Four Surveyors of the Gods: In the XVIII Dynasty of Egypt
In the following paper you will meet these four surveyors, see and hear about their lives and families from their biographical tomb paintings and inscriptions, as well as finding out some more information regarding the most colourful and legendary times in which they lived, where they were interred and under whose Pharaohnic rule they worked and were buried.
The nature of urbanism in Ancient Egypt
These developmental differences in urbanisation, as expressed through evolving nature and functions, are the underlying premise of Wilson
When a Book of the Dead text does not match archaeology: the case of the protective magical bricks
Consideration of this funerary rite will show how and why the practical application of the ritual in tombs could differ from the tradition noted in manuscripts; in other words, cases where reality does not match the text.
Symbolic Perceptions of New Kingdom Watercraft: Building Boats from Gods
I contribute an anthropological perspective to the well attested association between Egyptian watercraft and interment, illuminating the use of symbolic watercraft by the deceased.
Hades: Cornucopiae, Fertility and Death
This lack of enthusiasm for his society is reflected in the comparatively small number of depictions of Hades in art, in comparison with the other Olympians. Even so, I cannot of course cover all his iconography in this paper. What I would like to do here is pick out some specific features of interest, some areas, in fact, in which Hades has been seen to depart from his grim roots, and talk about what light they shed on how Hades was perceived.
The History of Sepsis from Ancient Egypt to the XIX Century
The oldest report we have about sepsis associated with wounds goes back to Edwin Smith
Nightmares in Ancient Egypt
This paper will focus on nightmares in Ancient Egypt from the earliest times through to the Third Intermediate Period.
The Non-Royal Concept of the Afterlife in Amarna
In the Old and Middle Kingdoms the need for these physical objects was also met by providing the deceased with models of the various production processes
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Daily life as the Romans knew it ceased for the festival; it was more important to maintain a good relationship with the spirits of the ancestors than it was to continue with the typical types of worship and commonplace legal activities. The one similarity between all these celebrations is that they were all state-sponsored. In this way, the Roman leaders were able to control the citizens
The Remains of Alexander the Great: The God, The King, The Symbol
Alexander, suffering for several days before his death, knew his end was imminent. This knowledge did not urge him to name an official successor, but he did request a burial site: the temple of Zeus-Ammon in the Siwah oasis in northern Africa, where he was addressed as the son of Ammon.