QUEEN ☥ PHARAOH

"The nut doesn't reveal the tree it contains."  -Kemetic Proverb

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nia iman. photographed by me

outfit designed by: don rickardo

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we have the tendency to measure ourselves as individuals based on metrics set by people we either don’t know at all (social media/celebrities) or don’t truly know themselves (friends/family). So let me express the importance of self-care and self-knowledge. in order for us to accept who we are, you first gotta learn to be ok with being YOU. Once you become one with all of your strengths and weaknesses you’ll slowly learn that half of the people in your life don’t even amount to you as an individual; internally. some of the ppl you think you can’t live a day without will turn into the same ppl you won’t want to live another day with. Everyone in our life has one of two purposes.

1. they’re present to strengthen you and push you when you feel like you no longer want to continue

2. they’ll stand right in front of you every step you take so they feel empowered and you feel shadowed 

Learn about yourself first, then you’ll be able to determine the motives of the people around you. Stop looking in the mirror and asking other people what they see… 

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Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara.

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Philae is an island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt. Philae was originally located near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt and was the site of an Egyptian temple complex. These rapids and the surrounding area have been variously flooded since the initial construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902. The temple complex was dismantled and moved to nearby Agilkia Island as part of the UNESCO Nubia Campaign project, protecting this and other complexes before the 1970 completion of the Aswan High Dam. [X]

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The Red Pyramid, also called the North Pyramid, is the largest of the pyramids located at the Dahshur necropolis in Cairo, Egypt. Named for the rusty reddish hue of its red limestone stones, it is also the third largest Egyptian pyramid, after those of Khufu and Khafre at Giza. It is also believed to be Egypt’s first successful attempt at constructing a “true” smooth-sided pyramid. The Red Pyramid was not always red. It used to be cased with white Tura limestone, but only a few of these stones now remain at the pyramid’s base, at the corner. During the Middle Ages much of the white Tura limestone was taken for buildings in Cairo, revealing the red limestone beneath. [X]

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Tomb of Wahtye: he was a high-ranking priest and official who served under King Neferirkare Kakai during the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt.

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Tomb of Wahtye: he was a high-ranking priest and official who served under King Neferirkare Kakai during the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt.

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Titles and Epithets (click for larger image).

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─── PODCASTS

The History of Egypt Podcast (Dominic Perry PhD)

ARCE (American Research Center in Cairo)

Nile Cruse Then & Now (Dr. Kate Sheppard & Dr. Chris Naunton)

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History Extra Podcast

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

Adventure and Archaeology in the Golden Age of Egyptology

The Amazing History of Egypt

In Our Time

Hatshepsut

Tutankhamun

Akhenaten

Rosetta Stone

The Tale of Sinuhe

Time’s Tall Tales

Jewellery and Magic in Ancient Egypt

The Power of Pyramidology

Marvelous Mummies

Dan Snow’s History Hit

How Ancient Egypt Stayed Egyptian

The Future of Archaeology and Egyptology

The Pioneers of Egyptology

El Kurru: Egypt’s Nubian Pharaohs

Hatshepsut: Egypt’s Hidden Pharaoh

Misc

Ologies: Egyptology with Kara Cooney

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Egyptologist Heba Abd el-Gawad talks about the 12 year old boy Hussein who discovered the tomb of TUTANKHAMUN in 1922.

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The Theban Hills are located to the west of Luxor, culminating in the sacred 420-meter al-Qurn. This is the location of a large necropolis, including The Valley of the Kings, The Valley of the Queens, Tombs of the Nobles etc.

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The restored southern tomb within Djoser’s (Netjerikhet) pyramid complex in Saqqara was opened to the public in September 2021 (watch video). The function of the tomb remains uncertain but one theory is that it was for the pharaoh’s ka (~life force).

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Modern papyrus makers. [source]

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Deir el-Bahari or Dayr al-Bahri (Arabic: الدير البحري‎ “the Monastery of the North”) is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt. This is a part of the Theban Necropolis.

The first monument built at the site was the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II of the Eleventh Dynasty. It was constructed during the 21st century BCE. During the Eighteenth Dynasty, Amenhotep I and Hatshepsut (above) also built extensively at the site.

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Tomb of Nakht