The Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis
The Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis
The village of "Mit Rahina" near "Badrashin" in Giza Governorate is considered the first capital of Egypt after the unification, and its ancient name was "Memphis". What we now know is that the one who founded this eternal city is King Menes in 3400 BC, that is, more than five thousand years ago. Unfortunately, there are only a few statues left, and a few stones and foundations that refer to the places of ancient temples.
The statue of a king from the era of the Middle Kingdom (1980 - 1630 BC) and the original owner is still unexpectedly unknown despite the size of this one rock of alabaster cut in the form of a mythological figure called by the Greeks as the sphinx, except that during the era of the modern state, inscriptions on the statue of King Ramses II, whose names and titles were carved around the base, were later rephrased, Later he added his son and successor King Merneptah his own name to the shoulders of the Great Sphinx.
King Ramses II | Ramses the Second
You can learn a lot of interesting things about the Pyramids Of Egypt | Egypt Pyramids. It's a special place in Egypt where people go to explore and learn about ancient Egypt.
