Total solar eclipse may explain end of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty, study suggests
Shepseskaf's decision to build a mastaba instead of a pyramid has puzzled archaeologists for centuries, as it marked a ...
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A Total Solar Eclipse in Ancient Egypt May Have Been the Reason Sun Worship Ended
New research says that a rare solar eclipse in 2471 B.C. may have sparked ancient Egypt's surprising shift away from sun ...
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A total solar eclipse from 2471 B.C. may have shaken Egypt's cult of the sun
(The god's left eye represented the moon as a source of healing). Then, by the time of the fourth Egyptian dynasty, the well-known sun god Ra became the primary symbol of the Egyptian solar cult.
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Look Inside an Ancient Egyptian Bird Mummy
Image (from CT scan) by Salima Ikram and others, South African Mummy Project Team Peering inside the linen wrappings of an ancient Egyptian bird ... presented to the sun god Re, a fate it would ...
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Who were the ancient Egyptian gods?
Anubis took care of the recently dead, Rah wore the sun on the ... The ancient Egyptian gods. Thoth was often shown with the head of a baboon or an ibis (a wading bird with long legs and a long ...
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Restoration of 2000-Year-Old Egyptian Temple Reveals Stunning ‘Ceiling Frescoes’ Depicting Various Themes of Rich Culture
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and ... The colorful reliefs depicted gods, mythological figures, and representations of the ...