Egypt
Times Online
More from George Hart on hieroglyphs, this time looking at some of the tales they weave:
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- Deciphering Hieroglyphs
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Egypt
Don't trust wives or laugh at cats
Times Online
More from George Hart on hieroglyphs, this time looking at some of the tales they weave:
Scenes of daily life on tomb walls with accompanying hieroglyphs (such as the man carrying an offering, right), and vivid stories and letters provide many illustrations of the Egyptian imagination and sense of humour. In fact, they convey a sense of joie de vivre and correct the mistaken perception that the Ancient Egyptians were morbid people who were obsessed with death. They wanted life to be unending, with a happy existence for the whole family in the hereafter.
But they were also human beings with imperfections and tempers. In one letter to a scribe who had self-important notions, the writer accuses him of being a skinflint and adds the insult that he is not a “real man” as he cannot get his wife pregnant.
- Caricature: A Pure Egyptian Industry
Asharq Alawsat (Zahi Hawass) Ancient Egyptian antiquities have preserved images and illustrations for us that reflect the humour of the ancient Egyptians and their tendency of caricaturing their circumstances, whether they represent their political, economic,...
- Book Review Extract
After Lives, by John Casey. Oxford. 468 pages Wall Street Journal Online Review by Mark Archer Thanks to Stan Parchin for sending the link. British scholar John Casey's wide-ranging study shows the many ways in which mankind has tried to make sense...
- Deciphering Hieroglyphs
Times Online (George Hart) Another new page has been added to the Times Online website, this time by George Hart (who was an absolute hit at the Bloomsbury Summer School in London this last summer). Egyptian hieroglyphs are visually the most appealing...
- Exhibition: Death And The Afterlife In Ancient Egypt
Daily Titan Historians have always been fascinated by the culture of Egyptians and their unique approach to life, death, mummification and the possibility of resurrection. Media has shown, however, that it is not only historians who are intrigued by...
- Travel: Luxor
gulfnews.com By Justin Marozzi A description of Luxor by someone who has genuinely been bitten by the bug. It's not a long piece but it really does convey a sense both of the best of Luxor and the writer's passion for many of the sites and experiences...