Linda

Thank you for reading

Jean-Pierre’s work will always be a major part of the focus for Em Hotep, and I think you will find that this series will merge very nicely with his work once we get to the Fourth Dynasty.

The next article, which will focus on Hierakonpolis during the Naqada II Period, will be up in a few days, so stay tuned!

–K

A very interesting summary. I’ve had a lifelong interest in Egypt, and am looking forward to the next segment. I’ve also enjoyed the work from Jean-Pierre about the building of Khufu’s pyramid

Keep up the good work!

Linda

–K

Thank you

It is always a pleasure. I am sure that you know where this series is headed.. From Pit to Palaces, and from Palaces to Pyramids. And then eventually to the Valley of the Kings, but we will always return to Giza. That is the time and place that Em Hotep LOVES…

–K

Thanks to you, I’m expanding my knowledge about Ancient Egypt…
Keep going, you are very good at that

Jean-Pierre

Yes! The next installment will deal almost exclusively with Hierakonpolis and I will give a detailed description of the temple area, HK29A. It is not the focus of the article, of course, that will be HK6, the elite cemetery. But, the more they learn about the complex around T23, T24, and structures 07 and D9, the more apparent it seems that there was an early mortuary complex there that serviced the entire elite cemetery. Again, not to be confused with HK29A, but it is natural to expect a variety of religious expression developing in what would become Egypt’s first true holy city, really even before Abydos.

There were two adolescent elephants buried in the area, one of which (T24) seems to have possibly been the focus of votive activity. In the very least they were examples of both the conspicuous consumption of the elites who were buried there, and were probably the forerunners of Dynastic-period menageries that demonstrated pharaonic power over primordial chaos—if the monarch could tame wild beasts, then he was an effective pharaoh. Of course we are not talking about pharaohs, yet. But the elites at Hierakonpolis were headed in that direction, WAY before Narmer came along, as in 400-500 years before.

In case you can’t tell, I am very excited to get the next article up! It is largely written, but I am waiting to hear back from the Hierakonpolis Expedition for permission to use some of their photos. The pictures I want to use have appeared elsewhere in media, but as near as I can tell there is no standard press package I can use, so I don’t want to be presumptuous I rely a lot on the “Fair Use” provision in copyright law, but I would much rather work with the team! I have been fortunate enough to do so with other groups and projects and it has always turned out well for everyone involved, so keep your fingers crossed!

–K

Will you be putting more about the first temple?