Wit & Humour in Ancient EgyptRubicon, 2001 - 170 pages Not everyone is aware of the fact but the ancient Egyptians did possess a sense of humour. Patrick Houlihan's interesting and well illustrated study looks for examples of Egyptian wit and humour in their literature and art to determine what it was that made ancient Egyptians smile. These include instances of verbal humour, comical temple decorations and depictions of animals, caricatures or humorous sexual situations on papyri and ostraca. |
Contents
Humorous Drawings on Papyri and Ostraca | 61 |
Some Humorous Sexual Situations | 121 |
Epilogue | 139 |
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Ägyptische Museum amusing ancient Egypt ancient Egyptians animal baboon beasts British Museum Brunner-Traut 1979 Brunner-Traut 1984a Cairo caricature chariot comic decoration Deir el Bahri Deir el Medina depicting Drawing by Patrick Dynasty XVIII Egypt Exploration Society El Kab episode erotic Figured limestone ostracon figured ostraca Fischer flake fragmentary Français d'Archéologie Orientale goddess Guglielmi 1992 Hatshepsut Horus Houlihan human humour illustrating Institut Français d'Archéologie joke King Lichtheim 1976 Louvre Madamud Manniche Medelhavsmuseet Meltzer Metropolitan Museum mice Middle Kingdom monkey mortuary temple motif mouse Museo Egizio Museum of Art Nile Omlin painted limestone painted relief papyri and figured Parkinson 1991 parody Partially restored drawing Patrick F Peck and Ross pharaoh Photograph courtesy portraying Pritchard 1955 Probably from Deir Queen Ramesses Ramesses II Ramesside Period Reproduced from Brunner-Traut royal Saqqara satirical papyrus satirical-erotic papyrus scene Senenmut sexual sketch Theban necropolis Thebes tomb tomb-chapel tomb-owner Turin Museum vignette wall-painting Walle woman