PHOTO GALLERY OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF PYRAMIDS

In egypt pyramids are made of different types which suites to the condition at that particular time period.Mainly "pyramid at giza","step pyramid","bent pyramid" are all made with a particular goal.Here are some fabulous pics of varieties of pyramids-"THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS OF EGYPT " which makes egypt one of the best tourist place in the whole world.

The Great Pyramid Of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three Pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu(Cheops in Greek) over a 10 to 20-year period concluding around 2560 BCE. Initially at 146.5 metres (481 feet), the Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years. Originally, the Great Pyramid was covered by casing stones that formed a smooth outer surface; what is seen today is the underlying core structure. Some of the casing stones that once covered the structure can still be seen around the base. There have been varying scientific and alternative theories about the Great Pyramid's construction techniques. Most accepted construction hypotheses are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place.

The great pyramid is located just outside of cairo.It was built by one of the earliest kings of egypt who intendit to be the tomb,or burial place for himself.

THE BENT PYRAMID AT DASHUR

The bent pyramid is located at the south of saqqara.
The Bent Pyramids of dashur is unique for 2 reasons.The first is the angle change .There are two theories for this change .The first that the builders may ave gotten tired and wanted to reduce the volume and to finish faster.Another is that when the pyramid at the meidoem collapsed ,the architecture lost his nerve and changed the angle.
The second reason is that the bent pyramid of dashur has two entrances . 

THE STEP PYRAMID OF SAQQARA

The step pyramid of Saqqara , also known as Pyramid of Djoser, was built in 2630 BC by Imhotep. The Step pyramid of Saqqara was made for the pharaoh, Djoser and began as a normal mastaba, but was subsequently enlarged by adding one mastaba on top of another until it consisted of six terraces reaching about 60 meters high. The surface of the Pyramid of Djoser was originally encased in smooth white limestone.

THE RED PYRAMID OF DASHUR

The Red Pyramid of Dahshur is given its name because of the red stone used to build it, although, originally, the red Pyramid of Dahshur was covered in a white casing which has all gone now. The red Pyramid of Dahshur was built by the pharaoh Snefru and took about 17 years to build. The Red Pyramid of Dahshur is actually the third largest Pyramid in Egypt, and is very close to the Bent Pyramid.

SPHINX

Situated on the Giza plateau with the great pyramids, the Sphinx, with the head of a man, a body of a lion, is there to protect the pyramids. The Sphinx is now under major restoration after centuries of erosion by sand wind and rain, even Napoleon had his share when his troops used it for target practice during their occupation of Egypt, and hence  they blew the nose off. The statue of the great sphinx is said to have the head of the pharaoh Kahfre

BEAUTIFUL SMALL PYRAMIDS IN EGYPT

OTHER ANCIENT CONSTRUCTIONS FOUND IN SAQQARA AND DASHUR

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THE MUMMIFICATION PROCESS

The ancient Egyptians are famous for making
mummies. But it took them centuries to figure
out the best ways to preserve their dead.
Their techniques were so good that we still
find Egyptian mummies today! Embalmers
performed the mummification process. It was
complex, took many days, and always began
the same way…with a corpse!

Step 1: Wash the body with palm wine and water from the Nile River.
Step 2: Make an incision on the left-side of the abdomen.
Step 3: Remove the lungs, stomach, liver and intestines through the incision.
Step 4: Push a brain hook up into the left nostril and jiggle it around to
liquify the brain.
Step 5: Turn the body over and allow the brain to flow out through the
nostrils and into a bowl.
Step 6: Place the preserved liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines in
canopic jars.

Step 7: Bury the body in a kind of salt called
natron to dry it out.
Step 8: After 40 days, remove the natron. The
body will be darker and much thinner.
Step 9: Wash the body and stuff the cavity
with resin-soaked linen.
Step 10: Call the make-up artist to apply makeup
to the face. He might want to fit
the deceased with a wig.
Step 11: Rub the body in scented oil.
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Step 12: Brush the body in melted pine resin (sap) to seal it.
Step 13: Place a golden plate with a Wadjet eye (the eye of Horus)
over the incision.
Step 14: Waft incense to purify the air.
Step 15: Wrap the body in linen.
Step 16: Insert amulets (charms) in-between the layers of linens.
Step 17: Place a vulture amulet at the throat of the deceased.
Step 18: Place a special amulet called a heart scarab
over the heart.
Step 19: Place a mask over the face of the deceased.
Step 20: Label the deceased with their name.
Step 21: Place the mummy in a sarcophagus.
Step 22: Place the sarcophagus in a tomb.





