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According to the text on a stela of Mery-Mery (Museum of the City
According to the text on a stela of Mery-Mery (Museum of the City of Varaždin, Croatia Inv. No. AO 5279), it seems that Mery-Mery (mry-mry), was an e...

The earliest known depiction of a monkey in a tomb scene occurs in
The earliest known depiction of a monkey in a tomb scene occurs in the FourthDynasty tomb of Nefermaat at Meidum. According to the artistic record, th...

Amenemhat I, known to have been by birth from the south of Egypt,
Amenemhat I, known to have been by birth from the south of Egypt, may have served as vizier to King Mentuhotep IV and as such may have been responsibl...

Harry Burton: Tutankhamons photographer We owe the best shots
Harry Burton: Tutankhamons photographer We owe the best shots of Egyptology to him. He is the official photographer of Tutankhamun! But, I am antic...

Albert Cossery (3 November 1913 – 22 June 2008) was an
Albert Cossery (3 November 1913 – 22 June 2008) was an Egyptian-born French writer of Greek Orthodox Syrian-Lebanese descent, born in Cairo His boo...

Nebtawy in Roys tomb A mural detail in the tomb of Roy shows
Nebtawy in Roys tomb A mural detail in the tomb of Roy shows Nebtawy, Roys wife, wearing an elaborate wig with perfume (?) cone. Nebtawy “nb t3wi�...

Cat Waiting on a mouse at the “offering table” Painted
Cat Waiting on a mouse at the “offering table” Painted limestone (h 9; l 12.5)cm parodic ostrakon - Dynasty XIX-XX This figured ostracon belon...

Parody of a parody Graffito on a wall near Tahrir square in
Parody of a parody Graffito on a wall near Tahrir square in Cairo: a high standing mouse sitting in front of a table of offerings, smelling the frag...