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used during festivals when priests carried the god’s statue in a barque. They were often lined with sphinx statues which the Egyptians considered guardians.
what is Processional Way
a creator god who became a national god after the pharaohs moved their capital to the city of Thebes. He was later combined with Ra, who was a sun-god, a creator god and the king of the gods.
who was Amun
His four completed projects set the stage for his successors, who built the famous complex at Giza.
who is Snefru's
were did the The first Egyptian mummies formed naturally.
what is the desert
Scribes used it to write documents and letters
what is Hieratic
This temple is on the east bank of the Triad. The Theban Triad (Amun, Mut and Khonsu) was worshiped here. During the Opet Festival, the statue of Amun at Karnak traveled to the Luxor Temple. This was a festival to promote fertility.
what is the Luxor Temple
was the god of the dead and resurrection. He was the ruler of the Tuat and people would appeal to him to care for their departed ancestors.
who was Osiris
The first pyramid built in Egypt was the
what is Step Pyramid
Modern study of hieroglyphs flourished after the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.
what is Coptic
It was an abbreviated script with signs that did not look like the corresponding hieroglyphs
what is Demotic
Two sets of courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms are on each side of a main axis. The gods worshiped in the northern section were Haroeris, Tasenetnofret and Panebtawy
what is Kom Ombo
was a cow goddess and a cosmic goddess. She nourished all life with her milk and her name meant “House of Horus
who is Hathor
It was originally a large mastaba, a square flat-topped mound
what is Djoser's Step Pyramid
who found thousands of animal mummies.
who is scholars
The New Kingdom Period represents the high point of...
what is Egyptian embalming
Priests dedicated these temples to the pharaoh and Queen Nefertari. Ramesses II’s temple was also dedicated to three of the national gods of Egypt and Hathor was the goddess worshiped in Nefertari's temple.
what is the Abu Simbel
was a fertility goddess and a mother goddess. The goddess with 10,000 names was one of her titles emphasizing her many roles and names.
who is Isis
The interior structure, however, was much less complex than that of the Bent Pyramid.
what is red pyramid
How does the Embalmers worked for
what is centuries
It is the centerpiece of Deir-El-Bahri and the builders carved it into the cliff face. The temple consists of several terraces with ramps leading up to the top of the different terraces. The building is 97 feet tall and most of its statues were destroyed by rulers who wanted to erase Hatshepsut’s rule.
what is the Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple
He is also considered to be the god of the underworld. His image is often seen as the guardian of tombs and the bodies held within.
who is Anubis