Editing Ancient Egypt (section)

==Legacy==
{{See also|Egyptian Revival architecture|Tourism in Egypt}}
[[File:EgyptFrontispiece.jpg|thumb|[[Book frontispiece|Frontispiece]] of ''[[Description de l'Égypte]]'', published in 38 volumes between 1809 and 1829]]

The culture and monuments of ancient Egypt have left a lasting legacy on the world. Egyptian civilization significantly influenced the [[Kingdom of Kush]] and [[Meroë]] with both adopting Egyptian religious and architectural norms (hundreds of pyramids (6–30 meters high) were built in Egypt/Sudan), as well as using Egyptian writing as the basis of the [[Meroitic script]].{{sfnp|Török|1998|pp=62–67, 299–314, 500–510, 516–527}} Meroitic is the oldest written language in Africa, other than Egyptian, and was used from the 2nd century BC until the early 5th century AD.{{sfnp|Török|1998|pp=62–65}} The cult of the goddess [[Isis]], for example, became popular in the [[Roman Empire]], as obelisks and other relics were transported back to Rome.{{sfnp|Siliotti|1998|p=8}} The Romans also imported [[building material]]s from Egypt to erect Egyptian-style structures. Early historians such as Herodotus, [[Strabo]], and [[Diodorus Siculus]] studied and wrote about the land, which Romans came to view as a place of mystery.{{sfnp|Siliotti|1998|p=10}}

During the [[Middle Ages]] and the [[Renaissance]], Egyptian pagan culture was in decline after the rise of Christianity and later [[Islam]], but interest in Egyptian antiquity continued in the writings of medieval scholars such as [[Dhul-Nun al-Misri]] and [[al-Maqrizi]].{{sfnp|El-Daly|2005|p=112}} In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, European travelers and tourists brought back antiquities and wrote stories of their journeys, leading to a wave of [[Ancient Egypt in the Western imagination|Egyptomania]] across Europe, as evident in symbolism such as the [[Eye of Providence]] and the [[Great Seal of the United States]]. This renewed interest sent collectors to Egypt, who took, purchased, or were given many important antiquities.{{sfnp|Siliotti|1998|p=13}} [[Napoleon]] arranged the first studies in [[Egyptology]] when he brought some 150 scientists and artists to study and document Egypt's [[natural history]], which was published in the ''[[Description de l'Égypte]]''.{{sfnp|Siliotti|1998|p=100}}

In the 20th century, the Egyptian Government and archaeologists alike recognized the importance of cultural respect and integrity in excavations. Since the 2010s, the [[Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (Egypt)|Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities]] has overseen excavations and the recovery of artifacts.{{sfnp|Mohamed|2022}}

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File:LuxorAbuHaggagNorthSide.jpg|The [[Abu Haggag Mosque]] is integrated into the [[Luxor temple]] from the 14th century BC, which has made it the oldest continuously used temple.
File:Alexandre_Cabanel_-_Cléopatre_essayant_des_poisons_sur_des_condamnés_à_mort.jpg|''[[Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners]]'' (1887), by [[Alexandre Cabanel]]{{sfnp|Anderson|2003|p=36}}
File:The Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre (8838365561).jpg|Tourists at the [[Pyramid of Khafre|pyramid complex of Khafre]] near the [[Great Sphinx of Giza]]
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