Here’s your dose of Egyptian History for the week.

This past weekend was a good one for posts on Ancient Egypt. My readers will know that I have been on an "Ancient Egypt" kick for a while now, and that I am listening to the Egyptian History Podcast, which is just wonderful. Here are a couple of good posts that showed up for me. …

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Well, it IS Caturday, after all.

Here are some very catty things that I came across recently. Of course, it’s the cat telling the joke Cats are often thought of as pranksters. And haughty! Does your cat have a phone? Here’s how my kitty likes to spend her Caturday. And every other day, as a matter of fact! Lazy Kikyo And …

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Who do you think said these words of wisdom?

In my reading and listening, I came across a set of words of wisdom that very much impressed me.  Reading them, it seems like the one who said them had a very good grasp of morality, and human behavior.  The wise person who handed down these words was an important person, and wanted those who …

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Are you fascinated by Ancient Egypt? Have I got a Podcast for You!

A couple of years ago, a Ricochet friend turned me on to author T. Lee Harris, who wrote a short novel  (The Eloquent Scribe) set in ancient Egypt in the time of Pharaoh Ramesses II.  The hero of the detective story is a young apprentice scribe named Sitehuti.  In the first chapter, he acquires a …

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