#egyptology in fiction

[megaeralwrites]

I'm still buzzing from The Shabti's time among Amazon's top 100 Paranormal Fantasy books (and top 50 in the Kindle Store!) over the past couple of days! :D Thanks so much to everyone who bought the book and/or spread the word about it. It means the world to me!

[djquimoso]

Artwork from the collection Nubian Queen.

[stevenneedham]

What is prehistory and when did it end

We often here terms like pre history and recorded history but when did prehistory become recorded history? well it depends where in the world we are talking about.

Pre history refers to the time before humanity started documenting events in the past. This is arguably the time before writing was invented and it varies drastically depending on where in the world we are viewing history.

The oldest civilizations to start writing and documenting history are the Egyptians and the Sumerians, both of which start to begin writing about 5000 years ago. The transition into this form of record keeping is also paired with the transition from the end of the stone age to the beginning of the bronze age.

This transition happens at different time in different parts of the world for example, east Asia's first records begin to appear around 700bc where as Europe's start at around 450bc. This is a good 2000 years after the first records in Egypt and Sumer. By the time Europe first started recording their lives the ancient Egyptians already had their own historians researching the ancient ancient Egyptians.

[noisytenant]

looking at my childhood bookshelf and knowing exactly why im like this

[dognohair]

almost finished pandoras jar and now i’m back in my ancient history/mythology fixation from when i was like 8 so if anyone could send me some non fiction recommendations related to this it would be HIGHLY appreciated!!!!!!

[lockhartandlych]

I don't yet nearly know enough about egyptology to actually write this. But if I do, I can't help but think of an alternate history story where the Ancient Egypt outlived Rome, as opposed to the other way around. What would our culture be like if Rome fell into obscurity and Egypt rose to prominence?

[bargainsleuthbooks]

Book Reviews: Audiobook Edition; What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing...; The Briar Club; Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell; The Legend of the Last Library; Tales of Ancient Egypt; #NewBooks #BookReviews #Audiobooks #Mystery #Television #ChildrensBooks

There's a new book about #TheWestWing that I devoured, as well as a new #historicalfiction by Kate Quinn that explores the McCarthy era. Plus, a few children's audiobooks including a #dystopian novel and one on #Egyptology #newbooks #ARCReview #Netgalley

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[queka-store]

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[happilylostinwords]

Reviewed: "Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age" by Kathleen Sheppard

It was sixth grade Social Studies. I forget exactly what Mrs. Melquist was teaching us but I remember a slideshow, and I remember that it included pictures of the treasures found in King Tut’s tomb. That was the first I knew of archaeology and Egyptology. And I was hooked. Not enough to become an archaeologist or an Egyptologist, but enough to consume all things Ancient Egypt that I came across…

[bookliteratibookreviews]

The Quest (Egyptian Series Book 4) by Wilbur Smith

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1785766961Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zaffre (28 Jun. 2018)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishPaperback ‏ : ‎ 640 pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781785766961ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1785766961 Book Blurb Renowned magus Taita is now over a hundred years old and has ascended to a new level of wisdom and understanding about his world. But he must prepare himself for the biggest threat Egypt has ever faced: the great plagues and…

[realitymatrix]

Anunnaki Frustrated with Humanity's Misuse of Ancient Egyptian 'Religion Kit', Blame 'Old Jews' and Jesuits for Glitches in the Matrix

Byline: Quantum Seraph, Intergalactic Correspondent for The Cosmic Chronicle

The Anunnaki, the extraterrestrial beings now known for their role in fabricating ancient Egyptian civilization, have come forward with another shocking revelation. They claim that the recent resurgence of interest in ancient Egyptian spirituality is causing severe disruptions in their human control systems, known colloquially as "The Matrix."

In their latest interstellar telepathic broadcast, the Anunnaki divulged that they had been experimenting with various forms of religion and spirituality on humans to quietly observe societal evolution for millenia. The Egyptian pantheon, as it turns out, was just one of their many "Religion Kits" provided to humanity as part of this grand experiment.

"We thought we had decommissioned that old Egyptian software," lamented Zorgon the Illuminated. "But it seems some of your world management groups just can't let go of those outdated thoughtforms. They're causing serious matrix glitches."

