Ancient Egypt was essentially a man’s world, lorded over by the pharaoh. ... Neferusobek was the product of the royal harem and nursery during the 12th dynasty (1939–1760 B.C.).

A royal necropolis—from the Greek words for "city of the dead"—was established near Abydos in about 1839 B.C. with the burial there of the powerful 12th dynasty pharaoh Senusret III. But Egypt ...

A rare discovery of a tomb from ancient Egypt's Middle Kingdom near Luxor may hold several generations from a single family.

Toward the end of the 12th Dynasty, many people from Syria-Palestine settled in Egypt. Some had been brought as prisoners of war and others apparently immigrated voluntarily for economic reasons.

The tomb which dates back to the 12th Dynasty, belonged to Edi, the daughter of Jifai-Hapi, the governor of Assuit during the reign of King Senusret I of the 12th dynasty between 1991 and 1778 BC.

A joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission from Sohag and Berlin Universities has discovered the burial chamber of a woman named Edi, daughter of Jifai-Hapi, who was governor of Assuit in Upper ...

Archeologists discover oldest non-royal mummy ever in Egypt 01:31. Archeologists from Egypt and the United States unearthed an ancient tomb with 11 sealed burials near the famed city of Luxor ...

The mysterious tomb was made at the Nile River in Upper Egypt’s Western Assiut Mountain by a team of researchers. The tomb which dates back to the 12th Dynasty, belonged to Edi, ...