Egypt
Suite 101 (Robyn Gillam)
- More Re Turin Papyrus
Discovery Channel News (Rossella Lorenzi) Good summary of what the Turin Canon actually is and what the newly discovered fragments mean for its interpretation. Some newly recovered papyrus fragments may finally help solve a century-old puzzle, shedding...
- Lost Fragments Of The Turin Canon Have Been Found
Enemigos de la Egiptología (EDE) (Teresa Soria) Pieces of the Turin Canon have been rediscovered. Here's a rough summary of the first few paragraphs: Bridget Leach and Richard Parkinson, British Museum experts, are meeting in the Egyptian Museum...
- Ancient Lores And Egyptian Ramadan
Kuwait Times When one listens to Egyptian Ambassador to Kuwait, Taher Farahat, describing the rich traditions that are followed in Egypt during Ramadan, the listener feels like he or she has embarked on a journey on the Nile River, directly to the heart...
- Blog Update
I have to go up to Wales unexpectedly today, so I won't be around until early next week. Sorry! I'll backdate when I get back. Before I go I just want to say that I am having trouble with email. Some older emails are sitting in my "to do" folder...
- Tragedy In Papyrus
New fragments of the papyrus known as the Turin Kings list have been found in the basement of the Turin museum in Italy. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/27/egyptian-papyrus.html...
Egypt
More re Turin Canon
Suite 101 (Robyn Gillam)
There's a good summary of the recent story about the Turin Canon on the above page, putting the new discovery into the wider context both of the importance of the Canon itself and the purpose and value of king lists as a whole.
- More Re Turin Papyrus
Discovery Channel News (Rossella Lorenzi) Good summary of what the Turin Canon actually is and what the newly discovered fragments mean for its interpretation. Some newly recovered papyrus fragments may finally help solve a century-old puzzle, shedding...
- Lost Fragments Of The Turin Canon Have Been Found
Enemigos de la Egiptología (EDE) (Teresa Soria) Pieces of the Turin Canon have been rediscovered. Here's a rough summary of the first few paragraphs: Bridget Leach and Richard Parkinson, British Museum experts, are meeting in the Egyptian Museum...
- Ancient Lores And Egyptian Ramadan
Kuwait Times When one listens to Egyptian Ambassador to Kuwait, Taher Farahat, describing the rich traditions that are followed in Egypt during Ramadan, the listener feels like he or she has embarked on a journey on the Nile River, directly to the heart...
- Blog Update
I have to go up to Wales unexpectedly today, so I won't be around until early next week. Sorry! I'll backdate when I get back. Before I go I just want to say that I am having trouble with email. Some older emails are sitting in my "to do" folder...
- Tragedy In Papyrus
New fragments of the papyrus known as the Turin Kings list have been found in the basement of the Turin museum in Italy. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/27/egyptian-papyrus.html...