The article presents various aspects of functioning in the internet of the ancient Egypt, which a popular view sees as the beginning of our civilisation, while the worldwide web is its crowning. Professional webpages, offering excellent research tools, are complemented by educational materials or thematic blogs run by ambitious amateurs. Specific and ambivalent is the role of Wikipedia, which is usually the first, and often unique, source of information. Informative and educational functions of the internet, are however overshadowed by popular culture and entertainment. Ancient Egypt appears widely in form of topoi and stereotypes, based on antique tradition or modern Egyptomania. Mysterious, exotic, powerful, rich and beautiful monume...