Or lack thereof There’s a worrying lack of clarity when it comes to Ancient Egyptian hairstyles, given that there has been a strong stereotype perpetuated that Ancient Egyptians, both male and female, shaved themselves bald. To be frank, it’s even hard to research this topic and find reliable sources. Hearsay, it seems, is king. Which,Continue reading “The Hair Episode”
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The Makeup Episode
The cat eye look is old as dirt Woohoo! Time for another episode focused around style and fashion. This time, I thought we’d focus on a very famous aspect of Ancient Egypt – makeup. Frankly, their famous cat-eye look probably the oldest style in existence which has a close variant that is still stylish today.Continue reading “The Makeup Episode”
The Bling Episode
Ancient Egyptian jewelry – pictures galore! Okay, so for today I thought we’d take a hard left turn and talk a bit about Ancient Egyptian jewelry. Yah! Of course I’ll be focusing on Middle Kingdom styles, since this is the setting for my story, but I have some interesting examples from the New Kingdom thatContinue reading “The Bling Episode”
All Hail the Pharaoh
A series on Ancient Egyptian Religion (Part 4) The name “pharaoh” sits with “caesar” and its variations (tsar, kaiser) as the only non-English titles that the general U.S.-populace recognizes as words for “king”. Fun fact, though – the word pharaoh doesn’t mean king, it means “great house.” Yes, you heard that right. Loosely translated, IContinue reading “All Hail the Pharaoh”
Truth, Justice, and the Ancient Egyptian Way
A series on Ancient Egyptian Religion (Part 3) So! After the last two fairly involved posts, I wanted to leave you with one more important factor in the Egyptian religious landscape, but I wanted to keep it short and sweet. So, let’s have a brief overview on what is probably the most important ideal inContinue reading “Truth, Justice, and the Ancient Egyptian Way”
The Great Ennead, the Memphis Triad, and That One Guy (Episode 2)
A series on Ancient Egyptian Religion (Part 3) So – we’re back! Let’s continue with our exploration of some key points of Egyptian Mythology that are important to my book. Memphis: The Triad of Memphis Okay, so rule one. Forget everything you read last week about the Great Ennead in Heliopolis. You’re in Memphis now,Continue reading “The Great Ennead, the Memphis Triad, and That One Guy (Episode 2)”
The Great Ennead, the Memphis Triad, and That One Guy (Episode 1)
A series on Ancient Egyptian Religion (Part 2) Okay, so like I said last time, trying to sort through Ancient Egyptian Religion is like trying to sort through the most bonkers rabbit hole you have ever encountered. With that in mind, I have also known that this post would have to come down the pipelineContinue reading “The Great Ennead, the Memphis Triad, and That One Guy (Episode 1)”
Ra, Atum-Ra, and Amun-Ra, Oh My!
A Series on Ancient Egyptian Religion (Part 1) Okay, so way back when this blog first started, I made a poll on my Facebook page and asked if people wanted me to talk about Ancient Egyptian History or Ancient Egyptian Religion first. History won by a nose, and to be frank, I was grateful. ThisContinue reading “Ra, Atum-Ra, and Amun-Ra, Oh My!”
Canaan, 1800 BC
Let’s get ready for some culture shock Looking back on my blog posts so far, I’ve realized that I’ve spent a lot of time talking about Ancient Egypt and not a lot of time contextualizing it. Meaning, if you’ve read everything so far, you probably know quite a bit about what Ancient Egypt was like,Continue reading “Canaan, 1800 BC”
The Case of the Nonexistent Egyptian Wedding Ceremony
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”
Elizabeth Jacobson 