The ancient Egyptians and modern Egyptians alike sometimes name their newborns after festivals or even the day they were born ...

Long before the pyramids, there was Ptah. Revered in Memphis as the god of creation, Ptah used his heart and voice to bring the universe into existence. This video uncovers the myth, the worship, and ...

During Egypt’s pyramid age, a well-connected man named Wahtye died and was laid to rest in the vast royal cemetery that now occupies the desert west of modern Cairo. His colorfully decorated tomb, ...

The Saint Louis University Department of Computer Science is committed to the development and study of computing technologies for the greater good of humanity. SLU offers bachelor's, master's and ...

A 13th-century limestone sundial is one of the earliest timekeeping devices discovered in Egypt Recording the passage of time is a fundamental human activity, whether by turning the pages of a ...

Mummies, Egypt, ca. 1800 B.C.(Courtesy The Manchester Museum) Unwrapping one mummy, 1908(Courtesy The Manchester Museum) Nakht-Ankh and Khnum-Nakht were brothers. Or so say the inscriptions on their ...

In addition to making Crown Prince Thutmose High Priest of Ptah, Amenhotep III prepared his intended successor in the ways of Aten worship too. This was a thread later picked up by Akhenaten, who as ...

After is discovery in 2023, Reddit readers have just picked up on the depiction of a character resembling Marge Simpson on the inner lid of a 3,500-year-old Egyptian sarcophagus. The coffin, belonging ...