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Contents March/April 2025 • Issue 147 32 FE ATUR ES 10 ILLUMINATING ANTIQUITY Andrew Michael Chugg reconstructs the famous Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria and the symbolic significance of its statues. 18 THE REDISCOVERY OF THUTMOSE III AND HATSHEPSUT Aidan Dodson retraces the excavations and discoveries that restored these two New Kingdom pharaohs to their place in ancient Egyptian history. 26 SENUSRET I Wolfram Grajetzki explores the life, reign and legacy of one of Egypt’s lesser-known pharaohs, who shaped Egypt into the pharaonic state that we now regard as standard. 32 ANI’S LIFE AFTER DEATH Andrew Fulton continues his series on this important Book of the Dead by exploring the scenes of the ‘declaration of innocence’ and the ‘weighing of the heart’. 26 42 2 4 26 42 36 THE MAGIC AND POWER OF HAIR Amandine Marshall explores the significance of hair in ancient Egypt, from the ‘sidelock of youth’ to the smiting of enemies. 42 ROBERT TALBOT KELLY Lee P Ruddin explores the life and work of an artist whose beautiful paintings of Egyptian life are now sadly overlooked. 5500 BC 3000 BC Predynastic Period Archaic Period 2500 BC 2000 BC 1st Intermediate Period 1500 BC 2nd Intermediate Period 1000 BC 3rd Intermediate Period Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom 7-10 DYNASTIES 1 2 34 5 6 11 12 13-14 15-17 18 19 20 21 22-24 4 MARCH/APRIL 2025
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R EGUL AR S 6 NEWS The latest from the Egyptological world, summarised by Sarah Griffiths. 8 MILESTONES IN EGYPTOLOGY The Narmer Palette Bob Brier describes the importance of one of Egypt’s iconic objects, and offers a new idea about how it was made. 48 HILARY WILSON ON… Horns In the first of two articles, Hilary explores the symbolism of horned beasts, beginning with cattle and the cow deities. 52 OUT AND ABOUT… Cycling around Malqata: Karl Harris visits the site of Amenhotep III’s palace on the West Bank of the Nile at Luxor. Exhibitions round-up 52 58 BOOK REVIEWS 61 HOW TO SUBSCRIBE 62 LETTERS 64 COMPETITION AND COMING ATTRACTIONS 66 OBJECT HIGHLIGHT Campbell Price describes a rare linen belt that once belonged to a New Kingdom pharaoh. 500 BC BC AD Ptolemaic Period 500 AD L at e Period Roman Period 27-30 25-26 I S S U E 147 LOCATIONS IN THIS ISSUE… Mediterranean Sea Alexandria Pi-Ramesses Fayum Cairo Giza Heliopolis Saqqara Lisht/Itj-tawy Memphis Abusir Lahun Hawara Western Desert Amarna Beni Hasan Mostagedda Naga el-Deir Abydos Deir el-Ballas Dendera Luxor Tod Naqada Red Sea Edfu Hierakonpolis Kom Ombo Aswan Qubbet el-Hawa Elephantine Philae 1st Cataract Lower Lake Nasser Nubia Valleyof theKings Deir el-Bahri Valleyof theQueens Malqata Medinet Habu Deir el-Shelwit Kom el-Abd Birket Habu Kom el-Hattan (site of) 0 0 2km EGYPT Lower Nubia Lake Nasser 1st Cataract Aswan 2nd Cataract Soleb SUDAN km 0 10 0 River Nile Karnak Temple LUXOR LEFT Detailed map of the Theban area. ABOVE Detailed map of the Egypt– Nubia border area. MAPS Peter Robinson 5

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March/April 2025 • Issue 147

32

FE ATUR ES

10 ILLUMINATING ANTIQUITY Andrew Michael Chugg reconstructs the famous Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria and the symbolic significance of its statues.

18 THE REDISCOVERY OF THUTMOSE III AND HATSHEPSUT Aidan Dodson retraces the excavations and discoveries that restored these two New Kingdom pharaohs to their place in ancient Egyptian history.

26 SENUSRET I Wolfram Grajetzki explores the life, reign and legacy of one of Egypt’s lesser-known pharaohs, who shaped Egypt into the pharaonic state that we now regard as standard.

32 ANI’S LIFE AFTER DEATH Andrew Fulton continues his series on this important Book of the Dead by exploring the scenes of the ‘declaration of innocence’ and the ‘weighing of the heart’.

26 42 2 4 26

42

36 THE MAGIC AND POWER OF HAIR Amandine Marshall explores the significance of hair in ancient Egypt, from the ‘sidelock of youth’ to the smiting of enemies.

42 ROBERT TALBOT KELLY Lee P Ruddin explores the life and work of an artist whose beautiful paintings of Egyptian life are now sadly overlooked.

5500 BC

3000 BC

Predynastic Period Archaic Period

2500 BC

2000 BC

1st Intermediate

Period

1500 BC

2nd Intermediate

Period

1000 BC 3rd Intermediate

Period

Old Kingdom

Middle Kingdom

New Kingdom

7-10

DYNASTIES 1 2 34 5 6 11 12

13-14 15-17

18 19 20 21 22-24

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MARCH/APRIL 2025

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