http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/ancient-egypt Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 04 May 2026 06:18:39 -0400 Mon, 04 May 2026 06:18:39 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/649/much-ado-about-nothing-examining-the-curse-of-tutankhamun By Sujay Kulshrestha - In the early part of the 20th century, the world experienced tumultuous change. At the turn of the century, advances in technology linked humans around the world like never before, political borders changed in the aftermath of one of the deadliest wars known, and the world began to settle into a period of prosperity. In the Valley of the Kings, the early part of the 1920’s brought immeasurable fame with the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Howard Carter’s opening of a nearly intact tomb in 1922 revived the popular appeal of ancient Egypt and the history it contained. However,... Sun, 10 Jun 2012 05:15 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/649/much-ado-about-nothing-examining-the-curse-of-tutankhamun http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/556/taweret-an-untraditional-egyptian-goddess By Candace A. Reilly - They would keep the amulets in their homes which would create their living surroundings into domestic shrines. The popular household deities that represent fertility are Bes, Hathor and Taweret, and their placement in homes were prominent due to the danger pregnancy and childbirth had on women in ancient Egypt (Robins 87-90). The dead used the amulet in the tomb for the purpose of gaining one preferential notice with a particular deity and protection in the afterlife. “These objects were endowed with magic powers and that where magic is concerned mystery and obscurity of meaning only add... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/556/taweret-an-untraditional-egyptian-goddess