This site from the University of California at Santa Barbara provides a concise history of Nubia from the Neolithic period to the present.

A synopsis of the history of the Great Pyramid of Khufu since its construction.

Good article about Moses, a prophet of Islam. Summarizes his life as discussed in the Qur'an: his life in the house of the Pharoah, the accidental murder of the Egyptian man, his miracles, and his prophethood. Includes many quotes from...

The Friesian School provides a drawing and brief description of Rameses II's tomb.

History for Kids presents information about the tomb of King Tut and the story it tells. Includes links to teacher resources with activities, worksheets and quizzes.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart on the creation of a piece of headwear in the style of Ancient Egypt that will fit the wearer and be fit for purpose.

Kids learn about the Great Sphinx of Ancient Egypt. This giant statue was built over 4000 years ago near the Giza pyramids.

A short history of the Assyrian conquest of Egypt that deeply integrates historical references made by Herodotus' "Histories" and the Bible. Includes related links that include a dynasty list.

Provides hieroglyphic translations for many of the prominent pharaohs from Egypt's past. A good resource for instructing students about Egyptian writing and royalty.

"Egypt is another of those countries whose prehistoric ages are wrapped in mystery as impenetrable as the sources of her Nile, whose exact location ling baffled the most enterprising of explorers. Great interest attaches to the country's...

Mut was the consort of Amun and the mother of Khonsu in the Theban Triad. Mut is one of the symbolic mothers of the pharaoh.

Khasekhem was the last pharaoh of the second dynasty, he ruled from 2734 to 2707 B.C. His reign is particularly important because he was the last ruler from Abydos, in Upper Egypt. His successor king Djoser who was perhaps his son,...

The upper part of a statue of the emperor Caracalla, who ruled from AD. 211-217. In this statue he is shown as an Egyptian pharaoh wearing the Nemes headdress, which is adorned with the uraeus or royal cobra.

The pyramid of Unas, who was the last pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty, is nowadays rather dilapidated. All of its outer covering has vanished except for that on the southern face, where a few of the limestone blocks were restored in ancient...

Senusert the Third ruled the country after his father, Senusert the Second, for about 19 years as the fifth pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty. He had his pyramid built at Dahshur.

An unusual and appealing small head that is a masterpiece; it was found by Howard Carter at the entrance to King Tutankhamun's tomb. The head is that of the boy pharaoh with very beautiful features, modeled in the Amarna style.

The statuette depicts an ichneumon, a type of mongoose, which is also referred to as the "Pharaoh's mouse". Many bronze statues of this animal have been found dating from the Late Period and the Ptolemaic Period.

The statue depicts the great pharaoh Ramesses the Second sitting on a low-backed throne. He is wearing the Double Crown and the pleated royal kilt.

The Step Pyramid Complex was built for King Djoser of the Third Dynasty by his Vizier, Imhotep, at Saqqara. It was copied after the existing structures of Egypt's capital in order for the pharaoh to repeat his earthly experience in the...

This head is part of a statue that shows Queen Hatshepsut wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt, which was originally adorned, as with all her statues, with the royal cobra (uraeus); it is now missing. She wears the false beard, because...

The pharaoh Amenhotep the Third is portrayed with the features of a young boy; he has a round full face, almond-shaped eyes, curved eyebrows, a small nose and a fleshy mouth.

The pharaoh Ramesses the Third is considered to have been the last great king of the New Kingdom. He was not the son of Ramesses the Second; his father was Seth-nakhte, the founder of the Twentieth Dynasty. He was a great admirer of his...

The funeral mask of King Sheshonq the Second was found on the pharaoh's mummy but was seriously damaged. It is made from a thick sheet of gold with hollow spaces for the eyes and the eyebrows where glass paste was to be inserted.

This papyrus belongs to the best period of demotic writing when the script was at once full and expressive. It tells a story of Kha-em-was, the son of the Pharaoh Ramesses the Second.