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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?
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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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?
pronunciation? vowels.
From my visit on 3/23.
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 wouldnโt 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.
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
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?
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 masks of Amenemope (left and right) and Psusennes I (centre)
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!
In my next video Iโm 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 yโall like the grandeur of Khufu and Khafre? The quirky bent one? Djoserโs with its insanity of tunnels? Or the newer ones with their ornate decorations?
So whatโs your favorite pyramid and why? Might also give me video ideas for the future.
Mine is G3-b, the middle minor pyramid south of Menkaureโs. Itโs just so cute with its four steps and itโs the only pyramid on Giza whose original mummy is likely still inside (well, part of it.)
Iโve been reading about crime and punishment in ancient Egypt, but Iโm not finding the specific information I am looking for. What were the repercussions for someone who didnโt believe in the gods, or believe that Pharaoh was a god?
In your experience which helped you the best?