Edition - December, 2012
Discussion: King Apophis and Hippos?
I’ve been tearing through every book I have, pouring over websites, and I can’t seem to find a satisfactory explaination as to the meaning of King Apophis’ message to Pharaoh Seqenenre, wherein Apophis complains about the noise of the hippos in a canal in east Thebes. It has been suggested that the hippos are metaphorical, […] [more…]
By Egyptians – The Inventors of Modern Mathematics?
Published in Egyptological In Brief, November 2012. By Kate Phizackerley Those who know me will be unsurprised that when I reveal I have been intending to write something about Egyptian mathematics for some time. Barbara O’Neill kindly sent me a link to an open learning section on the Open University website, drawing on material prepared […] [more…]