Amun

King Psusennes I, the Silver Pharaoh

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 - 11:26 GMT

The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir houses distinctive belongings of ancient Egyptian pharaohs and kings, including a ring of King Psusennes I.

Discovery of sarcophagus of high-ranking statesman during reign of Ramses II in Saqqara

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 - 11:19 GMT

The Egyptian archaeological mission, headed by Ola el-Egeizy, succeeded in discovering a pink granite sarcophagus for Ptah-M-Wia.

Statue of ancient Egyptian deity Amun fetches £32K at Christie’s

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 - 11:27 GMT

The statue spans back to the third Intermediate Period, around 1069-664 BC.

Meet Masaharti, army general & high priest of Amun in Thebes

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 - 11:42 GMT

His mummy was discovered by the French Egyptologist Maspero in 1881.

13 huge artifacts transferred from Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to Grand Egyptian Museum

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 - 11:39 GMT

All the artifacts were documented before the transfer process and a detailed status report was prepared for each piece.

Rare plaque, 4-meter-deep furnace & a house dating back to the Roman era discovered in Luxor

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 - 10:53 GMT

On February 24, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri announced the discovery from Luxor Temple.

Egyptian-French archaeological mission discovers warship from Ptolemaic era, remains of Greek funerary area dating back to 4th century BC

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 - 12:51 GMT

The Egyptian-French archaeological mission of the European Institute for Underwater Archeology (IEASM), discovered the wreck of a warship from the Ptolemaic period.

Learn about latest excavation, restoration work at Temples of Karnak

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 - 02:32 GMT

The Supreme Committee of the Egyptian French Center for the Study of the Temples of Karnak in Luxor has concluded its meetings to examine the works that have been accomplished during the 2020/2021 season at the temples.

In 2020: Sun illuminates Holy of Holies Shrine in Karnak Temple on Dec. 22

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 - 01:09 GMT

It occurs on December 21 of every year except for this year, when the time of occurrence of the phenomenon changes to December 22.

US ambassador to Egypt: US committed to preserving Egypt's cultural heritage

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 - 12:25 GMT

Thomas Goldberger stated that the United States is committed to its partnership with the Ministry of Antiquities to preserve Egypt's cultural heritage.

Amun priest, table writer tombs restoration costs LE 16 M

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 - 12:16 GMT

The secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities attended the opening of the tombs of the fourth priest of Amun and the table writer from the 19th and 20th dynasties.

Exclusive picture from inside newly discovered tomb in Luxor

Wed, 06 Dec 2017 - 10:00 GMT

An exclusive picture from inside the newly discovered tomb of Amun-Re’s goldsmith in Luxor, which has yet open to the public on Saturday.

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