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Topic: Box 001K Revisited |
irt-akhu
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Forum: Evidence from Amarna Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 8:21 pm Subject: Box 001K Revisited |
Well, there is going to be a debate next month on this topic. Saw an announcement in an EEF email.
"The University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) is pleased
to announce its international sympo ... |
Topic: Hatshepsut Obelisk Re-erected |
irt-akhu
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Forum: Pyramids, Tombs, & Monuments Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:18 pm Subject: Hatshepsut Obelisk Re-erected |
I find this fascinating. I would love to see everything over there restored!
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/114711/Hatshepsut-Obelisk-restored-re-erected-successfully-in-Karnak-Temples
Ha ... |
Topic: Box 001K Revisited |
irt-akhu
Replies: 33
Views: 360
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Forum: Evidence from Amarna Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 9:50 pm Subject: Box 001K Revisited |
.....saying that the YL is not Nefertiti, are we seeing something approaching a recognition by the Antiquities Ministry that the YL is not Nefertiti due to being too young, because this is what it loo ... |
Topic: Box 001K Revisited |
irt-akhu
Replies: 33
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Forum: Evidence from Amarna Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 9:22 pm Subject: Box 001K Revisited |
What is box 001k? And I thought KV35YL was Meritaten and KV55 was Smenkhare. Didn't we have a lengthy thread on that end of 2021 on here. |
Topic: Archeologist claims close to discovery of Cleopatra's tomb |
irt-akhu
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Forum: Pharaohs and Queens Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2022 12:04 am Subject: Archeologist claims close to discovery of Cleopatra's tomb |
Except... I thought the Egyptians didn't bury folks in temples. (Was it the English who came up with burying kings inside of churches?) |
Topic: Word order pertaining to adjectives |
irt-akhu
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Forum: Homework Help Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 4:04 pm Subject: Word order pertaining to adjectives |
The second example is a very common construction called a predicate adjective, which puts the adjective in front. Hoch Section 44 has a good explanation: "... the adjective, when serving as pred ... |
Topic: Archeologist claims close to discovery of Cleopatra's tomb |
irt-akhu
Replies: 5
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Forum: Pharaohs and Queens Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 1:14 am Subject: Archeologist claims close to discovery of Cleopatra's tomb |
Isn't she the one who was on History Channel or Discovery Channel a year or so ago. |
Topic: Who knew there was something wrong with the way AE is taught |
irt-akhu
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Forum: Miscellaneous Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2021 2:50 am Subject: Who knew there was something wrong with the way AE is taught |
Here's another one. Stop romanticizing Ancient Egypt, people! The pharaonic system was authoritarian and patriarchal. Oh no! And the pharaohs were guilty of social justice misdeeds, misuse of natu ... |
Topic: Forum hijacked by spammers? |
irt-akhu
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 8:31 pm Subject: Forum hijacked by spammers? |
I pm'ed the forum moderator a few months ago when another person trying to sell shoes invaded the forum. The mod deleted those posts, but these scammers seem to come back every couple of months. |
Topic: Anyone Watching the Opening of Sphinx Avenue Livestream? |
irt-akhu
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Views: 291
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Forum: Miscellaneous Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:15 pm Subject: Anyone Watching the Opening of Sphinx Avenue Livestream? |
Wow, another over the top production by the Egyptian government |
Topic: Opet Festival to be restaged |
irt-akhu
Replies: 7
Views: 590
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Forum: Miscellaneous Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 9:32 pm Subject: Opet Festival to be restaged |
Any plans to bring back the Tekh festival? That one might attract tourists. |
Topic: Who knew there was something wrong with the way AE is taught |
irt-akhu
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Forum: Miscellaneous Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 4:36 pm Subject: Who knew there was something wrong with the way AE is taught |
Tried to watch a recent university lecture on the Temple at Dendur given in a link from recent EEF newsletter and the lecturer started out by apologizing for colonialism and then her 'white privilege' ... |
Topic: Who knew there was something wrong with the way AE is taught |
irt-akhu
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Views: 1101
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Forum: Miscellaneous Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 7:54 pm Subject: Who knew there was something wrong with the way AE is taught |
Here's another one -
http://www.egyptologyforum.org/bbs/Call%2520for%2520Papers-Revisioning%2520the%2520Future%2520of%2520Archaeology%2520Conference%25202022.pdf
I had to look up what BIPOC futu ... |
Topic: Who was the Mother of Tut? |
irt-akhu
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Forum: Pharaohs and Queens Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 1:35 am Subject: Who was the Mother of Tut? |
I have just finished Dodson's latest book on Nefertiti. He is convinced that Tutankhamun is the son of Akhenaten and Nefertiti. He also believes that the mummy in KV55 is that of Akhenaten.
I hav ... |
Topic: Hello from Norway :) |
irt-akhu
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Forum: Say Hello Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:44 pm Subject: Hello from Norway :) |
welcome! |
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