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EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE – GOODBYE ABAN

On the way back from the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank, near Luxor  our bus had stopped in front of the Papyrus Institute, where beautiful  images of Ancient Egypt, reproduced by local artist on papyrus, were sold. After about an … Continue reading

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EGYPTIAN INVENTIONS WE STILL USE TODAY

13 Things that Egyptians Were the First to Create Written by Laura Logan Egypt has a glorious past, it’s people descended from a civilization that was once the most intellectually and technologically advanced in the world. Because we all sometimes … Continue reading

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PAPYRUS — BEFORE WE WRITE ON IT

WHEN WE HEAR SOMEBODY MENTION ANCIENT SCROLLS THE FIRST THING THAT TO COME TO MIND IS THE GOLD TONED PAPYRUS – THE FIRST PAPER – FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD – THAT WAS USED TO RECORD HISTORY.  BUT HOW DOES IT LOOK … Continue reading

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PAPYRUS – NOT A THING OF THE PAST – IT IS STILL MADE TODAY

When I stayed at the New Memnon Hotel, on the West Bank of the Nile near Luxor, I found out that the owner of the hotel, Sayed is also the owner of the NEFERTARY PAPYRUS INSTITUTE  where still today papyrus is made.  Papyrus, is … Continue reading

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