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Temples
Chapels
Tombs
Rock shrine
Huts
Collections
Andy is a keen photographer and
many of the photographs on the
web site were taken by him. Here
he is using binoculars to see the
distant detail in front of the first
pylon at Karnak in 2005.
many of the photographs on the
web site were taken by him. Here
he is using binoculars to see the
distant detail in front of the first
pylon at Karnak in 2005.
Over the years I have
attended several Bloomsbury
Academies, where I had the
pleasure to meet and to
listen to some outstanding
Egyptologists: Kent Weeks,
Zahi Hawass, Geoffrey
Martin, Aidan Dodson,
Jaromir Malek, Nicholas
Reeves, Steven Snape.
attended several Bloomsbury
Academies, where I had the
pleasure to meet and to
listen to some outstanding
Egyptologists: Kent Weeks,
Zahi Hawass, Geoffrey
Martin, Aidan Dodson,
Jaromir Malek, Nicholas
Reeves, Steven Snape.
Lenka and Andy Peacock from London, UK
at the top of theTheban cliffs at Luxor
in January 2005
at the top of theTheban cliffs at Luxor
in January 2005
After our first visit to Egypt, I
enrolled at Birkbeck College,
University of London, evening
classes and started reading
Historical and Social developments
in ancient Egypt, followed by The
Language and Beliefs of the
Ancient Egyptians, then Art,
Kingship and Religion in ancient
Egypt and finally Egyptian
Literature and Royal Texts of the
second Millennium, resulting in my
obtaining the Diploma in
Egyptology.
enrolled at Birkbeck College,
University of London, evening
classes and started reading
Historical and Social developments
in ancient Egypt, followed by The
Language and Beliefs of the
Ancient Egyptians, then Art,
Kingship and Religion in ancient
Egypt and finally Egyptian
Literature and Royal Texts of the
second Millennium, resulting in my
obtaining the Diploma in
Egyptology.
This site became a member of the
egyptological network of the
Russian Academy of Sciences,
Centre for Egyptological Studies,
and the Russian Institute of
Egyptology in Cairo
www.cesras.org thanks to
generosity of Edward Loring (alias
Horemachet), the research fellow
and CESRAS network
administrator.
egyptological network of the
Russian Academy of Sciences,
Centre for Egyptological Studies,
and the Russian Institute of
Egyptology in Cairo
www.cesras.org thanks to
generosity of Edward Loring (alias
Horemachet), the research fellow
and CESRAS network
administrator.
By combining the photographs that
we shoot during our travels with
step by step descriptions we hope
that you better become to
understand the historical
development and the present
meaning of this remarkable
location. The site is here for you
to enjoy!
we shoot during our travels with
step by step descriptions we hope
that you better become to
understand the historical
development and the present
meaning of this remarkable
location. The site is here for you
to enjoy!
For one year I diverted my
attention to the Sumerian language
but was soon back for more
Egyptology. I attended several
post-diploma courses : First reading
in Egyptian texts, Artefacts in
Egyptian collections and finally Real
life at Deir el-Medineh with
Rosalind and Jac. Janssen.
attention to the Sumerian language
but was soon back for more
Egyptology. I attended several
post-diploma courses : First reading
in Egyptian texts, Artefacts in
Egyptian collections and finally Real
life at Deir el-Medineh with
Rosalind and Jac. Janssen.
It was Andy's full support,
kindness and love that enabled me
to spend so much time at the
college, in museums and at the
library, and also his enthusiasm
for travelling to Luxor and visiting
the ancient sites, that finally led
to compiling these pages.
kindness and love that enabled me
to spend so much time at the
college, in museums and at the
library, and also his enthusiasm
for travelling to Luxor and visiting
the ancient sites, that finally led
to compiling these pages.
On the way from Malkata at the
back of Medinet Habu, 2006.
back of Medinet Habu, 2006.
Biking to the Valley of the Kings in 2005
I found the "dancing girls" relief
at Luxor temple in 2005
at Luxor temple in 2005
At the Qurna ticket office
In January 2007 we (again)
climbed up to the top of the cliffs
to see the huts, then walked down
to the Valley of the Kings and then
visited the tomb of Ay in the vast
West Valley. It was a perfect
place for solitary stroll. The
silence, the clean clear air, and
the play of sun and shade on the
towering limestone cliffs make this
valley a magical place.
climbed up to the top of the cliffs
to see the huts, then walked down
to the Valley of the Kings and then
visited the tomb of Ay in the vast
West Valley. It was a perfect
place for solitary stroll. The
silence, the clean clear air, and
the play of sun and shade on the
towering limestone cliffs make this
valley a magical place.
Andy acts in his capacity of
technical support and as a
language editor. My mother
tongue is Czech, I grew up
in Prague. Andy is a
Londoner and a true English
gentleman. Here he is
talking to a little girl near
Qurna in 2006.
technical support and as a
language editor. My mother
tongue is Czech, I grew up
in Prague. Andy is a
Londoner and a true English
gentleman. Here he is
talking to a little girl near
Qurna in 2006.
Andy and al-Qurn
The combination of my
professional qualifications
and work experience as a
librarian in an academic
library at University
College London combined
with knowledge in the field
of Egyptology helped me to
produce st-maat.
professional qualifications
and work experience as a
librarian in an academic
library at University
College London combined
with knowledge in the field
of Egyptology helped me to
produce st-maat.
To read more about our travels in Egypt please click here
Generally we get around
the necropolis on foot or
by bikes but you cannot
turn down an offer of a
lift in a car once
belonging to the late king
Farouk. Andy is holding on
to the bumper as this
ancient car has no
working hand brake.
the necropolis on foot or
by bikes but you cannot
turn down an offer of a
lift in a car once
belonging to the late king
Farouk. Andy is holding on
to the bumper as this
ancient car has no
working hand brake.
There was a long wait from reading my
first primary school paper on the discovery
of the tomb of Tutankhamun to exploring in
person the chapels of the "Divine
Adoratrices of Amun" at Medinet Habu in
1997. Until then my fascination with
ancient Egypt had been nourished only by
reading books and visiting museums.
first primary school paper on the discovery
of the tomb of Tutankhamun to exploring in
person the chapels of the "Divine
Adoratrices of Amun" at Medinet Habu in
1997. Until then my fascination with
ancient Egypt had been nourished only by
reading books and visiting museums.