Here is a gathering of my blog posts on Ancient Egypt, some written by me and others by my students. They always seem so fascinated with Ancient Egypt and I just can’t dig it, much more partial to the Ancient Near East personally.
- Lesson Plan: Egyptian Gods in Humanities
- Lesson Plans: The Egyptian Book of the Dead
- #24. Last judgment of Hunefer, from his tomb (page from the Book of the Dead). New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty. c. 1275 BCE. Painted papyrus scroll.
- Student Series! Egyptian Goddesses
- #23. Tutankhamun’s tomb, innermost coffin. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. c. 1323 BCE. Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones.
- Student Series! A Journey through the Book of the Dead
- Lesson Plan: Human Figure in Ancient Egyptian Art
- Lesson Plan: Political Narrative in the Ancient World
- #22. Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and three daughters. New Kingdom (Amarna), 18th Dynasty. c. 1353–1335 BCE. Limestone.
- Lesson Plan: Ziggurats vs. Pyramids
- Student Series! The King Herself
- #21. Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut. Near Luxor, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. c. 1473–1458 BCE. Sandstone, partially carved into a rock cliff, and red granite.
- #20. Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall. Karnak, near Luxor, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th and 19th Dynasties. Temple: c. 1550 BCE; hall: c. 1250 BCE. Cut sandstone and mud brick.
- #18. King Menkaura and queen. Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty. c. 2490–2472 BCE. Greywacke.
- #17. Great Pyramids (Menkaura, Khafre, Khufu) and Great Sphinx. Giza, Egypt. Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty. c. 2550–2490 BCE. Cut limestone.
- #15. Seated scribe. Saqqara, Egypt. Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty. c. 2620–2500 BCE. Painted limestone.
- Student Series! Cities of Shifting Sands
- #13. Palette of King Narmer. Predynastic Egypt. c. 3000–2920 BCE. Greywacke.
- Student Series! Proof that Ancient Egypt is actually Facebook
JMF
