Publications
Book review: Truth is the Soul of the Sun by Maria Isabel Pita
Historical objectivity and sensuality of expression interweave across the entire span of “Truth is the Soul of the Sun“, Maria Isabel Pita’s new biographical novel of Hatshepsut, arguably the most powerful woman of all time. We can tell that Pita worked tirelessly and with the same level of passion with which she communicates human... »
The Lost Tombs of Thebes: Ancient Egypt: Life in Paradise
by Zahi Hawass (Author), Sandro Vannini (Photographer) The foothills of the Theban massif, not far from Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, are filled with hundreds of impressive tombs from the New Kingdom belonging to the people who served the pharaohs. Just a handful are open to the public; many others are closed and can... »
Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Hieroglyphs for Beginners
This dictionary attempts to provide proof that the ancient language of the Egyptians, whose alphabet is known as the hieroglyphs, had something to do with the Ethiopian and Eritrean languages, Amharic and Tigrigna. According to the author, the vocabulary and concepts of Amharic and Tigrigna are concealed in the hieroglyphs. A person who can... »
The art of storytelling in Ancient Egypt
English folk and fairy tales begin with the words, “Once upon a time…” In ancient Egypt, a phrase commonly used was “There was once a man…” The reciters were professionals, whether these lector priests reciting liturgical texts or entertainers called in to perform at public festivals or private banquets. Presumably many of them were the... »
Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries
This volume (624 pages) presents a vast number of monuments and documents from almost all levels of Egyptian society during the long reign of Ramesses II. They range across social categories from grand viziers, viceroys of Nubia, chiefs of treasury and granaries, high priests and leading clerics of Egypt’s principal gods, army generals and... »
Book Review: An ABC Escapade through Egypt
Elegant Egrets and Floating Felukat Mountains of Mangoes and Oodles of Olives Zooming Zalamokkat in Zamalek… These are a few of Egypt’s favorite things as described by Bernadette Simpson in her delightful book “An ABC Escapade through Egypt”. Using alliterative writing and the English alphabet, the author has composed a series of one-page chapters that cover everything about... »
Three Empires On the Nile
Between the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869 and the Battle of Omdurman in 1898, the British Empire expanded up the Nile River, impelled by varied motives: money, vengeance, humanitarianism, and imperial diplomacy. In Three Empires on the Nile, Green’s panoramic narrative re-creates these three decades with remarkable dynamism, applying a flair for... »
The Pharaohs
“The Pharaohs” is an illustrated history of the kings who ruled over this extraordinary land, narrating the story of 30 dynasties starting around 3100 BC when the first pharaoh, Menes, unified Upper and Lower Egypt, and ending with the conquest of Egypt in 332 BC by Alexander the Great. It profiles powerful, and sometimes... »
The Ethical Travel Guide: Your Passport to Exciting Alternative Holidays
Do you want a vacation that bypasses too familiar haunts and gives you a greater depth of experience? Do you want a vacation that is enriching for you – and for the locals at your destination? If you do, and believe that your trip should give local communities a fair deal (so often denied them)... »
Ancient Egypt and Us
Professor Adrian Kerr, a resident of Southwest Florida, has spent more than 30 years regularly visiting Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Iraq and Israel to study the ancient civilizations of the Middle East. His recently published book, “Ancient Egypt and Us,” outlines the impact of ancient Egypt on the modern world. Modern religion, art, architecture, cosmetics, medicine,... »
