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So old I remember being a place

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Scarab Inscribed King of Upper and Lower Egypt Maatkare, Having Dominion, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art: Egyptian Art

Rogers Fund, 1927 Size: L. 1.9 × W. 1.4 cm (¾ × 9/16 in.) Medium: Steatite (glazed)

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/559831

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Ahhotep - The queen who protected Egypt

Ahhotep ( c.1560–1530 BCE) was the queen consort of pharaoh Seqenenre Tao II.  She apparently gave birth to two daughters and two sons. Her husband died in battle against the Hyksos, foreign invaders who at that time ruled Northern Egypt. 

A man named Kamose then ascended to the throne. Whether or not he had ties to the royal family or was a warrior of noble birth is unclear. Kamose died in battle against the Hyksos three years later. Ahhotep’s son, Ahmose I, then became pharaoh.

Ahhotep ruled in his stead as a regent. According to a stela recovered from Karnak, she was “one who has accomplished the rites and taken care of Egypt”. The queen also appears to have led troops in battle to defend her capital of Thebes against the Hyksos. The stela indeed says that:

“She has looked after Egypt’s soldiers, she has guarded Egypt, she has brought back her fugitives and gathered together her deserters, and she has pacified Upper Egypt and expelled her rebels.”

Her grave goods indeed suggest an active military role. She was buried with three daggers and thirteen axes bearing both the names of Ahmose I and Kamose as well as an archer’s brace and a javelin head. A military decoration, the golden “Flies of Valor”’, was also found in her tomb. This decoration was usually awarded to someone who personally excelled in battle. 

(Some of Ahhotep’s burial goods, including the golden flies)

Bibliography: 

Dean Rebecca A., Women, weaponry and warfare A multidisciplinary study of the use of weapons by women in Dynastic Egypt 

Tyldesley Joyce, Chronicle of the queens of Egypt

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Khufu’s ship was found buried next to his pyramid at Giza. It was reconstructed and a special museum built around it. This week it was moved to the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in a specially built transport vehicle.

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On Saturday 7th August 2021 the Grand Egyptian Museum received the boat of ancient Egypt’s King Khufu, 48 hours after the start of the process of moving it from it’s display in the pyramid antiquities area to the Grand Egyptian Museum.

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Hatshepsut, the most successful of several female rulers of ancient Egypt, declared herself king sometime between years 2 and 7 in the reign of her stepson and nephew, Thutmose III. She adopted the full titulary of a pharaoh, including the throne name Maatkare, which is the name most frequently found on her monuments. Her throne name and her personal name, Hatshepsut, are both written inside oval cartouches making them easy to recognize. [X]

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Via the mery of my ankh and Royal Mummies Paraded Through Downtown Cairo In Museum Move : NPR

Twenty-two mummified members of ancient Egyptian royalty passed through downtown Cairo in an awe-inspiring parade on Saturday. The event, which drew fanfare to the country’s robust collections of antiquities in an elaborate procession, saw the mummies being relocated from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, about 3 miles away in nearby Fustat.

The spectacle was named The Pharaohs’ Golden Parade and comprised 18 kings and four queens, including some of Egypt’s most prominent rulers of the past….

The royal figures were transported in vehicles specially rigged to carry the remains and a security motorcade surrounded the convoy. Due to the fragility of the preserved pharaohs, they were placed in nitrogen filled boxes for protection. The roads along the route were even repaved to ensure a smooth relocation.

Officials hope the new museum will be a boon for tourism, a lucrative industry for the country that’s taken a big hit over years of political turmoil and recently, the pandemic, according to the BBC. …

… The mummies’ new home will be in the Royal Mummies Hall at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. Visitors will be welcomed starting April 18, said a Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities news release.

Edited to add:

Here’s what seems to be the best of the edited videos: The Pharaohs’ Royal Parade - Full version HD

There were so many ahem wonderful things about this event. The use of the Ancient Egyptian Imperial colors; the boat-iness of the vehicles; the names are on the vehicles in Ancient Egyptian, Arabic, and English; the cool costumes (I don’t even care that they’re not accurate re: Ancient Egyptian dress!) that were obviously created by people who don’t hate women (none of the costumes were ridiculous, nor looked uncomfortable to wear & dance in, and no high heels); the singers’ magnificent dresses; the chariots; the twenty-one gun salute; that female musicians were included in the orchestra; the singers turning round to watch the spectacle unfolding on the big screen behind them……

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Karangailyg Kara Hovaa (Dyngyldai) [The Endless Black Steppe] Yat-Kha Yenisei-Punk (1995)

Karangailyg kara hovaa O, dyngyl, dyngyldai Karash kynnyk cheler dorug O, dyngyl, dyngyldai Karamainyng sai-la shazhyn O, dyngyl, dyngyldai Saglanadyr cheler dorug O, dyngyl, dyngyldai

Chirgilchinnig chinge hovaa O, dyngyl, dyngyldai Chide duzhup cheler dorug O, dyngyl, dyngyldai Chinge kara sai-la chazhyn O, dyngyl, dyngyldai Chindingnedir cheler dorug O, dyngyl, dyngyldai

The Endless Black Steppe (rough translation)

A black-brown runner horse runs like lightning through the endless black steppe The black hair of a beautiful girl is moving in the wind

In the sunset light of the steppe, the black-brown running horse can run like lightning The black hair of a beautiful girl, moving in the wind

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One of my all-time favorite tunes, and I’m a horsewoman

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Tutankhamun's Treasures - Bracelet with Three Scarabs

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18th Dynasty glass scarab

Faience scarab

One of Tutankhamon’s pectorals

Ring of Princess Sithathoryunet

Another of Tutankhamon’s pectorals

Giant scarab installed at Karnak Temple by Amenhotep III

Heart scarab of Hatnefer

Triple scarab pectoral of Tutankhamon

Amethyst Middle Kingdom scarab

Pectoral of Tutankhamon with Libyan Desert Glass scarab

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Glass Bolti fish (AKA Bulti, Nile Tilapia) found buried under the floor of a house at Amarna, Egypt

Late 18th Dynasty - New Kingdom

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Across a sprawling internet community, an ideology of violent misogyny is spreading – with tragic, ‘real-world’ results

The incel movement is a form of extremism and it cannot be ignored any longer | Laura Bates | The Guardian

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Jake Davison shot dead five people and also wounded a 55-year-old woman and her son after police reinstated his gun licence

Relatives of wounded angry about return of Plymouth gunman’s licence | Plymouth shooting | The Guardian

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Analysis: despite action from large platforms and volunteer moderators, communities remain influential online 

Social networks struggle to crack down on ‘incel’ movement | Social media | The Guardian

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Greg Abbott, who was vaccinated in December, is at least the 11th governor to contract the virus

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Sackler family won’t settle unless off the hook from opioid suits, court told | Opioids crisis | The Guardian

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