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Pectoral jewelry from the tomb of Tutankhamun, showing the god Horus as a falcon. It is made of gold, carnelian and glass paste and other semi-precious stones. Discovered in the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62). Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. #Mo_sharkawi1 #egyptpassion #retreat #yoga #inspiration #mostafa_sharkawi #tutankhamun #king #horus https://www.instagram.com/p/BwutN5dBcGEbOv_JBFHR9YLzxO1Dw-iG3lGVrE0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=iizjnmu450nd

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The Base of Menkaure's Pyramid.

The bottom courses of granite 𓌳𓄿𓏏𓏋𓊌𓏫 “mAt” are visibly unfinished, probably halted in mid-work due to the death of the pharaoh 𓉐𓉼 “pr-eA” ‘Great House’. The pyramid's 𓍋𓅓𓂋𓉴 “mr” date of construction is unknown, because Menkaure's (𓇳𓏠𓂓) “mn-kA-re” ‘The established one of the ka of Ra’ reign has not been accurately defined, but it was probably completed in the 26th century BC.

It lies a few hundred yards southwest of its larger neighbours, the Pyramid of Khafre (𓇳𓈍𓆑) “hA-f-re” ‘He Appears as Ra’ and the Great Pyramid of Khufu (𓐍𓅱𓆑𓅱) “h-w-f-w” ‘He Protects Me’ in the Giza necropolis.

Attempted Demolition:

At the end of the twelfth century al-Malek al-Aziz Othman ben Yusuf, Saladin's son and heir, attempted to demolish the pyramids, starting with Menkaure's.𓏤

The workmen whom Al-Aziz had recruited to demolish the pyramid stayed at their job for eight months, but found it almost as expensive to destroy as to build. They could only remove one or two stones each day.𓏤

Some used wedges and levers to move the stones, while others used ropes to pull them down. When a stone fell, it would bury itself in the sand, requiring extraordinary efforts to free it.𓏤

Wedges were used to split the stones into several pieces, and a cart was used to carry it to the foot of the escarpment, where it was left. Due to such conditions, they could only damage the pyramid by leaving a large vertical gash in its north face.

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A purification scene from wooden coffin depicting King Amenhotep II with Anubis. 18th dynasty, ca 1427 - 1400 BC. #Mo_sharkawi1 #egyptpassion #retreat #yoga #inspiration #alchemistofunconditionallove #iregipto #thegiftsofmindfulness #purification #wooden #coffinnails #king #amenhotep #anubis https://www.instagram.com/p/BweK2RDBbOf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1zhf1nnidto0

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The God Anubis enthroned, from the Temple of Ramses the Great at Abydos. #Mo_sharkawi1 #time #moonlight #moon #thegiftsofmindfulness #iregipto #egyptpassion #retreat #yoga #inspiration #alchemistofunconditionallove https://www.instagram.com/p/BwAmHiFhWqv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ealighk9s6kk

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Osiris, Lord of eternity, King of the gods. Part of the Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed. Reign of Amenhotep III. New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, ca 1391 - 1353 BC. Now in the Louvre. #egyptpassion #iregipto #egypt #cairo #Mo_sharkawi1 #time #moonlight #moon #thegiftsofmindfulness #ashleymariemoderndayalchemist https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv7aeJFBj6A/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lf7gvf3zw72e

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This necklace from tomb at Qustul in Nubia dated to c 3800- 3100 BC. It is made of carnelian beads with three globular rock crystal pendants. Jewellery was very popular in the burial of individuals from this period. #Mo_sharkawi1 #egyptpassion #retreat #yoga #inspiration https://www.instagram.com/p/BwsYPDBh1zmLwWwNEcN18lteu9MnKTE8vRy6-s0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1g1mm86drfr2w

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The Step Pyramid of King Djoser (c 2667 BC) Saqqara necropolis. #Mo_sharkawi1 #egyptpassion #retreat #yoga #inspiration #iregipto #saqqara #saqqaranecropolis https://www.instagram.com/p/BwsDHsuBWKODdclpTm302EfhI-hM9hqlnJSOlM0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3jk9dpggzgv2

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Queen Mutemwia, mother of King Amenhotep III (ca. 1390–1352 BCE). Facsimile painting by Nina de Garis Davies (1881–1965) from TT 226; detail #Mo_sharkawi1 #time #moonlight #moon#thegiftsofmindfulness #IREGIPTO #egyptpassion #retreat #yoga #inspiration #alchemistofunconditionallove https://www.instagram.com/p/BwXnzUWhG9c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mu3pei8i9wn5