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Edfu Temple. A column has the coronation cartouche of Ptolemy XII,Euletes( Neos Dionysos) the Drunkard who was father of Cleopatra VII (the famous one). He was exiled by his elder daughter Ber

enice IV then managed to rule again. The upper register of hieroglyphics starts (from left side ) with the Osiried king, gods ,king of Upper and lower Egypt ,Kings Cartouche, beloved of Horus of Behdet (Horus of Edfu).
The lower register has the Cartouche in the center while the falcon –headed sphinx which is a form of god Horus from the left and the vulture goddess Nakhbet from the right. The text above the sphinx head reads Horus of Behdet(Edfu) and the one above the vulture translates to the drunkard king. Macedonian period 55.B.C. Written by Yasser Kamel for Museumegypt,Copyright@museumegypt. All rights reserved.

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Luxor city, Hatshepsut Temple, West Bank.. A column with Hatshepsut royal tittles that was left intact on purpose to refer to her in spite of being the rest of her names and tittles were chis

eled out from the rest of the temple. The text reads (from the top) Her Coronation name (Maat –ka-Ra) then , daughter of Ra ( the sun and the duck) from her father’s body then her second cartouche which has her birth-name (Ghen-met- Emen –Hat-shep-sut) “the first choice Princess” ,then below of it reads Amun-Ra lord of thrones ,lord of the two lands. May life to be granted (given) to his beloved(Hatshepsut).Written by Yasser Kamel for Museumegypt,Copyright@museumegypt. All rights reserved.

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King of Upper and lower Egypt( from left) Ptolemy VIII , Child of Ra, Komombo temple,170 B.C .Ptolemy VIII killed his brother Ptolemy VI and married his widow Cleopatra III. Yasser kamel. 

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The list of Prisoners of king Thutmoses III, the great Karnak temple,1400 B.C. The framed name which I explain is the “ Tetheres” who are identified as the Etruscans( Pre-Roman culture). Info by Yasser kamel for Museumegypt.2006.