Jigsaw Fun: Help Put This Sarcophagus Back Together!

by Children's Author -
Egyptian Sarcophagus puzzle


The Zet Mystery Cases #1-4 by your host (that's me) Scott Peters!

Mystery of the Egyptian Scroll by Scott Peters Mystery of the Egyptian Amulet by Scott Peters Mystery of the Egyptian Temple by Scott Peters Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy by Scott Peters
Click a cover to purchase from your favorite bookstore.
Or borrow the eBooks from your public library by visiting your Overdrive account.

Trending Now

101 Egyptian MUMMY Facts (The ULTIMATE Amazing Guide!)

by Children's Author -
Image
THE BIGGEST, BEST LIST OF MUMMY FACTS ANYWHERE ONLINE. We've put together 101 interesting, cool, shocking and educational facts about Mummies. Prepare to be chilled and amazed!
1. What is a Mummy?A mummy is a person or animal's body that has been preserved after death using a technique called mummification. Ancient Egyptians perfected the art of mummification over centuries. They developed a method for drying and wrapping a body in linen strips that made it last for thousands of years.
2. When did Ancient Egyptians start making mummies? Egyptians started making mummies around 3400BC.
3. When did Egyptians get better at making mummies? In 2600BC ancient Egyptians finally figured out that if they removed the body's internal organs before wrapping a person up, their body would last instead of rot.
4. What happened next? Egyptians went a step further. They dried the bodies out completely for 40 days before wrapping!

TRY: 22 Hilarious Mummy Jokes > 5. Who made mummies first? The…
Read more

FACTS: 42 Facts About CLEOPATRA

by Children's Author -
Image
Amazing mysteries surround the timeline of Cleopatra's life and death, and some massive scandals, too. Read on to learn more!

How Much Do You Know About Cleopatra? Everyone has heard about Egypt's famous queen and pharaoh, Cleopatra, but this post might just amaze you. Test your knowledge and prepare to be stunned by this huge collection of fun facts about Queen Cleopatra VII!
1. Birth and death of a memorable queen: Cleopatra VII was born 69 BC and committed suicide on August 30, 30 BC.
2. Parents may have been half-sister/brother Her father was Pharaoh Ptolemy XII. Her mother was probably Cleopatra V Tryphaena. Some say the couple was related by more than marriage. (Shout out to Nick Lagrega for his help.)

3. Name means "she who comes from a glorious father." Cleopatra's name, pictured in hieroglyphics, is a combination of two Greek words, κλέος (kleos) "glory" and πατήρ (pater) "father”. Her full name was Cleopatra VII Philopator.

4. Not the first C…
Read more

Hieroglyphics Chart (Print, Share, Embed)

by Children's Author -
Image
Do you need a hieroglyphics chart to help with your homework projects, for school classroom activities, to accompany a worksheet, or to decode hieroglyphics words and phrases? I've put together this handy table. It translates the English alphabet letters into their hieroglyphic equivalent.

Please feel free to print, share or embed this infographic for personal or educational use.

PRINT HIEROGLYPHICS CHART    ➤ 


Share this Image On Your Site<p> <strong>Please include attribution to egyptabout.com with this graphic.</strong><br /><br /><a href='https://www.egyptabout.com/2016/12/hieroglyphics-chart.html'><img src='https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6yyjdvulF9I/WEvAqnCpwPI/AAAAAAAAMAU/cJ37taQsHbAndCS8mc5-YT-c--XX6pDcgCK4B/s1600/Scott%2527s-hieroglyphics-chart-min.jpg' alt='Hieroglyphics Chart by Scott Peters' 540px border='0' /></a></p>
Just for you: MORE EMBEDDABLE RESOURCES: Timeline (get now) ➤
Maps (get…
Read more

