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Relief of Maat, or Maat of Florence, is a fragmented low-relief tomb painting of the Egyptian goddess of justice, Maat. Dating to the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, during the reign of Seti I (1289–1279 BC), it was discovered in the Tomb of Seti I (KV17) in the Valley of the Kings by pioneering Egyptologist Giovanni Belzoni in 1817. An iconic image of the goddess, it was crudely extracted from the walls of the tomb, and has been part of the collection of the National Archaeological Museum, Florence, where it is catalogued under inv. 2469.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief_of_Maat

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Bas-Relief of the God Amun, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt

https://www.britannica.com/list/11-egyptian-gods-and-goddesses?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=organic

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In 1902, the Aswan Low Dam was completed on the Nile River by the British. This threatened to submerge many ancient landmarks, including the temple complex of Philae. The height of the dam was raised twice, from 1907–1912 and from 1929–1934, and the island of Philae was nearly always flooded. In fact, the only times that the complex was not underwater was when the dam's sluices were open from July to October. It was proposed that the temples be relocated, piece by piece, to nearby islands, such as Bigeh or Elephantine. However, the temples' foundations and other architectural supporting structures were strengthened instead. Although the buildings were physically secure, the island's attractive vegetation and the colors of the temples' reliefs were washed away. Also, the bricks of the Philae temples soon became encrusted with silt and other debris carried by the Nile.

The temples had been practically intact since the ancient days, but with each inundation the situation worsened and in the 1960s the island was submerged up to a third of the buildings all year round. In 1960 UNESCO started a project to try to save the buildings on the island from the destructive effect of the ever-increasing waters of the Nile. First, building three dams and creating a separate lake with lower water levels was considered.[26] First of all, a large coffer dam was built, constructed of two rows of steel plates between which a 1 million cubic metres (35 million cubic feet) of sand was tipped. Any water that seeped through was pumped away.

Next the monuments were cleaned and measured, by using photogrammetry, a method that enables the exact reconstruction of the original size of the building blocks that were used by the ancients. Then every building was dismantled into about 40,000 units, and then transported to the nearby Island of Agilkia, situated on higher ground some 500 metres (1,600 ft) away.

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On the walls of the underground corridor of the Osirion, the great shrine of Abydos, are depicted the most important funeral texts of the New Kingdom – the Amduat and the Book of Gates, which tell how the Sun overcomes the boundless spaces of the other world.

The twelfth hour of the night ends, the sun begins to rise, and, according to the Book of Gates, Nun—the father of all gods, the personification of the primordial ocean—rises from the abyss, holding the solar Boat of Millions of Years. At its center is the Sun, represented by the scarab Khepri and the disk, flanked by the goddesses Isis and Nephthys. On the boat, besides the Sun, are its "shemsu," companions who help maintain the world order of Maat; the helmsmen of the boat are Hu (the divine, creative word) and Sia (universal wisdom).

At the top, the solar disk is supported by a tiny figure of the sky goddess Nut, which, in turn, stands on the head of a figure of a deity coiled into a circle. This is Osiris, whose body is the receptacle of the Otherworld.

On the bow of the boat, dreaming of immortality, King Merneptah kneels and extends his palms in a prayer pose, during whose reign these secret scenes were used to decorate the walls of the Osirion chambers.

13th century BC

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Emperor Tiberius conducted by Buto and Nekhbet to Khnum, Harpocrates at the unification symbol, third intercolumnar wall, Temple of Khnum, Esna, Egypt

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image depicts a detail from a parade of offering bearers within the Mastaba of Ti (also spelled Ty) in the Saqqara Necropolis. Ti was a high-ranking royal official and architect who lived during the 5th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom (c. 2494–2345 BC).Key Features of the ReliefSymbolism: These figures represent personifications of Ti's various agricultural estates, bringing tribute to ensure he would have eternal abundance in the afterlife.Detailed Offerings:The central woman carries a basket of food (possibly bread or fruit) on her head and cradles a young antelope or ibex in her arm.The woman on the left carries a heavy basket on her head and holds a goose.Inscriptions: Hieroglyphs accompanying such figures typically identify them, with one specific woman's text reading "The field of the estate of Ti".

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Princess Diana In The Tomb Of King Seti I, Valley Of The Kings in Luxor, Egypt, 14th May 1992. (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images

https://www.gettyimages.com.au/photos/princess-diana-in-egypt-1992

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sarcophagus of the cat of the Crown Prince Thutmose, the eldest son of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye. (Photo: Larazoni via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)

https://mymodernmet.com/cats-in-ancient-egyptian-art/

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image depicts an ancient Egyptian wall painting from the tomb of Sennefer (TT96), the Mayor of Thebes during the reign of Amenhotep II in the 18th Dynasty (circa 1400 BCE).

