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Heliopolis (ancient Egypt)
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Heliopolis was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the Heliopolite or 13th Nome of Lower Egypt and a major religious centre. Its site is within the boundaries of Ain Shams and El Mata
Al-Masalla obelisk, the largest surviving monument from Heliopolis, pictured in 2001.
Al-Masalla obelisk, the largest surviving monument from Heliopolis, pictured in 2001.
Model of a Votive Temple Gateway at Heliopolis, Dynasty XIX
Model of a Votive Temple Gateway at Heliopolis, Dynasty XIX
The Battle of Heliopolis by Léon Cogniet. The Battle of Heliopolis took place during Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1800
The Battle of Heliopolis by Léon Cogniet. The Battle of Heliopolis took place during Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1800
Excavations by Ernesto Schiaparelli at Heliopolis, area of the temenos and surroundings, 1903-1906.
Excavations by Ernesto Schiaparelli at Heliopolis, area of the temenos and surroundings, 1903-1906.
Ra
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Ra or Re was the ancient Egyptian deity of the Sun. By the Fifth Dynasty, in the 25th and 24th centuries BC, Ra had become one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian religion, identified prima
Heliopolis (ancient Egypt)
…Cairo. Most information about the ancient city comes from surviving records. A major surviving remnant of Heliopolis is the obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum erected by Senusret I of the Twelfth Dynasty. It remains in its original position (now in el-Masalla, El Matareya). The 21 m (69 ft) high red…
Jewelry of Ra as a falcon with spread wings, adorned with the sun-disk and holding the ankh, the hieroglyphic symbol of life
Jewelry of Ra as a falcon with spread wings, adorned with the sun-disk and holding the ankh, the hieroglyphic symbol of life
Inlay depicting the squatting Ra with the sun-disk placed atop his falcon head
Inlay depicting the squatting Ra with the sun-disk placed atop his falcon head
Ra in his ram-headed form traveling through the underworld in his solar barque on the subterrestrial Nile, from the copy of the Book of Gates in the t
Ra in his ram-headed form traveling through the underworld in his solar barque on the subterrestrial Nile, from the copy of the Book of Gates in the tomb of Ramses I (KV16)
Ra and Imentet from the tomb of Nefertari, 13th century BC
Ra and Imentet from the tomb of Nefertari, 13th century BC