A scribe's palette in ivory and a case for writing-reeds made of wood plated with gold and inlaid with glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief of Egyptian Snake God Nehebkau, Tomb of Rameses III, KV11, Valley of the Kings, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Bas Relief of Hieroglyphics, Tomb of Prince Amenherkhepshef (Amenkopshef), QV55, Valley of the Queens, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Wall Relief, Tomb of Rameses III, KV11, Valley of the Kings, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief of Pharaoh, Tomb of Rameses III, KV11, Valley of the Kings, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief of Ankhs, Temple of Rameses III, Karnak Temple Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Wall paintings in the tomb of Menna, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Scribes record crop in harvest scene, Tomb of Menna, 18th dynasty, Sheikh Abd el-Kurna, Valley of the Nobles, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Inscriptions on the walls in the Great Hypostyle Hall, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt.

The Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Inscriptions on the columns in the Great Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt.

Student of the Koran studying at the Alcazhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt