Egypt

Tomb Painting

Ancient Egyptian Names

General Information about how people were named

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/names.htm

http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/names.html

Ancient Egyptian Names - List of many names with meanings

http://www.infobarrel.com/Ancient_egyptian_names

Ancient Egyptian Jobs

Information about the social structure and some common jobs

http://www.touregypt.net/kids/work/Work.html

http://www.king-tut.org.uk/ancient-egyptians/ancient-egyptian-jobs.htm

http://egypt.mrdonn.org/professions.html

Specific jobs

Fishermen: http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/fishing_and_hunting.htm

Farmers - http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/egypt/farming.htm

Scribes - http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/egypt/scribes.htm

Pyramid Builders - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pyramids.html#who

Embalmers - http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/story/main.html

Soldier - http://www.king-tut.org.uk/ancient-egyptians/ancient-egyptian-soldier.htm

http://www.king-tut.org.uk/ancient-egyptians/ancient-egyptian-military.htm

Dancer - http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/egyptian-dance.html

Artists - http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/trades/index.html

Goldsmiths - http://www.guyotbrothers.com/jewelry-history/jewelry-history-page4.htm

Time Period

Overview - http://egypt.mrdonn.org/3kingdoms.html

Old Kingdom - http://www.king-tut.org.uk/ancient-egypt-history/old-kingdom.htm

Middle Kingdom - http://www.king-tut.org.uk/ancient-egypt-history/middle-kingdom.htm

New Kingdom - http://www.king-tut.org.uk/ancient-egypt-history/new-kingdom.htm

Clothing

http://www.historyonthenet.com/Egyptians/clothing.htm

Article about typical clothing, how they produced it, and other accessories

http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/clothing.htm

Short article about typical clothing

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/clothing/index.htm

Ancient Egyptian Families

Articles about Daily Life and Families

http://egypt.mrdonn.org/dailylife.html

http://www.touregypt.net/kids/life.htm

Article about family life and other aspects of daily life

http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.2.html

Favorite God/Goddess

Information, picture, and hieroglyph of many gods/goddesses - good for sketching

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/explore/main.html

List of all Gods/Goddesses with a short fact about each

http://ib205.tripod.com/gods.html

Nome (Hometown), Nome God/Goddess

Comprehensive listing of nomes of Egypt with associated symbols and Gods

http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/nomes.html

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/geo/index.html

http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/geography/cities.htm

http://www.egyptianmyths.net/nomegods.htm

http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/nomeslower.html

http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/nomesupper.html

Symbols

List and description of many ancient Egyptian symbols

http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptsymbols.html

http://www.egyptartsite.com/sym.html

Shwabtis

Article about shwabtis

http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/shabti.html

http://www.shabtis.com/Home.php

Weighing of the Heart

1. Brief Info about the Weighing of the Heart (you must scroll down)

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/egypt/mummy2.html

2. Description of the Journey to the Afterlife

http://members.tripod.com/%7Eib205/underworld_judgement.html

3. Pictures and description of the step-by-step process

http://www.egyptian-scarabs.co.uk/weighing_of_the_heart.htm

4. Detailed image of the Weighing of the Heart Scene

http://www.anthonykosky.com/Egypt/Weighing_of_heart.jpg

5. Shwabtis

This site has information about the afterlife and excellent images of the weighing of the heart scene

http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptafterlife.html

Book of the Dead

- Good site for spells to get into the afterlife.

http://www.bardo.org/ani/

- Description of the Book of the Dead and Weighing of the Heart Scene

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/bod.htm

- Excerpts from the Book of the Dead

http://www.jbeilharz.de/ellis/egypt.html

Hieroglyph Translator

Type in your Book of the Dead Chant and your Tomb Text. Copy and paste the hieroglyphs into a document and print.

http://www.paleoaliens.com/event/hieroglyphics/translator/