Tag Archives: Ancient Egypt

Hey, how about watching a real life TV forensics show?…

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found inside an ancient Egyptian canopic jar. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Just imagine the aliens, in their flying saucer, looking down on us.Why do they seem to be watching us humans so much?The … Continue reading →

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Trashy magazines and fine art…

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the one appearing as a cobra, the goddess Renenutet. Her associations are: harvest, war, and nursing. Click.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey up! This seems to be a rough design sketch for another lino print! Hm… … Continue reading →

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Nicely spoiling the title page…

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity, appearing as a cow, is the goddess Mehet-Weret. Her associations are sky, primordial waters and the Great Flood. Click here! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought today that we might grab that dog-eared and battered … Continue reading →

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Hm, some more attractive rubbish, Dave?…

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity, often appearing as a cobra, is the goddess Mer (Meretseger).Her cult centre is Western Thebes and her associations are: ‘Peak of the West’ and ‘She who loves silence’. (click here)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, it was … Continue reading →

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Swabbed over the surface…

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity, the one appearing as a mummified man with Atef-crown, holding a crook and flail, is the god Osiris. His associations are: death, afterlife, rebirth, fertility, and agriculture. It looks like he has … Continue reading →

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Dave and his abbreviations…

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s wrinkled old black and white snapshot is the one of me with a barrow load of rubble sharing a joke with Howard Carter in Egypt in 1922. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Dave…’ ‘Eh?…’ ‘Is that the little notebook … Continue reading →

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Backed with small tin reflectors…

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the goddess Bat, with her human head, cow’s ears and horns, and body in the shape of necklace counterpoise (I have no idea what that means). Her associations are the celestial … Continue reading →

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Crazy times in ancient Egypt…

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: exuberant, synoptistic, extrinsic, braccate, haptotropic, woolly, and ornery. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Several years ago when I was designing and building theatre scenery for a living, I had to do some stuff for a … Continue reading →

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