Description
In this issue:
– Cleopatra VII: Hellenistic queen or Egyptian pharaoh? – Alan B. Lloyd c onsiders whether or not the most famous of the Ptolemies was truly Egyptian.
– A Right Petrie Mix Up! – Bryony Renshaw and Alan Hayward correct the mistakes made by Flinders Petrie in identifying the soul houses donated to Macclesfield Museum.
– Highlights of Manchester Museum: 34 Campbell Price explains the significance of the small stela of the overseer of works Mery-Ra.
– The National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation – Geoffrey Lenox-Smith visits the new home of the Royal Mummies in Cairo.
– Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive – Daniela Rosenow introduces an exhibition marking the centenary of the discovery of KV62.
– The Great Encloser: the Goddess Nut The attributes and relationships of the sky goddess are described by Lesley Jackson.
– Reasons for Retesting the Tutankhamun Family DNA A new tests are proposed by Joseph L. Thimes.
– Per Mesut: for Younger Readers Hilary Wilson describes ten assorted bottles.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: May / Jun 2022, Volume 22 Issue 5