Hieratic Inscriptions from the Quarry at Qurna: an interim Report
Hieratic inscriptions in a Theban quarry north of the road to the Valley of the Kings were first noticed by Petrie. It has subsequently been shown that stone from this quarry was used for the construction of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III. This article presents drawings and photographs of graffiti noted during recent examination of the site.
Poking into medicine in ancient Egypt
Some medical papyri have survived (listed below); one is still being studied by a professional team at the Louvre, but we already know it is about cancer. Cancer did exist in ancient Egypt and before humans existed, as there are dinosaur specimens with traces of a previous existence of a tumour.
The Ancient Egyptian Sed-Festival and the Exemption from Corvee
King and god based their relationship on reciprocal gestures, and the royal decree was presented as the compensation for the first sed-festival and Amun’s announcement of more to come. Its content is generally understood as an exemption from corvee granted to Amun’s cult personnel.
Ramesses, "King of Kings": On the Context and Interpretation of Royal Colossi
The nature of kingship has been among the most intensively studied aspects of Egyptian culture and cannot be adequately addressed here. My interest lies specifically in the creation, definition and separation of distinct royal identities, mobilised through the colossi, which became the objects of cult. It is an axiom that the king of Egypt was held to be divine, although the concept was evidently mutable over time.