AvarisAvaris (Egyptian: ḥw.t wꜥr.t, sometimes hut-waret; Ancient Greek: Αὔαρις, romanized: Auaris; Greek: Άβαρις, romanized: Avaris; Egyptian Arabic: اڤاريس, romanized: Avaris) was the Hyksos capital of Egypt located at the modern site of Tell el-Dab'a in the northeastern region of the Nile Delta. As the main course of the Nile migrated eastward, its position at the hub of Egypt's delta emporia made it a major capital suitable for trade.
Twenty-first Dynasty of EgyptThe Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XXI, alternatively 21st Dynasty or Dynasty 21) is usually classified as the first Dynasty of the Ancient EgyptianThird Intermediate Period, lasting from 1077 BC to 943 BC. HistoryAfter the reign of Ramesses III, a long, slow decline of royal power in Egypt followed. The pharaohs of the Twenty-first Dynasty ruled from Tanis, but were mostly active only in Lower Egypt, which they controlled.
QantirQantir (Arabic: قنتير, romanized: Qantīr) is a village in Egypt. Qantir is believed to mark what was probably the ancient site of the 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II's capital, Pi-Ramesses or Per-Ramesses ("House or Domain of Ramesses"). It is situated around 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) north of Faqous in the Sharqiyah province of the eastern Nile Delta, about 60 mi (97 km) north-east of Cairo. The Arabic name of the village contains Coptic: ⲉⲛⲧⲏⲣ, lit.'gods'.
Nineteenth Dynasty of EgyptThe Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XIX), also known as the Ramessid dynasty, is classified as the second dynasty of the Ancient EgyptianNew Kingdom period, lasting from 1292 BC to 1189 BC. The 19th Dynasty and the 20th Dynasty furthermore together constitute an era known as the Ramesside period. This dynasty was founded by VizierRamesses I, whom PharaohHoremheb chose as his successor to the throne.
Pharaohpr-ˤ3"Great house"in hieroglyphsnswt-bjt"King of Upper and Lower Egypt"in hieroglyphsThe Pharaoh was the monarch of ancient Egypt. The title came into use from the Eighteenth Dynasty onwards and was subsequently attributed to all the previous kings of Egypt. Before this Pharaoh was a term that meant more of the kings' administration.Pr (hieroglyph)House(" floor plan" )in hieroglyphsPr (𓉐Gardiner sign listed no. O1) is the hieroglyph for 'house', the floor-plan of a walled building with an open doorway. While its original pronunciation is not known with certainty, modern Egyptology assigns it the value of per, but purely on the basis of a convention specific to the discipline.
Flinders PetrieSir William Matthew Flinders PetrieFRSFBA ((1853-06-03)3 June 1853 – (1942-07-29)29 July 1942), commonly known as simply Flinders Petrie, was an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology and the preservation of artefacts. He held the first chair of Egyptology in the United Kingdom, and excavated many of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt in conjunction with his Irish-born wife, Hilda Urlin.
Ramesses IMenpehtyre Ramesses I was the founding pharaoh of ancient Egypt's 19th Dynasty. The dates for his short reign are not completely known but the timeline of late 1292–1290 BC is frequently cited as well as 1295–1294 BC.
Ramesses IIPharaoh of Egypt from 1279 to 1213 BCNebty nameGolden HorusPrenomenNomen
Ancient EgyptCradle of civilization in North AfricaAncient Egypt was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the eastern part of North Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower Egypt were united by Menes, who is believed by the majority of Egyptologists to have been the same person as Narmer.
Seti INebty nameGolden HorusPrenomenNomen
HoremhebNebty nameGolden HorusPrenomenNomen*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.