Ancient Egyptian Burial Practices at the British Museum
A review of my visit to the Ancient Egyptian gallery at the British Museum, London, England.
High society and lower ranks in Ramesside Egypt at home and abroad
This brief study simply explores mainly nooks and crevices, even curiosities, in the richly varied canvas of life in Egypt and its Near Eastern links in the 13th century BC, besides historical sidelights of wider significance.
Mehen, God of the Board Games
Ancient Egyptian boardgames normally have a religious symbolism, although it is often very difficult to find the exact meaning. One cannot examine the subject of Egyptian boardgames without taking into account this background.
Total solar eclipses in Ancient Egypt
The sun played such an important role in the life of Ancient Egyptians, particularly in their religion that it is surprising that there is virtually no mention of solar eclipses in ancient records from the Nile valley.
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.
The guardian-demons of the Book of the Dead
From an ontological point of view, I would define these guardian-figures as
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.