Tag Archives: Ancient 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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A Husband’s Letter to his Decesed Wife – Translation by Wente

Posted on 02/07/2015 by dianabuja

Letters to the dead could be long and, perhaps, ease the frustration or fear of the person writing.  The following letter is quite detailed; from the angry husband of a woman who has died: ..

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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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Baking Emmer Bread in Ancient Egypt – Discoveries from Amarna

Posted on 25/03/2015 by dianabuja

Dr Delwen Samuel is an archaeobotanist and a leading expert in the production of bread and beer in ancient Egypt – particularly at the site of the Amarna Project (1353–1336 BC); shown in the map, above.  Through both archaeology and using bread-making tools … 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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Affairs of Goat-herders and Goose-herders in Ancient Egypt

Posted on 16/03/2015 by dianabuja

In later periods of ancient Egyptian history, papyri are found that are written in demotic, abnormal hieratic, or hieratic, and that record a variety of contracts – many documenting a loan.  During this time, associations were formed around  occupations, for example: goose-herders, goat-herders, … Continue reading →

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