Essays on Egyptology

I have read some lessons about basic Biblical Egyptology. It suggests that Moses was a legendary hero created by the Hebrews. It introduces basic information about the Pharaohs of Egypt and the course focused on the 12th, 17th – 19th dynasties. The text introduces short information about dynasties, suggests to pass the test to reveal knowledge. The main problem is that this information lacks details, it provides too short insight into dynasties and it is not enough to understand the topic. I believe that this lesson aim to provoke an interest in history and research additional information, but it doesn’ ...

Nefertiti et Akhenaton

Introduction The book that was chose for me to read was Nefertiti et Akhenaton by Christian Jaques. This book is written in French and was published in 2005. This paper will demonstrate the biography of the author, the summary of the book, how the book relates to Mediterranean culture, identify themes that correlate within the Mediterranean culture.

Biography of author

Christian Jacq was born in 1947 and he is French and also an Egyptologist who wrote about ancient Egypt, and he was particularly fascinated by Ramses II whom he wrote five books about. He came from Paris and Egyptology got him interested ...

Introduction

Various communities have had different customs that they respect and follow in their daily activities. As time moves on some of the traditions and myths, have been forgotten while others are still practiced. Some beliefs have lost value because the society has evolved, and new things have come up in life. The false door of the Royal sealer neferiu is a tradition that is well known in Egypt, mostly the upper northern part. The custom existed since the old kingdom up to 2010 BC. The Egyptians had a belief that once a person dies the soul freely enter and ...