Description
In this issue:
– The Principles of Apotropaic Magic on Middle Kingdom Wands – Fred Vink investigates a weapon against evil.
– Highlights of Manchester Museum: 2 – Campbell Price describes a ‘magical’ figurine.
– The Shipwrecked Sailor – The third of a series of articles on myths and tales from ancient Egypt by Joyce Tyldesley.
– On Reading Names and Titles – Hilary Wilson responds to letters in AE98 by exploring some of the inconsistencies and abbreviations in hieroglyphic inscriptions.
– Two Exhibitions in the South of France – Raymond Betz reports on Khaemwaset: the Archaeologist Prince and At the School of Scribes: Writing in Ancient Egypt.
– The Ptolemies: Power Couples, Empire and War with Syria – In the second of a series, Sarah Griffiths describes the dynasty’s golden age.
– The Diadem and Skullcap of the King – Jan Summers (Duffy) examines two artefacts from Tutankhamun’s tomb.
– Permesut: for Younger Readers – Not all the clothes worn by ancient Egyptians were made of plain white linen – they enjoyed A Splash of Colour says Hilary Wilson.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Dec 2016 / Jan 2017, Volume 17 Issue 3