In Ancient Egyptian Letters to the Dead: The Realm of the Dead through the Voice of the Living Julia Hsieh investigates the beliefs and practices of communicati

The private letters of ancient women in Egypt from Alexander the Great to the Arab conquest

'Man perishes; his corpse turns to dust; all his relatives pass away. But writings make him remembered' In ancient Egypt, words had magical power. Inscribed on

Contains the following texts: The Cairo text on linen, Journ. d'entrée 25975.--The Kâw bowl.--The Hû bowl.--The Berlin bowl, no. 22573.--The Cairo bowl, Cat.

The Rosetta Stone is one of the most popular artefacts in the British Museum. Containing a decree written in Greek, Demotic and hieroglyphics, it proved to be t