10 Things You Find Inside an Egyptian Tomb

by Children's Author -
Image
Have you ever wondered what explorers found when they opened up an Egyptian tomb? Read on and you will be amazed, puzzled, and awestruck by the objects and artifacts they uncovered.
1. A mummy in a sarcophagus or burial coffin. Early explorers must have been amazed to find preserved humans that were thousands of years old! Many unwound the bandages without regard for the damage that would cause. They found people whose faces were still recognizable, and some mummies even still had hair. (Click here for a huge treasure trove of mummy facts!)
2. Four canopic jars containing the organs of the deceased. The mummy's organs were removed and placed in fancy jars. Each one had a unique head: a baboon, jackal, falcon, human. The heads represented powerful deities that protected the organs from harm. 3. Magic Egyptian amulets in the mummy's wrappings.  These amulets were in the shape of scarab beetles or totems like the djed pillar. They could also contain messages and magic spells to ward o…
Read more

FACTS: 10 Facts About King NARMER

by Children's Author -
Image
The King known as Pharaoh Narmer Exact details about King Narmer are sometimesvague and lost or confused in the mists of time.

Here are ten facts that we know right now:
1. King Narmer (First Dynasty, c. 3150 BCE) reigned during the Early Dynastic Period. Narmer may also be the same person as Menes. Menes may simply be Narmer's honorific title. Menes means "He who endures."
Read more

Scarab Meaning | Scarab Amulet Symbols

by Children's Author -
Image
Why were scarab amulets important to ancient Egyptians?

Scarab beetles symbolized eternal life and rebirth. Because of this, scarab beetles held great religious power. Why? If you could be reborn, it meant you could live for all eternity, which was a pretty good deal. In Egyptian mythology, a scarab-headed god called Kephri was responsible for rolling the sun across the sky all day, then pushing it over the edge of the horizon to its death every night. The next morning Kephri would rebirth the sun by rolling it back up into the sky from the opposite horizon. How did the scarab beetle earn such an amazing myth? Ancient Egyptians saw the 'magical' way beetles produce offspring, which you can read more about below. From this, they decided that beetles embodied the cycle of creation.

Scarab amulets would lend the sacred beetle's power to the wearer. They offered a person magical protection against the dangers of this world, as well as those of the next.

By design, scarab amule…
Read more

10 Ancient Sayings That Are More Relevant Than Ever

by Children's Author -
Image
We searched around and discovered 10 really old Egyptian proverbs. 

These ancient Egyptian sayings were carved on temples, stelae and tomb walls thousands of years ago. Amazingly, to us the advice still sounds pretty useful today. Read on and see if you agree.


The language is a little fancy, but if you think about them a moment, they start to make sense. Give it a try. What do you think these proverbs mean?
• ① •

Empty not your soul to everybody and do not diminish thereby your importance.

• ② •

The nut doesn't reveal the tree it contains.

• ③ •

The seed cannot sprout upwards without simultaneously sending roots into the ground.

• ④ •

A house has the character of the person who lives in it.

• ⑤ •

A pupil may show you by his own efforts how much he deserves to learn from you.

• ⑥ •

Social good is what brings peace to family and society.

• ⑦ •

Knowledge is not necessarily wisdom.

• ⑧ •

Each truth you learn will be, for you, as new as if it had never been written.

• ⑨ •

Listen to your conviction…
Read more

10 Fun Facts About Ancient Egyptian Wigs

by Children's Author -
Image
Ancient Egyptian Wigs We put together this list of 10 facts to answer your most pressing questions about these amazing historical artifacts. 

Whether you're a kid, teacher, homeschooler, a student looking for homework help, a hairdresser, or just a curious fact-lover, we think you'll find this information fascinating! 
Let's start off with the basics.
1. What were Egyptian wigs made of?
The nicest wigs were made from human hair. These were also the most expensive. An accounts list from the town of Kahun put hair’s value in the same category as gold.

For the middle class, particularly those who couldn’t afford wigs made completely out of human hair, they would purchase a blended wig, which was constructed of part human hair, part vegetable fibers.

Wigs could also be made of sheep’s wool.

The absolute cheapest wigs were made out of 100% vegetable fibers.
2. Who could wear wigs, and who couldn’t?
Wigs were part of daily life in ancient Egypt. Both men and women could wear w…
Read more