Last week Shemsu trudged out into the cold and rain just to bring a local interest story to Em Hotep!’s Kentuckiana readers. Stuffed grape leaves, butter-scotch baklava, and bellydancing. These are just a few of the hazards I braved to bring you this exclusive.
Pictured to the left, Shemsu’s better half—Sekhmet.
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Tags: Akhenaten, Amarna, Amenhotep III, Andrea Deagon, Apis Bull, Bellydancing, Egyptian Art, Eighteenth Dynasty, Ghawazee, Karnak Temple, Louisville, Luxor, Nebamun, Roman Period, Temple of Amun at Karnak, Tomb Art
Prophets in Egypt, the Luxor Museum, someone else mapping the geneology of the Eighteenth Dynasty, more Egyptian medicinal practices, KV63, and a toast for Tut…
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Tags: Abydo, Andrew Collins, Egyptian Art, Genetic Mapping, Hydrology, KV55, kv63, Luxor Museum, Medical Practices, Nefertiti, Sandro Vannini, Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings
An Egyptian artifact in Jordan, an ancient ship, some modern restorations, a video guide to making a mummy, the Mansoor Amarna Collection, eyes, legs, and assorted body parts…
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Tags: Deir el-Medina, Egyptian Art, Esna, Hemienu, Mansoor Amarna Collection, Mummies, Mummification, Oriental Institute, Swiss Mummy Project, Zahi Hawass
