Description
In this issue:
– 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.
–Â 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.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Aug / Sep 2014, Volume 15 Issue 1