The scene shows Sennefer seated while his wife, Meryt, presents him with a necklace.

Above the couple are two Wedjat eyes (Eyes of Horus), symbolizing protection and healing.

The tomb is famously known as the "Tomb of the Vineyards" due to the painted ceiling decorated with grapevines.

Such paintings were intended to ensure the deceased official's comfort and status in the afterlife.

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Coptic Crosses at Philae Temple. These crosses are a jarring contrast against the detailed hieroglyphics you see throughout Philae Temple, so its not hard to spot them. On columns and entryways they are found. They stand out more than the ancient graffiti. And even stand out more than the defaced images of Egyptian Gods, Goddesses, Pharaohs and everyday people.

https://liliontheloose.com/2016/06/23/coptic-crosses-philae-temple/

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Nubi Hussein Abdel Rasoul, the son of the boy who discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun in Luxor, recounts how a fallen water jar led to uncovering the first steps to the tomb’s discovery.

He explained that his father was assisting workers by providing them with water during excavation work, until a water jar fell on one of the openings in the ground, a moment that led to the discovery of the first steps of the staircase leading to the tomb.

He said that British archaeologist Howard Carter noticed the tilted stone that caught the attention of the child Hussein Abdel Rasoul. Hussein Abdel-Rassoul, the 12-year-old water carrier often reported as the discoverer of the first step to the tomb on 9 November 1922. (Photo courtesy of Harry Burton, Oxford University )

Tutankhamun’s Necklace.

The artist who made this Pectoral used the hieroglyphic sign for 'horizon', which represents the sun rising between two mountains, with the scarab ( the sun-god) pushing the sun in front of it. He has also added uraei (cobras) with pendent 'life' signs (ankh) to the 'horizon' hieroglyph, showing that the rising sun is bringing life to Upper and Lower Egypt.

On the symbol for the sun-god's gold barque (boat) are two uraei, one in the prow and the other in the stern; on their heads are disk of the sun and their tails are replaced by three amulets symbolizing 'goodness' (nefer), 'life' (ankh) and 'stability' (djed).

The straps of the pectoral are made of separate inlaid gold plaques held together at the back and the sides by rows of small gold, carnelian and glass beads. The plaques use the same elements as those in the pendant, except that the sun's disk is substituted for the sign of the horizon, and the hieroglyphic sign for 'festival' is placed beneath the scarab.

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Cleopatra's Temple at Erment ( Armant ), near ThebesHermonthis temple of Cleopatra VII ( Montu )Original edition from my own archivesSource : Tour du Monde 1863Drawing Alexandre de Bar ( 1821-1901 ) - Pannemaker

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Erment, or Hermonthis, near Thebes. Illustration from Land of the Pharaohs by Samuel Manning (Religious Tract Society, c 1880). https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/M065128/Erment-or-Hermonthis-near-Thebes

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Seti I, depicted wearing the Lappet wig with Uraeus, he burns incense and offers a water libation. Above Seti, the goddess Nekhbet, holding in her claws the Shen, symbol of eternal protection. Relief from the temple of Seti I at Abydos. New kingdom, 19th dynasty ca 1294-1279.

https://historicaleve.com/category/ancient-egypt/

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Luxor-Temple, by Rudolf Franz Lehnert. Africa, 1712.

EGYPT - MAY 30: Luxor-Temple, by Rudolf Franz Lehnert. Africa, 1712. Statue of Rameses II, 1712. (Photo by Science & Society Picture Library/SSPL)

https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Temple-of-Luxor--man-and-statue-of-Ramse/24514E91BB2CF44F619D888FF40D8026

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Relief with Horus pouring water (Performing Purification Ritual)

temple dedicated to Amun, Mut and Khonsu, Deir el-Hagar, Dakhla oasis, western desert, Egypt

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1- Abu Simbel Temple

View of the Great Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel, Lower Nubia.

19th century photograph by Maxime du Camp (French, 1822–1894), published in his book Égypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie.

2- The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Aswan, as it stands on its original location | Photo by Léon et Lévy | ِEgypt in 1900.

https://oldpik.com/place/africa-egypt-aswan-abu-simbel

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Different views of wall reliefs from Deir el-Medina - Ptolemaic Temple of Hathor

https://www.reddit.com/r/ancientegypt/s/1FLh92OhPr