Son of Ra - Ancient Egypt

[Son of Ra - the hieroglyphs spelling out the often used extra name for the pharaohs]

Picture tour of ancient Egypt - Cairo, The Pyramids, The Sphinx, Thebes, Luxor, Abu Simbel, The Temple Of Hatshepsut, The Aswan Dam, The Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan, The Temple Of Edfu and The Nile. Get to know Ancient Egypt!

"Son of Ra" - along with "King of upper and lower Egypt" - were the name prefixes of many of the pharaohs. The hieroglyphic signs for Son of Ra is a goose and the sun disc, giving the letters SA and RA. Note that the direction in which you read can vary - look for the direction, in which persons or animals look. They indicate from which direction a text is to be read: In this case the goose is looking to the right, so the text is to be read from right to left. These hieroglyphs are found in the entrance of the large temple at Abu Simbel.

	The Pyramids of Giza and The Sphinx
	The Temple of Karnak - long!
	The Temple of Hatshepsut
	The Abu Simbel Temples
	The Temple of Edfu
	The Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan
	The Nile

	Egypt Hotel and Plane Ticket Booking

	Egypt Books And Literature
	Links about Egypt
	General Information about Son of Ra

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