Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Reliefs and carvings displaying ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and imagery, highlighting the artistry and culture of Egypt's long history.

Cartouche of pharaoh Ramesses II carved near the entrance to the Great Temple at Abu Simbel in Egypt.
Cartouche of pharaoh Ramesses II carved near the entrance to the Great Temple at Abu Simbel in Egypt.
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Statue of Nefertari, Luxor Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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DETALLE DEL DIOS RA CON CABEZA DE HALCON Y ESCULTURAS DE LAS PRINCESAS SENEFRA Y NEFERTARI A LOS PIES DE LOS COLOSOS DEL TEMPLO DE RAMS - FOTO AÑOS 80. Location: TEMPLO DE RAMSES II. ABU SIMBEL. EGYPT. RA DIOS EGIPCIO. SENEFRA. SNOFRE.
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Egypt Karnak Court of the Cachette
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Temple of Kom Ombo, Upper Egypt. Constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180-47 BC. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period. The building is unique because its 'double' design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods. The southern half of the temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek. the northern part of the temple was dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris ("Horus the Elder"), along "with Tasenetnofret, a special form of Hathor
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Egyptian art. Great Temple of Ramses II. Minor sculptures that decorate the base of the main facade of the temple. Falcon. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Abu Simbel. Egypt.
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Abydos, one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt; King Rameses II
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Ancient relief of Achaemenid, Persian with lance, soldier of Immortal Guard on the Apadana Palace, archaeological site, ancient Persian city Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fars Province, Iran, Asia
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Two Princesses ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period The demonstration of affection in this detail showing two of Akhenaten's daughters is typical of the intimacy allowed in representations of the royal family during the Amarna period. Although affectionate gestures are not entirely unknown in royal art of other eras, the casual pose and the fully frontal depiction of the older sister's torso are unparalleled among royal figures and are extremely rare in any type of representation during other periods of Egyptian art.. Two Princesses 544058
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reliefs inside the Pyramid Complex of Unas, at Saqqara, near Cairo in Egypt. It was built for pharaoh Unas, the ninth and final king of the Fifth Dynasty in the mid 24th century BC. the pyramid of Unas is the first to have texts on the walls of its burial chambers. The spells of these Pyramid Texts were thought to be useful to the dead king in the afterlife; some were recited during his burial ceremonies. The hieroglyphs in Unas' pyramid are incised in fine sunk relief and painted blue, while the ceiling of the sarcophagus chamber is covered with stars
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Africa - Egypt - Edfu. Ptolemaic era (305 b.C. -30 b.C.). Temple of Horus. Pronaos, statue of God Horus as falcon wearing the double crown of Egypt.
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Upper part of the Hatshepsut obelisk, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, Africa
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A photograph taken of the Abu Simbel Temple, in Nubia, Southern Egypt, near the border with Sudan. The complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temple dates to the 13th century BC, during the 19th dynasty reign of the Pharaoh Ramesses II. It is a monument to the king and commemorates his victory at the Battle of Kadesh. The complex was relocated in its entirety in 1968 under the supervision of a Polish archaeologist, Kazimierz Michalowski, on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above the Aswan High Dam reservoir.
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Ashurbanipal II, King of Assyria 833-859 BC, leading assault on city with battering rams and siege engines. Bas-relief. British Museum
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Egypt, Nile Valley, Abu Simbel, Temple Of Ramses Ii Dedicated To The Gods Haramakis Amon Ra And Ptah. Detail Of Stone Colossi.
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Relief of Sakhmet, lion-shaped goddess, Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt, Africa
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Hatshepsut statue base. Dimensions: a) 21 x 18 cmb) 15.3 x 14 cmc) 19 x 9.5 cm. Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. Date: ca. 1479-1458 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Karnak. Templo de Thutmose III. Templo de Tutmosis III (o Thutmose III), Egipto.
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Glyphs on a granite Inca stela stone artifact at the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru, Lima, Peru
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Panorama of statues at Nefertari temple in Abu Simbel, Egypt, Africa
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Courtyard of the Temple of Rameses III at Medinet Habu, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu was an important New Kingdom period temple structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. The temple has inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III. Initial excavation of the temple took place sporadically between 1859 and 1899
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Statue of God Amun, Karnak Temple Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa Copyright: RichardxMaschmeyer 801-4175
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Relief on the pylon, Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt, Africa
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Nefertari, also known as Nefertari Merytmut. One of the Great Royal Wives (or principal wives) of Ramesses the Great. New Kingdom. Temple of Hathor or Small Temple. Abu Simbel. Egypt.
