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Dear Traveller Cairo stands as a monument to the ancient world. Wander through narrow alleyways, lined with colourful bazaars and scented by coffee houses and sheeshas pipes, and feel the buzz of the city that never sleeps. Prices in £ Per Adult/1st Child Intercontinental Pyramids Park Nile Hilton Reference 12217 12257 Room Type Standard Standard Board Type Bed & Breakfast Bed & Breakfast No Of Nights 4 Ex nts 4 Ex nts 1 Feb - 10 Feb 599 40 799 64 11 Feb - 23 Feb 589 34 799 64 24 Feb - 16 Mar 589 34 829 64  Child Reduction 20% 30%     Prices based on flights with British Airways departing from Heathrow daily. Supplement to fly Fri-Sun £15pp.
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• Letter from the king of Cyprus
• Letter from Tushratta
• Tushratta
• Tushratta
• Tushratta
• Ashur-uballit
• Suppiluliuma
• Yabitiri
• Abi-Milku of Tyre
• Rib-Addi of Gubla
• Yapahu of Gezer
• Biridiya of Megiddo
• Labayu of Shechem
• Abdu-Heba of Jerusalem
• Shuwardata of Keilah
• Abdu-Heba
• The ruler of Akko requesting the recall of the pharaoh's representative
• From the pharaoh to Endaruta of Akshapa
• From the pharaoh to Milkilu of Gezer
• Pabi, prince of Lachish to Akhenaten

• Astarte and the Insatiable Sea
• Autobiography of Ahmose, Son of Abana, The
• Autobiography of Ankhtifi, The
• Autobiography of Bekenkhonsu, The
• Autobiography of Ahmose Pen-nekhbet (18th dynasty)
• Battle of Kadesh, Egyptian Account of
• Battle of Kadesh, Egyptian Account of (Poem)
• Battle of Megiddo, Egyptian Account of ( c. 1482 BC)
• Bentrech Stele, The
• Biography of Ahmose Pen-Nekhbet
• Blinding of Truth by Falsehood, The
• Book of the Dead
• Contendings of Horus and Seth, The
• Demotic Magical Papyrus of London and Leiden
• Edict of Horemheb, The
• Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus
• Eloquent Peasant, The Tale of
• Famine Stele, The
• Ghost Story, A
• History of Creation, The
• Hymn to the Aten, The
• Hymn of Merneptah
• Hymn to the Nile (c. 2100 BC)
• Hymn to Osiris and the Legend of the Origin of Horus, A
• Hymn to Senusret III
• Ideal autobiography (18th dynasty)
• Ikhernofret's Description of the Osiris Passion Play at Abydos
• Inscription (Autobiography) of Wini, The
• Inscriptions from the Tomb of Harkhuf
• Inscription of Kamose
• Inscriptions of Kheti II (First Intermediate Period
• Inscription of Ptahshepses, The
• Instruction of Amenemope, The
• Instructions of Kagemni, The
• Instructions of Khety (Middle Kingdom)
• Inscription of Khnumhotep (12th dynasty)
• Installation of the Vizier, The
• Koller Papyrus - Model letter: The equipment of a Syrian expedition
• Koller Papyrus: Warnings to the idle scribe
• Koller Papyrus: A letter concerning Nubian tribute
• Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk, The
• Legend of Ra and Isis, The
• Legend of the Destruction of Mankind, The
• Loyalist Instruction from the Sehetepibre Stela, The
• Man Who was Tired of Life, The
• The Magic Book of Princess Ahura (c. 1100 BC)
• Mouse as Vizier
• Naukratis Decree
• Negative Confessions from the Papyrus of Ani, The
• Peace Treaty between Ramesses II and Hattusili III
• Precepts of the prefect, the lord Ptah-hotep (c. 2200 BC)
• Prophecies of Neferti, The
• Quarrel of Apophis and Seknenre, The
• Restoration Stele of Tutankhumn (c. 1330 BC)
• Semna stela of the viceroy Merimose (18th dynasty)
• Shabaka Stone, The
• Shipwrecked Sailor, The (c. 2200 BC)
• Stela of Piye
• Story of Sinuhe, The
• Taking of Joppa, The
• Tale of the Doomed Prince
• Tale of Two Brothers, The
• Teaching of King Ammenemes I to His Son Sesostris, The
• Teaching for Merikare, The
• Victorious King (Tuthmosis III), The
• Victory Stele of Merneptah
• Wenamen's Journey