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WORD SIGNS IN EGYPTIAN LITERATURE

A kind of egyptian hieroglyph is called a "word-sign".A word-sign is a picture that stands for a whole word.Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs were
complex.
The ancient Egyptians had a solution for
that problem. They used something called
determinatives. A determinative is a
picture that tells the reader that the idea
being expressed is abstract or very hard to
show with just a picture.

                                            

TYPES OF PYRAMIDS

STEP PYRAMID

BENT PYRAMID

         

GREAT PYRAMID

                 

Ancient Egyptian Maths

The ancient Egyptians had hieroglyphs to
represent letter sounds, whole words, parts
of words, and even complex ideas. They
also had symbols to represent numerals.
The ancient Egyptians had to be pretty good
at math too! Think of all those pyramids,
tombs, sphinxes, massive statues, and palaces
that they were famous for building. You can’t
make any of that stuff without mathematics.
You also need math to trade goods and
measure the land for planting crops.
Look at the symbols above to see how the
ancient Egyptians wrote their numerals.

Take a guess at what the numeral below and on the
left is. Hint! Read the numeral from left to
right. The larger numbers always come first.

Let’s try another one. Use the chart on this
page to help you figure out the number to
the left:
Look at each symbol carefully. What amount
does each one represent? Look at the value of
each symbol underneath of it to help you read
this numeral. The numeral is 1,113.

Here are some symbols which represents a numerical values.They are given below;

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Egyptian Pharaohs

Symbols of Pharaohs

Ancient Egyptian pharaohs used many things to symbolize their power and leadership.
Think of the nemes crown that looks like a lion’s mane. The lion is strong and powerful.
He is often called the king of the jungle! The uraeus features a venomous cobra about
to strike! The crook, a tool of shepherds, shows that the pharaoh leads and protects his
people. Moreover, the flail symbolizes the pharaoh’s role as the provider of food for his
people.

Symbols of Presidents

Pharaohs are not the only leaders that are closely
associated with symbols. This is the seal of the President
of the United States. What things do you see here? What
might they symbolize?

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What the Pharaoh Wore

Egyptian pharaohs wore
ceremonial clothes. Many of
the things that they wore or
carried were symbols of their
power and position in Egyptian
society. Look carefully at the
pharaoh that is pictured above
then Think Inside of the Box!
Let’s start with the head of the
pharaoh! The pharaoh is wearing
a nemes crown. The Nemes is
a striped head cloth that covers
the entire back of the head
and neck.

Some Egyptologists think that it is meant to look a little like a lion’s
mane. Whenever you see a pharaoh shown as a sphinx, they will be
wearing this crown.
Do you see that tiny cobra on top of the nemes crown? It is called a
uraeus. The uraeus is an upright cobra. It means that the pharaoh is
ready to strike at his enemies with venom at any time. The uraeus is
the symbol of the ancient Egyptian goddess Wadjet.
Have you ever noticed that pharaohs always have a beard? This is
called a false beard. In real-life, most Egyptian men were cleanshaven,
but pharaohs, even the female ones, wore fake beards.
Usually the beards were plaited like a big braid. No one is really
sure why the ancient Egyptian pharaohs did this, but it somehow
connected the pharaoh to the gods.
Do you see the brown object that the pharaoh is holding? That is
called a flail. The flail is a tool that helps to separate grains from
their husks. The flail symbolizes the pharaoh as the person who
provided food for his people.
What do an ancient Egyptian pharaoh and Little Bo Peep
have in common? That striped object with the pharaoh is
called a crook. A crook was a tool used by shepherds to
help gather and move their flocks of sheep. It’s Time to
Think Inside of the Box!