Ethnic origin of Ramesses I?
A question from Derek Martin. Is there any evidence that Ramesses I could have could have had a degree of Hyksos ancestry? Ramesses I was born in Avaris, the old Hyksos capital, his father’s name was Seti (the Hyksos chose the Egyptian God Set, because he was closest to their own God Ba’al) and he [more…]
Question about healthcare facilities
We’ve had a query from andrea@hydeinc, who works in healthcare facility design and would like to know if any healtchare facilities have been identified from Ancient Egypt and how they wre laid out. She is particularly interested in floor plans and what sort of access to daylight and water were provided, with a view to [more…]
By Andrea Hyde
Help researching Ankhesenamum
I have been an armchair egyptologist for over 50 years. I have two main interests in Egyptology; Ankhesenamum and Tutmania. As a psychologist, I have long been interested in the impact of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun as a social and cultural phenomenon and as an aspect of popular culture to the present [more…]
Wanted – Pictures of Dyntasty 0 Scorpion Items
We have a forthcoming article on the Scorpion King and it is proving hard to find pictures of some items without copyright restrictions. If anybody has any suitable photographs we could use, could you please contact me in the next few days. Thanks Kate [more…]
By Kate
Help required identifying photos from Abusir
A query from Pat Kennedy: A few years ago I made a visit to the Abusir pyramid field but fear that my photos have become mixed up and I don’t know what I took, where. I am sure of the provenance of the Sahure pyramid picture but I think the other two may have been [more…]
By Pat Kennedy
Title of a paper on microeconomics by Christopher Eyre
I have been asked to find out if anyone knows the title and location of a paper by Chris Eyre about the Ancient Egyptian economy, in which Eyre considers the economy from a microeconomic (rather than a macroeconomic) viewpoint. I’ve done a web search with no success. I realize that this is not much to [more…]
By Andie
Watermelons in Ancient Egypt
I wondered if anyone could throw some light on a fruity puzzle I’ve happened upon concerning watermelons! In a recent post from the EEF Friday digest, it was noted that the watermelon was known in ancient Egypt. The post went on to say that the name for this fruit ‘bddw-kA’ has been found in inscriptions [more…]
By Barbara
The African Origins of the Ancient Egytians?
I originally wrote this paper for a peer-reviewed journal, but seeing that I am a mere student rather than a degree-carrying expert who has earned a lot of academic clout, I decided to share it with the larger Internet community on Scribd. The article’s thesis is that even though ancient Egypt is commonly characterized as [more…]
Support for mobile phones
On behalf of “J.” Do you plan on making a mobile version for your online journals making it easier to read on mobile phones? [more…]
By J.
Tunnels of the Osireion, Abydos
(Editor’s note: See the photographs of the Osireion by James on Egyptological at: http://bit.ly/oVYiSE): I have a bit of a theory about what this was. Wouldn’t it be nice if these tunnels were used during the Raising of the Djed Pillar ceremony? I can see priests walking down the tunnel in photos 3 and 4 [more…]
Hatshepsut Papyri?
Stuart Tyler, author of the Hatshepsut Project, asks: I have been researching Hatshepsut’s footsteps for around a year now and i have yet to come across any papyri/papyrus mentioning her. Perhaps i am not looking in the right places or maybe none have been discovered? I wonder if anyone else has any leads or information [more…]
By Kate
Inscriptions of Mortuary Temple of Seti I
The author Michael Heiser is looking for publication on the inscriptions of the hieroglyphic inscriptions at the West Bank of thw Mortuary Temple of Seti I. Can anybody point to where these have been published please? [more…]
By Kate
Pigs in Ancient Egypt – Photographs
Does anyone have any photographs of pigs in AE contexts that they would be willing for me to use? I want to write an article on the subject of how pigs were used in the Egyptian agricultural mix, and need photographs to illustrate the article which may appear online. You would need to own the [more…]
Please help identify these Egyptologists / Anthropologists
Marianne Clancy has sent in a couple of photos and would appreciate help in identifying the people shown, thought to be Egyptologists. She believes they were taken in 1925/6 and knows that the gentleman in the top left in the close up is the anthropologist Maurice Emetaz who was a member of Societe d’Anthropologie de [more…]
Odd-headed deity from Abydos
James Whitfield, who has added some great photos of Abydos to the Photo Album, has a query about the figure in this post: I haven’t seen any figures like this before that I can remember. I can see the hieroglyphs for Nephthys on the right side of the photo, but I’m unsure if [more…]
Picture Wanted: KV58 Shabti (CCG 60472)
Dylan Bickerstaffe is still trying to trace a photograph of this shabti, shown in this drawing – Plate XCI by Lancelot Crane, from Theodore Davis’ The Tombs of Harmhabi and Touatankhamanou (London 1912). The figure is 23.5 cm high and numbered CCG 60472. If anybody has a photograph, Dylan would be very appreciative! I have [more…]
By Kate
Request for a photo of stone shabti from KV58
A request by Dylan Bickerstaffe (www.dylanb.me.uk/wp/): I’m looking for a photo of the stone Shabti figure from KV58 (in the Valley of the Kings), which Geoffrey Martin tells me was on display in the Cairo Museum in a cabinet of selected ‘choice’ items, upstairs near the front. He says it was one of the cabinets [more…]
By Andie
What was on this platform at Medinet Habu?
James Whitfield would like to know if the platform in the photo was the site where a statue might have been located, or even perhaps the location of a throne of Ramses III. It is adjacent to the place that John Romer described as the royal bath. You can click the image to see the [more…]
Sheep in Egypt?
Jerry Unterman asks: I’m very curious about the status of sheep in Egypt from about 1600-1100 BCE. Were sheep used for sacrifices? Were they taboo for any reason? Did people eat them regularly? Did they have some special religious status? Were they identified as representing any deities (I am aware of Khnum)? Thanks for any [more…]
By Kate
Learning or want to learn hieroglyphs?
My knowledge of hieroglyphs is far beyond beginner but probably just short of intermediate. When I work on my flashcards I get to a point where I can walk around Egyptian temples and tombs and UK museums and translate texts very happily. The moment I slack, however, I forget just enough to make it a [more…]
By Andie