Zan

Important reminder

This reminds me of the fact that "Ancient Egypt" goes back so many thousands of years, that the most recent "Ancient Egyptians" were already studying (even more) Ancient Egypt.

Not even the most recent ones. It was an Egyptian prince from the 13th century BCE studying and restoring artifacts from the 26th century BCE.

For context, the last Pharaoh, Cleopatra VII, lived in the 1st century BCE. Prince Khaemweset, known as "the first egyptologist", was as ancient to her as the pyramids and tombs he was studying were ancient to him.

I remember having me mind completely blown when I learned that the "New Kingdom" was pre-Bronze Age Collapse.

This has totally be mentioned in another fork of this post, but it reminds me quite a bit of Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum, a museum in Ur, c. 530 BC, which housed mesopotamian artifacts dating back in some cases to the 20th century BC

Literally the definition of imperialism and classism. Doesn’t matter how many peasants you sacrifice as long as the most powerful piece is left standing

Proximity of bishops to the rulers promotes theocratic oppression

the horse is so fuckable

white ppl will steal every aesthetic from black culture and then call it something so stupid like bo derek braids instead of box braids or hasbin hotel core instead of black southern dandism. yall will bend over backwards to call my culture barbaric/scary just to drool over the aesthetic the moment no actual black people are involved (21 pilots vs actual reggae). And if ur white/nonblack reading this just reblog. I dont need any comments talking about how not racist you are + speaking up over actual black people.

Finding out this was in Tucson by going to the rink on a whim felt like seeing a celebrity.

i tend to avoid discourse because most of it is trite and pointless but just this once i feel like i need to state my opinion: i think everyone should bend to my dark and evil will

"Upper management offered all staff at home office a free bean burrito lunch on the same day a pipe burst and rendered every single toilet in the building inoperable" sounds like a B-plot in an episode of "The Office", however this is the actual life I am living in right now in real time, proving once again that we are all Jim in God's eternal binge watch

Reblog to bully people who don't like female characters or women in general off the internet.

an imperial ship-naming catgirl is going from ship to ship with a bucket of paint. Sexual Diplomacy. Princess Says No. Gone North. Nominatively Determined. The Tribute Vice Pays Unto Virtue. Sucks to Be You. Catgirl Space Titanic #7777: Please Please Please Please Please. The Hater’s Qualm. What Did You Do to Deserve Us?

Raunchy Endeavor. Apotheosis in Neon. Maid to Order. Second Act Plot Twist. We’re So Fired. Heavy Tipper. Eat the Moon. First Contact Was Your First Mistake.

Hydraulic Shenanigan. Carnelian Overture. Obvious Hazard. You Don’t Have to Call Me Dad. Half-Naked Singularity. The Fire That Severs Day From Night. Six Million Tons of Elfgirl Pornography. Enough With Vexillography. Should Intermittent Vengeance Arm Again Her Red Right Paw to Plague Us?

the very tumblr specific feeling when there is someone with a completely unfamiliar url, icon and interest on your dash and you're not sure if a beloved mutual has fallen into a hyperfixation hole and changed their entire look and vibe on a whim or if you just accidentally clicked wrong on some post and followed a complete stranger

This is the first I've ever seen this and it makes me wonder if it's why Pratchett was always so conscientious about responding to letters from kids.

If you were wondering: in November 1967, Terry Pratchett was 19 years old.

And he did in fact say on at least one occasion that it was this that pushed him to always engage with his own fans in the same kind and conscientious manner.