From loutish behavior in Ramesside Egypt to insularity and island
identity in the desert oases, from late Predynastic offering tables
to Sixth Dynasty royal women, this collection of scholarly essays
explores diverse subjects brought together to celebrate the
contributions to Egyptology by Dr Kent Weeks, American University
in Cairo Professor Emeritus and the eminent Egyptologist whose work
in the Valley of the Kings and other important sites has advanced
the body of knowledge immeasurably.
Among the many original and intriguing articles are Patricia
Podzorski's examination of large ceramic pedestal dishes and bowls
recovered from Predynastic cemeteries reveals that they had special
significance as offering tables; Salima Ikram explores the
fascinating and uniquely Egyptian custom of using crocodiles as
guardian talismans over doorways. A contribution from Caroline
Simpson adds a chapter to the history of the people of Qurna-the
modern occupants of the Theban necropolis and their local culture.
William Peck describes a little-known pre-Napoleonic exploration to
Egypt commissioned by Louis XVI, who considered making it a colony
of France. Marjorie Fisher's article on a fragment of a black
granodiorite statue of the scribe Ahmose interprets the epigraphic
inscription discusses the inherent enigma of the gods Amun-Re and
Osiris appearing in conjunction.
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