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Roxana Cooper Wrote:
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> You seem to be confusing the 22nd through 24th
> dynasties of the third intermediate period with
> the Ptolemies who came much later.
> The Nubian pharaohs definitely considered
> themselves a 'native dynasty' whatever that may
> mean, and restorers of Maat. Culturally they were
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Thank you Hermione. I really don’t have the bandwidth to wade into that again. I find it extremely taxing on both emotional and psychological levels.
Just scanning this I’m already reading the jabs that trigger the despondency that made me leave this forum, I am hoping there are more emotionally intelligent, culturally sensitive intellects with real knowledge. I don’t have any interest talking a
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14 years ago, there was a substantive discussion on the 25th dynasty.
Unfortunately it was mired in pseudo-academic Afrocentric rhetoric and snobby Western pedantry.
There was, nonetheless, some really compelling dialogue on Taharqa’s journey from Napata to Lower Egypt.
He “restored” installations that had fallen into disrepair during Ptolemaic times.
Here’s what I would like a refresher
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Hi All,
Can anyone tell me what the appropriate term might be for the peoples of Wawat, Iyam and other ancient kingdoms of Kush? Each were ethnically distinct, a fact that's often overlooked with the all-encompassing "Nubian" label to any Subsaharan/Sudanese ethnic depicted in the art of Ancient Egypt. A story writer on a project I'm working on has consistently referred to
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Mihos
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This is wonderful! It may be noteworthy to some of you that two ethnic/language groups/tribes of Beja people of Eritrea are more closely related to those of Southern Egypt than to the Hadendoa who separate them territorially.
The Mahasi and Qamhati may have common origins.
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Mihos
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Thanks. So...has anyone got any references for the "Tomb of Birds" - as in what's been described for and by science?
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Mihos
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Hi Ma'atesians
Has anyone here learned of any pyramidical structures ( via satellite etc.) near Hermopolis?
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As usual another mysterious artifact materializes in Israel right at the exact moment when that country is misled to believe that it isn't actually the centre of the world.
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Mihos
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Excellent paper. Ecological history is of vital importance in every analysis of ancient culture. Here too is a place where the biases of previous generations compromises the larger picture of Egypt as a whole.
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Mihos
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Dear All,
Once upon a time before the internet became such a hotbed of obtusity one could research a topic and hope to meet at least a few references worth reading. Not so much these days...
Case in point, I would like to read about any academic literature on NC2- geological data would be insightful. All I've found is stoobed stoobed stoobed atlantidiot blather.
Also am interested in l
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Mihos
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AH - memories returned fortunately- just typing here!
Anyone curious:
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Mihos
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I can't remember the details now but was familiarized with these mysterious figures -we discussed them here. Can't recall much of anything now- Does this ring a bell with anyone? Dancers or/and religious figures wearing tall reed headdresses- please assist
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Mihos
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So too could she be descended of Isis -fathered by ?
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Mihos
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Wow. I feel like I may have to play lifeguard for some poor soul that's slipped into the reed sea.
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Mihos
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Fascinating as always Katherine. Thank you. What became of her? Do you believe Amenhotep III visited or lived at Akhetaten?
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Mihos
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Another thought comes to mind. From where were the original inhabitants of Amarna arriving? Might there have been some sort of an exodus to Akhetaten from other regions, especially as the capitol had been moved from Karnak. If young people flocked to this new celebrity haven -a place where close visual access to the divine monarchs was a given- might they've indentured themselves on those ca
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Has the existence of Thalassemia been discussed r.e. anaemia? It's quite common amongst Egyptians now and perhaps more so when populations were much lower. Fascinating thread regardless.
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Could she be Tiye's daughter sired by Akhenaten?
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I can't believe I just read this entire thread. As is the usual case, I should have just ended with Katherine Griffis-Greenberg who I absolutely detest when she's dismissing my inanity but adore when she politely closes the door on anyone else's.
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Hall of Ma'atesians-
Where can the best online sources of translated Tell el Amarna letters be found? Translated- with the cliff notes if you will. Thanks so much.
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Still not interest in this topic? ...What gives?
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Mihos
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The camel has been present in the Sahara since prehistoric times as attested by rock art throughout the region. It may have appeared late on as a domestic species but the issue of its absence in art remains. Why would a species native to the deserts and acacia woodland of Egypt not be represented in AE art?
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Mihos
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One has to wonder what about the camel made it invisible to Egyptian craftsmen. It's been present in the Sahara since at least pre-dynastic times and subsequently -it must have arrived with trade and yet it's not until times B.C. that the camel finds its way into Egyptian art.
Was this beast taboo?
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HAS anyone got a lead on what could be construed as the most complete reference on Beketaten that I might readily procure online?
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Sam Wrote:
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> In many portraits of Seminole/ Muskogee chiefs,
> their headdress or turbans contain what are
> usually described as ostrich feathers. Never gaves
> it much thought. Why would a Muskogee value
> ostrich feathers, and where would they get them?
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I suspect the feathers belong to Egrets/Herons an
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Mihos
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Ok- I really hope I haven't shoved this conversation into the prattle pond. Let's get this back on track please. There's plenty of science supporting trade between India and Egypt.
The significance of cinnamon and black pepper in Egypt from the old kingdom on is evidence enough of this trade. The depiction of the Sri Lanka JF in Tut's funerary goods -again- another bit of sol
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Khazar-khum Wrote:
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> I know Libya was. I always thought most of Sudan
> was populated by pastoral groups.
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Modified from Wikipedia:
By the eighth millennium BC, people of a Neolithic culture had settled into a sedentary way of
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Thanks for the input Khazar-Khum. I take it the ostracom of the Sri Lanka Jungle fowl and link to the history of cinnamon in Egypt has missed your attention? As for showy or ornamental- that paradigm doesn't work for me. Ornamentation is secondary to its spiritualistic import. The Ibis's elongated wing coverts aren't showy or impressive at all. They appear to be smoldering like inc
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There are many depictions of ostriches and their feathers in AE art.
I ask all of you here now: can you distinguish between an ostrich feather and an ibis feather? Which species's plumes would be more fitting for use in ceremonial rituals? War? Religious ritual?
Have you assumed that every feather was an ostrich plume?
Is this the first time you realised that the Sacred Ib
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Greg Reeder Wrote:
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> "There's a depiction of a pet Sri Lanka Junglefowl
> amongst Tutankhamen's funerary cache. Cinnamon
> originated in Sri Lanka."
> Do you have a link or citation for this?
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> Here is some info on cinnamon in ancient Egypt
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At first glance either the
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