Thursday 20 January 2011

The greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt

King Djoser (2780-2761 BC)

 King Djoser founder of the third family has inherited power through his mother (Ni Maat Jet), wife of the King (Kha These kings) the last king of the Second Dynasty. Has seen the art of architecture in his time jumps dramatically after the use of limestone in construction on a large scale by architect genius (Iimanb) built the Step Pyramid at Saqqara of attachments (graves - and galleries - and buildings) surrounded by a huge wall of limestone for the funeral of the king set a length of 545 m, has been decorated with the architectural elements decorative floral elements

In his life occurred during the famine continued for seven years was clear on its effects, which left her and is now displayed at the Museum (Iimanb) at Saqqara. and see the famous statue in the Egyptian Museum on the conclusion reached by an Egyptian art of sculpture in the advanced stages.

He is represented by a statue, sitting on the throne Mmelthv long robe and head scarf on his head and beard, face under the famous king, which represents Agency after the death of colored limestone, the first life-sized statue. There is now a version of it in the basement, which was found on the original statue
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King Khufu (2656 - 2633 BC)

Khufu was the son of the king of Bent is the founder of the Fourth Dynasty kings and the owner of the second Great Pyramid at Giza, which immortalized his name through history and has become one of the seven wonders of the world and a height of 146 m 230 m square base and contains around 2300000 one million stone and was built in twenty years. It demonstrates the great skill that had scientists and engineers as well as what we have reached Egypt's administrative organization was found next to the pyramid on the two vehicles Jnaizatin out of five, one was now in the museum complex to the south of Khufu's pyramid. Was found in the names of the king in the south of the country in the Western Sahara and North Toshka as well as in Byblos in Lebanon





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King Khafre (2625-2600 BC)

King Khafre, the second son of King Khufu after his brother (blasphemed Ra) is the fourth king of the family of four. It is the first to use the title (quick) any son of the god Ra the sun god. He has built his pyramid beside the pyramid of his father in Giza after completing construction of the pyramid of his father, a height of 142 m, which follows the pyramid of Cheops in terms of magnitude and extension tags, like all pyramids, the Temple of Funerary the eastern side of the pyramid and then Falling through the valley temple linked by on the shore of the Nile, which indicate statues found in the temple of the valley, now in the Egyptian Museum on the art of sculpture was promoted not seen much of the country is made of stone Aldjurajt. Attributed to him - well - a statue of the Great Sphinx at Giza in the form of a dead lion with a human being as a symbol of strength and wisdom

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King Menkaure (2594 - 2566 BC)

 The seventh king of the Fourth Dynasty and the son of King Khafre and pyramid III at Giza, up in 1962 and the base of 108.5 square meters, has ruled Egypt for a long time almost thirty years have not been able to finish the construction work for his funerary statues were found his collection now on display in the Egyptian Museum, of black basalt and schist represents among the various regions of Egypt and the gods Hathor, the four groups reflect on the skill and magnificence of Egyptian artists in that period. Has been found inside the pyramid on the coffin of basalt in the sinking ship off the coast of Spain






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King Mentuhotep II (2133 - 2082 BC)

A members of the territory of a good contemporary of the kings of the family X in the Akhbar newspaper, which led the war against them and subjected the whole country to his rule and founded the Eleventh Dynasty and the beginning of the Middle Kingdom and returned to Egypt and the unity and strength and has established the second unit between the two parts of the country and returned Egypt to its strong position and established himself temple Mortuary mainland west of Luxor, which inspired it (the death of Sunan) engineer funerary temple of Hatshepsut Deir el-Bahari to the north of the temple. has a statue of the Egyptian Museum of sandstone represents deity seated on a throne wearing a crown the northern Red after his victory over the North was sentenced to nearly 51 years


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Queen Hatshepsut (1490 - 1469 BC)

 Queen Hatshepsut was the daughter of King Thutmose I, his wife Queen Ahmose. She married her brother, "Thutmose II" from the wife of the King, "Thutmose I" secondary, but did not exceed his property for five years and has had a small child by the wife of other minor and had been agreed with the priests of Amun to ascend this son the throne after his death and decided his inauguration before his death, the heir to the throne, which called on Queen Hatshepsut's consent to marriage of a child even gain legitimacy to sit on the throne

