Qadesh was Middle-Eastern goddess of sacred ecstasy and sexual pleasure, adopted in the New Kingdom by the Egyptians into a triad with the gods Min and Reshep. Her name, probably meaning the…
Khonsu
God of the moon, time, knowledge, have the appearance of a young man in the posture of a mummy with the royal sidelock and punt beard. He wears the moon disk on…
The adze
The adze was used for planing and carving. It was made of a wooden handle, often fashioned from a branch cut at its ramification, to which a blade was fitted. These were…
Glue and plaster
The receptacle being warmed quite possibly contains glue, made from bones, sinews and cartilage. What the two workers are doing is less clear. The one on the right is spreading something on…
The Geometry of the Red Pyramid
The Red Pyramid was built with a slope of only 43°22′. Its base length is 220 meters, that is 32 meters more than the Bent Pyramid. Its height is the same as…
Third Dynasty
The Third Dynasty, which with the next three dynasties constitutes the Old Kingdom, is characterized by the grand line of pyramids running along the western desert from near the level of modern…
Selket
Selket, Serqet was the ancient Egyptian scorpion goddess of magic. As with other dangerous goddesses, she was both a protective goddess, and one who punished the wrong doers with her burning wrath….
Weneg
Weneg is an ancient son of Re referenced in Old Kingdom text. he seems to represent the cosmic order, rather like Re’s daughter, Ma’at, by supporting the sky and so keeping the…