"From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us"Napoleon Bonaparte to his troops in Egypt (21 July 1798) (Variant translation: "Soldiers, from the summit of yonder pyramids forty centuries look down upon you...")
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| Khepera in shrine, Nubian Museum |
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| Statue of Sutekh, Cairo Museum |
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| Cairo Museum Grand Hall |
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| Uraei atop shrine of King Tutankhamun, Cairo Museum |
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| Statue of Shu, Cairo Museum |
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| The Bent Pyramid of King Snefru, Dashur |
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| The Red Pyramid of King Snefru |
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| Inside the Red Pyramid of King Snefru; note the orbs that appeared in the photograph that were not visible at time of capture |
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| The Temple of Heru at Edfu |
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| The Temple of Sobek and Heru Ur, Kom Ombo |
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| Detail of pylon tops of Temple of Sobek and Heru Ur, Kom Ombo |
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| SobekRa, Crocodile Museum, Kom Ombo |
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| The so called Colossi Of Memnon (Staues of King Amenhotep III) on the Theban West Bank |
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Temple of Auset, Philae Island
 | Main temple entrance, Temple of Auset
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Wall carvings detail, Temple of Auset
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| From the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut |
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| A chapel from the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut |
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| The Temple Of HetHrt, Dendera |
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| Side view of the Temple Of HetHrt, Dendera |
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| Pylons, Temple Of HetHrt, Dendera |
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| Temple Of Karnak |
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| Sutekh glyph close up from cartouche of King Seti I, Temple Of Karnak |
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| Sekhmet, Temple Of Karnak |
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A fallen block featuring the cartouche of King Seti I, Karnak Temple
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| Superb glyph details on broken block, Temple Of Karnak |
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| Vast glimpse of wing of Temple Of Karnak |
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| Avenue of sphinxes.Temple Of Karnak |
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| Paint detail, Temple Of Karnak |
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| Alabaster statue of King Seti I, Luxor Museum |
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| Colossal head of Sekhmet, Luxor Museum |
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| Luxor Temple |
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| Forest of pylons, Luxor Temple |
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| View with the sky, Luxor Temple |
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| Mortuary Temple Of King Seti I, Qurna, West Bank |
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| View from top of Mortuary Temple Of King Seti I with view of pyramidal peak that indicates location of Valley Of The Kings |
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| Block with exquisite hieroglyphs indicative of King Seti I's reign post Amarna style, Mortuary Temple Of King Seti I, |
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| Mortuary Temple of King Ramsess III aka Temple Of Millions Of Years |
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| Inner courtyard of mortuary Temple of King Ramsess II |
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| Paint detail, mortuary Temple of King Ramsess II |
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| Pylon, mortuary Temple of King Ramsess II |
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| View from window of appearances, mortuary Temple of King Ramsess II |
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| Exquisite winged disk, mortuary Temple of King Ramsess II |
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| Ptah and Sekhmet, Abydos Temple of Seti I |
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| Wepwawet, Abydos Temple of Seti I |
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| NebtHt, HetHrt, Auset and Ausar, Abydos Temple of Seti I |
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| Chapel with King Seti 1 making offerings to Ausar, Abydos Temple of Seti I |
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| Exquisite wall detail, Abydos Temple of Seti I |
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| Djehuti, Abydos Temple of Seti I |
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| Sublime, exquisite, 19th Dynasty Temple art - Djehuti, King Seti I and Heru, Abydos Temple of Seti I |
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AmonRa and me, Mortuary Temple Of King Seti I, Qurna, West Bank
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Ra - setting over the Nile
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