Edition - June, 2011
Studying Hieroglyphs Online – Some Observations
In 2009 I signed up to study the ancient Egyptian Language online through the Glyphstudy group. The Glyphstudy group is available, free of charge, to anyone interested in studying the grammar of ancient Egyptian. There are a number of groups under the Glyphstudy banner. [more…]
Edition 1, June 30th 2011
On 30th June 2011 we will be launching the first edition of Egyptological, barring last minute glitches. We hope that you will find plenty to keep you interested. If you have comments or queries about the articles published, you can reply to any of them to start a discussion by clicking “Post Comment” at the […] [more…]
By Andrea
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…]
By Kate Phizackerley
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…]