100 seconds of Egyptology

I have recently started doing the Social Media (TM) for my new-ish job where I am also sort of the project lead.

Two observations:

I still love posting on the internet. I could hand over this job but won't because I genuinely like doing it

There used to be much more engagement - from my observations a few years back when I made some content for a museum collection, people used to get into conversations. Not happening anymore but people will still repost and like the stuff I put out...

Make of that what you will.

Bonus picture of the barque of Hathor as depicted in Edfu (on the topic of engagement...):

It's a minor issue, though! I'm very excited to go and meet some colleagues I have not seen in a long time.

As this has come up occasionally - what were Egyptian names like, what were Egyptians called... I've just looked through pictures I took at museums and noticed that I do have a few nice examples where peoples "good names" are given.

The first is a stela from Akhmim, dating to the Old Kingdom, which shows a man called wsr-mjn (Usermin) in front of an offering table (left side). His name is given in the upper line with the offering formula and then again with his title Hm-nTr (priest) in the middle column. In front of him there's another name: His rn-nfr, his good name - which was Wedja. This would have possibly been a name he would have been called in life, similar to a nickname. The stela is now in the Scottish National Museum but unfortunately their display does not offer an accession number.

Have a Taweret as compensation for listening to my rant:

Dissertation is... ongoing. At least, I have acquired the skill of reading fast and reading a lot; which is what I spend most of my evenings with. Working full-time means that I can't exactly put in as many hours as I would like, so I have to be as efficient as possible.

Since I'm not enrolled in a formal programme, I also have to actively seek out other people I can talk to. Thankfully this has not been hard at all. The university I am registered with has a few groups that meet up (semi-)regularly and my supervisors organize a colloquium each.

Currently reading:

Simon Conner: Ancient Egyptian Statues. Their many lives and deaths. Cairo 2022.