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Hieroglyphic Letters

Some Common Pharonic drawing and Statues

	Ramses II Chariot This hand painted papyrus depicts the triumphant return of the young King driving his chariot and preceded by a group of captives from the South and the North. Behind the king the serpent goddess of the North protects him and moves in the direction of the vulture of the South who is proffering a sign of life.
THE UDJAT EYE The Udjat Eye is one of the most powerful and common of the talismans in Egypt. It represent the eye torn from the Sky God Horus. This amulet had the power to see everything, give physical prosperity and universal fertility. It was also believed that the eye was a protection from "bad eye" and the powerful fire spitting Cobra was also a symbol of protection from enemies.
	ANUBIS God of the Dead Anubis, jackal headed god, presided over the embalmment and opened all the roads to the other world. After the funeral he would take the dead by the hand, guiding and introducing him or her, to the presence of the judges, where their soul would be weighted.
BASTET Goddess of Joy, and Protector of women The cat, venerated in Bubastis, an old Egyptian town, northeast of the Nile Delta, was linked to Sun God Re, and was attributed to Joy. Felicity, and Family closeness.
	THREE DANCING MUSICIANS Three young women, lightly clothed in transparent banquet attire with long flowing tresses, play the harp, lute and lyre. Details from a larger banquet scene in the famous tomb of Nakht, tombs of the Nobles, Thebes
THE CREATION SCENE God Atum gave life to Shu (atmosphere) and Tefnut (moisture) who gave birth to Geb (earth) and Nut (sky). Geb lies on the ground, Shu supports the sky (Nut). The ram headed Gods represent Sunrise and Sunset. XXI Dynasty. The original papyrus is in the collection at the British Museum.
	WEIGHING OF THE HEART This papyrus shows judgment scenes from the book of the Dead. Anubis, God of the Dead and embalmment, with Thot, God of Time, are presiding over the weighing of the heart of the deceased, which is weighted over against the feather, symbol of truth, of Maat Goddess of existence.
Ankh(as the Key of Life) The original meaning of the Ankh derives from the hieroglyphic sign which means life. In ancient Egypt Gods were depicted holding the ankh to the Pharaoh's nose, giving him the breath of life. As a symbol the Ankh points to divine, eternal existence and is often referred to as the Key of Life.
		Isis Goddess of Kingship Isis was the sister and wife of Osiris, God of Dead, and mother of Horus, God of Sky. She usually wore the cow horns with the "Sun disc" in between. Isis herself was considered as Goddess of Kingship, and Moon & Motherhood Goddess, who protected her son Horus from snakes thus, protecting as well the mortals.
TUTANKHAMON Tutankhamon, was the young king who restored worship of God Amen and domination of the priests of Thebes. Dying in his early teens he was given a sumptuous funeral by the grateful priesthood. The famous gold mask, now in Cairo Museum is one of the World's most impressive objects.
	In the wonderfully decorated burial chamber of Ramses I, we see the seated gods Osiris and Khepri. Osiris was the king of the dead. Legend has it he was the first king in Egypt to be mummified. This mummification was performed by his grieving wife, Isis. Osiris embodies the idea of rebirth in the afterlife. He is shown as a mummy wrapped in white cloth. His green skin represents the rebirth of vegetation after the annual Nile flood. Khepri is the scarab-headed god. It was Khepri who would push the barque of the sun on its daily journey across the sky. He was also associated with rebirth in the afterlife.
These two giant statues are all that remain of the mortuary temple of Amenophis III, 1391-1353 BC. Legend has it that these statues would "sing at sunrise", this was believed to be noise that was made by the stone warming in the sunlight. Unfortunately, the statues have undergone restoration which apparently put an end to their song.
	Nefertiti Nefertiti was a queen of Egypt, the wife of King Akhenaton who ruled from 1379 to 1362 B.C. She was an influential queen but she is principally remembered for her personal beauty and the lovely statue that was carved centuries ago. The bust of painted limestone was found at Tel-el-Amarna, Ancient Akhetaton, which was the lanes new capital in middle Egypt. The left eye of the statue was not finished. It is thought that the sculptor assigned its completion to a subordinate craftsman who failed to carry out his work. Details of the life of the beauteous queen are veiled by the mists of time. Some scholars believe that she was an Asian princess from Nitanni. She was a faithful follower of the new cult established by her husband. She is prominently displayed at the side of her husband. Her tomb has never been discovered.


Abu Sumbel	Amun	Al Mizawaka Tombs

Cleopatra	King Sesotris	Sphinx

Royal Scribe	Sphinx	Luxur Tombs

Nefertari	Ramses II	Tombs of the valley of Kings

Giza Pyramids