Christian

• History of the Egyptian Monks (Historia Monachorum in Aegypto)
• Lausiac History (Historia Lausiaca)

Quasi-Christian

• Manichaean Psalm-Book, Part II

Non- Egyptian Text

Archaic

• Herododus:An Account of Egypt: Being the Second Book of His Histories Called Euterpe

Modern

• A Thousand Miles Up the Nile by Amelia B. Edwards
• The Burden of Isis by James Teackle Dennis
• Discovery of the Source of the Nile, The by John Hanning Speke
• Egypt Magic by Wallis Budge
• Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life by Wallis Budge
• Egyptian Mythology and Egyptian Christianity by Samuel Sharpe
• The Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh by W. M. Flinders Petrie

• A Simple Egyptian Hieroglyphics Converter
• New Egypt Mythology Section
• Old Egypt Mythology Section
• The Science and Chemistry of Ancient Egypt

Color Me Egypt Kids Section

• A History of Egypt for Kids
• ABCs of Egypt
• Egyptian Coloring Book

Egyptian Recipes

• Recipe of the Week
• Drinks
• Soups, Stews and Salads
• Beans and Vegetables
• Breads
• Deserts and Sweets

Main Dishes

• Beef and Lamb
• Chicken, Fowl and Eggs
• Fish

Egypt Conference & Chat

Picture of the Day

Egypt Crosswords

What's New on Tour Egypt

Calendar of Egypt Events

Travel News

Search the Egypt Site

Egypt Web/Book Search

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Master Index

Ancient Egypt

Alternative Thought

• Cross Staff and Plumbline and the Great Pyramid
• Is it a Plane
• Tempest & Exodus: The Biblical Exodus Inscribed on an Ancient Egyptian Stele
• Tunnel Vision

• A Kid in Ancient Egypt
• Ancient Egyptian Agriculture
• Ancient Egyptian Alcohol
• Ancient Egyptian Bride, the
• Ancient Egyptian Names
• Egyptian Art After the Pharaohs
• Bread in Ancient Egypt
• The Cat in Ancient Egypt
• The Charm of the Amulet
• Childbirth and Children in Ancient Egypt
• Dance and Dancers in Ancient Egypt
• To Dance in Ancient Egypt
• The Diet of the Ancient Egyptians
• Egyptian Faience
• Egyptian Society: The Peasant-Farmer
• Facial Hair (Specifically Beards) in Ancient Egypt
• Foods of the Gods: Part I - Wine in Ancient Egypt
• The Game is Afoot in Ancient Egypt!
• The Games of Ancient Egyptians
• The Gardens and Ponds of Ancient Egypt
• Getting Wasted in Ancient Egypt
• Great Hair Days in Ancient Egypt
• How the Ancient Egyptians Put Their Feet Up: Furnishings in Ancient Egypt
• Human Figures in the Art of the Amarna Period
• Humor in Ancient Egypt
• The Latest Fashions in Ancient Egypt  
• Marriage in Ancient Egypt
• Music, An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian
• Old Age in Ancient Egypt
• Party Time in Ancient Egypt
• Roman Era Funerary Portrait Painting
• Sports in Ancient Egypt
• Textiles of Ancient Egypt  
• Thanksgiving, How the Ancients Celebrated
• Two Men Named Nakht
• Welcome to the Ancient Egyptian Home
• Women in Ancient Egypt
• The World's First Melting Pot

• The Ancient Egyptian Scribe
• Ancient Words: Scribes of Egypt Revisited
• Calligraphy in Old Egypt
• The Discovery of Writing
• Hieroglyphics and its Decipherment
• Historical Papyrus
• The History of Ancient Egyptian Writing
• Learning Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Ancient Egyptian People

