Egypt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/713/he2.htm
"The liturgical protocol detailed on some of the documents discovered on the island by archaeologists during the first decade of the 20th century dates back to a time before the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. It is clear from this that the Judaic presence on Yeb (the Biblical name for Elephantine) stretches far back into antiquity." Fascinating item about the occupation of Elephantine, together with insights from some Aramaic papyrii
- New Book: The Elephantine Papyri In English
Society of Biblical Literature The Elephantine Papyri in English: Three Millennia of Cross-Cultural Continuity and Change, Second Revised Edition by Bezalel Porten This important volume contains 175 documents from the Egyptian border fortresses of...
- Journal Of Ancient Egyptian Interactions Vol 2, 2010
No website available, so I guess the only way you're going to be able to access this is via an academic library because I cannot even find subscription details. Do correct me if I'm wrong. Contents include: Ptolemy II Philadelphus and the Dionysiac...
- Book Review: Philae And The End Of Ancient Egyptian Religio
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Reviewed by Robert B. Gozzoli) J. H. F. Dijkstra, Philae and the End of Ancient Egyptian Religion: A Regional Study of Religious Transformation (298-642 CE). Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta, 173. Leuven: Peeters, 2008. The...
- Daily Photo: Qubbat Al-hawa
I'm still in my March 2007 file, so here are some pictures of Qubbat al-Hawa, the site of Old and Middle Kingdom tombs at Aswan, on the west bank of the Nile. The two tombs shown here both date to the Middle Kingdom. The most conspicuous feature...
- Four New Kingdom Tombs On Elephantine
This article is on the four New Kingdom tombs recently discovered by locals on Elephantine island and the owners of those tombs. The engraved and painted walls in the tombs are likely to fill in more on the history of the island and its governance. Photo:...
Egypt
Judaic community on Elephantine
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/713/he2.htm
"The liturgical protocol detailed on some of the documents discovered on the island by archaeologists during the first decade of the 20th century dates back to a time before the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. It is clear from this that the Judaic presence on Yeb (the Biblical name for Elephantine) stretches far back into antiquity." Fascinating item about the occupation of Elephantine, together with insights from some Aramaic papyrii
- New Book: The Elephantine Papyri In English
Society of Biblical Literature The Elephantine Papyri in English: Three Millennia of Cross-Cultural Continuity and Change, Second Revised Edition by Bezalel Porten This important volume contains 175 documents from the Egyptian border fortresses of...
- Journal Of Ancient Egyptian Interactions Vol 2, 2010
No website available, so I guess the only way you're going to be able to access this is via an academic library because I cannot even find subscription details. Do correct me if I'm wrong. Contents include: Ptolemy II Philadelphus and the Dionysiac...
- Book Review: Philae And The End Of Ancient Egyptian Religio
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Reviewed by Robert B. Gozzoli) J. H. F. Dijkstra, Philae and the End of Ancient Egyptian Religion: A Regional Study of Religious Transformation (298-642 CE). Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta, 173. Leuven: Peeters, 2008. The...
- Daily Photo: Qubbat Al-hawa
I'm still in my March 2007 file, so here are some pictures of Qubbat al-Hawa, the site of Old and Middle Kingdom tombs at Aswan, on the west bank of the Nile. The two tombs shown here both date to the Middle Kingdom. The most conspicuous feature...
- Four New Kingdom Tombs On Elephantine
This article is on the four New Kingdom tombs recently discovered by locals on Elephantine island and the owners of those tombs. The engraved and painted walls in the tombs are likely to fill in more on the history of the island and its governance. Photo:...