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Senet: The Ancient Egyptian Board Game of Life, Death and the Afterlife

Ancient Egypt — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:52:52 +0000

Senet was one of the most popular board games of ancient Egypt and one of the earliest board games known from the ancient world. Played by two people on a rectangular board of 30 squares, Senet began as a game of strategy, racing, and chance. Over time, however, it became something much more important. By […]

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Sekhmet vs. Bastet: What Is the Difference?

Ancient Egypt — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:01:00 +0000

Sekhmet and Bastet were both powerful feline goddesses in ancient Egyptian religion. Both could protect people, both were connected to the sun god Ra, and both could display fierce and benevolent qualities. Their similarities were strong enough that the two goddesses could sometimes overlap or be treated as contrasting manifestations of divine feline power. Despite […]

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What Did The Ancient Egyptians Invent?

Ancient Egypt — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:19:23 +0000

Ancient Egypt gave the world some of history’s most remarkable technological, scientific, and cultural innovations. So, what did the ancient Egyptians actually invent? The answer includes papyrus sheets, sophisticated carbon inks, one of the world’s earliest writing systems, a 365-day civil calendar, water clocks, advanced medical procedures, cosmetic formulas, irrigation technology, monumental stone architecture, and highly […]

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Who Is the Most Powerful Goddess in Mythology?

Ancient Egypt — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:14:47 +0000

Who is the most powerful goddess in mythology? It sounds like a simple question, but comparing goddesses from different religions and mythological traditions is difficult. There is no ancient ranking system that tells us whether an Egyptian goddess was stronger than a Greek goddess or whether a Norse deity could defeat a Mesopotamian one. Each tradition […]

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Egyptian Hieroglyph Emojis: Copy and Paste Ancient Egyptian Symbols

Ancient Egypt — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:26:26 +0000

Looking for Egyptian hieroglyph emojis that you can copy and paste? Although there is no complete set of ancient Egyptian emojis, Unicode includes hundreds of genuine Egyptian hieroglyphic characters. These symbols can be copied into social media posts, usernames, captions, messages, documents, and website content. Some of the most popular Egyptian symbols include: 𓂀 𓋹 […]

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Where the ancient Egyptians black?

Ancient Egypt — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:11:29 +0000

I struggle to post a single post on social media without someone chiming in to inform me that the ancient Egyptians were black. Most recently, I posted a video about Cleopatra I Syra. Her bust (like many ancient Egyptian statues) had her nose broken, and someone quickly chimed in to tell me that historians did […]

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Who Was the First Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt? Narmer or Menes?

Ancient Egypt — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:11:19 +0000

Narmer is widely regarded as the first ruler of a unified ancient Egypt and the founder, or one of the founders, of Egypt’s First Dynasty. He ruled around 3100 BCE, more than 5,000 years ago, near the end of the Predynastic Period and the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period. Narmer is famous for apparently […]

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Osiris vs. Anubis: What Is the Difference?

Ancient Egypt — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:05:26 +0000

Osiris and Anubis were both closely connected with death, burial, and the afterlife in ancient Egyptian religion, but they performed different roles. Osiris was the ruler of the underworld and the god whose resurrection offered the dead the hope of renewed life. Anubis was the god of embalming, mummification, cemeteries, and the physical protection of […]

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Isis vs. Hathor: What’s the Difference?

Ancient Egypt — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:07:34 +0000

Isis and Hathor were two of the most important goddesses worshipped in ancient Egypt. Both were associated with motherhood, protection, royal women, magic, and the care of the dead, and both could be shown wearing cow horns surrounding a solar disk. Despite these similarities, Isis and Hathor were not originally the same goddess. Isis was […]

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King Tutankhamun DNA: What Genetic Tests Revealed About His Family and Health

Ancient Egypt — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:05:50 +0000

Today, the concept of confirming identities and familial relationships with DNA tests is so common that we often take it for granted. But it’s only in recent history that this amazing technology has become available and, as a result, has provided us with insights and information we might not otherwise have. King Tutankhamun’s DNA has […]

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