One of the fun things about running a website like Em Hotep is that you get to see behind-the-scenes things, like the queries people are entering into search engines to find Em Hotep. The vast majority are terms and questions you would expect for an Egyptology website, but some questions can seem a little off the wall, until I think back to my own early interest in ancient Egypt and the questions I used to ask. So some friends recommended I answer them. Some might make you chuckle, some might make you think. But either way, it should be a fun read. The answers will be brief, so don’t expect to get any research done with this article, just pour a cup of coffee and enjoy.
Special thanks goes to writer and artist Ben Morales-Correa, who operates both the All About Egypt and BMC PhotoArt Tutorials websites for suggesting that I take these questions seriously and answer some of them, as well as Donna Elliot who suggested that this might even be a good idea for a chapter in a book, also an idea I rather like…
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Tags: Ancient Egyptian Tools, Cleopatra VII, Forensic Mummy Studies, Khufu's Pyramid, Narmer, Paleobabble, Papyrus, Tutankhamun
Do you have a favorite Egyptian queen? Or would you like to learn a little more about what queenship meant in ancient Egypt, and how it differed from other types of monarchies? Of if you are just looking for some really nice photography, yet again the crew at Em Hotep BBS delivered the goods.
A selection of queens plus three queens who were kings, the wives of Mentuhotep II, cats and queens, Picton’s Petrie Pieces, recommended reading, and lots of interesting fun Egyptological facts - Just the thing for a cold winter night!
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Tags: Ahmose-Meritamun, Ahmose-Nefertari, Arsinoe III, Bintanath, Cleopatra VII, Khentkawes I, Mutemwia, Nefertiti, Queens, Sobeknefru, Tausret, Tiaa, Tiye
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Tags: Alexandria, Cleopatra III, Cleopatra VII, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Ptolemaic Period, Ptolemy Eupator, Ptolemy I, Ptolemy II, Ptolemy III, Ptolemy IV, Ptolemy IX, Ptolemy V, Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VII, Ptolemy VIII, Ptolemy X, Ptolemy XI, Ptolemy XII, Ptolemy XIII, Ptolemy XIV, Ptolemy XV, Rome, Thirty-Third Dynasty. Ptolemaic Dynasty
Almost everybody knows what the Great Sphinx of Giza is, but how much do we really know about it? In this article we will be looking at the role of sphinxes in Egyptian mythology—what they are, what they mean, and what they did. We will also be taking an in depth look at the history of the Great Sphinx. Who may have built it and why? When was it built? Do we really know?
We will also look at how the Great Sphinx’s significance in both religion and politics has changed over the many centuries of its known lifetime. From the ancient days of early Egypt, when little is really said about the Sphinx and its existence seems to be taken for granted, to the height of Egyptian culture, when the Sphinx was synonymous with the great solar deities and had the power to legitimize a king’s reign, the more we learn about the Sphinx, the more we know about Egypt.
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Tags: Alabaster Sphinx, Amenhotep II, Cleopatra VII, Colin Reader, Criosphinxes, Djedefre, Dream Stela, Emile Baraize, Great Sphinx, Horemakhet, Karnak Temple, Khafre, Khufu, Mark Lehner, Mit Rahina, Nekhtnebef I, Ptolemy XII, Rainer Stadelmann, Ramesses II, Sphinx Temple, Sphinxes, Temple of Amun at Karnak, Temple of Luxor, Temples, Thutmose IV, Zahi Hawass
We have a status report on the effort to repatriate Nefertiti, thanks to an interview with Dr. Zahi Hawass published in Spiegel Online International this morning. The prognosis looks dim. In fact, the goal seems to have moved somewhat. When asked if he really wanted to remove Nefertiti from her new home, Dr. Hawass replied “Not by any means.”
What could this portent for our October Checklist? With eleven days to go, maybe it’s time we reviewed.
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Tags: Bust of Nefertiti, Cleopatra VII, Forensic Mummy Studies, Genetic Mapping, KV64, Kathleen Martinez, Ludwig Borchardt, Tutankhamun, Zahi Hawass
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