By: Hermann Ranke
Volume XV / Number 2-3
Prehistoric Period Before 3200 B.C. The Old Kingdom ca. 3200-2280 Archaic period (dynasties 1-3): ca. 3200-2680 Pyramid period (dynasties 4-6): ca. 2680-2280 First Intermediate Period dynasties 7-10: ca. 2280-2060 The Middle Kingdom dynasties 11 and 12: ca. 2060-1785 Second Intermediate Period dynasties 13-17: 1785-1580 The New Kingdom 1580-1085 dynasty 18: 1580-ca. 1340 dynasty 19: ca. […]
By: Hermann Ranke
Volume XV / Number 2-3
EGYPT, situated in the northeastern corner of Africa, is a small country, if compared with the huge continent of which it forms a part; its size about equals that of the state of Maryland. And yet it has produced one of the greatest civilizations of the world. Egypt is the land on both sides of […]
By: Hermann Ranke
Volume XV / Number 2-3
The Egyptians, throughout their history, have been most god-fearing people. But they did not believe in only one god as we do. The whole of nature, for them, was filled with divine beings which appeared in trees and especially in animals and which they felt impelled to worship. This is true of the wild fig […]
By: Hermann Ranke
Volume XV / Number 2-3
The objects forming the present collections of the University Museum were acquired in various ways. In the early days-the Museum was first opened to the public in 1898-a number of objects were purchased from dealers in this country and abroad, while others were presented by public-spirited Philadelphians. From the very beginning the Museum had subscribed […]