Ramesses the Fourth was the eldest son of Ramesses the Third. He succeeded his father after having saved the throne from his father's murders and punished the conspirators. Originally, he was buried in tomb KV 2 in the Valley of the...

The transcript of an interview with one of the world's greatest experts on the Pyramids of Giza. Hawass provides detailed information on the latest discoveries.

Some of the games in ancient Egypt were designed just for adults, but others were played by people of all ages.

The story of Dr. Hawass's (Egypt's foremost expert on ancient Egypt) first attempts to locate and identify the mummy of Hatshepsut. He finally identified her mummy in 2007.

The author provides an easy to understand overview of how bodies were mummified by the Egyptians. He also discusses grave robbing through the centuries and what scientists have been able to learn about ancient Egypt by studying mummies.

This is a heart amulet of lapis lazuli, made to be hung from a golden chain. It should have hung from the neck of the owner's mummy. The heart amulet (or a scarab) should be placed within the chest of the mummy as a substitute for the...

The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.

The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.

The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.

Duamutef, one of the four sons of Horus, was typically shown with a jackal's head. The statue depicts him in a completely human shape, wrapped as a mummy and wearing the broad collar and the divine false beard.

The statue depicts Hermanubis, Master of the Necropolises. He played a role in granting life to mummies. A dog is shown to his right and he holds a palm branch and carries on his head the sacred basket called the "Kalathos."

"Do not say any bad thing against me before Osiris, the great God of the dead." This is the spell from Chapter 30 of the Book of the Dead asking the deceased's heart to be silent during judgment. This spell is written on the back of the...

The figure is inscribed with two vertical lines of hieroglyphic text from spell number 151 of the Book of the Dead. The statuette is made of cedar wood and is completely enveloped in a wrapping like a mummy. The figure wears a striped...

The lid of this naos is surmounted by a painted statue of the God Horus which might indicate that it had been used to house a mummy of a falcon. The sides of the naos are decorated by some divinities who are represented standing inside...

The god Ptah was considered the guardian deity of artists and artisans. He is identified by his headdress, a tight smooth cap. Ptah's body is wrapped in a mummy-shaped cloth that only leaves his hands uncovered.

The god Ptah's body is in the shape of a mummy, leaving only his hands uncovered. He holds the Djed and Ankh signs and the "Was" scepter, which touches his false beard.

Osiris is wrapped as a mummy with outstretched wings instead of arms. Wings are a sign of protection for the deceased, for whom Osiris is the guardian.

The god Ptah is represented here in his usual form as a mummy. His hands protrude from the wrappings and he holds the "Was" scepter and leans against a Djed pillar.

The shawabti is a statuette that is intended to perform work in place of the deceased in the underworld. This shawabti portrays Setau in the shape of a mummy. He holds a hoe and a seed bag and wears bracelets and a broad collar.

This round-topped stela, an upright stone with a sculpted surface, depicts a man with a shaven head wearing a kilt. He pours libation water on a mummy from a special type of vessel.

This schist statue of the god Osiris was dedicated for him by the chief scribe Psammetik. It shows the god Osiris in his traditional form of a mummy, covered in a close-fitting garment and wearing his famous Atef crown.

The shawabti of Tamket is intended to perform work in place of the deceased in the underworld. The statuette is in the form of a mummy with a basket slung over her right shoulder.

The shawabti of Re-messu is intended to perform work in place of the deceased in the underworld. The statuette is in the form of a mummy with baskets slung behind each shoulder.

The funerary shawabti is a statuette intended to perform work in place of the deceased in the underworld. The shawabti of Sennedjem is in the form of a mummy with a long black wig, a necklace, and two baskets slung over his shoulders.