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Cairo Museum Catalogue
This inventory of items provides detailed information about virtually all objects originating in Ancient Egypt. It often includes sketches of scenes and transcriptions of hieroglyphs. Although it is over a century old, it is still in use.
Read moreThe Battle of Kadesh
This is a description of the Battle of Kadesh, fought between Egypt and the Hittites in 1274 BC. It is inscribed on monuments all over Egypt. Kadesh was a walled city located near the modern-day border between Lebanon and Syria.
Read moreHatshepsut's obelisk
Queen Hatshepsut's obelisk at Karnak praises her divine lineage and legitimacy as ruler, while also commemorating her contribution of two obelisks to honour her father.
Read it hereThe Historical Hall
150 years ago Berlin had a brand new museum with its Historical Hall, plastered with Pharaonic frescoes; think vibrant colours, enough headgear to make an ostrich jealous... But then, WW2 came along.
Check it outRosetta Stone
In 1799, during Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt, French soldiers unearthed the trilingual Rosetta Stone while rebuilding a crumbling 15th-century fort against an expected Ottoman attack.
More insideTimeline of ancient Egypt
Experiment of visualizing the vast timeline of Egypt until it became a Roman province
Take a lookThe book of Easter
Dionysius the Humble is best known as the inventor of the Anno Domini dating system. He used this system to identify several Easters. Presented here is fruit of the labour of Michael Deckers in 2003, who entered all this text with a translation from Latin.
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