Philosophy
David Roberts
October 24th, 1796 to November 25th, 1864
Roberts was a Scottish painter and was especially known for a prolific series of detailed prints of Egypt and the Near East produced during the 1840s from sketches made during long tours of the region [1838-1840]. This work, and his large oil paintings of similar subjects, made him a prominent Orientalist painter and was elected as a Royal Academician in 1841.
Now, for some ancient Egyptian humor...
- Ah, Those Ancient Egyptian Love Poems
Poppys are red Water lilies are blue Nectar is sweet And so are you Scribbled on a wall at an old Luxor temple...NOT. "Ancient Egyptian Love Poems Reveal a Lust for Life" by Cameron Walker April 20th, 2004 National Geographic Pyramids, mummies, tombs,...
- Howard Carter, Egyptologist,...a Painter Too
"Howard Carter: Famous Archaeologist, Not-So-Famous Painter" Didn’t know he was an artist too? "Tut tut!" by K. Annabelle Smith May 9th, 2012 Smithsonian.com It isn’t often that we hear anything about English archaeologist and Egyptologist...
- "most Influential Civilization Of The Past" Poll
Most influential civilization of the past... Far East...1 Egyptian...3 Greek...2 Middle East...2 Roman...2 Well, this is totally bizarre for I never expected that Egyptian would be number one. I really cannot see this for such a static civilization except...
- Before Zahi Hawass...gaston Maspero
Gaston Maspero June 23rd, 1846 to June 30th, 1916 Long before Zahi Hawass [current Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities] there was Gaston Maspero a French Egyptologist and director general of excavations and antiquities for...
- Egyptian Astronomy
In conjunction with the previous post it would be worthy to have a small glimpse of an astronomy older than the Greeks and one heavily embed in religion--Egyptian astronomy. Ev Cochrane: Horus' Star Hathor's Star: The Planet Venus in Egyptian...
Philosophy
Ancient Egyptian humor
David Roberts October 24th, 1796 to November 25th, 1864
Roberts was a Scottish painter and was especially known for a prolific series of detailed prints of Egypt and the Near East produced during the 1840s from sketches made during long tours of the region [1838-1840]. This work, and his large oil paintings of similar subjects, made him a prominent Orientalist painter and was elected as a Royal Academician in 1841.
Now, for some ancient Egyptian humor...
- Ah, Those Ancient Egyptian Love Poems
Poppys are red Water lilies are blue Nectar is sweet And so are you Scribbled on a wall at an old Luxor temple...NOT. "Ancient Egyptian Love Poems Reveal a Lust for Life" by Cameron Walker April 20th, 2004 National Geographic Pyramids, mummies, tombs,...
- Howard Carter, Egyptologist,...a Painter Too
"Howard Carter: Famous Archaeologist, Not-So-Famous Painter" Didn’t know he was an artist too? "Tut tut!" by K. Annabelle Smith May 9th, 2012 Smithsonian.com It isn’t often that we hear anything about English archaeologist and Egyptologist...
- "most Influential Civilization Of The Past" Poll
Most influential civilization of the past... Far East...1 Egyptian...3 Greek...2 Middle East...2 Roman...2 Well, this is totally bizarre for I never expected that Egyptian would be number one. I really cannot see this for such a static civilization except...
- Before Zahi Hawass...gaston Maspero
Gaston Maspero June 23rd, 1846 to June 30th, 1916 Long before Zahi Hawass [current Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities] there was Gaston Maspero a French Egyptologist and director general of excavations and antiquities for...
- Egyptian Astronomy
In conjunction with the previous post it would be worthy to have a small glimpse of an astronomy older than the Greeks and one heavily embed in religion--Egyptian astronomy. Ev Cochrane: Horus' Star Hathor's Star: The Planet Venus in Egyptian...