Edition - June, 2011
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…]
Edition - May, 2011
Egyptological Blog Portal
28th May 2011. A year or so ago we launched the Egyptological Blog Portal. Now that the main Egyptologocal site is up and running, the portal has a a new permament home at the bottom of the main menu – and a new name. It is now simply, “Our Favourite Blogs“. Within the layout we […] [more…]
By Kate Phizackerley
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 Phizackerley
Edition - April, 2011
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 Andrea
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…]
Book Review: Description de l’Egypte (Taschen 25th Anniversary Series)
Description de l’Egypte, Gilles Neret, Taschen 25th Anniversary Series (paperback edition), 2007. If you are interested in the images contained in Description de l’Egypte, the book produced by Napoleon’s “savants”, and particularly the illustrations of Pharaonic Egypt, this is a very good place to start. If you want an in-depth analysis of the background to Description, its purpose and a good sample of all the original sections and topics then you may be disappointed. [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 Phizackerley
Egyptological launches
Saturday 16th April, 2011 – After several months of development Kate Phizackerley and Andrea Byrnes are very pleased to announce that we are ready to invite writers and photographers to contribute to the first issue of our free online magazine, Egytpological. Please feel free to explore the site, look at our sample content and get […] [more…]
By Andrea