42 Nomes in ancient Egypt.42 Negative Confessions.42 is the Answer to the ultimate question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. Are at least two of these related to each other?
Month: April 2011
Scribes, Officials, and the Deities
I’ve been reading Red Land, Black Land by Barbara Mertz. It’s an engagingly written, enjoyable read. Talking about the scribes and other officials, she said: “One of the significant aspects of Egyptian life which is brought out by the Hekanakhte letters is the combination in one man of functions which we would consider incompatible, or…