Description
In this issue:
– Queens of the Early New Kingdom: The politically Active Queens – In the fifth of her series of articles on royal wives, Joyce Tyldesley describes the Queens of the Seventeenth and early Eighteenth Dynasties
– Ahhotep: the Warrior Queen? Taneash Sidpura asks if this New Kingdom queen deserves her military reputation.
– The Lost Crown of Horus … created by John Kaufman using a 3D printer.
– The Egyptian Harp – David Goldsmith looks at the ancient Egyptian harp in tomb scenes and museums.
– The Lector in Ancient Egypt – The lector priest was involved in a wide range of activities, as Roger Forshaw explains.
– A Coptic Monastery at Abydos Ayman Damarany and Hazem Salah describe their excavation near the Sety I Temple.
– Manchester, Mummies and Microchips – Manchester’s huge contribution to Egyptology still continues, says Joyce Tyldesley.
– Per Mesut: for Younger Readers – This Little Piggy was a prime source of food in ancient Egypt, says Hilary Wilson.
– The Curious Case of Howard Carter and the Lotus Head – Dylan Bickerstaffe turns detective.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Apr / May 2015, Volume 15 Issue 5