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All things concerning Ancient Egyptian archaeological developments, art, culture, history, or appreciation.

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Dr Hawass introduces the season's finds 2018 from the three West Valley sites

2 Comments
2024/03/25
18:31 UTC

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Arriving at ZH excavation site VoK West Valley 11/2018

4 Comments
2024/03/25
18:20 UTC

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Help translating the text on a New Kingdom Hieroglyphic amulet/Motto Clasp

7 Comments
2024/03/25
10:26 UTC

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West Branch of the Valley of the Kings Update?

I just watched this 2021 documentary of Hawass's excavation in the west valley of the kings.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14039628/

It ends with the dig season ending with him believing he is close to a new tomb. Was anything new found since? Did they do any dna analysis on the mummified hip they found?

7 Comments
2024/03/25
02:58 UTC

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Just got this beautiful resin statue of Isis from Egypt

Just got this statue from Egypt. Indian customs charged almost 100% of the statue value as duty and DHL broke the sun disk off. But I could successfully repair it with epoxy with minimal imperfection noticeable.

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https://preview.redd.it/jtpbv7atzdqc1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=397824617974a725524f4ec0807925b9b69a2653

https://preview.redd.it/akt225atzdqc1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=76b1b7effe118cf16cbdd86a718cba6199e2db68

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5 Comments
2024/03/25
01:56 UTC

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5 Comments
2024/03/24
16:09 UTC

1 Comment
2024/03/24
12:54 UTC

5

References for ancient Egyptian clothing and hair

I've been looking into the fashion of ancient Egyptians during the New Kingdom, but there's not a lot of art/statues that clearly depict it. Or I'll find text that describes it but doesn't pair it with any visuals. Is there a resource out there that shows off the different hairstyles they might have had or the clothing at the time?

4 Comments
2024/03/23
21:26 UTC

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The often unexplored Great Egyptian Revolt (205-186BC) against the Ptolemies [although in game a tonne of historical background between 40s-11min]

0 Comments
2024/03/23
18:27 UTC

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"Can you see anything?" - "Yes,Wonderful things!" (a reproduction what Howard Carter saw. Tutankhamun exhibition, Bratislava, 2014)

4 Comments
2024/03/23
17:36 UTC

20

In Egyptian mythology, what does the duat actually look like?

5 Comments
2024/03/22
23:56 UTC

0

mr.i.tw

pronunciation? vowels.

0 Comments
2024/03/22
23:31 UTC

28

Tomb of Mereruka video

From my visit on 3/23.

1 Comment
2024/03/22
21:58 UTC

56

Inside the mastaba of Mereruka, illustration (source The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications, 1938)

6 Comments
2024/03/22
18:59 UTC

10

What did Ancient Egyptians believe would happen to those who werenโ€™t mummified after death?

I understand that Ancient Egyptians believed that they would still need their physical bodies in the afterlife. However, mummification was a very expensive and elaborate process, only given to pharaohs and other people of very high status.

So, what did common people believe would happen to them in the afterlife, given they knew they wouldnโ€™t be mummified after death?

I know this is a complex question, especially because Ancient Egypt covers an enormous time span in history, and beliefs and practices may have changed over time.

15 Comments
2024/03/22
18:48 UTC

19

Small Black-Topped Redware Pot

2 Comments
2024/03/22
14:56 UTC

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Kleopadra vii

This is a stone depicting the Greek queen cleopatra herself. she is not the female figure though as that is the goddess isis, she is the male figure giving offerings

Similar to hapshepsut nearly a thousand years before she depicts her self as a man early in her reign

10 Comments
2024/03/21
19:35 UTC

8

Best book on heka.

I have a great deal of interested in ancient Egyptian magic, but I feel most books might be new-age neopaganism. What are the best academic sources on heka?

3 Comments
2024/03/21
15:34 UTC

5

Vulture and Uraeus on Artifacts

I've recently been looking into multiple Ancient Egyptian artifacts and have noticed that only funerary artifacts from the tombs of Tutankhamun and Horemheb contain both Wadjet and Nekhbet on their foreheads. Other funerary masks (Psusennes I, Amenemope) only contain the uraeus and not the vulture. I initially thought this was due to lack of centralization during the Third Intermediate Period, but have noticed that the majority of statues, regardless of date, solely contain the uraeus and not the vulture. Is there any explanation to why this might be or am I just overanalyzing something that really has no meaning?

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Funerary mask of Tutankhamun

Canopic Jar of Horemheb

Funerary masks of Amenemope (left and right) and Psusennes I (centre)

Innermost coffin of Psusennes I

Statue of Ramesses II

12 Comments
2024/03/21
05:10 UTC

7

Book covering most of ancient egyptian history?

Is there a good book you can think of that I should start with? Id like to read something that covers as much time as possible. Thank you for your help!

4 Comments
2024/03/21
02:15 UTC

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Whatโ€™s your favorite pyramid and why?

In my next video Iโ€™m going to mention that the subject is my favorite pyramid which led me to wonder if I asked a bunch of enthusiasts, what kind of answers would I get? Do yโ€™all like the grandeur of Khufu and Khafre? The quirky bent one? Djoserโ€™s with its insanity of tunnels? Or the newer ones with their ornate decorations?

So whatโ€™s your favorite pyramid and why? Might also give me video ideas for the future.

Mine is G3-b, the middle minor pyramid south of Menkaureโ€™s. Itโ€™s just so cute with its four steps and itโ€™s the only pyramid on Giza whose original mummy is likely still inside (well, part of it.)

25 Comments
2024/03/21
01:14 UTC

5

Blasphemy or atheism in Ancient Egypt

Iโ€™ve been reading about crime and punishment in ancient Egypt, but Iโ€™m not finding the specific information I am looking for. What were the repercussions for someone who didnโ€™t believe in the gods, or believe that Pharaoh was a god?

16 Comments
2024/03/20
22:06 UTC

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What's the Best Book or App to Learn to Read Hieroglyphics?

In your experience which helped you the best?

1 Comment
2024/03/20
21:50 UTC

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