In addition to languages spoken today, Afroasiatic includes several ancient languages, such as Ancient Egyptian, Akkadian, and Biblical Hebrew.

However, Ancient Egyptian is highly divergent from Proto-Afroasiatic ( Trombetti 1905: 1 – 2 ), and considerable time must have elapsed in between them.

The Greeks further identified the Ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor with Aphrodite.

Ancient Egyptian papyrus depicting the journey into the afterlife.

The afterlife played an important role in Ancient Egyptian religion, and its belief system is one of the earliest known.

Ancient Egyptian civilization was based on religion ; their belief in the rebirth after death became their driving force behind their funeral practices.

* Abydos, Egypt, an Ancient Egyptian city

It has recently been suggested that the regional decline at the end of the Akkadian period ( and First Intermediary Period of the Ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom ) was associated with rapidly increasing aridity, and failing rainfall in the region of the Ancient Near East, caused by a global centennial-scale drought.

The aegis also appears in Ancient Egyptian mythology.

Ancient Egyptian Magic.

In Ancient Egyptian architecture as early as 2600 BC the architect Imhotep made use of stone columns whose surface was carved to reflect the organic form of bundled reeds ; in later Egyptian architecture faceted cylinders were also common.

This calendar is in turn based on the old Egyptian calendar of Ancient Egypt.

* Ancient Egyptian Geography

* Comparison Between Ancient And Modern Egyptian Governments at Aldokkan

Ancient Egyptian texts dating from 2750 BC referred to these fish as the " Thunderer of the Nile ", and described them as the " protectors " of all other fish.

Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals which were an integral part of ancient Egyptian society.

The beliefs and rituals now referred to as " Ancient Egyptian religion " existed within every aspect of Egyptian culture.

Ancient Egyptian religion was not a monolithic institution, but consisted of a vast and varying set of beliefs and practices, linked by their common focus on the interaction between the world of humans and the world of the divine.

Category: Ancient Egyptian pyramids

Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics record the cultivation of purple grapes, and history attests to the ancient Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans growing purple grapes for both eating and wine production.

An early example of the Golden Rule that reflects the Ancient Egyptian concept of Maat appears in the story of The Eloquent Peasant, which dates to the Middle Kingdom ( c. 2040 – 1650 BCE ): " Now this is the command: Do to the doer to cause that he do thus to you.

The term " pharaonic circumcision " ( Type III ) stems from its practice in Ancient Egypt under the Pharaohs, and " fibula " ( in " infibulation ") refers to the Roman practice of piercing the outer labia with a fibula, or brooch.

The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt were sometimes said to be incarnations of the gods Horus and Ra.

Under the first Pharaohs, Mendes quickly became a strong seat of provincial government and remained so throughout the Ancient Egyptian period.

< cite > Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Reference to the Myths, Religions, Pyramids and Temples of the Land of the Pharaohs </ cite >.

The strike is narrated by John Romer in Ancient Lives: The story of the Pharaohs ' Tombmakers The strike so terrified the Egyptian authorities, as such rebellion was virtually unheard of, that they gave in and raised their wages.

On the first floor there are artifacts from the final two dynasties of Ancient Egypt, including items from the tombs of the Pharaohs Thutmosis III, Thutmosis IV, Amenophis II, Hatshepsut, and the courtier Maiherpri, as well as many artifacts from the Valley of the Kings.

** Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt

# The Awesome Egyptians: Fabulous Pharaohs – ( Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs )

In Ancient Egypt, Pharaohs normally wear scarab beetle pendants to symbolize their wealth and power.

< cite > Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt </ cite >.

In Ancient Egypt, Pharaohs took a number of names-the praenomen, was the most commonly used, on occasion in conjunction with their personal name.

Although the rulers of Ancient Egypt are commonly referred to as Kings of Egypt, it is more correct to refer to them as Pharaohs.

It has been suggested that due to the steepness of the original angle of inclination the structure may have begun to show signs of instability during construction, forcing the builders to adopt a shallower angle to avert the structure's collapse .< ref > History Channel, < cite > Ancient Egypt-Part 3: Greatest Pharaohs 3150 to 1351 BC </ cite >, History Channel, 1996, ISBN This theory appears to be borne out by the fact that the adjacent Red Pyramid, built immediately afterwards by the same Pharaoh, was constructed at an angle of 43 degrees from its base.

In the jewellery of Ancient Egypt, including the pectoral jewels of the Pharaohs, thicker strips form the cloisons, which remain small.

* 3100 years – duration of the rule of the Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt

* Valley of the Pharaohs is an historical RPG set in Ancient Egypt.

< cite > Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt </ cite >.

< cite > Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt </ cite >.

< cite > Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt </ cite >.

The Pyramids of Giza and others are thought to have been constructed to house the remains of the deceased Pharaohs who ruled over Ancient Egypt.

Chronicle of the Pharaohs ( The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt ) ( ISBN 0-500-05074-0 )

* Pseudoarchaeological: varying theories that deny the pyramids were built to serve exclusively as tombs for the Pharaohs ; alternative explanations regarding the construction of the pyramids ( for example the use of long-lost knowledge ; anti-gravity technology, etc ...); and hypotheses that they were built by someone other than the historical Ancient Egyptians ( e. g. early Hebrews, Atlanteans, or even extra-terrestrials ).

His many popular German language publications include Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen, 2nd edition ( Mainz, 1999 ) and Chronologie des Pharaonischen Ägypten or " Chronology of the Egyptian Pharaohs ," MÄS 46 ( Philip von Zabern, Mainz: 1997 ), which is regarded by academics as one of the best and most comprehensive books on the chronology of Ancient Egypt and its various Pharaohs.