The Anunnaki expressed particular disappointment in what they referred to as "the old Jews running the Jesuits and the American Illuminati." According to them, these groups are responsible for perpetuating the malfunctioning Egyptian program software in the collective human consciousness.

"This outdated Egyptian software was never meant to run on your current operating system," Zorgon explained. "It's like trying to play a vinyl record on a smartphone. No wonder you're experiencing so many glitches."

The recent resurgence of ancient Egyptian spirituality among modern-day humans, including the worship of gods like Ra and Anubis, has reportedly resulted in "system malfunctions" within the Anunnaki's elaborate human control system. These malfunctions manifest as various anomalies and paradoxes in human society, which the Anunnaki had not anticipated.

"Look, we like a good cat-headed deity as much as the next galactic overlord," Zorgon telepathically quipped. "But you've got to move on. We've released plenty of new spiritual software since then."

"This outdated Egyptian software was never meant to run on your current operating system. No wonder you're experiencing so many glitches."

As humanity grapples with the implications of this new revelation, the Anunnaki are reportedly considering a system reboot to resolve these issues. "If you don't stop broadcasting these ancient Egyptian frequencies into the collective consciousness, we might have to hit the reset button," warned Zorgon.

The academic and spiritual communities are in an uproar, with many questioning the very fabric of reality itself. Meanwhile, conspiracy theorists and ancient astronaut enthusiasts are having a field day.

[danielleurbansblog]

Review: The Metropolitan Affair

Synopsis: For years her explorer father promised Dr. Lauren Westlake she’d accompany him on one of his Egyptian expeditions. But as the empty promises mounted, Lauren determined to earn her own way. Now the assistant curator of Egyptology for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lauren receives two unexpected invitations. The first is her repentant father’s offer to finally bring her to Egypt as his…

[djquimoso]

Artwork from the collection Nubian Queen.

[stevenneedham]

The reign of the Pharaohs was longer than between the end of the Pharaohs to now

Most of us know well the last pharaoh of Egypt the great Cleopatra who died in 30bce over 2000 years ago but did you know that she is closer to our time now than she is to when the first ruler of Egypt ,or the first pharaoh, united upper and lower regions of Egypt?

The first pharaoh is believed by many scholars to be Narmer otherwise known as Menes. the first to unite upper and lower Egypt giving him the prestigious title of "the lord of two lands". this unification of Egypt and the birth of the first pharaoh occurred around 3100 bce over 3000 years before the end of Cleopatra.

Whats more, Narmer's wife Neithhotep appears to be the earliest recorded woman who name is known to us today. She also may have been a pharaoh herself making her the first known female ruler in history 5000 years ago. this could of happened after the death of her husband also making her the second pharaoh in history.

so there you have it, for 3000 years the pharaohs ruled Egypt 1000 years longer than when the last pharaoh died to now.

[megaeralwrites]

Here's a brief excerpt from The Shabti (seeking ARC readers, btw!) in which Hermann gives Dashiel a glass of brandy and possibly an inadvertent splash of trauma to go with it:

The bench stood in front of a piece that must have been one of the stars of the collection. It was a large, flat slab of stone mounted on the wall, carved to resemble a door or gateway. The doorframe, surrounding a narrow central indentation, was ornamented with columns of hieroglyphic script. A carved scene at the top of the doorway depicted a broad-shouldered man in a white kilt, seated on an elegant, lion-footed chair and facing a table laden with food. Just beneath that, a pair of eyes, dramatically lined with kohl, stared out at Dashiel. The whole thing was painted in jewel-like shades of blue, red, and gold.

Hermann handed him a glass brimming with brandy, his eyes sparkling. “Isn’t it beautiful?”

“It certainly is,” Dashiel replied, eagerly eyeing the glass. He was beginning to feel more at ease.

“It’s a false door,” Hermann went on, settling down beside him on the bench. He held his own glass under his nose and inhaled the brandy’s spicy aroma before taking a sip. “A magical portal between the realms of the living and the dead. They were built into the walls of tomb chapels so that visitors could commune with their departed loved ones.”

Dashiel smiled and nursed his brandy. It was smooth and warm and comforting. “Sounds like something that would’ve come in handy in my old line of work.”

“Why, I suppose it would, at that!” said Hermann. “We were very fortunate to get such a fine example for our little museum,” he went on, warming to the topic. “This one dates to the First Intermediate Period, but the style is quite refined for the . . .”

