Nubian Museum A PROUD PAST PRESERVED

A PROUD PAST PRESERVED

In a graceful museum in Aswan, 'the land of gold' lives on

by Yasmine Saleh - Horus vol.24 2006

Step into the Nubia museum in Aswan and you will be transported to a time and place that no longer exist. In 2500 BC, after an era of strife, Nubia began an age of stability and prosperity. The hieroglyphics used to represent 'Nubia' in the language of the ancient Egyptians translate as 'the land of gold'. It was a fitting name ,as the region had several gold mines and abounded in this precious metal.

Mezquita de Ibn Tulun

Mezquita de Ibn Tulun da testimonio de 1200 años de historia egipcia

Por Yasser Salhin

La belleza y el esplendor de la Mezquita de Ahmed Ibn Tulun, que aparece en el billete de cinco libras  egipcias, es algo que tienes que ver para creer. Una visita fue todo lo que para mí caer en el amor con la obra maestra, que se remonta más de 1200 años y es un homenaje de pie al arte y la arquitectura islámica.

Ancient Egypt Tours and Egypt Travel Packages

By : hendytaha    Feb 08, 2012

 Mighty pyramids, magnificent shrines dedicated to the kings and gods, and the immense wealth of the pharaohs dominate our ideas of ancient Egyptian culture today. The emphasis is on official monuments and royal decrees. But what was daily life like for the subjects of the divine rulers of the land by the Nile? In what kinds of domestic conditions did people live?