#old kingdom

[egypt-museum]

Statue of king Khafre protected by the falcon god Horus

[tridentandtales]

Ancient Egypt Just Got 20% Spicier

Here is something wild from the Old Kingdom:

Researchers just published a DNA study of a body buried in Nuwayrat (Egypt) around 2800 BCE. Turns out this man is 80 % genetically Egyptian, but the other 20 % traces back to the eastern Fertile Crescent, including Mesopotamia and nearby regions.

The reason this is so unexpected is that up until now, we thought Egypt and Mesopotamia were only linked through trading routes. But this result could actually point to human mobility, long-distance family ties, or migration patterns.

This is the first whole-genome analysis of someone from the Old Kingdom, and it’s essentially saying: 'Hey, your idea of how much people moved around 5,000 years ago?' Too small. Think bigger.

Full article available here

[travalicious]

Lirael by Tommy Arnold

[bronzeageecho]

tomb wall fragment depicting donkeys | c. 2375 BCE | egypt, old kingdom, late 5th dynasty

in the art institute of chicago collection

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Wesekh Broadcollar.

Period: Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty

Date: 2465–2323 B.C.

Place of origin: Egypt, Giza, Tomb G 2422 D, Tomb G 2416 D III, & Tomb G 1102

Medium: Faience

[julialepetit]

Posted with permission from person who commissioned this: A Patron used their Commission to have me depict Sabriel + Mogget how I pictured them. Usually for commissions I just do line but I was having so much fun that I threw some color in for me!

[godblessyoublackemperor]

tommy arnold - sabriel/lirael/abhorsen covers

[lionofchaeronea]

Ancient Egyptian ivory comb, inscribed with the name of one Djet. The comb dates to the First Dynasty (2920-2770 BCE) and was found at Abydos. It now resides in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Photo credit: Prof. Mortel/Wikimedia Commons/ Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic.

[artifacts-archive]

Tomb Wall Fragment Depicting Donkeys

Egyptian, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5 (about 2504–2347 BCE)

This fragment is part of a scene of donkeys being driven over grain to separate wheat from chaff- one that was used in many Egyptian tombs. The tomb’s owner selected the decoration for his or her tomb chamber from a selection of established themes, much as one might select wallpaper today.

[blueiscoool]

AN EGYPTIAN BANDED ALABASTER PIRIFORM JAR OLD KINGDOM, 5TH-6TH DYNASTY, 2494-2181 B.C.

[egypt-museum]

Antechamber in the Pyramid of Unas

[sweetteachai]

"Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?"

We both really cut it close, but I'm so glad that we were able to finish our costumes in time for Friday of ALA, because these photos are amazing!! Thank you to both Christy and Aleks for them (Christy for getting me motivated to complete Sabriel and Aleks for all the hard work on the photos!)

(There is also definitely more, but I didn't want to hog all of them. Will post more later! 😘)

Lirael is @nymphofnovels

📸 @ aleksvuphotography on ig

[travalicious]

Abhorsen by Tommy Arnold

[bronzeageecho]

carnelian wedjat amulet | c. 2686 - 2125 BCE | egypt, old kingdom

in the art institute of chicago collection

[rudjedet]

I feel we all need to see the 1,5 cm long grasshopper from the mastaba tomb of Hetepherakhet again

[clonerightsagenda]

Was there ever an Abhorsen who went 'no I've still got shit to do' and hauled themselves back into their recently vacated corpse so they could keep catching up on paperwork and then the Abhorsen in Waiting had to go exorcise grandpa