He was a minor king, yet Tutankhamun’s tomb might have been the most richly stocked of all in ancient Egypt. Now research is ...

The original Karnak King List is on display at the Louvre Museum. It was transferred to Paris in 1843. The list, comprising the names of 61 ancient Egyptian kings, was composed during the reign of ...

A new king has been added to the long list of ancient pharaohs, the Egyptian Minister of State for Antiquities, Mohamed Ibrahim, announced this week.

They conquered the Nile Delta area known as Lower Egypt, ... Turin King List. The Turin King List, compiled by the famous 19th Dynasty King Ramesses II, only chronicles four Abydos rulers.

Fragments of the name appeared on one list of Egyptian kings and queens, but no other trace of Senebkay had been found until now, said Ali Asfar, head of antiquities for the Egyptian government.

As if we weren’t excited enough for the long-delayed full unveiling of Giza’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in July, the institution has just announced that it has received another 163 artifacts ...

The term — meaning "great house" in ancient Egyptian — likely only came into use much later and referred to monarchs from the 18th dynasty (circa 1550 to 1295 B.C.) onward, he said.

Here’s a reading list that might help us place the current upheaval in historical, political, and cultural context. “Egypt on the Brink: From Nasser to Mubarak,” by Tarek Osman ...