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Lee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Has anyone access to Jones’ work on OK titles, by > the way. WB references a discussion of “wr-mA.w > Jwn.w" at nos. 1426 and 1429. An index of ancient Egyptian titles, epithets and phrases of the Old Kingdom / Dilwyn Jones. Archaeopress, 2000?by Hermione - Ancient Egypt
MJ Thomas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I see both the priests and Herodotus as unreliable > evidence. Well, I don't think it's so much Herodotus himself who's unreliable; rather, the accuracy of the priests' account of the inscription is in question (for the reasons discussed above).by Hermione - Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I find there to be far more accurate information > he has conveyed in this portion of his tales than > inaccurate, so I would ask that we give every > statement he makes the benefit of the doubt, until > proven otherwise. I think that each statement should be considered in its context. Herodotus mighby Hermione - Ancient Egypt
I'm glad you found Ma'at a useful source of information, Justine!by Hermione - Ancient Egypt
In a groundbreaking study, two Harvard scientists have for the first time extracted human DNA from ancient artifacts. The work potentially opens up a new universe of sources for ancient genetic material, which is used to map human migrations in prehistoric times.by Hermione - Laboratory
Archaeologists digging at the place where an amazing Bronze Age disc was found in Germany have turned up a body and remains of a Stone Age building, adding to the riddle around one of the world's biggest archaeological sensations of the past decade.by Hermione - Ancient History
If you are afraid of spiders, you might want to look away now, because we could be seeing more of our arachnid friends than usual this autumn, with their numbers predicted to keep on rising.by Hermione - Coffee Shop
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hermione Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > > The point is that there might have been an > element > > of unintentional mistranslation ... > > I will grant you that... no questions asked. > > > > It's the sort of thing, of course, thatby Hermione - Ancient Egypt
Tommi Huhtamaki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes, but I did say before I got to the end... the > signature is at the end, isn't it. True ...by Hermione - Coffee Shop
Oh, what a disappointment! Apparently, it's a spoof ...by Hermione - Coffee Shop
Tommi Huhtamaki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Before I got to the end I was sure the letter was > written by a woman. Not that I thought of it, but > subconsciously... is it just me? Or is there > something in the style... Well ... the signature says "Harvey", which is a man's name ...by Hermione - Coffee Shop
Oh ... if only I could write like Mr. Rowe ...by Hermione - Coffee Shop
Lee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My edition (Penguin 1996) says that conversion is > impossible but that one drachma was the daily wage > for a skilled worker or rower in the Athenian navy > in the th century BCE. 1 talent = 6000 drachma, > so huge indeed, Yes, I've got this, too. (Incidentally, I now note that the Introductiby Hermione - Ancient Egypt
The Hebrew text in your post isn't being reproduced properly on the board, Jammer ... I think it would be a question of asking interested parties to click the Wikipedia link ...by Hermione - Ancient Egypt
Lee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The > footnote at this point to the Sélincourt > translation states: “the ‘1600’ talents is > evidence enough, since the Egyptians did not have > a money economy.” The mention of talents of > silver indicates – in any event – that the > translator cannot have been supplying Herodotus > with aby Hermione - Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > He never says anything but priest in this entire > segment. As Lee pointed out, what Herodotus actually says is "hermêneus", interpreter or translator. The "hermêneus" might have been a priest ... > Who else would have been able to give him a tour > of a massive holy site? Aby Hermione - Ancient Egypt
QuoteThis is without question one of the great pieces of writing I've seen in a long time.by Hermione - Coffee Shop
Hermione Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > radishes and onions (which, IIRC, were > foods that the priests were forbidden to eat) Well, there's something in Gardner Wilkinson (I, 323):QuoteNot only beans, but lentils, peas, garlick, leeks and onions were forbidden to the priests; who were not permitted to eat them under any pretence. GW doesnby Hermione - Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tommi Huhtamaki Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > Herodotus witnessed them reading the > writing > > on > > > the wall of the pyramid. The Egyptians > of > > this > > > time could easily read hieroglyphic. > Whichby Hermione - Ancient Egypt
Every ten seconds someone in Britain becomes a victim of cybercrime. Computer-literate criminals are surfing the net; riding a cyber crime wave. Please, everyone ... a reminder that anti-virus and anti-spyware programs should be updated regularly, frequent back-ups taken, etc. etc. (Having said which, it's about time I took some more back-ups myself ... )by Hermione - Coffee Shop
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is evidence that has been corroborated by facts > discovered during proper archaeological MJT> exploration of the sites. Well, not really! Archaeologists haven't found any evidence of the inscription ... (MJT) > > Did Herodutus report absolutely verbatim what > he > > was toldby Hermione - Ancient Egypt
Anthony Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The fact is, though, there was a tendency to > clearly claim that those who built the tomb were > adequately paid. It would have done no good for a > person to enter the afterlife with that kind of > debt surrounding his final place of rest. > > Strudwick has an entire section in his 2005 booby Hermione - Ancient Egypt
Well said, Lee ...by Hermione - Ancient Egypt
Archaeologists suspect fluted obsidian tools date almost to the last ice ageby Hermione - Laboratory
Few peoples are described in the Bible with as much hostility as the Philistines, who lived in the coastal plain during the period it documents.by Hermione - Ancient History
... according to two new studies, says University of Georgia anthropologist. By 1763, the world of Cherokee Indians in the Southeastern U.S. was in tatters. The French and Indian War had wracked the sprawling Cherokee settlements that stretched from the headwaters of the Savannah River in South Carolina and Georgia to the Overhills towns in eastern Tennessee. Though 75 years would pass beforeby Hermione - Ancient History
Human remains yield secrets. “Tales from the Bog” in the September 2007 issue of National Geographic magazine uncovers some of those secrets, including those unlocked by Dr. Heather Gill-Robinson, assistant professor of anthropology at North Dakota State University, Fargo. The article discusses discoveries of 2000-year-old mummies, preserved from the Iron Age with amazing detail in peat bogs of Eby Hermione - Ancient History
Hope you're settling into the new place and new classes, Thadd!by Hermione - Coffee Shop
On another note, hope you had a good anniversary, Don, in spite of all the PC problems ...by Hermione - Coffee Shop
I think that's enough ... if no further fruitful discussion is to take place, the thread is now being closed.by Hermione - Humanities