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Giant figures and hieroglyphs on pylons of main entrance to Temple of Horus, at Edfu, Egypt
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View of bas reliefs in KV8, the Tomb of Merenptah, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Peru, Cerro Sechin, stone stele with relief depicting severed head, Chavin style, Pre-Inca civilization
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Statue of Pharaoh Tutankhamen and His Wife Ankhsenamunat, Luxor Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa Copyright: RichardxMaschmeyer 801-4089
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Hieroglyphic writing. Cartridge. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum. Memphis. Egypt.
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Royal Attendants, from the Palace of Sargon at Khorsabad. Eighth century B.C.
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relief from the Temple of Amon, at Luxor, Egypt. Representations of the god of the Nile, with the symbolic Lotus of Upper Egypt and the Papyrus of Lower Egypt symbolize the unity of the Kingdom. Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE
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Babilonian. Second Dynasty of Isin in the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Ii (1126-1105 BC). Standstone. Kudurru of Nebuchadnezzar I. From Sippar (Abu Habba). Exposition. Louvre. Paris. France.
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Wall relief of a chariot with graffiti from the 19th century, The Ramesseum (funerary temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II), West Bank, Luxor, Egypt, Africa
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Egyptian Art. Temple of Seti I at Abydos. Relief depicting the pharaoh Ramesses II lassoing a bull with his father Seti I behind him. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom.
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Second Courtyard of the Feasts, Medinet Habu, Thebes, Egypt. Temple of Rameses II at Medinet Habu, Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu was an important New Kingdom period temple structure in the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt. The temple has inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III. Initial excavation of the temple took place sporadically between 1859 and 1899
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Mural reliefs, Temples of Karnak, Karnak, near Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC). Assyrian, from Nimrud. Made of fine-grain Black limestone streaked with white. It records the king's campaigns, and tributes given to him.
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A human figure is engraved on the wall of a temple.
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blur in iran persepolis the old ruins historical destination monuments and ruin
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Relief in column, Haroeris and Sobek Temple, Kom Ombo, Egypt, Africa
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culture travvel Egypt ancient Egyptian temple complex detail view of the interior of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
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Nisantepe with hieroglyphic writing, Hattusha, ancient capital of the Hittites, Turkey, Hattusha, Turkey, Asia
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PATIO DE RAMSES II CON LOS COLOSOS - FOTO AÑOS 80. Location: Thebes. EGYPT.
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Egyptian art. Great Temple of Ramses II. Colossal statues depicting the legs of one of the four colossi representing the pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BC) with minor sculptures of members of the royal family, his first wife Nefertari, his mother Tuya and their children. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Abu Simbel. Egypt.
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Temple of Denderah, Queen Cleopatra: human figures and hieroglyphics carved in the stone: ducks
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Great Temple of Ramses II. Colossal statues depicting the pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BC) seated with the nemes head and surmounted by the double crown. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Abu Simbel. Egypt.
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Obelisco de Teodosio(1450a.c.).Jardines y esplanada del hipodromo.Sutanahmet.Estambul.Turquia.
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Wall frieze from the tomb of Ramesses VI. Tomb KV9 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings was originally constructed by Pharaoh Ramesses V. He was interred here, but his uncle, Ramesses VI, later reused the tomb as his own. The layout is typical of the 20th dynasty - the Ramesside period. Ramesses VI Nebmaatre-Meryamun was the fifth ruler of the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt. He reigned for about eight years in the mid-to-late 12th century BC
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Egyptian Art. Temple of Seti I at Abydos. Relief depicting the resurrection of Osiris. Her sister and wife Isis holds his head and the God Sokar assist him while he is awakening. 19th Dynasty. C. 1300 B.C. New Kingdom. Chapel of Ptah-Sokar.
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Statues of Rameses II with Nefertari (below), Luxor Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Bas-relief at the Ramesseum Temple, Luxor, Egypt, Africa
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The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC). Assyrian, from Nimrud. Made of fine-grain Black limestone streaked with white. It records the king's campaigns, and tributes given to him.
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Interior of the Roman mammisi, dating to the reigns of Trajan and Marcus Aurelius, Dendera Temple complex, Dendera, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Egypt, Thebes, Luxor, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Seti I, mural painting of sacred cow, in Starry sky vault chamber from nineteenth dynasty
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Ram statues, ram sphinxes, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt, Africa
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Egyptian art. Great Temple of Ramses II. Two colossal statues depicting the pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BC) seated with the nemes head and surmounted by the double crown. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Abu Simbel. Egypt.
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Egypt. Necropolis of Saqqara. Mastaba of Mereruka, priest of Pharaoh Teti. 2.340 B.C. Polychrome relief and Mereruka's statue at false door. 6th Dynasty. Old Kingdom.
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Obelisk with traditional art against blue sky