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
Last week I mentioned the Tutankhamen exhibition going on at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum, a mere two-hour drive from Louisville.
Well, add to that a visit from Dr. Zahi Hawass..
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Tags: Butler University, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Children's Museum, Louisville, Zahi Hawass
This is a collection of several Egypt-related stories that appeared this week on some of the blogs I follow. Find out about a couple of pretty cool discoveries. See what Zahi Hawass is up to down in Thebes.
And for my fellow Louisvillians: Heads up! There is a wicked King Tut exhibition just two hours away!
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Tags: Ancient Egypt, Giza Plateau, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Children's Museum, Late Kingdom Period, Louisville, Neolithic Period, Predynastic Period, Valley of the Kings, Zahi Hawass
How was the Great Pyramid of Khufu built?
