temple administration

House of Life

Roger Forshaw investigates this intriguing institution and its role in ancient Egyptian society.

Above A facsimile painting from the Nineteenth Dynasty Tomb of Nakhtamun (TT341) showing priests conducting the funeral of the deceased man. below Fragments of the Abusir Papyri, the largest group of papyri dating from the Old Kingdom. They relate to administrative matters, and were found in the Fifth Dynasty temple complexes of Neferirkara Kakai, Neferefra, and queen Khentkaus II.

Saints or Sinners? Scandals among the servants of God

Roger Forshaw explores the transgressions of the ancient Egyptian priesthood.