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Royalty and the Court

ent officials are known from their tombs. Arts were strongly supported during this reign. The memory of Djoser and Imhotep was honoured to the end of Ancient Egyptian history. The king's powerful features survive in several statues and an image of the god Geb from Heliopolis H-J Harkuf: 

Descriptive Audio Tour: Transcript

Introduction When you hear the word Iraq, what images spring to mind? Desert landscapes? Military trucks? The events of the 20 th and 21 st centuries, from the First Gulf War to the American Invasion in 2003, have coloured how many of us view this part of the world. Five thousands years ago,

Weapon Wednesday: Preparing for ROM Revealed

Weapon Wednesday: Preparing for ROM Revealed

loor of the Curatorial Centre is where I work, with collections from the three Curatorial sections dealing with Western Asia & the Islamic World, Ancient Egypt & Nubia, and East & South Asia. While the ROM focussed on expanding the galleries, at times what was originally temporary

Group 3: Abbasid & Early Fatimid tiraz

Abbasid tiraz Arrival of the Fatimids in Cairo The first Muslim dynasty, the Umayyad, fell to the Abbasids in 750, and the capital moved from Damascus (Syria) to Baghdad (Iraq). Here the Abbasid Caliph ruled an empire stretching from North Africa to Afghanistan. The Caliph’s display of wealth and

Tomb Inscriptions & Curses

lawsuit against someone in the next world, before the Great God, is the most serious curse in tombs of the Age of the Pyramids. It tells us that the ancient Egyptians believed that the dead were close, could be helped by the living, and that there was justice in the afterlife. Were the swashbucklin

The Anatomy of a Book: Saving The Naturalist's Library

The Anatomy of a Book: Saving The Naturalist's Library

Books are remarkably durable. Fragments have survived from ancient times, while others have traversed the centuries in near perfect condition. One such example is the St Cuthbert Gospel from the 7th century, the earliest intact European book. But despite the robust structure of the book, the

Hambukol/Letti Basin

Hambukol/Letti Basin

Hambukol The medieval settlement of Hambukol, located on the banks of the Nile, halfway between the Third and Fourth Cataracts, is one of the "lost cities" buried underneath the Nubian sands. So far, the ROM team has uncovered parts of the domestic sector, a church and a monastery. The

Soldiers

Soldiers The military may have constituted a social class of their own, with sons often following their fathers into the army. Son often followed father into the army. Opportunity, good luck, and courage could help a soldier rise in wealth and prestige. Because Kings were also war-leaders, a good

Group 8: Everyday life

Coinage Another such prerogative was coinage regality, the right to have coins minted in one’s own name. It was strictly enforced and, therefore, coins most exactly speak to historians about the extension of an area claimed by a ruler. In Egypt, the capital Misr (Old Cairo) — where the making

Weapon Wednesday: The Horse

Weapon Wednesday: The Horse

The horse is not just a form of transportation, but is a weapon in itself. The genus Equus is thought to have evolved over 4 million years ago in North America, specialising in being able to eat the grass of the steppelands and run away from predators. North American horses later became extinct,