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12 THE GREAT OF DREAD IN THE FOREIGN LANDS Amenhotep III’s principal queen Tiye was the king’s main adviser. She exerted considerable influence over Egypt’s foreign affairs, as Robert G Morkot explains.
20 THE MODERN RESURRECTION OF THE KUSHITE KINGS OF EGYPT The history of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty was poorly represented by early Egyptologists who held the racist views of their contemporaries. Aidan Dodson puts the record straight.
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28 THE CELESTIAL HARMONIES AT DENDERA José María Barrera explains the meaning of the scenes he has photographed on the beautifully restored pronaos ceiling at the Temple of Hathor, Dendera.
36 A TAWERET TALISMAN FOR PERILOUS PREGNANCY Childbirth was dangerous in ancient Egypt. W Benson Harer Jr describes a small figure of Taweret that was used to provide magical protection for a woman in labour.
42 ROME VERSUS THE EGYPTIAN PRIESTHOOD How well did ancient Egyptian priests fare under Roman rule? Sean P Rigby explores the post-pharaonic religious life of Egypt.
religious life of Egypt.
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5500 BC
3000 BC
Predynastic Period Archaic Period
2500 BC
2000 BC
1st Intermediate
Period
1500 BC 1500 BC
1500 BC
2nd Intermediate
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1000 BC 1000 BC
1000 BC 3rd Intermediate
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Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
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DYNASTIES 1 2 34 5 6 11 12
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