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NEFERTARI AND PUDUḪEPA: QUEENS OF DIPLOMACY
Diana Liesegang explores the relationship between an Egyptian and a Hittite queen, and their role in the peace negotiations between their two countries.
The Local Governors of the Tenth Upper Egyptian Province
The lives of kings and their families are too often the focus of the study of ancient Egyptian history. Wolfram Grajetzki turns his attention instead to the local governors of the Tenth Upper Egyptian nome in an attempt to reconstruct their line up to the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
PER MESUT: for younger readers
The remarkable village known today as Deir el-Medina (see above) but called the ‘Place of Truth’ by its inhabitants, is the source of a huge amount of information about the ordinary life of the ancient Egyptians.
Highlights of the Manchester Museum 22: The Gilded Mummy of Lady Isaious
Campbell Price describes one of the Manchester Museum mummies currently on display in an exhibition turing the USA.
GEBEL EL-SILSILA THROUGH THE AGES - Scarabs for the Children
In a slight diversion from their on-going series on the historical development of this fascinating site, Maria Nilsson, John Ward and Patricia Coletto return to the Thutmoside cemetery at Gebel el-Silsila East and examine in detail two of the intact child burials discovered by the Gebel el-Silsila Project team, with special focus on scarabs and scaraboids.
ANUBIS – JACKAL, WOLF, DOG, FOX OR HYENA?
Wildlife expert John Wyatt continues his investigation of Egyptian gods by looking at another important deity and the animal or animals associated with him.
THE SLAIN SOLDIERS OF TOMB 507: AN EGYPTOLOGICAL MYSTERY
Julian Heath investigates the grisly finds from the Deir el-Bahri rock-cut tomb.
LATEST DISCOVERIES AT GEBEL EL-SILSILA
Maria Nilsson and John Ward take a break from their regular series of Gebel el- Silsila through the ages to share with us some of the archaeological discoveries from their most recent field season.
PER MESUT: for younger readers
PER MESUT: for younger readers
A LOAD OF OLD BULL: THE SERAPEUM OF SAQQARA PART 2: THE LAST FOUR CENTURIES
Aidan Dodson completes the story of the burial place of the Apis bulls.
Highlights of the Manchester Museum 21: The Stela of Princess Isis
This finely wrought limestone slab (Acc. no. 1781) once formed the upper part (the curved ‘lunette’) of a larger stela commemorating the daughter of King Ramesses VI (c. 1143-1136 BC), a princess named Iset – or Isis.
What Lies Beneath? Exploring The Use Of Digital Archaeological Techniques
Pauline Carroll explores the future of museum displays at the Museo Egizio, Turin.
Ten Years At Qubbet El-Hawa
Director Alejandro Jiménez-Serrano from the University of Jaén describes the work of the international team exploring this prestigious provincial cemetery.
“No Man Has Adherents On The Day Of Woe”: The Rise And Fall Of Amenemhat I
In the first of an occasional series on Middle Kingdom rulers, Sarah Griffiths investigates the life and possible murder of the founding king of the Twelfth Dynasty.
Sobek - One Crocodile Or Two?
Wildlife expert John Wyatt investigates this important Egyptian god and the dangerous animal associated with him.
Highlights Of The Manchester Museum 19: The Stela Of Sobek-khu
For this issue, Campbell Price describes an important source of information about Middle Kingdom military campaigns in the Near East
A Winter Journey
A Winter Journey
Khasekhemwy, The Unifier
Jan Summers Duffy reveals what we know about one of the key characters in the formation of the ancient Egyptian state.
Displaying Ancient Egypt
Maria Solchaga explores how the earliest museum displays created misconceptions about Egypt’s ancient culture and how modern UK museums are transforming their exhibitions to counter this.
Nefertiti's Bust
Joyce Tyldesley takes a new look at the world-famous portrait of Nefertiti, and considers what its purpose might have been.
PER MESUT: For Younger Readers
Busy Bees
Highlights Of Manchester Museum, No. 7: A Bronze Statue Of The Apis Bull
Campbell Price examines one of his favourite objects from Manchester Museum’s collection.
Unwrapping The Identity Of The Macclesfield Mummy
Bryony Renshaw describes what we know about the life of Shebmut, the original occupant of the mummy case that, along with the replica statue of Sety II described in the Editorial of AE103, forms the centrepiece of West Park Museum’s collection.
Pharaohs Behaving Badly: The Machinations Of ‘Pot Belly'
In the fourth in her series on the final pharaonic dynasty, Sarah Griffiths describes the destructive sibling rivalry of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII.
The Siege Of Megiddo
In the last in a series of articles exploring myths and tales from ancient Egypt, Dr. Joyce Tyldesley considers the dramatic story of the siege of Megiddo, as told by the Eighteenth Dynasty warrior-king Thutmose III.
WWI In Egypt
Inspired by Paul Nicholson’s article (AE102) on his research into images of Egypt from World War I, Anne Midgley rifles through her collection of postcards from that era and reveals the stories behind them.
Highlights Of Manchester Museum, No. 6: A Wooden Shabti Of King Sety I
Campbell Price takes a closer look at one of his favourite objects from Manchester Museum’s collection.
Pharaoh Eclipsed
Nicky Nielsen surveys the achievements of Sety I, a King who was instrumental in founding the Nineteenth Dynasty.
A Saite Story Of Glory: Necho II & The Circumnavigation Of Africa
Kevin Harrison investigates the truth behind one of Herodotus’ fabulous tales.
The Tombs Of The Kings Of Ancient Egypt
Aidan Dodson explores the royal tombs of Egypt, from the Predynastic era through to the end of paganism.