Aviametrix has just released “Pharaoh Finder” a new iOS App to the App Store. This app is the easiest, quickest way to identify a Pharaoh from their cartouche, or Horus name, Nebty name, or Golden Horus name!

You don’t even have to know how to read hieroglyphs. Just recognize a few of the symbols in the inscribed name and drag & drop them in the App. The order does not matter!

The App includes over 320 Pharaohs, including the minor kings of the intermediate periods and includes all known attested variances of spelling. That’s over 2,200 names!

Check it out! There’s a seven day free trial. If you like it, then you can buy it for an unlimited use. No subscriptions, just a one-time buy!

https://pharaohfinder.aviametrix.com

Hello all, I just watched a documentary in History channel about Ramses' dynasty and they say that Sea people invaders had iron weapons and destroyed all organized states except Egypt. How is possible the Egyptian agents of Ramses didn't informed years before for such an innovation? And Pharaoh Tutankhamen had an iron dagger on his mummy made from meteorite? How the hell the didn't combined all the information to make progress in metallurgy?

I have not studied Egyptian, but I am interested in a scholarly assessment of the claim made by some LDS scholars that the Book of Mormon name "Paanchi" is a good match for the Egyptian name "Piankhi". I am well aware that non-LDS scholars do not accept the Book of Mormon as an ancient document (for what I view as very good reasons rehearsed by Alex Douglas here). Regardless, I would like to assess the strength of this particular claim in isolation (i.e., can we bracket or ignore the historicity claim of the Book of Mormon for a moment and just talk about how well this pairs with the Egyptian?).

The claim is detailed in this article:

“Swearing by Their Everlasting Maker”: Some Notes on Paanchi and Giddianhi

Thank you.

hey, sorry if this question has been asked before or does not fit this sub, but i was really curious , what is the difference between studying these two subjects and working in these fileds .
Thanks in advance.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND to all who love ancient Egyptian history to make the trip to the Rhode Island Center in DC to see this exhibition. Every object found in Tuts tomb has been recreated & I can't even express in words how magnificent these items are to see. We've been promised for over 5y the GEM would finally fully open & we'd get to see these items.....yet here we are still waiting. Whereas the DC ones are replicas....they are damn good replicas. And you're able to be up close and personal with the items, making the experience even better. The ARCE will be doing a few lectures at the exhibit....if you're able to attend on one of the days they will be there your experience will be even better. I spent $60 for a flex ticket which included the exhibit, a book, and 2 bookmarks. There is parking (for 3h I paid $6) right in front of building.

Hi, I’m new to the sub, I was curious about the estimated number of slaves living in ancient Egypt. I read that in the New Kingdom the number grew because of all the conquests. But the biggest pyramids were built during the Old Kingdom (right?) and that had to take a giant number of workers. Were the workers all slaves? (Apart from the ones coordinating the others)

1. The first one is Nw, the God of Primeval waters. I read that sometimes Nw is also identified with pt (sky) and even in his name (𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗), there is the determinative of sky (𓇯).
2. and the second one is Nwt, the Goddess of Sky. Also in the name of Nwt (𓏌𓏏𓇯) there is the vessel which seems to be the same vessel of Nw which contains the germ of creation. I cannot understand the relation of the two Gods. Were they one and the same God sometime in the history? or they are connected mythologically? In better words, what would be the relation of deep waters to sky?

title says it all! I’m not Egyptian or anything but am I allowed to wear it? for example, I like this sort of eyeliner but I don’t want to get beaten up if it’s not allowed

(picture is from pinterest by the way, not my eye!)

• Where is the rope and clay seal that secured the doors to Tutankhamun's tomb?
• Had the rope deteriorated to the point of disintegration by touch, or could it have been untied?
• Did archeologists infer from the evidence of damaged goods and break-in that it was robbed, or was there an explicit account written somewhere?

Hi all! I’m working on a project and need help translating an English poem to Egyptian hieroglyphics. This is a paid job. Please hmu if you can assist.

Thanks!

If so who was the ancient god during pre old kingdom & old kingdom?

Hi guys!

There's a game called The Sims 1. There's an Egyptian statue in it.

The description says:

"Shabycratah Figure. Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 664 - 525 B.C. Basalt. The Fired Official or "Shabycratah" were funerary figures buried in the tomb to act as reminders of the officials dismissed in the real world to intimidate the hired spirits of the next world. Each resembled a bureaucrat, but stripped of official vestments."

I'm interested in your attribution!

How accurate is the description, how accurately executed is the statue? In the game, it's human-sized.

For example, I suspect there could not have been a tiered pedestal here. Is he supposed to be standing or sitting? Should it be a small figure or human size? Is it really made of basalt or is it a different material? Is it really a statue of an official or a pharaoh after all?

Any details are interesting.

Thank you!

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Hi, guys---title says it.

This might be one for the trained Egyptologists among us. Some context: I am interested in the American University in Cairo's MA in Egyptology/Coptic Studies. I live in the UK (though am an American), and eventually would like to end up at Cambridge to study with Toby Wilkinson, but I think that may be a bit of a leap just coming from my History BA (though I did have a 3.9 GPA!). So I've been looking at the AUiC as a potential place to get an MA. It has the appeal of being in Egypt itself and there appear to be plentiful fellowships to apply for to help cover costs of tuition. Can any of those knowledgable here give an opinion? Thanks all!

I'm trying to find information online about what her perfume was made out of because I want to recreate it for a college project. So far I've had no definitive answers, only being able to find vague things about frankincense and myrrh. Would anyone here have any insights into what her perfume was likely made out of, or where I could learn more about it?

A strange thought occured to me. So called Amarna Style has been described as "naturalistic" in regard to depictions of Akhenaten which don"t follow widely recognized canons in Egyptian art -- said style supposedly portrays male anatomy in a way closer to nature.

BUT​ if you examine many of those depictions, wouldn't it make sense to think that Akhenaten's body type in them is female instead of male?

What are the arguments against Akhenaten having been a female? Has Akhenaten having been a female ever been argued before in scholarship?

Can someone ID the statue on the left?

This was taken in some temple ruins in the city of Akhmim, just upriver from Sohag.

The statue on the right is Meret Amun.

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