At our May meeting (10th May, IN PERSON), Dr Christina Geisen will give a talk on "Horus and the Crocodiles: Ancient Egyptian Magic in Action" (1/5)

#egyptology #ancientEgypt #ancientHistory #magic

Today's sentence (see thread for transliteration and translation):

#ancientEgypt #hieroglyphs #middleEgyptian

Today's date is first month of Inundation, day 17 (1 Akhet 17)

#ancientEgypt #egyptology

Good idea: moringa seeds to filter microplastics from water

https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/21/miracle-tree-removes-98-of-microplastics-from-drinking-water-outperforming-chemical-altern

In a recent study, seeds from the ‘miracle’ moringa tree were found to match or outperform their chemical counterpart in filtering out aged PVC microplastics – one of the most harmful plastic types for human health. The findings could pave the way for a greener alternative for treatment plants.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.5c11569

#moringa, #microplastics, #ancientegypt

Today's sentence (see thread for transliteration and translation):

#ancientEgypt #hieroglyphs #middleEgyptian

Today's date is first month of Inundation, day 16 (1 Akhet 16)

#ancientEgypt #egyptology

Today's sentence (see thread for transliteration and translation):

#ancientEgypt #hieroglyphs #middleEgyptian

Today's date is first month of Inundation, day 15 (1 Akhet 15)

#ancientEgypt #egyptology

Ancient Egyptians believed in Ma'at, the balance and harmony in life and the universe. Then, we come to excavate tombs which were sealed and hid for the person to have a lasting rest. But no, we should exhibit in museums and study them by disassembling them.

#egyptology #ancientEgypt