Distinct from Egyptians 19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive. (Exodus 1) 5 Then Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. She saw the basket among the reeds […]
Ancient Egypt
A Study of Hair Texture in Ancient Egypt afro-textured-art: “[image description: Model Domestic figure, Middle Kingdom. via Met Museum, the overlaying texts says “A Study of Hair Texture in Ancient…
Tutankhamun’s tomb contained 413 Ushabti figures, intended to represent the king and to help him with certain duties in the afterlife. Some are very simple, but others, such as the one here, were carved from wood and are portraits of the king. The figure is shown as a wrapped mummy […]
A 12th Dynasty king in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen. Photo by Dr Runoko Rashidi
The Mask of Ka-nefer-nefer, stolen from Egypt and currently in the possession of the St. Louis Museum of Art
Amenemhat III (Reign: c. 1860–1814 BC) was a 12th dynasty pharaoh, whose reign is regarded as the golden age of the Middle Kingdom.