nd BCE                
E 11130
#08011964

The hieroglyphic sign "MUT",a vulture. Limestone, early Ptolema...

The sign "W","U", a quail.                             
Limestone, Ptolemaic period 4th-2nd BCE.               
E 18565
#08011965

The sign "W","U", a quail. Limestone, Ptolemaic per...

Fragment of an inscription from a tomb wall.It reads,  
vertically,from right to left:"They come (the walking  
legs are the determinative for movement) to the tomb    
(the rectangle is the determinative for a house) of the 
lady of the house,Takhiouati".25-26th dynasty.AF 949
#08011966

Fragment of an inscription from a tomb wall.It reads, vertically,from right t...

The God Heka - Heka is also a magic conferred to       
mankind by the gods,to help them overcome misfortune.  
Faience,H: 8 cm                                        
E 4875
#08011967

The God Heka - Heka is also a magic conferred to mankind by the gods,to h...

Two prisoners:shoe-soles for the dead, from a          
sarcophagus.                                           
Wood,textile with stucco,painted.L:29 cm               
N 2683 B
#08011969

Two prisoners:shoe-soles for the dead, from a sarcophagus....

Pharaoh Ramses II smiting  prisoners.Stele dedicated    
by the scribe Ramose.From Deir el-Medineh.             
Painted limestone, H:30,6 cm                           
E 16373
#08011970

Pharaoh Ramses II smiting prisoners.Stele dedicated by the scribe Ramose.F...

Pharaoh Pi(ankhy)and his daughter Mutirdis before     
the Goddess Mut.25th dynasty                           
Limestone, H:43,5 cm                                   
C 100
#080120 1

Pharaoh Pi(ankhy)and his daughter Mutirdis before the Goddess Mut.25th dyn...

The sun boat defeats the serpent Apophis.21-22 dynasty.
A leaf from the Book of the Dead of Imenemsauf.        
Papyrus and paint, H:38,3 cm, total L:448 cm           
N 3292
#080120 2

The sun boat defeats the serpent Apophis.21-22 dynasty. A leaf from the Book of...

The ritual of the four balls,an Osiride magic ritual.  
The reliquary which contains the head of the God       
Osiris is protected by the gods of the city of Abydos. 
Stele dedicated by the scribe Neferhotep,reign of      
Ramses II.19th dynasty.           Limestone,H:73 cm
#080120 4

The ritual of the four balls,an Osiride magic ritual. The reliquary which cont...

Base of the reliquary of Abydos,the city where Osiris  
is said to be buried.The four winged lions represent   
the four goddesses who protect the reliquary.          
Diorite,H:14,6 cm                                      
E 11072
#080120 5

Base of the reliquary of Abydos,the city where Osiris is said to be buried.The...