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I am an Egyptologist who loves to talk about every aspect of Ancient Egypt - from mummies, kings, tombs, gods, temples, mythology - and so much more! I love being interactive and sharing ideas about pharaonic Egypt! I have been lecturing for years and on Zoom every Sunday at 2p EST.

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I am an Egyptologist and love to talk about Ancient Egypt! I do weekly zoom talks as well as take tours to Egypt every year!

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Seated limestone statue of Maya and his wife Merit

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2024/12/01
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Limestone bust of Akhenaten from Tel el-Amarna (ancient Akhetaten)

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2024/12/01
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Ushabtis of Prince Khaemweset

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2024/12/01
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Fayum mummy portraits are painted portraits of the deceased, usually depicting them at young age, painted on wooden boards attached to Egyptian mummies from the Coptic period, that is Late Roman Egypt (3rd-4th Centuries AD) and Byzantine Egypt (4th-7th centuries).

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2024/12/01
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The mummy of King Tutankhamen, the famous Egyptian pharaoh, can be found in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. This well-preserved mummy has been a subject of great historical and archaeological significance, providing insights into ancient Egypt's culture and royalty.

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2024/12/01
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Relief from the Tomb of Wahtye, a priest of King Neferirkare of the Old Kingdom’s fifth dynasty, which ruled c. 2500-2350 BC. Saqqara, Egypt

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2024/12/01
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Fragment of a jug

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Mummy of a Woman with Goblet

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2024/12/01
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Circa 25th century BC, a relief from the temple of the pyramid of Userkaf in Saqqara, Egyp

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2024/12/01
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Gilded cartonnage mummy case of Theban priestess Henutmehyt

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2024/12/01
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Ushabti of Yuya, grandfather of Akhenaten

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2024/12/01
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Pictured: the discovery moment of King’s Menkaure and his Queen’s Khamerernebty Statue in 1910. Colroized

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2024/11/30
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Egyptian Religious Calendar - 30 November 2024 It is the 30th day of “the Month of Hathor” (𓉡), the third month of the Egyptian Lunar Calendar.

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2024/11/30
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Mummy portrait of a young woman in a crimson tunic and a rich array of jewellery.

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2024/11/30
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Rannai was a priestess (singer) of the god Amon. This figurine originates from the tomb located in the ancient Egyptian necropolis for nobility Sheikh Abd el-Qurna on the western bank of Thebes.

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2024/11/29
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𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐢𝐛 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐬, 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝟕𝟑. 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐚 𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐀𝐃 - 𝟏𝟗𝟗 𝐀𝐃.

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2024/11/29
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Sphinx statue of Ramesses II holding a vase surmounted by a ram head, symbol of the god Amun. 19th dynasty, from the Karnak Cachette. Photo: Heidi Kontkanen [Egyptian Museum, Cairo]

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2024/11/29
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Shabti box of Nakhtamun Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside Dynasty: Dynasty 19 Date: ca. 1295–1185 B.C. Geography: Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Deir el-Medina (Deir el-Medineh), Tomb of Nakhtamun (TT 335) Medium: Wood, paint

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2024/11/29
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Gold and Turquoise bracelet from the Tomb of Tutankhamen. Heavy gold bracelet set with a piece of Sinai Turquoise, symbol of the Sky and sacred of Goddess Hathor. Located in The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt.

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2024/11/29
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Friday's Funnies

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2024/11/29
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Jar with Floral Collar in Relief

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2024/11/29
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The Goddess Meret Shemau

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2024/11/28
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Bull's Head

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2024/11/28
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Lid from a Sarcophagus

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2024/11/28
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Offering Basin

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2024/11/28
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Stela of Penamun

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2024/11/28
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Canopic Chest

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2024/11/28
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Isis Nursing the Child Horus

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2024/11/28
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From me to you

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2024/11/28
15:52 UTC

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In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter made one of the most significant discoveries in archaeological history: the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun

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2024/11/27
14:12 UTC

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