Iabet (Iabtet, Iab, Abet, Abtet, Ab) was the goddess of the Eastern Desert, of fertility and rebirth. She was a personification of the land of the east – (iabt) – and was…
Category: Ancient Egypt World
Ayyubid Period
Egypt had become a rich prize for two rival outsiders who were much more powerful and aggressive than the Fatimids. The first Christian crusaders appeared in Palestine in 1096 and began fighting…
The Pyramid of Khufu at Giza in Egypt
For many years, the Sound and Light Show at Giza opened with, “You have come tonight to the most fabulous and celebrated place in the world. Here on the Plateau of Giza…
Ash
God of the desert, he has the appearance of A man with the head of a hawk. He was the “Lord of Libya” and the god of the Sahara Desert. Although sometimes…
Egypt Dynasty
Prehistory Lower Paleolithic (c. 2 Million – 100000 BC) Middle Paleolithic (100000 – 30000 BC) Upper Paleolithic (30000 – 10000 BC) Epipaleolithic Era (10000 – c. 5500 BC) Predynastic Period (5500 –…
The axe
The primary tool for roughly working wood was the axe. Sawing, while resulting in a smoother cut, was very hard work and time consuming with the kind of saws that were available….
Re, sun god and creator god
Egyptian sun god and creator god. He was usually depicted in human form with a falcon head, crowned with the sun disc encircled by the uraeus (a stylized representation of the sacred…
Hetepes-Sekhus
Hetepes-Sekhus was an Underworld cobra goddess who by virtue of her power as the eye of Re annihilates the souls of Osiris’ enemies. her invincibility is enhanced by her entourage of crocodiles.