Yeah, that’s a thing One of the things you start to learn when researching Ancient Egypt is that there is quite a bit that we actually just don’t know. I’m not talking about the damnatio memoriae situations I have mentioned prior to this post, either. These situations notwithstanding, we honestly just seem to have quiteContinue reading “The Case of the Nonexistent Egyptian Wedding Ceremony”
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Women’s Rights in Ancient Egypt
A for effort … But for implementation? You decide Given that the bulk of my story is set in Ancient Egypt and I have two pretty prominent Egyptian, female characters, I did a fair amount of research on women’s rights and roles in Egypt during that time period before I began writing. And it turnsContinue reading “Women’s Rights in Ancient Egypt”
Dating the Joseph Story (Part 2)
Herein lies the craziest chain reaction of historical coincidences (?) ever So, in my last post, I told you that we would go over some of the interesting “funny things” that occur in history if you place Joseph’s life during the 12th Dynasty of Egypt. Let’s take a trip down some of the highlights ofContinue reading “Dating the Joseph Story (Part 2)”
Elizabeth Jacobson 