Hybrid lecture: Worshiping the Ancestors in Egypt’s Tell Edfu

Name: Hybrid lecture: Worshiping the Ancestors in Egypt’s Tell Edfu
Start: 2025-02-19T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138-2902, United States

Schedule

Wed, 19 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138-2902, United States | Cambridge, MA

Explore recent discoveries at Tell Edfu in southern Egypt, an ancient city that was occupied for nearly 3,000 years. Nadine Moeller will focus on an elite residential complex from around 1550 BCE. Among the highlights is a large villa containing a rare and well-preserved example of a domestic shrine dedicated to family ancestors. She will discuss the objects found in the shrine and their significance in private religious practices of the time. She will also provide an overview of other buildings from the same period—including a food production facility, further enriching our understanding of daily life in early New Kingdom Tell Edfu.
Free admission. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage. Advance registration recommended for in-person and online attendance: https://tinyurl.com/WorshipingAncestors
Nadine Moeller, Professor of Egyptology, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Yale University
Photo © Alberto Urcia, Tell Edfu Project