Forerunners of the Hattusili-Ramesses treaty
The Hattusili-Ramesses treaty is known from two main sources. These are texts in Egyptian hieroglyphs preserved on the walls of the temple of Amun at Karnak and of the Ramesseum, and of some fragmentary cuneiform tablets in Akkadian, discovered at the Hittite capital of Hattusa, the modern site of Boghazk
The Egyptian Inscriptions at Jebel Dosha, Sudan
Pending a more detailed survey of the site, I offer here, with the permission of NCAM, a few preliminary observations, with special reference to the Egyptian inscriptions.
The role of the chantress in ancient Egypt
The goal of this study is to determine what it meant to be a Sm-r, or chantress, in ancient
Egypt. Very little is known about the specifics of the title or the types of people who held it. Surprisingly, there is also a male version of the title, Smr, but the female version is by far the more prevalent. It is the women who held this title that will be the focus of this study.
The Ancient Egyptian Sed-Festival and the Exemption from Corvee
King and god based their relationship on reciprocal gestures, and the royal decree was presented as the compensation for the first sed-festival and Amun’s announcement of more to come. Its content is generally understood as an exemption from corvee granted to Amun’s cult personnel.