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Sylvia Rose
Feb 15, 20246 min read
Thoth - Ibis Scribe Moon God of Egypt
Thoth is among the most ancient of Egyptian deities. God of wisdom, knowledge, scribes, magic and the moon, he's considered the inventor...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 14, 20245 min read
Sistrum (Sistra) Music: Ancient Egypt
Sistrum (pl sistra) is a ritual music rattle used in ceremony and celebration. Beloved Royal Wife Nefertari of Egypt in the 13th century...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 13, 20245 min read
Music of Ancient & Medieval Egypt
Singing, clapping, dancing and shouting are forms of musical expression used by most early people. From Neolithic Egypt, whistles are...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 13, 20244 min read
Seshat - Scribe Goddess Ancient Egypt
Seshat is the ancient Egyptian goddess of writing, wisdom and knowledge. As daughter of Thoth the scribe god, she's a scribe and record...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 12, 20247 min read
Scribes & Writing - Ancient Egypt
Scribes assume positions of importance and influence in the ancient world. Many speak several languages and are skilled in such diverse...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 9, 20245 min read
Garnets - Gemstones of Blood and Life
Garnet is a coveted gemstone since the Bronze Age (c. 3300 BCE). Trade brings this enchanting creation to Egypt, Mesopotamia and other...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 4, 20243 min read
Dream Interpretation (Oneiromancy) - Ancient Egypt
Dreaming is an important part of ancient Egyptian spirituality. Dreams and dream interpretation play a role in almost all cultures. In...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 4, 20243 min read
Natron - Ancient Embalming & Household Salts
From personal hygiene to embalming the dead, ancient Egypt has many uses for natron. It's a naturally forming desert salt easy to harvest...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 4, 20247 min read
Khet, the Body: Death Rites of Ancient Egypt
Khet represents the physical body and is considered part of the soul in ancient Egypt. The soul is made of eight parts. Together they...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 1, 20245 min read
Bitumen - Tarry Trade in Perfect Pitch
Bitumen, a natural petroleum product, is a common trade route item in the ancient world. The earliest known use of bitumen dates back to...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 1, 20244 min read
Sailing - Bronze Age Sails & Sailcloth
Sailing begins in the Sumerian or southern Mesopotamian regions of river deltas and marshes. Boats and rafts at first are made of...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 30, 20243 min read
Linen, Hemp & Cotton - Fabrics of Ancient Egypt
Linen from the flax plant is the most popular textile in ancient Egypt, used in everyday clothing, bedding and funerary shrouds. Hemp is...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 30, 20244 min read
Egyptian Blue - First Synthetic Color
Egyptian Blue is a soft smoky blue hue considered the world's first synthetic color. The original formula to create Egyptian blue pigment...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 28, 20247 min read
Hattusilis III - Great Hittite Kings Bronze Age
Youngest of four sons, Hattusilis (Hattusili) doesn't expect to take the throne. In fact he's not expected to live. Weak and sickly as a...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 24, 20242 min read
Ebony - Precious Wood of Ancients
Ebony is a coveted item of trade for thousands of years, in the ancient world still in demand today. A solid black hardwood, ebony is...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 16, 20245 min read
The Shekelesh - Bronze Age Mysteries
Mercenaries, pirates, fugitives and thieves, what better place to plunder than the sunny eastern Mediterranean? With cunning coves and...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 16, 20243 min read
Lukka: Bronze Age Warrior Sea People
The Bronze Age Lukka (Lugga) people occupy part of the glimmering Turquoise Coast in southern Turkey by the 3rd millennium BCE. Tribal...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 15, 20245 min read
Amurru - God of the Amorites
The Amorite god Amurru (Akkadian) or Martu (Sumerian) is revered since the third millennium BCE. Strong centers of worship in Babylon and...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 15, 20245 min read
Amurru: Amorite Bronze Age Kingdom
Amurru is both a kingdom and a god. In c. 2000 BCE, the Amorite kingdom occupies the northern part of the ancient Levant coast. To the...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 10, 20244 min read
Anubis: Jackal-Headed God of Egypt
Anubis manifests with the body of a man and head of a jackal, a wild canine common to Egypt and the near East. He can also be all animal....
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