Per-Ankh: Ancient Egypt - Resources
Welcome to the Per-Ankh: Ancient Egypt Resources Pages, here you will find a wealth of Egyptology Resources covering: Conferences and Cources, Egyptology Glossary, Links, Events and Exhibitions, Museums and The Pharaohs of Egypt.
Conferences and Courses
Egyptology Conferences and Courses: A list of Egyptology courses and confrerences from the United Kingdom and around the world.
Egyptology Links
Egyptology Links: A useful resource for Ancient Egypt and Egyptology websites.
Museums
Museums from the United Kingdom and around the world that have collections of artefacts from Ancient Egypt.
Tours And Travel
Tours and Travel: A list of useful websites that offer tours and travel to Egypt, covering travel agents specialising in Egyptology Tours as well as general visitors to Egypt and the Red Sea area.
Egyptology Glossary
Egyptology Glossary: Ancient Egypt and Egyptology has a bewildering array of confusing names and terminology, this Egyptology Glossary will hopefully go some way to describe many of the most common words and phrases.
Events and Exhibitions
Events and Exhibitions: A list of Egyptology Events, TV Programmes and Exhibitions of Ancient Egyptian collections from the United Kingdom and around the world.
Pharaohs Of Egypt
Pharaohs Of Egypt: The Kings listed start from the early Dynastic Period and Dynasty 1 and finishes with Dynasty 31 in the Late Period and covers the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom kings.
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Nekhbet
Goddess of Upper Egypt
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In Egyptian mythology, Nekhbet was an early predynastic local goddess who was the patron of the city of Nekheb. Nekhbet often holds the shen symbol of eternity in its talons, offering eternal protection to the pharaoh. As such, Nekhbet is closely linked to rulership, she was sometimes seen to be the mother of the divine aspect of the pharaoh.