• Aha! Or is it King Menes?
• Ahmose I, Founder of the 18th Dynasty and the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt
• Alexander in Egypt
• Amasis, the Last Great Egyptian Pharaoh
• Amenemhet I, 1st King of the 12th Dynasty
• Amenemhet II, 3rd King of the 12th Dynasty
• Amenemhet III, 6th Ruler of 12th Dynasty
• Amenhotep I, the Second King of Egypt's 18th Dynasty
• Amenhotep II, 7th Pharaoh of Egypt's 18th Dynasty
• Amenhotep III, the Ninth King of Egypt's 18th Dynasty
• Amun-her-shepeshef, First Son of Ramesses II
• Anedjib, the 5th Ruler of Egypt's 1st Dynasty
• Apries, the 4th Ruler of Egypt's 26th Dynasty
• Ay, Successor to Tutankhamun
• Baybars al-Bunduqdari The First Great Slave Ruler of Egypt
• Cambyses II, the Persian Ruler of Egypt And His Lost Army
• Den, the 4th King of Egypt's 1st Dynasty
• Djedefre, 3rd King of Egypt's 4th Dynasty
• Djedkare, 8th Ruler of the 5th Dynasty
• Djer (Itit)
• Djet, the 3rd King of Egypt's 1st Dynasty
• Early Dynastic Kings, Part I
• Early Dynastic Kings, Part II
• Hatshepsut, Female Pharaoh of Egypt
• Herihor, A Ruler but not a King
• Horemheb, Egypt's Last King of the 18th Dynasty
• Hotepsekhemwy, the 1st King of Egypt's 2nd Dynasty
• Huni, the Last King of Egypt's Third Dynasty
• Ibn Tulun in Cairo, Egypt
• Imhotep, Doctor, Architect, High Priest, Scribe and Vizier to King Djoser
• Khaba, a Shadowy King of Egypt's Late, 3rd Dynasty
• Khaemwese, the 4th Son of Ramesses II
• Khafre, the 4th King of Egypt's 4th Dynasty
• Khufu
• Khumaraweh (Tales from Cairo, Biography of a City)
• King Catfish Also Called Narmer
• King Menkauhor, the 7th Ruler of Egypt's 5th Dynasty
• Menkaure, the Last Great Pyramid Builder On the Giza Plateau
• Mentuhotep II, First Ruler of the Middle Kingdom
• Mentuhotep III of Ancient Egypt's 11th Dynasty
• Mentuhotep IV Nebtawyre The Last King of Egypt's 11th Dynasty
• Merenptah, the 4th King of Egypt's 19th Dynasty
• Merenre, 3rd Ruler of Egypt's 6th Dynasty
• Moses in Egypt
• Al-Nasir Mohamed (Muhammad) A Mamluke Builder
• Nectanebo I, The First Ruler of Egypt's 30th and Last Native Egyptian Dynasty
• Nectanebo II, The Last Ancient Egyptian Native King
• Neferefre, A King of the Fifth Dynasty
• Queen Nefertiti
• A Critical Analysis of the Discovery Channel's Nefertiti Revealed
• Osorkon II, of Egypt's 22nd Dynasty
• Pyramid of Neferefre at Abusir
• Neferirkare Kakai
• Nekau II, of Egypt's 26th Dynasty
• Netjenkhet Djoser, the 2nd King of Egypt's 3rd Dynasty
• Ninetjer (Nynetjer): The Third King of Egypt's 2nd Dynasty
• Niuserre, the 6th Ruler of the 5th Dynasty
• Pepi I, 2nd Ruler of the 6th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt
• Pepi II, Last ruler of the 6th Dynasty and Egypt's Old Kingdom
• Pinedjem I in the Third Intermediate Period
• Piye and the 25th Dynasty
• Predynastic Kings and Religion
• Psammetikhos I of the 26th Dynasty
• King Psammetichus II (Psamtik II) of Egypt's 26th Dynasty
• Ptolemy I Soter, The First King of Ancient Egypt's Ptolemaic Dynasty
• Ptolemy II Philadelphus, The Second King of Egypt's Greek Period
• Ptolemy III Euergetes The Third King of Egypt's Ptolemaic Dynasty
• Ptolemy IV Philopator, The Fourth King of Egypt's Greek Period
• Ptolemy V Epiphanes
• Qa'a, The Last King of the First Dynasty
• The Queens of Egypt, Part I
• The Queens of Egypt - Part II
• Queens of Egypt, Part III - Cleopatra
• King Ramesses I, Founder of the 19th Dynasty
• The Queens of Ramesses II
• Ramesses II: Anatomy of a Pharaoh An Introduction
• Ramesses II: Anatomy of a Pharaoh His Family (Specifically, his Children)
• Ramesses II: Anatomy of a Pharaoh His Family (Specifically, his Women)
• Ramesses II: Anatomy of a Pharaoh The Military Leader
• Ramses the Great (Ramesses II): The Pharaoh Who Made Peace with His Enemies
• Ramesses III, Egypt's Last, Great Pharaoh
• Ramesses IV, Beginning the Empire's Collapse
• Ramesses XI, the Last New Kingdom Pharaoh
• Raneb (Nebra), The 2nd King of Egypt's 2nd Dynasty
• Sahure, Second Pharaoh of the 5th Dynasty
• Saladin (Salah al-Din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub) and his Cairo
• Sanakhte, A Mysterious King of Egypt's 3rd Dynasty
• The Scorpion King
• Who Were the Sea People
• Sekhemib/Seth-Peribsen
• King Sekhemkhet and his Pyramid at Saqqara
• Senusret I, 2nd King of the 12th Dynasty
• Senusret II, 4th King of Egypt's 12th Dynasty
• Senusret III, the 5th King of the 12th Dynasty
• Seti I
• Seti II and his Tomb (KV15) in the Valley of the Kings
• Shabaka (Shabaqo, Shebaka), Egypt's 2nd Nubian Ruler
• Shajarat (Shaggar, Shagar, Shagarat) al-Durr And her Mausoleum in Cairo
• Setnakhte, The First King of Egypt's 20th Dynasty
• King Shepseskaf and His Mysterious Tomb at Saqqara
• Sheshonq I, Founder of Egypt's 22nd Dynasty
• Siptah and his Tomb in the Valley of the Kings
• Smendes, First King of the 21st Dyn. & the Third Intermediate Period
• Smenkhkare, an Obscure Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty
• Snefru, 1st King of Egypt's 4th Dynasty
• Sobekneferu The First Certain Female King of Egypt
• The Sons (and Daughters) of Ramesses II
• Tanwetamani (Tantamani), The Last Nubian King of Egypt And the Looting of the Temple of Amun at Thebes
• Tausert, Queen and Last Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty
• Teti, First Ruler of the Sixth Dynasty
• Tutankhamun (King Tut)
• Tuthmosis I, 3rd King of Egypt's 18th Dynasty
• Tuthmosis II, Pharaoh, Hatshepsut's Husband
• Tuthmosis III
• Tuthmosis IV of the 18th Dynasty
• Unas, Last Ruler of the Fifth Dynasty
• What Disease was Akhen-Aton Suffering From
• Userkaf, First Ruler of the 5th Dynasty
• Who Killed King Tut?

