History

Mummification  The methods of embalming, or treating the dead body, that the ancient Egyptians used is called mummification. Using special processes, the Egyptians removed all moisture from the body, leaving only a dried form that would not easily decay. It was important in their religion to preserve the dead body in as life-like a manner as possible. So successful were they that today we can view the mummified body of an Egyptian and have a good idea of what he or she looked like in life, 3000 years ago. Mummification was practiced throughout most of early Egyptian history. The earliest mummies from prehistoric times probably were accidental. By chance, dry sand and air (since Egypt has almost no measurable rainfall) preserved some bodies buried in shallow pits dug into the sand. About 2600 B.C., during the Fourth and Fifth Dynasties, Egyptians probably began to mummify the dead intentionally. The practice continued and developed for well over 2,000 years, into the Roman Period (ca.

Built during the time when Egypt was one of the richest and most powerful civilization of the world, the pyramids especially the great pyramid of giza were some of the most magnificent structures in history. Their massive scale reflects the unique role that the pharaoh, or king played in the ancient Egyptian society. Though pyramids were built form the beginning of the old kingdom to the close of Ptolemaic period in the forth century A.D., the peak of pyramid building began with the late Third Dynasty and continued untill the Sixth Dynasty. More then 4000 years later, the Egyptian pyramids still retain much of their majesty, providing the glimpse into the country's rich and glorious history. The great pyramids of Giza  During the third and fourth Dynasty of the Old kingdom, Egypt enjoined tremendous economic prosperity and stability. Pharaohs of Egypt held a unique position in the Egyptian society. Somewhere between humans and divine, they were believed to have been ch

Anubis dog headed god of the dead thy clawed hands stripped blood red  taken souls to the wain scale Watching closely as some win some fail Those are the light to paradise they proceed Those are the heavy to emit you feed The feather of my heart is too light to defy What is in the soul and to justify  So from that day forth your claws were blood red  For every human soul you sever from the mummied dead Anubis hear my plea I beseech thae my soul is pure and will weigh lightly  Tarnish should not with your claws of red  But place it with care in the place of heavenly dead Anubis - the God of dead and the protector of tombs Anubis  or  Inpu , Anpu  in Ancient Egyptian is the god of death, mummification, embalming, the afterlife, cemeteries, tombs, and the Underworld, in ancient Egyptian religion, usually depicted as a canine or a man with a canine head. Archeologists have identified Anubis's sacred animal as an Egyptian canid, the African golden wolf. Like many ancient Egy

The Sun God As one of the most ancient civilisation Egyptian mythology and it's beliefs are also sacred. The Egyptians believed that there is a god for every Element that makes the world as we know it. Every god has a specific purpose and power for which he is worshiped. The greatest amongst all is Ra . Ra is the sun god in the Egyptian mythology, one of the oldest god who is believed to be the creator of the earth, the sky and also of the mankind.  By the Fifth Dynasty in the 25th and 24th centuries BCE, he had become one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian religion, identified primarily with the noon sun. Ra was believed to rule in all parts of the created world the sky, the Earth, and the underworld. He was the god of the sun, order, kings, and the sky. The God is usually depicted as a being with a man's body and the head of the falcon and The Sun disc is over his head.  The Pharaoh was already seen as the embodiment of Horus and so the two gods became linked, som

The Creation of Universe In the beginning there was nothing, the universe consisted of a great chaotic ocean and Ben-Ben emerged amid this primal chaos. Ben-Ben was a huge pyramidal mount, there was a lotus flower with ben-ben and this when it blossomed brought the  God   Ra  to the world and light came with him. Ra by himself generated the first generation of gods  Shu  the God of the air and  Tefnut  the goddess of rain were born. The universe was unwrapped by the vast mass of primordial waters, Shu and Tefnut plunged into the waters to explore its immensity. Ra felt afflicted after realizing that their children were taking a long time to return and fearing never seeing them again he sent his best messenger to find them. Shu and Tefnut returned safe and sound and Ra's joy was so immense that human beings were born from his tears. After returning their children  Geb  the God of the earth and  Nut  the goddess of the sky and thus the sky and the earth were created. The great God Ra