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Hear what the carvings say.

EERET is your private Egyptologist. Point your phone at a statue, a cartouche or carved hieroglyphs in Egypt and hear its story, narrated in your language.

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Android app · Free to browse · One-time Trip Pass · No subscription

A hand holds a phone in front of a carved cartouche in a temple hall; the EERET app has recognised the carving and offers to play its story
Quick 20 secStory 90 secDeep 3 minGiza · Grand Egyptian Museum · Karnak & Luxor · Valley of the Kings

Three steps. No guide needed.

Walk at your own pace and let the stones explain themselves.

1

Point

Open EERET and aim your camera at a statue, cartouche or carved wall.

2

Recognise

The app identifies what you are looking at and opens its story.

3

Listen

Pick Quick, Story or Deep and listen while you look, in your language.

Two EERET app screens: a story page for the pharaoh Khufu with Quick, Story and Deep choices, and the welcome screen with language choice

Pick the story that fits your moment.

Short on time, or standing in front of something extraordinary? Choose how deep to go.

Quick · 20 secStory · 90 secDeep · 3 min

Each page tells you who and when: the ruler, the dynasty and the period, so you always know what you are looking at.

See it as it was.

Many statues and carvings have lost their colour and detail over thousands of years. With See it as it was, EERET helps you picture them the way they once looked.

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A worn stone statue shown half in its weathered state and half restored in warm golden light

Your private Egyptologist, in your language.

Choose your language when you first open the app, and the stories are narrated in it. No tour group, no queue for a rented audio guide: just you, your phone and your earphones.

Where it works.

EERET covers Egypt's most visited sites, and more are being added.

Giza pyramids and the Sphinx

Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure and the Great Sphinx.

Grand Egyptian Museum

Colossal statues and the Tutankhamun collection.

Karnak Temple, Luxor

Columns, cartouches and the great temple precinct.

Valley of the Kings

Painted royal tombs on Luxor's west bank.

Free to browse. One pass for your trip.

Explore the library for free. When you are ready to scan freely through your whole visit, buy one Trip Pass. It is a one-time payment, not a subscription.

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A traveller raises a phone toward a carved temple column in a beam of light; a label reads Hear its story with Quick, Story and Deep options

Questions, answered.

How does EERET work?

Point your phone camera at a statue, cartouche or carved hieroglyphs. The app identifies what you are looking at and plays its story, narrated.

Do I need a subscription?

No. Browsing the library is free. Unlimited scanning for a whole visit is a one-time Trip Pass, with no subscription.

How long are the stories?

You choose: Quick takes about 20 seconds, Story about 90 seconds and Deep about 3 minutes.

Which sites does EERET cover?

The Giza plateau, the Grand Egyptian Museum, Karnak and Luxor, and the Valley of the Kings, with more added site by site.

Which languages can I listen in?

You choose your language when you first open the app. See the Google Play listing for the current list.

Is EERET available on iPhone?

EERET is available on Android through Google Play today.

What happens to my scanned photos?

According to the app's Google Play listing, scanned photos are used only to identify the monument. The app has no accounts and no ads. Read the full privacy page for details.

Let the stones speak.

Download EERET before you travel and be ready at the first temple.

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QR code that opens EERET on Google Play

On a computer? Scan this with your Android phone.