• Ancient Egyptian Temple Elements Part I: Approach and Entrance
• Ancient Egyptian Temple Elements Part II: The Outer Courtyards
• Ancient Egyptian Temple Elements Part III: On the Path to the Sanctuary
• Ancient Egyptian Temple Elements Part IV: The Sanctuary and its Environs
• Ancient Egyptian Temple Elements Part V: Associated Element
• Building Materials of the Pyramids Builders
• The Columns of Ancient Egypt
• Construction in Ancient Egypt
• Construction of the Pyramids, Part I: Orientation and Layout and the Pyramid Platform
• The Ecological Context of Ancient Egyptian Predynastic Settlements
• The False Door
• The Foundation Ceremony For Ancient Egyptian Religious Buildings
• Houses and Villages of Ancient Egypt
• Lifting Material to Build the Pyramids of Egypt: Ramps and Other Lifting Devices
• The Location and Orientation of Ancient Egyptian Temples
• Private Housing at Amarna
• Restoring Egyptian Monuments

• A Brief History of Early Travelers to Egypt (Part One)
• A Brief History of Early Travelers to Egypt (Part Two)
• A Brief History of Early Travelers to Egypt (Part Three)
• Antiquity Politics and the Kamose Find
• The Artwork of Winifred Brunton
• Jean Francois Champollion: The Father of Egyptology
• The Egyptologists
• Howard Carter
• The Discovery of the Amarna Letters
• The Discovery of the Cheops' Solar Boat (Tales from the Mena House)
• Emilia Edwards: British Novelist (1831-1892)
• Giovanni Belzoni - Circus Gian and Collector of Egyptian Antiquities
• An Interview with Dr. Stephen Harvey
• Kent Weeks and the Theban Mapping Project  
• Mark Lehner, Egyptologist
• Karl (Carl) Richard Lepsius A Founder of Modern Egyptology
• Notes from Champollion
• Dr. Stephen P. Harvey, Egyptologist
• The Story of "Description of Egypt"
• Sir John Gardner Wilkinson
• William Flinders Petrie, Father of Pots

Government, Kingship and Law in Ancient Egypt

• Ancient Egyptian Government and Bureaucracy
• Ancient Egyptian Regalia
• How the Modern Egyptians Achieved Independence
• Law and Administration in Ancient Egypt  
• Law and the Legal System in Ancient Egypt
• The Nomes (Proviences) of Ancient Egypt
• Royal Titles for Kings of Egypt
• The Sed-festival Renewal of the kings Rule and Health
• The Viziers of Ancient Egypt