Description
In this issue:
– From the Editors – Egyptological news from Egypt and elsewhere.
– Annie Abernathie Quibell – Lee Young tells readers about the little-known wife of a famous Egyptologist, an artist who made a great contribution to Egyptology herself.
– Divine Kings – In the seventh of her series of articles exploring Egypt’s better-known gods and goddesses, Joyce Tyldesley considers the kings who thought of themselves as living gods.
–Â Per Mesut: for Younger Readers – Hilary Wilson describes the Medical Profession in ancient Egypt.
– Excavations in Front of Karnak – Salah el-Masekh describes the excavation of a massive embankment wall running from Karnak to Luxor and the discovery of an interesting New Kingdom stela re-used in Ptolemaic buildings.
– The Metal that Fell from the Sky – Diane Johnson and Joyce Tyldesley describe their on-going research into the sources, uses and symbolic meanings of iron in pre-Iron Age Egypt.
– The Cone on the Head and the Ba on Earth – Joan Padgham has a new theory to explain the meaning of the mysterious cones depicted in New Kingdom tomb scenes.
– Speak My Name! – In the first of two articles, Andrew Fulton investigates how the first pharaohs developed their impressive royal titulary.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Feb / Mar 2014, Volume 14 Issue 4