Egyptology

@Mictorrani · 2 years ago

Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 37 . New problems below the image (cartoon). Answer to Quiz 37:1 What were the c...

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@Mictorrani · 2 years ago

Quizzes & Puzzles 37

Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 36 . New problems below the image (cartoon). Answer to Quiz 36:1 Georges Prosper...

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@Mictorrani · 2 years ago

Quizzes & Puzzles 22

Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 21 . New problems below the image (cartoon). Answer to Quiz 21:1 … In which cou...

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@Mictorrani · 2 years ago

Quizzes & Puzzles 16

Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 15 . New problems below the image (cartoon). Answer to Quiz 15:1 “ Once upon a t...

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@Mictorrani · 2 years ago

Egyptian Vulture & Pharaoh's Two Ladies - Ornithology & Ancient Mythology

We will return to an old topic of mine, Ancient Egypt - but we will start that journey into the past with a threatened species from contemporary wildlife. After that we'll go back to Pharaonic time, t...

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@Mictorrani · 2 years ago

Quizzes & Puzzles 14

Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 13 . New problems below the image (cartoon). Answer to Quiz 13:1 What was the na...

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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

Retrospection 2

In Retrospection 1 , I explained why I am writing this series, and I brought up my old topic, Japanology. This time we will look at another large topic in my production here, Egyptology - and on my...

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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

Aleisteir Crowley & Egypt: The Stele of Revealing & The Book of the Law

Aleisteir Crowley (1875-1947) was an occultist, writer, painter, mountaineer, esotericist, magician, philosopher and, in a sense, religious founder. He was a very independent thinker and his thoughts...

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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

The Egyptian Mamluks, Shajar al-Durr & Baibars

The Mamluks The Mamluks were slaves [the word means "slave" or "property" in Arabic], who were bought young and given military training. They came to become an elite force to many Muslim rulers and...

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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

Saladin & The Ayyubid Dynasty - Saladin's Eagle, and Saladin's Citadel

Saladin For many people, Saladin is a Saracen Sultan in Sir Walter Scott's novel "The Talisman", but he did really exist. In Egypt he is a great hero, and in Europe he had a reputation for being extr...

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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

Muslim Titles: Caliph, Sultan, Vizier

In my articles about Egypt, I refer to rulers as Caliph or Sultan,or a chief officer as Vizier. It can be confusing to some readers what these titles really mean, so I want briefly to explain the hist...

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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

Al-Azhar - Mosque & the Oldest University in the World

In the year 970, the fourth Fatimid Caliph, the first in Egypt, decided to build the Al-Azhar Mosque (after the conquest of Egypt in 969 and the founding of Cairo). It is dedicated to the Prophet Moha...

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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

Al-Hakim - The Mad Caliph

Of the Fatimid caliphs in Egypt, Al-Hakim is one of the most difficult to get hold of. His behaviour was apparently unpredictable and violent and he is sometimes described as "The Mad Caliph", especia...

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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

The Fatimids of Egypt, The Only Shi'ite Caliphate in History

I. The Fatimid Dynasty and its Origin The Fatimid movement, a branch of Shia Islam, started with an Ismaili sect in Salamiyah, in Syria, and the eighth imam, Abdullāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismā'īl. Throug...

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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

Pachomios, Christian Monasticism & Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Pachomios & the Origin of Christian Monasticism Christian monasticism originated in Egypt in the 320s, and its founding is attributed to Pachomios (292-346 AD) from Thebe (today's Luxor). When he die...

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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

Felines of Egypt

Cats have existed in Egypt since pre-historic times; cat-like deities are known from oldest Pharaonic time, about 5000 years ago. It is possible, but unproved, that it was in Egypt the cats were fir...

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@Mictorrani · 4 years ago

Real Dogs in Egypt – in History and Now

This is the third and last article of my ongoing series about the Canines of Egypt, Mythical & Real. The two previous ones were " Anubis " and " Other Dog-like Deities of Egypt: Wepwawet, Khentymentiu...

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@Mictorrani · 4 years ago

Other Dog-like Deities of Egypt: Wepwawet, Khentymentiu & Sothis

This is a sequel to " Anubis " and deals with other dog-like deities of old Egypt: Wepwawet, Khentymentiu & Sothis. Wepwawet Wepwawet (Upuaut) was another dog-like deity whose species is unclear....

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@Mictorrani · 4 years ago

Anubis

Anubis is probably the Egyptian deity whose appearance is best known to the general public: a black jackal, or a man with a black jackal's head. Though biologically it has been shown that "jackals" i...

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@Mictorrani · 4 years ago

The Dog Star & the Dog Days - Sirius & the Egyptian Calendar

Old Egyptian years were Sidereal . That is a solar year also taking into account the heliacal rising of a fixed star [the moment it becomes visible above the horizon at or just before sunrise]. The s...

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@Mictorrani · 4 years ago

Names in the Ptolemaic Dynasty, Their Meaning & How to Write Them in Original and in English

This post is a brief explanatory supplement to my articles about Cleopatra and the Ptolemaic Dynasty. " Cleopatra -the Serpent of the Nile? " " The Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt " " The Crocodile, a...

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@Mictorrani · 4 years ago

Egyptian Mummies & Mummification

I. The Original Mummy What is a mummy, what is mummification? In general terms it is the preservation of a dead body. It can be done by, for example, freezing or drying. The Egyptian method was b...

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@Mictorrani · 4 years ago

The Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt

This is a continuation of " Cleopatra - The Serpent of the Nile? " The Ptolemaic Dynasty Cleopatra belonged to the Ptolemaic dynasty, which ruled Egypt from 305-30 BC. It started with Ptolemy Sote...

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@Mictorrani · 4 years ago

Cleopatra - The Serpent of the Nile?

Cleopatra VII Philopator Technically, the last Pharaoh of Egypt and last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty was Ptolemy Caesarion . But he was a mere child, in practice the last ruler of Pharaonic Egypt...

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@Mictorrani · 4 years ago

Mar Girgis - St. George & the Dragon

There is an old tradition of a combat between a dragon and a dragon slayer. Often the point is to save a virgin otherwise selected as a sacrifice to the dragon. I don't know why dragons developed such...

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@Mictorrani · 4 years ago

The Treasure Of Lake Qaroun

What do you say about one of the world's largest treasures at the bottom of a lake in Egypt? Nobody knows if this treasure exists, but the legend about it is described in both the Bible and the Qur'an...

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@Mictorrani · 4 years ago

The Crocodile, a Symbol of Egypt?

Generally, no one today sees the crocodile as a symbol of Egypt. But there was a time in history when it actually was so, at least in limited circles. When Octavian (Caesar Augustus) of Rome defeat...

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@Mictorrani · 4 years ago

The Sacred Crocodiles of Egypt

I. Crocodiles in the Nile? Still in recent history, there were crocodiles in the entire Nile, even in canals and water retention. They also lived in a lake, "Lake Moeris" in Fayoum. Gradually, the cr...

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@Mictorrani · 4 years ago

The Relationship Between Cats & Humans – Where did it Begin, and Why?

It has been said that the cat was taken to Egypt from Persia about 2000 BC, or from Nubia. However, there is evidence against that. The cat we call “ domestic cat” rather seems to have developed from...

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@Monolith · 4 years ago

El Libro Egipcio de los Muertos—

[...] He aquí que deslizo el cerrojo de la Puerta que se abre ante los misterios del Mundo Inferior. ¡Abrid la Vía a mi Alma hacia la morada de Osiris! ¡Que pueda acceder a ella con seguridad! ¡Que s...

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