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Sonja
@rudjedet.bsky.social
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Writer of histfic/sff & permanently exhausted Egyptologist • Medical papyri specialist and unofficial Sethxpert • Getting back into gymnastics in her thirties because after you give birth nothing is scary anymore (I wish)
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rudjedet.bsky.social
When the deco is on brand for the delicate flower you are
A photo of a corner of an oak tv cabinet, upon which stands a matte black vase with three branches of foxglove (silk, not real). To the right of the vase are two black candelabras with gold accents, which hold two black candles. To the left of the black vase is a terrarrium with mosses, rock and grasses. on the right the corner of the tv is visible, which shows a reflection of a coffee table full of colourful duplo bricks, and serves as a solid hint as to why the foxglove branches are fake ones.
May 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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huwtd.bsky.social
"Your two arms upon the beauties!"

The goddess Satet hands her necklace to the king. Thutmosis III's temple to Satet at Elephantine, c. 1479-1425 BCE.
Limestone relief made of multiple blocks, with the left side in shade. Two figures in elaborate headdresses face each other. The male figure on the right holds the female figure's hand. The female figure reaches forward with one hand grasping the interior edge of the front of her necklace or collar, which she proffers to the figure on the right. A column of hieroglyphs between them reads: "Saying the words: your two arms upon the beauties!"
February 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
rudjedet.bsky.social
Anyway, we found Thutmose II's tomb in Luxor. First new royal tomb discovery in the Valley of Kings since Tutankhamun!

english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/...
Long-lost royal tomb of King Thutmose II finally discovered in Luxor - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities
A joint Egyptian-British archaeological team has uncovered the long-lost tomb of King Thutmose II, the last missing royal tomb of the 18th Dynasty.
english.ahram.org.eg
February 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
rudjedet.bsky.social
The meme says tumblr discoursians but it's not platform specific tbh.
The "high shelf meme", which is an image of a mother putting away toys on high shelves to put them out of reach of an upset child who has his arms crossed. On top of the child the words "tumblr discoursians" is superimposed. The various toys read "archaeologists are just graverobbers", "historians hide all queer history", "museums are evil", and "academics never listen to normal people". Putting these on the high shelf indicates that people aren't allowed to use these phrases in discussion, because they are false and aren't conducive to e.g. actual efforts to decolonise academia.
February 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
rudjedet.bsky.social
Tbh at this point I'm only on Bluesky to be angry about anti-intellectualism and nonsensical virtue-signalling off the back of dead ancient Egyptians.
February 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
rudjedet.bsky.social
Why perspective matters: a story in three photos of the pyramids of Giza
An image of the three pyramids and three satellite pyramids on the Giza plateau that looks exactly the same as you've always seen it: Menkaure's smaller pyramid and the three queen's pyramids are in the foreground, with Khafre's pyramid looming behind it. Behind Khafre's pyramid is Khufu's, a.k.a. the Great Pyramid, which looks smaller than both Khafre's and Menkaure's in this image. Another photo of the pyramids of the Giza plateau. This time the pyramids are all shown from the same distance, so that the distance between them is clear as well as their relative size. It's now painfully obvious that Khufu's Great Pyramid on the far right is indeed the largest, with Khafre's in the centre only an increment smaller. Menkaure's pyramid, on the other hand, is less than half the height of Khafre's. In the bottom right, you can see a glimpse of the city of Giza. An aerial photo of the Giza plateau and it's pyramids, which shows how close the plateau and the city of Giza (and Cairo beyond it) really are. The shortest distance between the nearest fast food shop and the Giza Pyramids is a seven minute walk.
January 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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oliverdietrich.bsky.social
Some reliefs at Göbekli Tepe have a narrative character. Here, a lurking leopard is shown apparently ready to jump towards its prey, a boar. Pillar 27, Building C, 10th/9th millennium BC. #archaeology
A limestome pillar with a high relief/sculpture of a leopard. In front of the leopard, a low relief of a boar.
January 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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rudjedet.bsky.social
Occasional reminder.
A graphic with purple text with neon glow effect that reads "Egyptian workmen built the pyramids". Above "egyptian workmen", two additional words are written down but struck through with a red line, namely "aliens" and "slaves". It refers to the misconception that the pyramids were built through either chattel slavery or alien involvement.
June 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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indyfromspace.bsky.social
Bluesky's first archaeology video, from our 2022 Karnak Temple season. Our amazing workmen (Quftis) are moving a massive hand fragment from a 21m tall statue of Amenhotep III (1400-1350 BC)
September 13, 2024 at 3:10 AM
rudjedet.bsky.social
Finally processed the fact that my secretary desk was far too small for my needs (it also still had fucking woodworm despite treatment so THAT was fun to find out) and got myself a new desk. It's... kind of ridiculous how much more productive I am now. Turns out deciding to take up space helps!
August 20, 2024 at 6:52 PM
rudjedet.bsky.social
The most Sonja thing to happen today was me clearing out the linnen chest drawers and finding a dagger there.

