The Eloquent Peasant

For the latest updates, see the new blog post. UPDATE Jan 30th, 12pm: the mummies of Tutankhamun’s great-grandparents damaged? UPDATE Jan 30th, 2pm: golden fan of Tut damaged, Dr. Zahi Hawass confirms damage to at least one Tut statue UPDATE Jan 30th, 4:30pm: confirmation of theft from the former director of the Egyptian Museum; Memphis [...]

the Dialogue of Ipuwer and the Lord of All from the poem The Prophecy of Neferti, With all of the ongoing change happening in Egypt right now, there is the danger that what has existed there for millennia could be lost in just a moment. The people have been fearlessly standing up and making their [...]