 Able to Queen to take over the affairs of the country and be her opinion, the first in Egypt and declared it her sacred right to the throne of Egypt and adopted the priests of Amun, to strengthen its influence and independence rule and issued a prophecy as the daughter of the god "Amun Ra" born to her mother "Ahmose", while embodying the form of her father, Thutmose I

Sentenced Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt about 21 years, characterized by its age in peace and achievements of great architectural represented in the temple Deir el-Bahari mainland west of Luxor, and the part added to the temple, "Amun Ra" in Luxor, and recorded the governors, the gods have of her mother on the walls of the Temple of Bahari with the account of the journey the Egyptian fleet of the country, "Pont" And parts and transfer Mslten from Aswan to the shortest on the back of large boats

 It was her first two cemeteries used by her husband, Thutmose II after his death in the Valley of the Kings and the other behind the temple at Deir el Bahari. Over the life of Queen Hatshepsut suddenly after reaching the "Thutmose III" twenty-ninth and the destruction of all statues and their effects Mozifaa

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 King Thutmose III (1468 - 1436 BC. m

Sixth king of the Eighteenth Dynasty, he married Hatshepsut girl his aunt and he was eight years old, Atlia throne together and were partners in governance, four years after independence Hatshepsut governance and excluded him from power but he returned to power after 21 years of its judges Hatshepsut, ruler alone on the throne of Egypt after disposal. after independence by Egypt, which about 34 thirty-four years has achieved the victories have not achieved the king before him or after him and reached his wars to 17 seventeen war against the enemies of Egypt and was able to extend the borders of Egypt to the north of Syria and southern Sudan, including Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt and part of Libya Sudan and became a great Ambrtora. He was a man of war and peace. The log book and all its history and historians are Hulyath war of the most important military records in the history of Pharaonic Egypt

Prices are to be the first to enter the chicken, pomegranates and many plants unique to Egypt from that country. Was also wise, where he was sending the children of the rulers of that country to Egypt to receive education and concepts of Egyptian civilization and culture to them, and when they return to rule the country became saturated with Egyptian civilization, and loyalty to Egypt at agentur replace their parents to ensure their loyalty to Egypt. The most important qualities of justice and constitution-making your succinct and leave a great construction works in the temples of Karnak and the Valley of the Kings tomb witness to the greatness of its history

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King Amenhotep III (1397 - 1360 BC)

 The king was "Amenhotep III" ninth kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty had inherited a great empire sprawling in the north and the south and work to preserve what their ancestors accomplished. King Amenhotep lived his life to the welfare and secure peace and helped to promote the arts and artists of creativity in architecture, sculpture, drawings and illustrated by the architectural masterpieces in the temples of Luxor and Karnak and the tombs of kings and queens and nobles, containing masterpieces of Egyptian art. He chose his wife is a girl priests called "T" has appeared in many of the statues beside her and guide the same size as King over his love for her. The king died on his fifty years of age, leaving us signs indicating what we have reached Egypt from civilized promoted, especially in architecture and the arts, such as: the Temple of Luxor, and the remains of his temple on the mainland west of the shorter of Memnon at altitudes of 20 meters each

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King Akhenaten "Amenhotep IV" (1390-1349 BC)

One of the kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty (New Kingdom), the son of Amenhotep III and Queen "T" and was a philosopher seeks truth and honesty and was sensitive to highly intelligent, relevant opinion Odhu the same net

Known since childhood influence and power of the priests of Amun-Re in Luxor, and he followed the efforts of their fathers and forefathers in the reduction of their influence did not succeed, therefore, since taking office to work on their competition and the reduction of their powers and suspend the doctrine of the Sun "Ra" god of Heliopolis and after a club thinking and a new doctrine proclaims that the sun god is not the disk of the sun, but the underlying strength and called this god "Aten" and called on the people of Egypt to worship this idol new and the abolition of the rest of the gods

