Average Aussie Egyptologist

From: Or Graur
Professor of Astrophysics
Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation
University or Portsmouth
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Recordings of talks from "Ancient Egyptian Astronomy 2026" meeting available on YouTube

The "Ancient Egyptian Astronomy 2026" meeting, held on
25-26 June 2026 at the Royal Astronomical Society in
London, UK, hosted nineteen speakers who presented
eighteen talks on all aspects of ancient Egyptian
Astronomy. Most of the talks are now available online
at this YouTube playlist:

The available talks are:

1. Rita Gautschy \ On the Potential Use of Sundials and Water Clocks in Ancient Egypt:
https://youtu.be/LK-DF0rbnPA

2. Luna Zagorac and Sarah Symons \ On the Observational Method Behind Ramesside Star Clocks:
https://youtu.be/YigkZ71r7sY

3. Marla Szwec \ Theban Skywatcher during the Eighteenth Dynasty: A Professional Profile:
https://youtu.be/JpDgyUQIRfI

4. Giulio Magli \ The End of the IV Dynasty: Eclipse and Return of the Sun God:
https://youtu.be/0X5qM7GQjfU

5. Bernadette Brady \ Cardinality and the Step Pyramid: The Sky Embedded in Stone:
https://youtu.be/xkwjyxEx1mA

6. Alexandra von Lieven \ Studies on the Classical Sky Picture:
https://youtu.be/Avag1x8Osuw

7. Gyula Priskin \ The Star Patterns of Mesekhetiu:
https://youtu.be/gq2lON32uqo

8. Agnes Klische \ The Scene of Separation:
https://youtu.be/rV03MFHsitg

9. Or Graur \ The Milky Way and the Sky Goddess Nut:
https://youtu.be/vPJk-BkKwnE

10. Elizabeth Leaning \ Cosmic Dust and Dreadful Lakes: Astronomy amongst the Pyramid Texts:
https://youtu.be/hW9EwoHCwlc

11. Mykola Tarasenko \ Celestial Terminology in the Book of the Dead:
https://youtu.be/yqX_sVCUpHQ

12. Marina Escolano-Poveda \ New Demotic Sources for the Study of the Astral Sciences in the Grecco-Roman Period:
https://youtu.be/lukQpJcJoYE

13. Andreas Winkler \ The Early Zodiac in Egypt:
https://youtu.be/XweVSHZm1Uw

The Early Zodiac in Egypt Ancient Egyptian Astronomy 2026, Royal Astronomical Society, London...

The ISAC Museum special exhibition, "Hartapu: The Forgotten King of Anatolia" opens on Thursday, September 17! This week we're looking at statues and inscriptions of rulers in the ISAC Museum. The statue here is the top half of a life-sized seated statue of an Egyptian king, who was likely seated. Although there is no surviving inscription to identify the king, the style makes it likely that this is the second half of Dynasty 13. This statue was found at the Osiris temple at Abydos leading to suggestions that the king in question is Neferhotep I, whose interest in the site is indicated by objects found there with his name and t is mentioned a text that he ordered the shaping of a statue of Osiris. Neferhotep is a generally well attested king, with objects bearing his name found from Byblos in Lebanon to Nubia including on scarabs, rock inscriptions, and statues.

E8303, quartzite with modern restoration, Egypt, Dynasty 13 (middle of the 18th century BCE)

https://isac.uchicago.edu/king-hartapu

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