The Neo-Assyrian Empire and Egypt
August 2022 | Vol. 10.8 By Mattias Karlsson The Neo-Assyrian empire, with its center along the river Tigris in northern Mesopotamia, controlled large parts of the ancient Near East
Ancient Egyptian Food Prohibitions
August 2022 | Vol. 10.8 By Youri Volokhine The topic of food prohibitions in ancient Egypt may be viewed from two perspectives, the Egyptian theological view about licit or illicit
Decision Making and Leadership in Egyptian Warfare
july 2022 | Vol. 10.7 By Anthony Spalinger Anyone studying foreign relations faces clear-cut obstacles, the sharpest being the antithesis between routine conduct and extraordinary
Comparing the Civilizations of Ancient Egypt and Early China
March 2022 | Vol. 10.3 By Marissa Stevens “Well, you’re just comparing apples to oranges!” has often been shouted during a heated argument as an attempt to invalidate metapho
Dreams of Early Ancient Egypt
February 2022 | Vol. 10.2 By Kasia Szpakowska If time travel were possible, we could simply ask Ancient Egyptians about their dreams. Instead, we must make do with the scant record
Violence of Gender and Gender of Violence in Ancient Egypt
February 2022 | Vol. 10.2 By Uroš Matić Violence and gender were closely related in ancient Egypt, just as they have been in other past and contemporary societies. Gender systems
Ancient Egyptian Texts for the Afterlife?
Ancient Egyptian funerary texts have been a source of fascination since their discovery. But do these texts describe a coherent vision of an afterlife, or is that a 19th century ac
Aspects of Daily Life in Ancient Egyptian Letters
Ancient Egyptian art gives an idealized view of that world. In contrast, letters are personal and direct, as in what happens when a leased donkey isn’t returned on time.
New Symbols of Hierarchy: On the Origins of the Cartouche and Encircling Symbolism in Old Kingdom Pyramids
In Old Kingdom Egypt the famous symbol known as the cartouche emerged. What did this complex image of encircling represent and why did it persist for 2000 years?
Monotheism or Monopoly? Akhenaten and His Religious-Political Reform
Few ancient personalities excite as much interest as Akhenaten. Was he an enlightened religious leader and an idealistic politician, or was he mentally ill and physically frail?