Tag Archives: Egypt

Antiquity Imagined: The Remarkable Legacy of Egypt and the Ancient Near East

Posted on 17/07/2015 by dianabuja

Originally posted on HARN Weblog:
HARN member, Robin Derricourt, has sent us notification of his latest publication: Antiquity Imagined: the remarkable legacy of Egypt and the ancient Near East (London: I.B. Tauris, 2015)  Outsiders have long attributed to the Middle…

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How to Succeed with Letters to The Dead – Translations by Wente

Posted on 02/07/2015 by dianabuja

Letters to the dead in ancient Egypt provided one method of seeking success or redress from both the gods and from people who have died.  I will put up a couple that provide a little window to these interesting missives; see … Continue reading →

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Coptic Easter and A Feast in Rural Egypt – Recipes Included

Posted on 02/04/2015 by dianabuja

With Easter upon us, I’m sharing my blog about the holiday in Upper [southern] Egypt: During the years that I spent a good deal of my time working and living in Upper [southern] Egypt while conducting  doctoral research, I was … Continue reading →

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Grain Taxes and The Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS)

Posted on 23/03/2015 by dianabuja

The manuscripts and archaeological remains from the Fayum have provided us with an important view of administration and life in Ptolemaic and Roman times in Egypt.  As the plan and photo of a granary in Karanis above shows, this was a region … Continue reading →

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Crocodile Cartonnage and Classical Manuscripts – Tebtunis, Fayum-Egypt

Posted on 18/03/2015 by dianabuja

At the end of the 19th century the classicists Bernard P. Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt  were comissioned by the Egyptologist George Reisner to conduct excavations for the University of California, Berkeley, in the Fayum, a semi-oasis that is located about 100 … Continue reading →

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A Pickled Goose and Two Pillows – Cuisine and Comfort in Ptolemaic Egypt, 9 May 137 B.C.

Posted on 16/02/2015 by dianabuja

Geese were very popular in ancient Egypt as food and also for the use of their grease and feathers.  As well, the Egyptian god Geb – called also ‘The Great Cackler’ figured centrally in ancient Egyptian religion: Notables and those with … Continue reading →

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Three Coptic tunics and a hat from Medieval Egypt

Posted on 24/11/2014 by dianabuja

Originally posted on Miriam's Middle Eastern Research Blog:
This textile is 64 cm long and 114 cm wide. It is made of plain woven linen with wool tapestry weave inserts. It was made by Coptic Egyptians between the 9th…

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