An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

A review of how ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics were first translated 200 years ago, and a look at the archaeological work now being done in Egypt to understand one of the empire’s most important ...

A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light on the formation of the ancient Egyptian state.

A decree from Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy V carved in 196 BCE, the stone is inscribed with three distinct languages: ancient Greek, Demotic or an ancient Egyptian script, and hieroglyphics — a ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

Saying “Tothmosis” aloud, he had an epiphany: the Ancient Egyptian “MSS” resembled the Coptic Egyptian word for birth, mise. The names didn’t just have phonetic values, he realized, but ...

In Egyptian hieroglyphics, ... Edward Bleiberg, the managing curator of Ancient Egyptian, African, and Asian Art at the Brooklyn Museum, ...

“Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection” Through Aug. 6. $6-$8. Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 S. Kilgo Circle, Atlanta carlos.emory.edu .

The story of how the hieroglyphic language was deciphered to unlock a window on the lives of ancient Egyptians is the subject of an exhibition opening this week at the British Museum. The display ...