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Taylor Bryanne

@BBinCairo

Ancient Near East PhD at @UofT • Historian (Egypt, Sudan, Horn of Africa) • Linguistics (Egyptian hieroglyphs) •

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Does this make me a top lad?? @holland_tom @dcsandbrook
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Dream interpretations from an ancient Egyptian dream book… I have some questions
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From the dream book of Qenherkhepeshef (Deir el-Medina) as published in McDowell’s “Village Life in Ancient Egypt”
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Some discussion in the podcast over how to properly pronounce Thutmose’s name: I always reassure my students not to agonize too much over their pronunciation or spelling (the Egyptians eschewed standardized orthography!) of Egyptian names, although conventions exist for both.
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Gaza is one of the oldest urban centres on Earth, and in this series we are exploring its long history. It was first referred to by Pharaoh Thutmose III in the 15th century BC when it was known as Ghazzati....
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“Thutmose” is a step removed from how New Kingdom Egyptians would have pronounced it. His birth name, Djehuty-mes (meaning “Born of Djehuty” or “Djehuty is born”), moved into Coptic and then into Greek in various vocalizations of “Thōth” or “Thoot” or even “Thaut.”
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Pay attention to what's happening in Khartoum: "Home to Centuries of Heritage, Sudan’s Biggest Museum Is Looted and Wrecked by a 2-Year War" english.aawsat.com/culture/5…

Home to Centuries of Heritage, Sudan’s Biggest Museum Is Looted and Wrecked by a 2-Year War 

Inside Sudan's biggest museum, the exhibition halls once filled with statues and relics from centuries of ancient civilizations are trashed, littered with debris. The display cases stand empty and...

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What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush? - Geoff Emberling

What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush? - Geoff Emberling

Trace the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Kush, an overlooked ancie...

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It occurred to me that perhaps the easiest way to learn this is through a meme ✨
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Support the Dakhleh Oasis Project, if you can! gogetfunding.com/island-of-t…

Island of the Blessed: the Dakhleh Oasis Project

Dakhleh Oasis Project has been a unique endeavour in the history of Egyptian archaeology: the first to explore an entire region in a holistic manner. Started in 1977, and continuing for the next four...

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U of T prof puts students' well-being into the syllabus

Sila Usta, a third-year student at the University of Toronto who is studying cell and systems biology, says she knew she was going to enjoy one of her electives – a course in the department for the...

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Absolutely obsessed with this gorgeous stamp perfectly sized for @FieldNotesBrand notebooks 😍 papersushishop.com/get-shit-…
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In case you missed it: Excavations at Saqqara last month uncovered the name of a previously unknown Sixth Dynasty queen, Neit. nilescribes.org/2021/01/30/r…

Returning an Old Kingdom Queen to History - Nile Scribes

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiques announced the discovery of an Old Kingdom queen who had been forgotten for millennia.

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There seems to be quite a lot of trouble keeping her name straight in the media reports, but I haven't been able to find any photos of the obelisk or temple wall bearing her name. In the interviews, Hawass clearly calls her Neit / Neith but few news articles are following suit.
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My dentist was curious (approximately) how many living persons can fluently read Middle Egyptian... has anyone ever compiled any statistics to answer that? Best guesses?
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I guess first the issue becomes defining 'fluency.' Excluding students with only an introductory knowledge or limited exposure to the language (who may in fact gain fluency later at some point)... it can't be more than a thousand can it? More than five hundred?
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Register now for this free @AUC webinar 'Death and Burial in A. Egypt' featuring Drs. Salima Ikram, Aidan Dodson, and Janice Kamrin -Thursday, Jan. 28th 💀⚰️ aucegypt.zoom.us/webinar/reg…
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Sharing our Google Doc of recent Egyptology lectures again- lots of incredible (and incredibly varied) research! Thanks to the many educators and organizers who continue to make at-home learning possible and enjoyable docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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The archive now includes talks from 2021 and I will keep updating the list as long as organizers keep sharing free recordings of online lectures 🙏
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Hermopolis Magna (Al Ashmunein) // 2015
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My Middle Egyptian class began reading Hatshepsut's Punt Expedition today and I was glad for the chance to remind them of our Toronto connection. Here is an excerpt from C.T. Currelly's book 'I Brought the Ages Home' on making the plaster casts at Deir el-Bahari in 1905:
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The original reliefs at Deir el-Bahari are astonishingly difficult to see (and photograph) when you visit in person. Erosion, glaring sunlight, and barricades now prevent you from truly appreciating many of the remarkable vignettes.
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