Egypt (Ancient)

Egypt Sites:

Women and Gender in Ancient Egypt Women and Gender in Ancient Egypt: Online exhibition using Egyptian artifacts to highlight roles, lives of women in Ancient Egypt and their context in gender relations elsewhere. Exhibit mounted by Kelsey Museum, 1997. (Egypt) http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/WomenandGender/title.html Ankhesenamun: Princess of Amarna Ankhesenamun: Princess of Amarna: Biography of Ankhesenpaaten/Queen Ankhesenamun of ancient Egypt, wife of Tutankhamen. (Egypt) http://www.angelfire.com/ne2/TiaDuat/home.html Cleopatra VII, the Last Pharaoh Cleopatra VII, the Last Pharaoh: Condensed biography, bibliography and links on the life of Cleopatra: part of larger site about royal rulers throughout history. (Egypt) http://www.royalty.nu/Africa/Egypt/Cleopatra.html The Goddesses of Ancient Egypt The Goddesses of Ancient Egypt: Brief summaries of important goddesses in Egyptian religion while re-examining feminine influence on Egyptian culture. (Egypt) http://www.geocities.com/skhmt_netjert/index.html The Women of Ancient Egypt The Women of Ancient Egypt: Site with brief biographies of notable Egyptian women, mostly royal. (Egypt) http://www.expage.com/womenofegypt The Egyptian Economy and Non-royal Women. The Egyptian Economy and Non-royal Women.: The economics of women's life in ancient Egypt from 1995 lecture, Brown University. (Egypt) http://www.stoa.org/diotima/essays/wardlect.shtml Ancient Egypt Index Ancient Egypt Index: Comprehensive site includes articles on pharaoh Maatkare Hatshepsut, priestesses, roles of Egyptian women. (Egypt) http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptian.html A Woman called Egypt A Woman called Egypt: Educational site from "ThinkQuest" Library where students can learn about Cleopatra by participating in an interactive "play." Articles about relevant history, biography, "costuming" and settings. (Egypt) http://library.thinkquest.org/C003877F/ Egypt: Women in Religion in the Old-New Kingdoms, Part I Egypt: Women in Religion in the Old-New Kingdoms, Part I: Article outlining women's place in Egyptian religious activity in Egypt (Part 1 of 2). See also http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/women2.htm (Egypt) http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/women1.htm Egyptian women in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt Egyptian women in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt: Dissertation on economic, legal activities of women in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt reflected in surviving texts; footnotes and sources. (Egypt) http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/OBRIEN_DISSPROP_TEXT.HTML Egypt Women in Ancient Egyptian Religion, Part II, The Divine Adoratrice and God's Wife of Amun in the Third Intermediate Period Egypt Women in Ancient Egyptian Religion, Part II, The Divine Adoratrice and God's Wife of Amun in the Third Intermediate Period: Part 2 of series regarding women's place in Egyptian religious celebration in the Old/New Kingdoms (see also http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/women1.htm) (Egypt) http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/women2.htm The Allure of Cleopatra The Allure of Cleopatra: Article commenting on Field Museum Cleopatra exhibit and perennial allure of Egypt's queen. (Egypt) http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0125/p13s02-alar.html/ The Great Queens of Egypt The Great Queens of Egypt: Biographies of famous queens of Ancient Egypt: Ankhesenamun, Cleopatra VII, Hatshepsut, Nefertari, and Nefertiti. (Egypt) http://www.kingtutone.com/queens