Cool site explores over 1500 years of ancient Egyptian history. Includes pictures and descriptions of the highlights of Egypt. Don't skip the section on mummification!

These pages are from Codex No. 2 of the Manuscript of Gnostics, which contains 13 codices, or volumes. It combines Christian and Gnostic philosophy.

Judging from their rich artistic and literary tradition, not only did Egyptians enjoy life, but they also poked fun at it. This drawing shows a complete reversal of roles between humans and animals.

A report, by National Public Radio, about the newly restored gospel of Judas unveiled to the public by the National Geographic Society in April 2006. Discovered in a cave in the Egyptian desert in the 1970s, the gospel had remained...

Kids learn about the boats and transportation of Ancient Egypt. The Nile River was an important way to travel using ships and rafts.

This funerary papyrus shows the 11th and the 12th hours of the Amduat, or "Book of the Underworld." The Amduat describes the journey of the sun god through the 12 hours of the night.

Site offers interdisciplinary lesson plans on Ancient Egypt.Students will thoroughly research many aspects of life in Ancient Egypt. Lessons will culminate with students presenting their research findings using, a T.V News Show format....

Read the full text of the autobiography "The Story of My Life from Childhood to Manhood" by George Ebers. George Ebers is known for discovering the Egyptian medical papyrus at Luxor.

This pair of sandals is one of a hundred pairs of sandals found in the tomb of Tutankhamun. It seems that the king wore this style of footwear during his lifetime.

The most common material on which books were written by the Greeks and Romans, was the thin coats or rind of the Egyptian papyrus. This plant was called by the Egyptians Byblos. The papyrus tree grows in swamps to the height of ten feet...

The headless marble statue depicts a man wearing the typical garments of an orator. He holds a papyrus scroll in his left hand, and a bundle of more papyrus scrolls rests on top of a nearby storage box. The museum is keeping the head of...

This statue shows us an idealized image of an Egyptian official. Maa-Nefer is shown seated with his legs crossed and a partly unrolled papyrus on his knees. He has a very attentive expression on his face, as if listening to his master.

Ra-Hotep is depicted in the traditional posture of a scribe, seated cross-legged with a roll of papyrus on his lap. He is not shown writing, but in a resting pose.

This statuette portrays Hapi as a man with full breasts symbolizing the nurturing aspects of the river. He wears papyrus and lotus plants as a headdress and a false beard.

This standing statuette of a woman shows her wearing a wig, a broad collar, and a tight garment. She holds a flower, probably a papyrus.

This double kohl pot consists of two tall cylindrical tubes with a central opening. The rims of the tubes are decorated with black ornaments. The pot is decorated with the painting of a nude woman standing and is holding a papyrus flower...

Remains of carob bound with strips of papyrus, from the tomb of Kha.

The floor lamp, with a papyrus-shaped wooden support, was found in the funerary chamber, in the corridor of the tomb of Kha.

Hapy was the personification of the Nile flood. His body showed both male and female genders at the same time. Hapy was often depicted on the throne of the king, tying the lotus and the papyrus on the symbol of unification.

Queen Meritamun's mummy was buried in two cedarwood coffins and a cartonnage outer case, which is now damaged. Cartonnage is linen or papyrus held together by glue and molded into coffins.

The goddess Hathor appears in the form of a cow surrounded by papyrus reeds. A young prince, representing the god Horus, kneels and suckles from her udder. The statue is painted white except for the young prince, who is painted dark brown.

A gold oval disk with a reflective surface forms the mirror itself. Two Hathor faces separate the mirror from the shaft, which is a column that is shaped like a papyrus.

The mirror consists of a thick gilt disk that bulges in the center. The handle takes the shape of a small papyrus-shaped column topped with the disk and two falcons of Horus perched with their beaks facing out.

This relief was discovered in the funerary temple of King Userkaf. It depicts a flock of birds in papyrus marshes.