I remain on brand.
August 17, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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alexdecampi.bsky.social
Harrison Ford at SDCC: a king
Also no time for Feedback, Reading List, or Quote of the Week, though it certainly would’ve been this gem from Harrison Ford, who was asked at Comic-Con whether his Marvel character or Indiana Jones is better at handling snakes: “I’ve always treated these questions with the utmost respect and somehow, at the same time, complete disdain. I will not answer that stupid question. But thank you. Delighted to have the opportunity.”
July 30, 2024 at 1:39 PM
rudjedet.bsky.social
Motherhood is choosing a little flower for your high nostril piercing because you know your 4 y/o is going to love it. 😂
July 23, 2024 at 8:58 AM
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indyfromspace.bsky.social
I've said Atlantis isn't real across multiple forms of media and I get a steady stream of angry men emailing me maps with dots on them going ITS EVIDENCE LOOK and I am very, very sorry you were born with tiny pe...rspectives. Go pray on it.
June 25, 2024 at 7:59 PM
rudjedet.bsky.social
I'm so old that for most of my gymnastics career I had to vault across the vaulting horse instead of a vault table, and the uneven bars were close to the same width as the parallel bars.
drskyskull.bsky.social Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · Jun 25
How old are you

I’m so old, that I had a VCR.

With a remote.

The remote connected to the VCR via a long wire
drgitlin.bsky.social Jonathan Gitlin @drgitlin.bsky.social · Jun 25
How old are you

I’m so old, when I went to university in the UK there were no fees.
June 25, 2024 at 7:52 PM
rudjedet.bsky.social
All liquids are a beverage if you're not a coward tbh
June 22, 2024 at 3:56 PM
rudjedet.bsky.social
Me every time another piece of pop culture media wants to portray Seth as The Big Bad Ultimate Evil Who Wants Nothing Except To Destroy Creation
An eighties-style vaporwave text meme in neon pink, purple and blue, reading "leave Set alone Apophis is right fucking there".
June 19, 2024 at 5:24 PM
rudjedet.bsky.social
Was just informed of a certain popular SF show episode's plot and I am just...

I'm gonna take Seth away from y'all until you can fucking do him JUSTICE for a fucking change
June 19, 2024 at 10:28 AM
rudjedet.bsky.social
tbh PhD should stand for "Preferred Hill to Die on"
June 18, 2024 at 8:29 PM
rudjedet.bsky.social
The ancient Egyptians didn't believe their gods were humaniform with animal heads, that depiction is artistic shorthand to convey pluralism of forms (humaniform/animal). Often, divine iconography could and did change, and gods could have multiple animal forms.
nora.zone Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · Jun 16
ok i have another quote tweet prompt. what's something, big or small, related to your job or hobby, that most people don't know that you would like to have them know? it can be a concept, a piece of history, some vocabulary, or something else.
June 17, 2024 at 6:29 AM
rudjedet.bsky.social
By far funniest type of guy is that guy who worships his idea of science the way he claims religious folk worship their god(s): absolutely uncritically.
June 16, 2024 at 4:33 PM
rudjedet.bsky.social
Full reco of an Egyptian Middle Kingdom palace so I can write my bullshit in style
rikibeth.bsky.social Rikibeth @rikibeth.bsky.social · Apr 7
ok friends & Bsky strangers, tell me your FRIVOLOUS Powerball-winning acquisition goal

Mine: a Studebaker that I’d take to the body shop for an Electric Mayhem paint job

Another person just mentioned a Linotype machine

sure, housing security, debt payoff, but what’s your ridiculous niche desire?
June 13, 2024 at 11:32 AM
rudjedet.bsky.social
Occasional reminder.
A graphic with purple text with neon glow effect that reads "Egyptian workmen built the pyramids". Above "egyptian workmen", two additional words are written down but struck through with a red line, namely "aliens" and "slaves". It refers to the misconception that the pyramids were built through either chattel slavery or alien involvement.
June 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM
rudjedet.bsky.social
The world would be a much better place if people could just remember that multiple things can be true at the same time, even if they are or seem contradictory. We don't have to live in a nuance-less wasteland.
June 9, 2024 at 9:03 AM
rudjedet.bsky.social
people who don't know anything about academics: man y'all are stuffy and boring what's up with that?
actual academics: *too busy fist-fighting each other over the beryllium problem or the existence of a dentistry profession in ancient egypt to reply*
June 3, 2024 at 5:04 PM