Forty-two rock-cut tombs and a shrine decorated with a winged sun disc have been found along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. The discovery of this necropolis, the burial ground of men, women ...

Forty-two rock-cut tombs and a shrine decorated with a winged sun disc have been found along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. The discovery of this necropolis, the burial ground of men, women ...

A winged sun-disk is also shown on the panel. Associated with divinity, royalty and power, the winged sun-disk is a common symbol of the pharaonic era.

A winged sun-disk is also shown on the panel. Associated with divinity, royalty and power, the winged sun-disk is a common symbol of the pharaonic era. Ancient Egypt continues to reveal its secrets.

A farmer living near Ismailia in Egypt has uncovered a 2,600-year-old stela erected by pharaoh Apries, who ruled from about 589 B.C., to 570 B.C.

On December 21, the sun illuminates the sanctuary of the temple of the crocodile-god Sobek, a phenomenon known as “the Winter solstice”. It represents the sun rebirth. Sun illuminates Horus of Behdet ...

Donald B. Redford, The Sun-Disc in Akhenaten's Program: Its Worship and Antecedents, II, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, Vol. 17 (1980), pp. 21-38 ...