06 – Ramesses I Tomb Text
Text of the “Book of Gates” in the tomb of Ramesses I Views: 12
05 – KV62 – Tomb of Tutankhamun
Tomb of Tutankhamun, back in his tomb- “Can you see anything?” “Yes, wonderful things!”Howard Carter’s famous words as he peered into the treasure-filled tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. Views: 9
04 – Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings – an area on the West Bank of the Nile where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the Eighteenth Dynasty to the Twentieth Dynasty, rock-cut tombs were excavated for pharaohs and powerful nobles under the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt Views: 9
03 – The Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon, first pylon statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III standing at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis Views: 10
02 – Luxor Temple
Luxor temple, early evening. One obelisk missing: the other is in the Place de la Concorde, Paris. Views: 16
01 – Arrival
View from our hotel balcony in Luxor. First morning in Luxor. Balloons over the west bank. Looking towards the Kings’ Valley and Hatshepsut’s temple Views: 13
2024-01 Egypt’s Middle Kingdom: Conflict, Murder and a Cultural Golden Age
Lecturer: Sarah Griffiths – Curator of the Manchester Egyptology Society Date & Time : Saturday 17th February 2024 @ 4:15pm Synopsis : The Middle Kingdom, seen as Egypt’s classical period for art, history and literature, began with the rise of a warrior king who reunified Egypt, re-established the country’s prosperity and international standing, and whose […]
Review of Dr. Stephen Buckley’s lecture: Egyptian Mummification – From the Stone Age to the Modern Age
We at the Hapy Society have been blessed, over the last few years, by the quality of the talks given by our visiting speakers. That given by Dr. Stephen Buckley, from York University, was no exception. Dr. Buckley’s topic centred on mummification in ancient Egypt, and he gave us a fascinating insight into the techniques […]
2023-07 Egypt’s greatest pharaohs
Date Tuesday 11th July Time 7pm Andy Ward (our Society’s Chairman) walks us through Egypt’s Greatest Pharaohs. An online Zoom Presentation Zoom ID 973-271-6211 Password 895609 Views: 5
Review of Bolton Museum Visit – Wed 28th June
What an impressive collection and thoughtful presentation of ancient Egyptian artefacts!During our visit, Ian Trumble, the Curator for Archaeology, Egyptology and World Cultures at Bolton Museum took the group around the exhibition on an impressive tour through history. We learned about the close connection between Bolton and excavations in Egypt in the 19th and 20th […]