I was just reminded of the existence of this beautiful tunic from the New Kingdom and thought I should share it with everyone. I just love the Hathor-cow. To be honest, I would definitely wear a replica of this... britishmuseum.org/collection/obj… #Egypt #Egyptology

We are happy to co-sponsored the interactive public workshop 'Medieval Women’s Networks: Exploring Techniques and Tools for Digital Analysis', organised by Kathy Krause & Laura Morreale (Online) 📅Oct 17-18, 12:00-14:30 EST ➡️To register: tinyurl.com/mun5rmhy

Work in progress, coming soon 🤫🤫🤫 books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/cat…

Do your PhD in #Manuscript Cultures with us! Our Grad School invites applications for full #PhD #scholarships (3 years, 1300 EUR/month + allowances) in the Scholarship Programme of the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD News. Application deadline: 10 Oct 2024

Field Museum has posted 3-year term positions for two Collections Assistants for Africa exhibition Collections Assistant, Registration (ancient Africa with Egypt focus) fieldmuseum.hrmdirect.com/employment/job… Collections Assistant, historic and contemporary Africa focus fieldmuseum.hrmdirect.com/employment/job…

This week we're looking at hieroglyphic inscriptions in the ISAC Museum! This is in celebration of the forthcoming class, "Introduction to Hieroglyphs Part One" with Foy Scalf which starts next Tuesday! You can find out more information and register here: bit.ly/ISACGlyphs1

The canopic jar we see here from the excavations at the Ramesseum on the West Bank of Luxor is of the falcon-headed god Qebehensuef, who like the other deities depicted on the canopic jars, is a son of Horus. Qebehensuef, who is mentioned in the inscription on the jar,

Check out this 3D model of an Egyptian game board from Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum collections made by Kea Johnston Sketchfab Record: skfb.ly/p7KRF Object Record: isac-idb.uchicago.edu/id/43cae6d9-9d…

Want to read stelae like these?!?!? We start Introduction to Hieroglyphs 1 in just a few days! Register here: shorturl.at/G0DfF. Bundle with Introduction to Hieroglyphs 2 for a 16 week complete course in Middle Egyptian, the classical phase of the ancient Egyptian language.

The Getty has announced the research theme for the 2025–2026 Getty Scholars Program at the Villa: "The Classical World in Context: Religious Experience in Antiquity." Applications for residential scholar grants are due by October 1. Learn more here: buff.ly/3OtzVZH

This week we're looking at turquoise and objects resembling turquoise in the ISAC Museum! Turquoise was highly prized in Egypt and mined in the Sinai, but actual turquoise objects from Egypt are rare. Far more common are objects resembling turquoise.

'The OED’s is a long story, filled with practical details and individual biographies, as befits a work that from inception to publication took nearly eighty years'. Jonathon Green: Skilfully telling the story of a national treasure | TLS the-tls.co.uk/languages-llng…

If you cannot get enough of CREgyptology, you can download the proceedings of last year's CRE, CRE 2023 in Basel, for FREE here: archaeopress.com/Archaeopress/d… #Egypt #Egyptology

Egyptians believed in the efficacy of magic as a means of achieving their goals. One intriguing method was the use of curses and threats directed towards the gods themselves. Read "Osiris Must Die" by Franziska Naether, in the Ancient Near East Today: buff.ly/3XhAEQK

ISAC announces the publication of A Master of Secrets in the Chamber of Darkness: Egyptological Studies in Honor of Robert K. Ritner Presented on the Occasion of His Sixty-Eighth Birthday, edited by Foy D. Scalf and Brian P. Muhs. Download the book here: bit.ly/ISACRitnerFs