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The Ankh was, for the ancient Egyptians, the symbol (the actual Hieroglyphic sign) of life but it is an enduring icon that remains with us even today as a Christian cross. www.touregypt.net/ Many researchers into the UFO enigma tend to overlook a very important fact. While it assumed that most flying saucers are of alien, or perhaps Governmental Military origin, another possible origin of UFOs is ancient India and Atlantis. www.crystalinks.com/ A complete overview of the religion, history, mythology and culture of Ancient Egypt. Covers over 60 gods and goddesses, temple life, priesthood, rituals, festivals, symbols, and myths. Also egyptian culture and history, especially that of women. www.philae.nu/ The boat is docked and waiting to take you on your journey to explore the realm known as Ancient Egypt or Kemet (KMT) as it was known to the Egyptians themselves. showcase.netins.net/ Explore more than 3.000 years of Ancient Egyptian history, from the end of prehistory at around 3.000 BC to the closing of the last Egyptian temple in 535/537 AD. www.ancient-egypt.org/ Beetles as Religious Symbols Cultural Entomology exposes how insects play a major role in almost every aspect of human culture. Discover just how long insects have influenced the humanities. www.insects.org/ This small dictionary is not very comprehensive. It is more a kind of phrase book than a dictionary. www.jimloy.com/ Egyptian art is rich in symbols related to royalty and its religious beliefs. By learning to read these symbols, one can gain a better understanding and appreciation of Egyptian art. www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/egcgov5e.html Egyptian Symbols - An illustrated glossary - about.com Click on a thumbnail to view a larger picture and the uses and meaning of the symbol. altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/blegyptiansymbols.htm Egyptian Symbols for the Metals From Lepsius, Metals in Egyptian Inscriptions, 1860. www.levity.com/alchemy/egyptian_symbols.html Egyptian Symbols to Phoenician Alphabet Proto-Canaanite, also known as Proto-Sinaitic, was the first consonantal alphabet. Even a quick and cursory glance at its inventory of signs makes it very apparent of this script's Egyptian origin. www.geocities.com/ctesibos/alphabet/gpt2pnc.html Fruit of the Nile The Egyptian culture was rich in symbolism. Symbols were used for religious and magickal purposes by both the living and the dead. www.fruitofthenile.com/symbols.htm Galleries of EgyptArt Paintings, photographs and sculptures, valuable information about Ancient Egypt. www.egyptartsite.com/ Gallery of Egyptian Mysteries Thoth - the Ibis-Headed, Thoth - the Dog-Headed, Isis - Queen of Heaven, The Egyptian Madonna, Osiris - King of the Underworld, The Winged Globe of Egypt, The Royal Egyptian Scarab, The Uraeus, An Egyptian Phoenix, The Sacred Bull or Apis, The Crux Ansata (the Ankh), A Vertical Section of the Great Pyramid. www.prs.org/gallery-egypt.htm Hieroglyphics Introduction to Egyptian hieroglyphic writing and numbering, with translators for numbers and fractions. www.greatscott.com/hiero/ Little Egyptian Reading Book A series of pages for easy practice in reading Ancient Egyptian, with notes on vocabulary and grammar. home.prcn.org/sfryer/Egyptian/intro.html Pronunciation of Ancient Egyptian The issue of the pronunciation of the Ancient Egyptian language has recently become confused by popular presentations that ignore some of the essential and undoubted characteristics of Egyptian hieroglyphics, most importantly that Egyptian, just as today is usually the case with Arabic and Hebrew, did not write vowels. www.friesian.com/egypt.htm Symbols From The Middle East Introduce yourself to the story behind the familiar images that came to us from the Middle East. www.shira.net/symbols.htm
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