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By Johannes Jüngling (Vienna) Let us stay at Zawiyet el-Aryan for the moment, for now that we know how to read the name of the 4th-dynasty king who decided to have his pyramid built here (‘Neferka’), there is yet another topic that deserves attention: Given the knowledge about Neferka’s name, is it really that easy…
By Johannes Jüngling (Vienna) Sometimes, the easiest solution is also the best. The simple truth behind this statement struck me once again when in the course of preparing my PhD dissertation – and a few other manuscripts – I was assessing the 4th dynasty of Egypt. Kings and Names The names of its kings, that…
Ein Buch, das aus der Arbeit der Wiener Public-History-Professur in den vergangenen 1,5 Jahren entstanden ist, aber vor allem auch aus Arbeit der Jahre 1997 bis 2001, ist dieser Tage im Verlag ‘De Gruyter Oldenbourg’ erschienen. In einem Video von 19 Minuten hebt der Co-Autor Marko Demantowsky wesentliche Aspekte dieses Buches hervor. Zum Video: