egypt, george herbert, pharaoh's curse, ramy romany, tutankhamun

The Curse of the Mummy: Is the Pharaoh’s Curse True or False?

The pharaoh’s curse is a topic full of mystery and legend. Whoever disturbs the sleep of the pharaoh will evoke the god of death to spread his wings and descend on that person’s head. The curse on the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun warned that whoever disturbed the pharaoh’s sleep would suffer misfortune and ...

Hermann Rohr

Tutankhamun's tomb.

Lost in Time: The Intricate History of a 2000-Year-Old Buddha Statue

Imagine the surprise when a team of researchers stumbled upon a remarkable artifact, a 2000-year-old Buddha statue, during an archaeological excavation in Egypt. The discovery raised numerous questions about how such an object ended up in a land far from its origins. Archaeological discoveries can rewrite history and shed light on ancient civilizations. The unearthing ...

Viena Abdon

The Buddha statue found in Egypt.

Secrets Under the Great Sphinx of Egypt That Governments Are Hiding

Many people have confirmed the existence of secret chambers beneath the Great Sphinx of Egypt, which is said to hold valuable information that could change the world forever. However, almost no one knows about it. Many research teams have confirmed the existence of chambers beneath the statue, but all of this information has been suppressed. ...

Believe It Or Not

Is This Irrefutable Evidence That the Sphinx Is 54,000 Years Old?

The Great Sphinx of Giza is the oldest, largest, and best preserved monumental sculpture in the world. The earliest known documentation for it comes from an inscription on a limestone stela (an upright stone slab) made during the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose IV in 1400 B.C., which refers to the “Sphinx” as Horemakhet-Horus-in-the-Horizon (“Horus upon ...

Nspirement

54,000-year-old Sphinx.

The Lost Name of the Ancient Empire of Egypt

Long before our current historic dating of the dynasties in Egypt, there was already a highly advanced civilization living in the region. According to the late knowledge keeper, Abdel Hakim, the members of this prehistoric civilization are the ones who actually built the pyramids and created the sphinx long before the time and dates officially ...

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Woman walking down hallway in ancient Egyptian building.

White: Travel Our Enchanted Planet by Uplifting Color

White is the lightest color and according to physics, white light comprises all hues on the visible light spectrum. As a landscape, one might think of soft white snow, ice, sand, or salt. In buildings, white may be chosen in the design to reflect the sun’s heat or to brighten up a space. But white ...

Jessica Kneipp

An Arctic Fox in the snow.

New Book Explains How Famous Egyptian Mummy Was Murdered

A new book published today explains how the famous mummy Takabuti was likely to have been murdered over 2,600 years ago. Editors Professor Rosalie David from the University of Manchester and Professor Eileen Murphy from Queen’s University Belfast, say a military ax was probably used from behind as she was running away from her assailant. ...

Troy Oakes

Takabuti's sarcophagus.

Egypt’s Inspirational Blind Women’s Orchestra

We have many legendary people who, despite their handicaps, have managed to make themselves immortal via their craft. Egypt’s blind women’s orchestra is one such inspiring group. In the world of music, Beethoven is a name that even a non-music person has heard of. His story of overcoming deafness to become a great composer is ...

Armin Auctor

Egypt's blind women's orchestra.

Inks Containing Lead Likely Used as Drier on Ancient Egyptian Papyri

Analyzing 12 ancient Egyptian papyri fragments with X-ray microscopy, University of Copenhagen researchers were surprised to find previously unknown lead compounds in both red and black inks and suggest they were used for their drying properties rather than as a pigment. A similar lead-based “drying technique” has also been documented in 15th-century European painting, and ...

Troy Oakes

Ancient Eqyptian papyrus.

The Amazing Egyptian Egg Ovens

The ancient Egyptians were known to be master builders, having built the pyramids and other wondrous architecture. Their expertise can also be seen in the ingenious egg hatching system that they invented 2,000 years ago and is still in use in rural regions called egg ovens. The egg ovens The first mention of Egypt’s egg ...

Nspirement Staff

Egyptian egg ovens.