https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/Recent content in Sites of Ancient Egypt on Teddy Rook Bookhttps://teddyrookbook.com/img/share.jpghttps://teddyrookbook.com/img/share.jpgHugoenhttps://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/rosetta/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/rosetta/Rosetta: Where French soldiers found the Rosetta Stone in 1799, the key to reading hieroglyphs. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/tanis/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/tanis/Tanis: A royal city of the 21st and 22nd Dynasties, where the kings were buried inside the temple walls. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/giza/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/giza/Giza: The pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure and the Great Sphinx. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/saqqara/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/saqqara/Saqqara: Djoser's Step Pyramid, the first big stone building, and the Pyramid of Unas with the first Pyramid Texts. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/memphis/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/memphis/Memphis: Egypt's capital for much of its history and the city of the god Ptah. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/dahshur/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/dahshur/Dahshur: Sneferu's Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid, where Egypt learned to build a true pyramid. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/amarna/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/amarna/Amarna: Akhenaten's new capital for the sun disk, built fast and abandoned soon after he died. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/abydos/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/abydos/Abydos: The burial ground of the first kings, Osiris's holy city, and Seti I's temple with its king list. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/dendera/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/dendera/Dendera: The temple of the goddess Hathor, with Cleopatra on its back wall and a famous zodiac. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/karnak/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/karnak/Karnak: The great temple of Amun-Ra at Thebes, enlarged by king after king for two thousand years. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/luxor/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/luxor/Luxor Temple: Amenhotep III's temple for the Opet festival, with the pylon and obelisk of Ramesses II. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/kings/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/kings/Valley of the Kings: The hidden valley of rock-cut royal tombs, among them Tutankhamun's KV62. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/deir-el-bahari/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/deir-el-bahari/Deir el-Bahari: Hatshepsut's terraced temple under the cliffs, with the reliefs of the voyage to Punt. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/ramesseum/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/ramesseum/Ramesseum: The memorial temple of Ramesses II, with the fallen colossus behind Shelley's "Ozymandias". Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/medinet-habu/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/medinet-habu/Medinet Habu: Ramesses III's memorial temple, with the great reliefs of his war against the Sea Peoples. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/edfu/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/edfu/Edfu: The temple of Horus, the best preserved temple in Egypt, on the classic plan. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/kom-ombo/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/kom-ombo/Kom Ombo: A double temple: one half for the crocodile god Sobek, one for Horus the Elder. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/philae/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/philae/Philae: The island temple of Isis, where the last known hieroglyphic inscription was carved in AD 394. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/abu-simbel/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/egypt/sites/abu-simbel/Abu Simbel: Two temples Ramesses II cut into a Nubian cliff, moved to higher ground in the 1960s. Where it is, who built what, what survives, and its inscriptions in hieroglyphs with transliteration and translation.