The first female vizier (chief minister),

This is the face of the first female vizier (chief minister),

Ankhnespepi II, the wife of the 6th-Dynasty’s Pepi I
(2331 BC ).enjoyed strong female role models in her life.

Elegant wooden head with its slender neck and large, disc-shaped earrings, the head seems to fit a modern date in style 😍😃

the first female vizier (chief minister),

This is the face of

Ankhnespepi II, the wife of the 6th-Dynasty’s Pepi I
(2331 BC ).enjoyed strong female role models in her life.

Elegant wooden head with its slender neck and large, disc-shaped earrings, the head seems to fit a modern date in style 😍😃

the first female vizier (chief minister),

This is the face of   the first female vizier (chief minister),

Ankhnespepi II, the wife of the 6th-Dynasty’s Pepi I
(2331 BC ).enjoyed strong female role models in her life.

Elegant wooden head with its slender neck and large, disc-shaped earrings, the head seems to fit a modern date in style 😍😃

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Camel Market of Birqash - day tour from Cairo

Camel Market of Birqash , visit one of Egypt’s most extraordinary places , Camels are annually herded up the Darb al-Arba’in, the famous 40 Day Road. This ancient caravan route starts in Sudan and ends in Birqash. The camels are herded through Sudan, Eritrea, and Somalia to southern Egypt. From there, most camels are shipped to Birqash Camel Market via several oases in the back of large trucks.

They travel over 700 miles and spend, in total around three months on the road. By the time they get to Birqash, many camels are emaciated due to the poor travelling conditions and from extended periods of time spent packed in the back of trucks.

The traders here are skilled negotiators and watching this animated process take place is one of the highlights of visiting the market.

When to go?

The market lasts from dawn until mid afternoon every Friday but is busiest between the other 6am and 8.30am. After lunch it is comparatively subdued. The market is heavily male dominated and women will feel more at ease (and receive less unwanted attention) if dressed conservatively. Watch out for the pickpockets in the busier sections.

PS. :

Be mentally prepared for what awaits you when you enter the compound. A visit to Birqash is not for the faint of heart. Wounded camels with open sores and other ailments are hobbled by their owners so that they don’t run away.

However, this doesn’t stop their attempts. Have your wits about you, or you run the risk of being hit by one of the animals as they make their escape. Few get very far and are quickly beaten violently back into submission by their angry owners. Many nationalities are represented here amongst the traders who spend their lives on the road.

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The Temple of Abydos

 

First row: "Life given by the Horus Strong Bull.

Taken from "Ka nakht kha em Waset sankh tawy" - His Horus name, which means "The Strong bull who appeared in Thebes and sustains the Two Lands".

Second Row: Life for he of the sedge and the bee (Nswt-bity), the Son of Ra.

Head of Queen Ankhnespepy II statue discovered in Giza's Saqqara

The wooden piece, probably depicting sixth-dynasty queen Ankhnespepy II, has been unearthed near her pyramid .

 the head is of almost-human proportions, and is around 30cm high. The ears are decorated with wooden earrings.

It  was found in a disturbed layer to the east of the queen's pyramid near the area where the pyramidion was uncovered early this week.

Over the last two weeks , the mission has uncovered the upper part of a granite obelisk that may belong to the queen's funerary temple, as well as the pyramidion of what may be an undiscovered satellite pyramid.

 the head is not in good condition and will be subjected to restoration and documentation.

"It is a promising area that could reveal more of its secrets soon," Waziri told Ahram Online, adding that the mission is to continue its excavations in an attempt to discover the satellite pyramid and the rest of her funerary complex and collection.

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