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Happy Pride! This 5th Dynasty Tomb from ancient Egypt was discovered in the 1960s and still sparks controversy today! Were Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum lovers? Brothers? Twins? Is this a case of queer erasure in history? Regardless, it's a stark reminder that we need to be aware of how we approach queerness and identity when studying history.
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Egyptian Twins by John Baines: ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:a34b3e37-bca8-4cbc-9207-7ad8fb326772/download_file?file_format=application%2Fpdf&safe_filename=twins.pdf&type_of_work=Journal+article
'Sentiment conjugal et figuration 'a l'Ancien Empire' by Nadine Cherpion
dial.uclouvain.be/pr/boreal/en/object/boreal%3A120013/datastream/PDF_01/view
Same-Sex Desire, Conjugal Constructs, and the Tomb of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep by Greg Reeder jstor.org/stable/827865
A Mystery, Locked in Timeless Embrace, New York Times by John Noble Wilford nytimes.com/2005/12/20/science/a-mystery-locked-in-timeless-embrace.html
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Happy Pride! This 5th Dynasty Tomb from ancient Egypt was discovered in the 1960s and still sparks controversy today! Were Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum lovers? Brothers? Twins? Is this a case of queer erasure in history? Regardless, it's a stark reminder that we need to be aware of how we approach queerness and identity when studying history.
Check out the video and resources below and let me know what you think in the comments.
👉🏼 Get early access and help me choose what to put out next here: patreon.com/digitwithraven
WATCH NEXT
○ The Curse of the Pharaohs | The Truth Behind King Tut's Curse youtu.be/K9fvv8ekvBc
○ How the Pyramids Were Built - LATEST EVIDENCE youtu.be/9DUuLemfa-4
○ Who REALLY Built the Pyramids? youtu.be/bdtFb-xIAmg
RESOURCES
Egyptian Twins by John Baines: ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:a34b3e37-bca8-4cbc-9207-7ad8fb326772/download_file?file_format=application%2Fpdf&safe_filename=twins.pdf&type_of_work=Journal+article
'Sentiment conjugal et figuration 'a l'Ancien Empire' by Nadine Cherpion
dial.uclouvain.be/pr/boreal/en/object/boreal%3A120013/datastream/PDF_01/view
Same-Sex Desire, Conjugal Constructs, and the Tomb of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep by Greg Reeder jstor.org/stable/827865
A Mystery, Locked in Timeless Embrace, New York Times by John Noble Wilford nytimes.com/2005/12/20/science/a-mystery-locked-in-timeless-embrace.html
✅ Let's connect!
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MY GEAR
○ Zoom H4N Pro audio recorder amzn.to/35SGJIe
○ Microphone amzn.to/3clFIuR
○ Teleprompter amzn.to/35QX1RW
○ Lighting amzn.to/35QIW7j
○ Camera: Sony A6400 amzn.to/3Ik8YEE
**************
My top archaeology 101 book
amzn.to/2EcgVtQ
**************
Some of these links are affiliate. If you purchase anything from these links I may earn a small commission. This really helps in supporting the channel. I am not promoting anything that I do not 100% recommend or would not use myself! Thanks so much for your support!
#ancientegypt #Archaeology #egypt #lgbtq
