Posted in 2000, Archaeology, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Mythology, Travel, tagged Abydos, Dendera, Isis, Osiris, Temple on May 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Journal: Saturday 11 March 2000
The road to Dendera from Luxor follows the East Bank of the Nile northwards towards Qena. There are several small villages along the route, but as we were travelling today with the police convoy there was little time to admire the scenery. We left Luxor at 8.00am sharp with several other [...]
Posted in 2000, Archaeology, Egypt, Luxor, Mythology, Travel, tagged Amenhotep III, Luxor, Temple on April 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Journal: Tuesday 7 March 2000
This morning dawned clear and warm, like a glorious summer’s day in England. Perfect! I was woken early by the call of the muezzin ’s prayer to discover that a mosque is right next door with a loudspeaker on the minaret pointing straight at our window. While some might find this [...]
Posted in 1999, Egypt, Luxor, Mythology, tagged Amenhotep III, Egyptian gods, Re, Sekhmet on April 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Journal: Wednesday 20 October 1999
I don’t know what it is that attracts me to the goddess Sekhmet. When all is said and done she is a nasty piece of work, the instrument of vengeance used against mankind by the sun god Re. I was thinking about Sekhmet today when Jenny and I visited the destroyed [...]
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