The ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut is usually depicted as a woman bedecked in stars, arching her body high over the Earth. Now scholars believe that Nut, pronounced “Newt”, may be the ...

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the University of Tübingen undertook a joint five-year project to restore the ceiling of the Temple of Esna. They uncovered hundreds of ...

Nut (pronounced “newt”), the ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky, was often depicted as a slender naked woman covered with stars and arched over the earth in a protective downward dog-like stance.

Religious beliefs changed a lot during Ancient Egyptian history. But what remained the same was the important role that gods and goddesses played in people's lives, their deaths and their journey ...