Ancient Egypt Magazine - February/March 2020

In this issue

Highlights of Manchester Museum: 21 - The significance of the stela of Princess Isis in the collection is revealed by Campbell Price.
What Lies Beneath? - Pauline Carroll explores the use of digital techniques to display artefacts in the Turin Egyptian Museum.
The Slain Soldiers of Tomb 507 - Julian Heath asks whether the warriors found in a tomb at Deir el-Bahri met their death in a civil war between Thebes and Herakleopolis.
A Load of Old Bull: the Serapeum of Saqqara – Part 2 - Aidan Dodson describes the last four centuries of the burial place of the Apis bulls.
Rev. Edward Hincks - John J. Taylor recounts the life story of the parish priest from Ireland who was the first to decipher the name of the ‘Belfast Mummy’.
Per Mesut: for Younger Readers - Hilary Wilson looks at the meaning of lions in ancient Egyptian art and theology.

Highlights of the Manchester Museum 21: The Stela of Princess Isis

This finely wrought limestone slab (Acc. no. 1781) once formed the upper part (the curved ‘lunette’) of a larger stela commemorating the daughter of King Ramesses VI (c. 1143-1136 BC), a princess named Iset – or Isis.

2 mins

LATEST DISCOVERIES AT GEBEL EL-SILSILA

Maria Nilsson and John Ward take a break from their regular series of Gebel el- Silsila through the ages to share with us some of the archaeological discoveries from their most recent field season.

10+ mins

What Lies Beneath? Exploring The Use Of Digital Archaeological Techniques

Pauline Carroll explores the future of museum displays at the Museo Egizio, Turin.

5 mins

THE SLAIN SOLDIERS OF TOMB 507: AN EGYPTOLOGICAL MYSTERY

Julian Heath investigates the grisly finds from the Deir el-Bahri rock-cut tomb.

8 mins

A LOAD OF OLD BULL: THE SERAPEUM OF SAQQARA PART 2: THE LAST FOUR CENTURIES

Aidan Dodson completes the story of the burial place of the Apis bulls.

8 mins

PER MESUT: for younger readers

PER MESUT: for younger readers

4 mins

Read all stories from Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt Magazine Description:

Ancient Egypt, written by experts in the field of Egyptology, is a lively informative global magazine appealing to Egyptology professionals and anyone with an interest in this fascinating early civilisation. Published bimonthly, this glossy well-presented magazine brings readers up to date with the latest news, discoveries, excavations and research into the history of Egypt from Predynastic times through to the modern era. There are in-depth articles on the building of the pyramids, the lives of the great Pharaohs, brewing and agriculture, health and disease, gods and goddesses, tombs and temples and ancient Egyptian art and culture. Find out about great Egyptologists and explorers, and ancient priests and peasants; discover more about Egyptian technology and the latest DNA and scanning techniques. How did Tutankhamun die? How did hieroglyphic writing work? What did ancient Egyptians eat for breakfast? All this plus guides to museum collections, reviews of the latest books and interactive media and event listings for all UK Egyptology Societies and major worldwide conferences and exhibitions. Love ancient Egypt? Then Ancient Egypt is the must-have magazine for you!