Extracted from: Visible religion (Leiden) 4 (5) 1985-1986, pages 63-72. The ancient Egyptian writing system is at once pictorial, phonetic and symbolic. The number of hieroglyphic symbols are thought ...

Ancient Egyptian custom barred women from the title of pharaoh, but in 1473 B.C.E., Hatshepsut declared herself pharaoh anyways. She led Egypt for 22 years in all.

Of all of ancient Egypt's pharaohs, Hatshepsut is perhaps the most unfairly overlooked.. An early pioneer of 'girl power', as a young woman she made the unusual move of crowning herself king and ...

A medieval sword has gone on display at a museum in the Netherlands after its chance discovery during a dredging operation on a river in the center of the country.

UK archaeologists have undiscovered a 2,400 year-old Egyptian metropolis who worshipped a cobra goddess - thanks to state-of-the-art satellite imagery. The 'rediscovery' of the ancient city of ...

One of the earliest known instances in the U.S. of a protester brandishing a raised fist occurred in 1913, when “Big Bill” Haywood spoke to strikers during the Paterson silk strike in New Jersey.

He has been fascinated with Egypt since childhood and discovered the mausoleum several years ago, prompting his research into the man behind the tomb. Setken believes Syme was an Egyptophile too.

Posted on 11 Sep at 2 PM 2019 The British to Egyptian Pound (GBP/EGP) exchange rate traded just shy of a post-July best on Wednesday with Sterling last seen at EGP 20.3271, down a modest 0.03% on ...

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The Egyptian economy faces significant macroeconomic challenges that have become more complex to manage with the recent conflict in Gaza and Israel. At the same time, the UAE’s recent investment deal ...

Convert Egyptian Pound To Canadian Dollar 1 EGP = 0.027064 CAD Jun 24, 2025 06:29 UTC Check the currency rates against all the world currencies here.