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In spite of important damages on the south wall of the inner Hypostyle or room of appearence in Dendara, it was possible to determine that the four pictures, on the left side of the door form a coherent set. Through the power of the primeval god and god of creation Ptah-Tatenen, the universe of Tentyra gradually gets organised. The second and third pictures are in bad condition but we can guess that Montu is present and Thot, the god of learning, preserves the cosmic order he established. The top of the wall depicts the rising of the sun. The sungod Re-Horakhty appears and bestows integral kingship on Hathor. In her turn, the celestial goddess guarantees the investiture of the king who is charged with maintaining the cosmic order by specific rites.

The use of fabric sjȝ.t within the framework of the Ritual of the Embalming largely exceeds its material function. It forms part of a vast network of bonds – that this article tries to restore – referring to other elements of creation: Ġax, rising, sun, moon, etc.

This article describes the mining expeditions led to South-Sinai during the New Kingdom. Using the epigraphic material, it shall point out to the various sites that were selected and describe the expeditionary forces: their number, organisation, their leaders and the roads they followed.

Situé à la lisière du désert Libyque, à environ 25 km au sud du Caire, Abousir s'étend sur plus d'une centaine de kilomètres, d'Abou Roach au nord jusqu'à la frontière de l'oasis du Fayoum au sud.

Plusieurs souverains de la Ve dynastie, leurs familles et courtisans firent bâtir leurs tombes sur le territoire même du dieu des morts - per-ousir, « demeure (temple, domaine) d'Osiris ». Vaste champ de pyramides, inscrit au patrimoine mondial par l'Unesco depuis 1979, le site abrite également deux sépultures d'époque saïto-perse.