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 ...

The largest of the plates is 4.5 inches (11.5 centimeters) tall and depicts Constantine IX holding a cavalry standard in his right hand and a purple silk roll in his left, which were both imperial ...

A towering golden statue of an Egyptian god has been taken up the Thames standing on the back of a cargo ship. Tower Bridge was raised to allow the 25ft (7.6m) statue of Anubis to travel to its ...

Excavations in Egypt's Nile Delta have revealed ancient Egyptian multistory "tower" houses, a ceremonial building dedicated ...

2010s, Egyptian Mythology. 3. The Mummy. 1999 2h 4m PG-13 48 Metascore. 7.1 (484K) Rate. Mark as watched. At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French ...