He trailed off, apparently realizing that Dashiel’s attention was elsewhere. Dashiel stared at the false door, his glass of brandy raised halfway to his lips.

“Are you all right?” asked Hermann. He spoke softly, but Dashiel still flinched, splashing a little bit of the brandy over his trembling hand.

“I’m not sure,” he said. “Hermann, you didn’t put anything in this drink besides brandy, did you?” The inside of his mouth felt like cotton wool.

“Certainly not!” said Hermann, sounding both surprised and mildly affronted. “Why would you . . .”

“Shhh,” said Dashiel, setting down his glass. “Look. Are you seeing what I’m seeing?”

Hermann stared in silence for a moment. “Yes,” he said at length, his voice low and steady. “I believe I am. Goodness, this is a new one.”

Dashiel rubbed his stinging eyes and blinked hard, but there was no mistaking what he was seeing. Several of the signs inscribed around the doorway writhed and twisted, like worms squirming in shallow mud. Something that looked like a snake with horns wriggled across the top of the stone doorframe. The pair of eyes below the offering scene rolled and blinked. Among the items piled on the table of offerings to the dead, the disembodied head of a bird twisted and thrashed on its long neck.

Dashiel felt the bile rising in his throat. An intense cold crept over him; his pulse roared in his ears. Instinctively, he took hold of Hermann’s wrist. “Sweet Jesus,” he whispered.

Hermann put his glass down and laid his free hand on top of Dashiel’s. His palm felt clammy, and his hand shook, but his voice was strangely calm when he spoke. “Did you ever read the novel Tabubu?”

“What?” Dashiel croaked. He became aware of a soft rustling noise, something between a whisper and a heartbeat. It was so faint that he thought it must be the sound of blood rushing through his veins.

“Or see that picture with Karloff that came out a couple years back—what was it called, The Mummy? Either way, they’re both based on the same source,” Hermann said. “The story of Setna and the mummies. It’s a fascinating little masterpiece of Ptolemaic literature, chock full of uncanny imagery. Do you know it?”

Dashiel glanced at him sideways, incredulous. He wanted to shake him, to demand to know how the hell he could babble on about movies and ancient literature at a time like this. But his voice dried up in his throat, so he just silently shook his head.

“All this brought it to mind, and I wondered if you might be familiar—” Hermann stopped, drawing in a shuddering gasp. “Oh, dear,” he whispered.

Dashiel forced himself to follow Hermann’s gaze back to the false door. Something was coming through the indentation at the center of the doorway, like inky tendrils of obsidian-black smoke. They wrapped around the edges of the stone portal, coalescing into finger-like forms too long and sinuous to belong to anything human.

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[ghouljams]

I always get so interested by your discussions about the Greek Gods. I was always that kid more obsessed with dragons and monsters over gods and goddesses - like the whole "as a child you were either into the dragonology books, the egyptology books or the wizardology books - I was firmly in camp dragonolofy while my bestie was into egyptology.

I could probably name dozens of Greek monsters, but when it comes to the Gods and Goddesses? Nah, I'm pretty clueless, so I'm always very interested in everything you have to say about them. Every time I've seen something about them they all just seem to be complete assholes, so I could honestly care less about them, but your version of them that fleshes them out is honestly much more interesting.

I was absolutely obsessed with greek and norse mythology as a kid. Read every book of myths I could get my hands on because I loved the way the gods could be clearly wrong and experience semi-consequences (in norse myths at least, more greek gods never get punished for anything).

In college when I'd get really drunk at parties I would just start re-telling greek myths to people around me and slowly gathering a crowd. The human urge to listen to tell stories. People would come up to me and be ask if I was going to have a story time it was great. I loved telling norse myths because most people hadn't heard them before, but sometimes someone would ask about a greek god and it was like the floodgates being opened lol

I was actually really interested in "modern retellings" of greek myths the first part of 2024 and ended getting really frustrated because a lot of them feel like they'd be better served as original fiction than saying "oh no this is about hades and persephone" especially when so much of it actually does a really bad job re-imagining the gods and the story. I dnf-ed Neon Gods because it was pissing me off so bad. Like the political structure was more interesting than the "romance" and I was just... bored.

Anyway re-telling greek myths is one of my favorite things to do because they're so interesting to play with if you know the players and the story well.