February 2022
Vol. 10, No. 2
Violence of Gender and Gender of Violence in Ancient Egypt
By Uroš Matić
Violence against women is unfortunately common in most societies. But in ancient Egypt it acted as a practical control, especially on lower class women, and as a metaphor for royal power. Read More
Were There Sumerians?
By Paul Collins
The Sumerians of southern Mesopotamia have become renowned for creating writing, cities, the wheel, and much more. But did they really exist as a ‘people’? Read More
Language Death—The Case of Akkadian
By Johannes Hackl
Akkadian was the first attested Semitic language and became the lingua franca of ancient Near Eastern diplomacy. But the appearance of Aramaic led to a millennium of decline. Read More
Dreams of Early Ancient Egypt
By Kasia Szpakowska
The ancient Egyptian term for dreaming literally means “awakening.” This threshold space allowed contact between the dreamer and those who inhabited the afterlife: gods, the dead, daemons, and the damned. Read More
