Show Notes
Bonus episode. I took some listener questions in a livestream, and here they are. We cover topics like: Was pharaoh literally a god? How common was tattooing? Was there an ancient canal between the Nile and Red Sea? What are my recommended Egyptology books? And much more...
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Questions
Top 3 Egyptology books: 00:55
Royal family tombs (like KV5): 06:50
Tattooing? 09:55
Was Pharaoh literally a god? 13:21
Linen - who made it and how? 18:50
What is the biggest misconception people have about ancient Egypt? 20:44
Perfumes: What do we know about them? 23:58
How long do you need at the GEM? 27:01
Best book about gods/mythology? 29:38
How do you pronounce Ra (or Re?) 30:56
What happened to Mortuary Temples after their owner died? 31:46
What role did dwarfs / little people play in ancient Egyptian society? 34:01
What role did foreigners play? Could they reach high status? 35:14
Could Beketaten be the mother of Tutankhamun? 39:05
Did Canaanite religion influence Egypt more, or vice versa? 39:52
Did Egyptian solar religion influence the Roman cult of Sol Invictus? 42:34
Gods and Goddesses: how prominent are the LOCAL deities in different regions? 44:20
When was the "Canal of the Pharaohs" connecting the Nile and Red Sea? 47:34
What are the most common biases in Egyptology? 49:01
The Oxford Encyclopedia
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt on Internet Archive: Vol.1 (A-F); Vol. 2 (G-O); Vol. 3 (P-Z).
Tattooing
Booth, C. (2001). Possible tattooing instruments in the Petrie Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 87, 172--175. http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/3822379.pdf
Fletcher, J. (2005). The decorated body in ancient Egypt: Hairstyles, cosmetics and tattoos. In L. Cleland, M. Harlow, & L. Llewellyn-Jones (Eds.), The clothed body in the ancient world (pp. 3--13). Oxbow.
Also, researcher Anne Austin has done some work on tattooing in ancient Egypt, and has uploaded some of it to YouTube (link) and her website: http://www.anneeaustin.com/tattooing-in-ancient-egypt/
Perfumes
Perfumes: I recommend the work of Dora Goldsmith: Academia.edu and Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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