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Egyptology
Common Interest
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Ancient Egyptians were notorious for their subversive political humor and the Romans banned Egyptian advocates from law because all of their joking disrupted the sanctity of the courts.
Egypt’s Ancient Comedy History
Have you heard the one about the bored Pharoah? It’s literally one of the oldest jokes in the book, or the papyrus scroll in this case. It goes:
lolz
Faience figure of an unknown king of Third Intermediate, or Late Period, protected by the wings of the goddess Nekhbet. Provenance unknown. RMO Leiden Holland 3rd Intermediate Period
Dyad of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and the god Horus, New Kingdom. Findspot: Kom el-Hetan Luxor. New Kingdom
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Ancient Egyptian Texts for the Afterlife?
Ancient Egyptian funerary texts have been a source of fascination since their discovery. But do these varied texts describe a coherent vision of an afterlife, or is that a 19th century academic projec...
Sarcophagus for Prince Thutmose's Cat Limestone; Mit Rahina, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Reign of Amenhotep III (1410-1372 BCE). New Kingdom
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An ostracon with topless dancer with elaborate hairstyle and hoop earrings in gymnastic backbend (limestone), from Deir el-Medina. The artistic quality of the design is exceptional and is erotically c... View More
Bust of Isis late period
MEDIUM Egyptian blue frit
Place Made: Egypt
DATES 305-30 B.C.E.
PERIOD Ptolemaic Period
DIMENSIONS 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (7 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER 37.332E ... View More
MEDIUM Egyptian blue frit
Place Made: Egypt
DATES 305-30 B.C.E.
PERIOD Ptolemaic Period
DIMENSIONS 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (7 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER 37.332E ... View More
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