Ancient Egypt Magazine 85

'- A Mentuhotep II Chapel at Abydos - A brief report by Ayman Mohamed Damarany on the discovery of a mahat chapel of Mentuhotep II.
- Playing with Fire - The ancient Egyptians had about thirty different words for fire; Jill Smethills investigates the meaning of some of them.
- Egypt’s Earliest Queens - Joyce Tyldesley begins a new series of articles on the better-known queens of Egypt.
- Egyptology at Oxford - Professor Richard Parkinson gives his personal view of the Griffith Institute.
- Discovering Tutankhamun - Paul Collins and Liam McNamara introduce an exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum celebrating the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Griffith Institute.
- Per Mesut: for Younger Readers - Hearts and Minds. The ancient Egyptians thought that the heart rather than the brain was the seat of the intellect, says Hilary Wilson.
- Egypt’s Master Jewellers - The secrets of how ancient craftsmen created such beautiful objects from tough semi-precious stones are investigated by Andrea Whytock.
- Thutmose III The Builder - Betty Winkelman describes the warrior king’s Mansions of Millions of Years and some of his other many building projects.

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Highlights:

  • A Mentuhotep II Chapel at Abydos - A brief report by Ayman Mohamed Damarany on the discovery of a mahat chapel of Mentuhotep II.
  • Playing with Fire - The ancient Egyptians had about thirty different words for fire; Jill Smethills investigates the meaning of some of them.
  • Egypt’s Earliest Queens - Joyce Tyldesley begins a new series of articles on the better-known queens of Egypt.
  • Egyptology at Oxford - Professor Richard Parkinson gives his personal view of the Griffith Institute.
  • Discovering Tutankhamun - Paul Collins and Liam McNamara introduce an exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum celebrating the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Griffith Institute.
  •  Per Mesut: for Younger Readers - Hearts and Minds. The ancient Egyptians thought that the heart rather than the brain was the seat of the intellect, says Hilary Wilson.
  • Egypt’s Master Jewellers - The secrets of how ancient craftsmen created such beautiful objects from tough semi-precious stones are investigated by Andrea Whytock.
  • Thutmose III The Builder - Betty Winkelman describes the warrior king’s Mansions of Millions of Years and some of his other many building projects.
Cover Date: Aug / Sep 2014 | Volume 15 Issue Volume 15 Issue 1

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