He saw in this new God "furnace" is the creator of all human beings in all the world and is the creator of all animals and birds and everything is worthy of worship for anything else, which impacts upon the priests of the rest of Egyptian gods and conspired to kill him in Thebes Luxor the capital of Egypt, making him the abandoned and built capital new name "Aten sister" meaning "the horizon of Aten" to be the new home of the god Aten, about 300 kilometers north of Luxor Akhenaten and declared war on the rest of the gods and the priests in Egypt. Priests considered an infidel and a slave to the gods of Egypt pays a clash between Akhenaten and the rest of the priests of the gods ended this conflict broke "the roar of a sister" and his call for the elimination of monotheism

The rule of Egypt seventeen 17-year-old, and married the beautiful Queen Nefertiti and pictures in many of the inscriptions with his family. The Nasheed "Akhenaten," which he described the god Aten, the first document of human calls monotheism of one God and his death was the destruction of all its fixed tombs, temples, palaces and tarnished all its set of tombs and temples by the priests of Amun in Luxor and ending the period of the most difficult periods of Egyptian civilization

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King Tutankhamun 1348 - 1338 BC. m:

 King (Tutankhamun) the son of the king (Akhenaten), the twelfth king of the Eighteenth Dynasty - the modern state has been married to the daughter of his father Akhenaten and name (Ankh MSN Amun) was relating to the religion of his father (Akhenaten), who advocated monotheism of the god "Aten

Went to Thebes Luxor after ascending the throne, and after the destruction of (sister of Aten) the religious capital of Akhenaten and changed his name from (the roar of Tutankhamun), which is his first name to be (Tutankhamun) has ruled Egypt for almost ten years. Has ascended the throne of a small 9 years of age, was assassinated at age 19 the nineteenth, not giving him much to accomplish any of the previous achievements of the Pharaohs

 When his death was not started in the preparation of his tomb in the property and use the Valley of the Kings tomb of the priests was a small one devoted to the princes of the house owner, carrying No. 64 Valley of the Kings

Had been found on his tomb by Howard Carter after England Search continues 7 years and found them on about 4650 artifacts, full now before the Egyptian Museum the most beautiful ever throne and gold mask and coffin and carriages of war and other unique effects, which are the extent to which the kings of Egypt's wealth

 Was to uncover the tomb in 1922 in the impact of the world's attention to the ancient Egyptian civilization and their concern to this day

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King "Ramses II" (1290-1223 BC)

 Third king of the Nineteenth Dynasty - the modern state. One of the most famous kings of Egypt's Pharaohs, the son of King Seti I ruled Egypt nearly 67 years and died at the age of ninety-three years

Witnessed many wars days against the enemies of Egypt and was the most important battles in the (Cadiz) strongholds in Syria and held its first peace treaty in history with the king (Heta), scored on the walls of temples, which filed for the same temples of Karnak and Luxor

Also witnessed his prolonged greatest Pharaonic architectural construction at all, added to the Luxor Temple edifice and open courtyard sculptures and the great Mslath

 As well as complete what he began his father Seti at Karnak in the hall the great pillars of Karnak and the edifice, the second and the establishment of many temples in Egypt to worship Him as God during his life, such as: temples of Abu Simbel , And Kalabsha, and Sbuap, and other temples and prepared for his tomb in the Valley of Queens is considered the greatest royal tomb for the queen, a Queen "Nefertiti." And prepared to the same tomb in the Valley of the Kings with a length of 170 meters as well as the children prepared a huge grave containing the now nearly 99 burial chamber especially his children's 162 boys and girls were his wives formalities about eight the courtesans around 95 Ninety-secondary wife. And established himself north of the capital of the country called the name "the righteousness of Ramses" Ramses any house in the East

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King Ramses III (1192-1160 BC)

The last king of Egypt's great kings of the family, the second twenty-fought three wars against the peoples of the sea and the Libyans and the shores of Palestine and the Delta. Established on the mainland west of Luxor temple famous in the city of Habu one of the most beautiful temples of Egypt and scored all his victories over the enemy as recorded celebrations of religious holidays may be similar to his predecessor, the great King Ramses II in writing and representation on the walls of temples represent fighting enemies on the vehicle of war. During the reign of about 32 thirty-two years, Egypt witnessed progress in the Egyptian civilization in all fields, but that happened in the late reign of corruption in the administrative apparatus of the state and city workers disorders and the occurrence of attempts to assassinate the king in the era of his wives

 

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