Ancient Egypt Magazine 156
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Religion and the Invisible World: Sanctity and Spiritual Transformation in Egypt from Pharaonic Times to the Present
The Classical historian Herodotus described the Egyptians as the most religious of peoples. And, indeed, many people today find themselves wondering about the cross-overs between religious concepts in pharaonic, Christian, and Islamic
Urban Life and Form in Ancient Egypt
Although there is a rich source of archaeological evidence for towns and cities in ancient Egypt, research into urbanism has, according to Nadine Moeller, often avoided mention of it, because many of
Margaret Murray’s Pioneering Investigation in 1908
A scientific approach to the study of ancient Egyptian mummies.
Exploring tomb distribution in Upper Qurna
Katherine Slinger searches for patterns in the locations of private tombs on the slopes above the royal mortuary temples of Luxor.
Terracotta female figurine from el Ma’mariya
In this issue, Dr Campbell Price describes an intriguing Predynastic artefact in the Brooklyn Museum.
Tomb Families: Private Tomb Distribution in the New Kingdom Theban Necropolis
Review by Campbell Price This book is the result of the very recent PhD research of Liverpool University student Katherine Slinger – so recent, in fact, that Dr Slinger graduated after the
Unrolling a Book of the Dead scroll
Measuring more than 16 metres long, the papyrus was discovered in May 2022 at Saqqara
Ancient Egypt April listings
PHARAOH: KING OF EGYPT An international touring exhibition of more than 120 objects from the British Museum, exploring the ideals, symbolism, and ideology of Egyptian kingship, and the realities of life in
Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period: Kleopatra Thea and Kleopatra III (Routledge Studies in Ancient History)
Review by Sarah Griffiths There are so very few books on female Ptolemaic rulers (with the exception of Cleopatra VII) that I was excited to see a new volume dedicated to two
Burial complex unearthed at Dra Abu el-Naga necropolis
Finds included canopic jar stoppers, cartonnage fragments, and several woven baskets.
Golden mummies share their secrets
Many of the amulets are made of gold, including a golden tongue inside the mouth
Columns of a 7th-century BC hall uncovered at Buto
Finds of religious pottery vessels and fragments of reliefs suggest the hall dates to the Saite Period.
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Golden flies as military awards? It doesn’t fly!
PhD research by Taneash Sidpura refutes a well-established theory.
Egypt’s golden couple: a family affair
John Coleman and Colleen Darnell present new interpretations of the imagery from the fascinating reign of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.
Egypt’s Golden Couple: when Akhenaten and Nefertiti were Gods on Earth
Review by Sarah Griffiths This new exploration of Akhenaten and Nefertiti’s unique vision for Egypt and their rise to divine status is presented in an unusual format, with each chapter headed by
Win a copy of ‘Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World’ by Bob Brier
Do you recognise where in Egypt this photograph was taken?
The face of Ramesses II
A team from the Liverpool John Moores University ‘Face Lab’ and the University of Cairo have created reconstructions of the face of Ramesses II at the ages of 45 and 90. The
Tunnel unearthed beneath temple of Taposiris Magna
A 1.3 km tunnel has been discovered 13 metres beneath the Ptolemaic temple of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria. The massive 2 metre high structure appears to be similar to the Eupalinian
Going for gold: reconsidering mummies from the Graeco-Roman period
The exhibition Golden Mummies of Egypt opens in February at Manchester Museum for its only European showing after an international tour that has included venues in the USA and China. Curator Campbell Price discusses the artefacts on display and their significance to the Greek and Roman Egyptians and to modern visitors.
Francis Frith in Egypt
Julia Skinner explores the life and work of the pioneering photographer
who documented the great monuments of ancient Egypt.