Description
In this issue:
– Scarabs for the Children – Maria Nilsson and John Ward look at the scarabs in the graves of two children in the Thutmoside cemetery at the Gebel el-Silsila site.
– Nefertari and Puduhepa – Diana Liesegang explores the part taken by these two queens, one Egyptian and one Hittite, in peace negotiations between their counties,
– The Local Governors – Wolfram Grajetzki attempts to identify the governors of the Tenth Upper Egyptian Nome up to the Eighteenth Dynasty.
– Highlights of Manchester Museum: 22 – The gilded mummy of Lady Isaious, now touring the USA, is described by Campbell Price.
– Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt – Bob Brier and Pat Remler explore upheaval and chaos in the ancient society
– Petrie and Edwards – Anna Garnett, Frances Potts and Catriona Wilson describe a new entrance gallery to the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology.
– Anubis – Was this god a jackal, wolf, dog, fox or hyena, asks John Wyatt.
–Â Per Mesut: for Younger Readers – Hilary Wilson traces the generations of inhabitants in Deir el-Medina.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Apr / May 2020, Volume 20 Issue 5