Vol. 41 / No. 2
By: Jennifer Houser Wegner
Lost and Found Fragments of Egyptian Wisdom: Lost and Found Fragments of Egyptian Wisdom
One of the oldest types of ancient Egyptian literature is that known as “instructions” or “wisdom literature”. “Instructions” appeared in […]
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By: Jennifer Houser Wegner
David Randall-MacIver: Explorer of Abydos and Curator of The Egyptian Section
As a young man of 26, the British-born archaeologist and anthropologist David Randall-MacIver began his career working at Abydos as […]
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Vol. 49 / No. 3
By: Jennifer Houser Wegner
From Fiction to Festchrift: Book News & Reviews
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran (New York: Crown, 2007). 480 pp., 1 map, 1 family tree, cloth, $24.95, ISBN 978-0-307-38146-0. Reviewed by Jennifer Houser Wegner, Research […]
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Vol. 50 / No. 3
By: Jennifer Houser Wegner
Penn Museum’s Youngest Egyptologist Alexander Wegner: Field Experience
Fans of Elizabeth Peter’s Amelia Peabody novels, which are set in late-19th century Egypt, might be familiar with a husband […]
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Vol. 56 / No. 1
By: Jennifer Houser Wegner
Hidden Treasures: Abydos in the Basement
At the turn of the last century, long before the Penn Museum began its work at Abydos under David O’Connor […]
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Vol. 56 / No. 2
By: Jennifer Houser Wegner
Sphinx: Celebrating a Centennial in Philadelphia
We have had raised at Memphis a colossal sphinx of Rameses II about 11 feet long, 11 ton weight. The […]
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Vol. 65 / No. 3
By: Jennifer Houser Wegner
Festive Fragments: The Penn Museum’s Malkata Collections
During my undergraduate years at Penn, I had the privilege of taking courses on ancient Egyptian history and culture taught […]
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