egyptianhistory

The Cat in Ancient Egypt | Jaromir Malek

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From genus called Proailurus 30 million years ago to Pseudaelurus 20 million years ago to Felis silvestris lybica, Africa wildcat to Felis catus

They likely tamed themselves to live with us by preventing mice & rats in our grain storage. There‘s no firm data they came to us visa Ancient Egypt but we do know they were prized, worshipped, mummified

But adore the art & images & worship Sekhmet & Bastet.

Is this not the least we can do for them?

Soscha Title not yet in our system: “Cats in Ancient Egypt: A Captivating Guide to the Sacred and Symbolic Place of Felines in Egyptian Culture and Religion” from Captivating History. 1mo

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When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt | Kara Cooney

This book should be titled, When Women "Ruled" the World instead. While I thought this was going to be about female empowerment/feminism... it's giving much more, "she was in power only bc... "xx" reason." Men were still seen as superior. I thought this was going to be about a time when women were seen as equals.. but the author enjoys pointing out the fact women were never equal - this was all coincidence/luck that brought them into their power.

reading.rainb0w I don't want to give a shit review because I'm annoyed over facts - it's not the authors fault, obviously - but I wish these women were seen in the same respective positive light as the men in that era - perhaps it actually Was the way it's been written, or perhaps it was different, yet we can't see it through that lens as a society today based on our limited perspective of reality/truth. 🤔 #currentlyreading #nonfiction 6mo

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Cleopatra: Her History, Her Myth | Francine Prose

Just starting in on this one again.

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LeahBergen

Complete Tutankhamun | Nicholas Reeves

My “currently reading” stack (and I‘m loving them all).

Tamra Isn‘t Murder While You Work fun? 13mo

merelybookish Gorgeous background! 😍 13mo

batsy What fun! (I need to resume the Richard Osman series, I enjoyed the first) 13mo

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Leftcoastzen

Cleopatra: histories, dreams and distortions | Lucy Hughes-Hallett

#MayMontage #Queen Can‘t even tell you how long this has been on the TBR!🫣

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 2y

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Egypt's Golden Couple: When Akhenaten and Nefertiti Were Gods on Earth | John Darnell, Colleen Darnell

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I have mixed feelings about “Egypt‘s Golden Couple: When Akhenaten & Nefertiti Were Gods On Earth”. Each chapter begins with an annoying & unnecessary fictional short that feels like padding. The focus on art is cool, but the authors tend to make sweeping statements without consistently proving them or disproving conflicting theories. I didn‘t like it as much as the 1998 book; I look forward to seeing how the 2023 one compares. #historathon2023

Mitch

Tutankhamen: Life and Death of a Pharaoh | Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt

Reading takes you in all sorts of directions! Today it takes me through this door - the Museum of Archaeology, to learn more about Kathleen Kenyon working in Jerusalem in the 1950s.

AmyG Beautiful building. 2y

mariaku21 That is gorgeous! 2y

lynneamch Love it when that happens 2y

kspenmoll Beautiful building! 2y

Goleemn Reading does open doors… and that‘s a beautiful one to walk through! 2y

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When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt | Kara Cooney

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People with more knowledge of Egyptian history may feel differently about this book but my knowledge is limited and I found this very informative. Some parts were a bit dry, and at times the author assumes things without proof to support it, but that still didn't distract me from the fascinating lives of these six powerful women.

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