Egyptology
Ancient Nile studies
Egyptology is the academic study of ancient Egypt—its language, history, literature, religion, art, and architecture.
The field emerged in the nineteenth century following Napoleon's Egyptian campaign and the decipherment of hieroglyphics.
An Egyptologist might excavate tombs, translate papyri, or analyze mummies: She's pursuing a doctorate in Egyptology.
Oval framing royal hieroglyphs
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- Rosetta StoneDecree in three scripts
- demoticOf common folk
- hieraticRelating to priests
scribe · glyph · pictograph · determinative · decipherment · translation · papyrus · ideogram
Preserving dead bodies chemically
- natronHydrated sodium carbonate mineral
- linenFlax-derived textile
- canopicOf burial jars
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
sarcophagus · preservation · desiccation · amulet · bandage · necropolis · funerary · ba
Act of unearthing
- digUnearth by shoveling
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- antiquitiesHistorical objects from ages past
site · expedition · survey · stratigraphy · potsherd · ceramics · conservation · restoration
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- NileAfrica's longest river
- ThebesAncient city, two locations
- MemphisTennessee city, ancient Egyptian capital
Old Kingdom · Middle Kingdom · Akhenaten · Nefertiti · Tutankhamun · Ramesses · Cleopatra · Ptolemaic
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Oval framing royal hieroglyphs
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- Rosetta StoneDecree in three scripts
- demoticOf common folk
hieratic · scribe · glyph · pictograph · determinative · decipherment · translation · papyrus · ideogram · logogram
embalming
Preserving dead bodies chemically
afterlife · sarcophagus · preservation · desiccation · amulet · bandage · necropolis · funerary · ba · mortuary
excavation
Act of unearthing
antiquities · site · expedition · survey · stratigraphy · potsherd · ceramics · conservation · restoration · context
pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian ruler
Memphis · Old Kingdom · Middle Kingdom · Akhenaten · Nefertiti · Tutankhamun · Ramesses · Cleopatra · Ptolemaic · Hatshepsut
Giza
Egyptian necropolis plateau
- KhufuEgyptian king, largest pyramid
- SphinxMythic creature posing puzzles
- ImhotepDeified ancient Egyptian polymath
chamber · granite · limestone · capstone · alignment · causeway · corbelling · ramp · surveying
Osiris
Egyptian afterlife deity
Anubis · Thoth · Ra · Amun · Hathor · pantheon · temple · offering · ritual · priest
- African studiesAfrican history, African culture, African languages, African literature, African art
- Orientalismodalisque, orientalism, snake charmer, harems, Turkish bath
- Egypt educationpharaohs, pyramids, mummies, hieroglyphs, Nile
- Victorian Egyptpyramids, Sphinx, Nile, Cairo, Luxor
- classicsHomer, Iliad, the Iliad, Odyssey, the Odyssey
- GizaGreat Pyramid, Sphinx, Great Sphinx, Khufu, necropolis
Egyptologyfuturology
Study of coming times
current affairs · modern history · contemporary history · futurism