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Notable Pharaohs
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Seti I
also Sethos I
Nineteenth Dynasty ยท 1290 BCโ1279 BC
Builder of the magnificent tomb KV17 in the Valley of the Kings; known for military campaigns into Canaan and Libya.
Djoser
also Zezer
Third Dynasty ยท 2592 BCโ2566 BC
Builder of the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the world's first large-scale stone monument.
Amenhotep IV
also Akhenaten
Eighteenth Dynasty ยท 1352 BCโ1334 BC
Introduced monotheistic worship of the sun disk Aten, moved the capital to Amarna, and revolutionised Egyptian art.
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โฆPyramid Text Utterance 1
c. 2375 BCE
The opening utterance of the Pyramid Texts, the oldest surviving corpus of religious literature in the world. Inscribed in the burial chamber of Pharaoh Unas (last ruler of the 5th Dynasty), these spells were intended to ensure the king's resurrection and passage to the afterlife. This utterance purifies the king and prepares him for the afterlife journey.
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โฆBook of the Dead: Chapter 1 (Opening Formula)
c. 1550โ1070 BCE
Chapter 1 of the Book of the Dead is the processional hymn spoken at the funeral, as the deceased's mummy is carried to the tomb. The Papyrus of Ani (c. 1275 BCE), now in the British Museum, contains the finest illustrated version. This opening formula presents the deceased before Osiris and proclaims his worthiness to enter the afterlife.
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โฆTeaching of Ptahhotep: Maxim 1
c. 1800 BCE
The Teaching of Ptahhotep is the oldest philosophical text in the world, attributed to a vizier of the 5th Dynasty but copied in the Middle Kingdom on Papyrus Prisse. The first maxim meditates on the hardships of old age and the wisdom it brings, urging the young to listen to those with experience.
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