Brendan Hainline
@brendanhainline.bsky.social
Egyptologist, linguist, flannel connoisseur.
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𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭
Join experts for a series of lectures exploring unique festivals that celebrate the gods of ancient Egypt.
The Met Fifth Avenue
Thursday, December 4, 2025
2–5 pm
engage.metmuseum.org/events/educa...
Join experts for a series of lectures exploring unique festivals that celebrate the gods of ancient Egypt.
The Met Fifth Avenue
Thursday, December 4, 2025
2–5 pm
engage.metmuseum.org/events/educa...
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭
Join experts for a series of lectures exploring unique festivals that celebrate the gods of ancient Egypt.
The Met Fifth Avenue
Thursday, December 4, 2025
2–5 pm
engage.metmuseum.org/events/educa...
Join experts for a series of lectures exploring unique festivals that celebrate the gods of ancient Egypt.
The Met Fifth Avenue
Thursday, December 4, 2025
2–5 pm
engage.metmuseum.org/events/educa...
If you've ever wanted to hear me talk about art and ancient Egyptian deities, a video tour of Divine Egypt, the new exhibition on view at The Met, is now up on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wyh...
#DivineEgypt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wyh...
#DivineEgypt
Exhibition Tour—Divine Egypt | Met Exhibitions
YouTube video by The Met
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If you've ever wanted to hear me talk about art and ancient Egyptian deities, a video tour of Divine Egypt, the new exhibition on view at The Met, is now up on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wyh...
#DivineEgypt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wyh...
#DivineEgypt
I am giving a talk this Sunday (October 19th) at The Met, New York, in conjunction with the new exhibition 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘌𝘨𝘺𝘱𝘵 (which I worked on).
engage.metmuseum.org/events/educa...
#DivineEgypt
engage.metmuseum.org/events/educa...
#DivineEgypt
engage.metmuseum.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I am giving a talk this Sunday (October 19th) at The Met, New York, in conjunction with the new exhibition 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘌𝘨𝘺𝘱𝘵 (which I worked on).
engage.metmuseum.org/events/educa...
#DivineEgypt
engage.metmuseum.org/events/educa...
#DivineEgypt
Go Birds!
Several Egyptian hieroglyphic signs are birds. Here are some common bird signs and their meanings/uses:
[resurrecting an old but topical thread]
Several Egyptian hieroglyphic signs are birds. Here are some common bird signs and their meanings/uses:
[resurrecting an old but topical thread]
February 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Go Birds!
Several Egyptian hieroglyphic signs are birds. Here are some common bird signs and their meanings/uses:
[resurrecting an old but topical thread]
Several Egyptian hieroglyphic signs are birds. Here are some common bird signs and their meanings/uses:
[resurrecting an old but topical thread]
Reposted by Brendan Hainline
Really happy to see this article come out, as it was a joy collaborating with @brendanhainline.bsky.social, Serena Niccolini, and Maria Gatto on this work discussing political boundaries in the later Old Kingdom near the Nile’s First Cataract.
www.etudesettravaux.iksiopan.pl/index.php/en...
www.etudesettravaux.iksiopan.pl/index.php/en...
Bordering Power: Reinterpreting Three First Cataract Inscriptions of King Merenra
iksio
www.etudesettravaux.iksiopan.pl
January 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Really happy to see this article come out, as it was a joy collaborating with @brendanhainline.bsky.social, Serena Niccolini, and Maria Gatto on this work discussing political boundaries in the later Old Kingdom near the Nile’s First Cataract.
www.etudesettravaux.iksiopan.pl/index.php/en...
www.etudesettravaux.iksiopan.pl/index.php/en...
I thought a good first post to Bluesky would be to talk about how ancient Egyptians would have said “blue sky.”
This ended up being a lot more challenging than I expected.
This ended up being a lot more challenging than I expected.
November 21, 2024 at 3:53 PM
I thought a good first post to Bluesky would be to talk about how ancient Egyptians would have said “blue sky.”
This ended up being a lot more challenging than I expected.
This ended up being a lot more challenging than I expected.