Dweller in the Library

Scenes from the Fourth Division of the Book of Amduat, as seen...

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:21 +1000

Scenes from the Fourth Division of the Book of Amduat, as seen in the tomb of Tuthmose III, and the same scenes as depicted in E. A. Wallace Budge’s book The Egyptian Heaven and Hell.

dwellerinthelibrary: DSC02398 (by Cristina) You can never have...

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:40:19 +1000

dwellerinthelibrary:

DSC02398 (by Cristina)

You can never have too many snakes with hats.

colonelbarker: captnbunny: Eight in The Name Of The Doctor at...

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:19:59 +1000

colonelbarker:

captnbunny:

Eight in The Name Of The Doctor at 1:07

For my wife, who blinked and missed it.

… as did I!

Photo

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:29 +1000

tysolna: z1c: being 20+ on tumblr Being 40+ on tumblr

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:57:01 +1000

tysolna:

z1c:

being 20+ on tumblr

Being 40+ on tumblr

Photo

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:18:46 +1000

selfdoubtandsyphilis: dankestrnemes: do animals think in english or in the sounds they make this...

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:50:09 +1000

selfdoubtandsyphilis:

dankestrnemes:

do animals think in english or in the sounds they make

this is what yahoo paid $1.1 billion for

tastefullyoffensive: Headline of the year.[latimes]

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:37:58 +1000

tastefullyoffensive:

Headline of the year.

[latimes]

Amazon Mechanical Turk - Welcome

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:29:54 +1000

Amazon Mechanical Turk - Welcome:

fanserviced:

I see a lot of people on my dash who need some money at the moment. I’m not sure exactly what the terms and conditions are (especially regarding age and country of residence), but I’ve done surveys and tasks on Amazon Mechanical Turk before to raise some cash when my schedule didn’t allow for another job. I mean, it’s usually bad-paying, pretty boring work (the psychology surveys are interesting, actually), but it is legit and you can just do it when you want on your computer. You don’t get paid instantly, but I think I had direct deposits coming in after two or three weeks or so (and I did it pretty infrequently).

From the Book of the Earth in the tomb of Ramesses VI.

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:12 +1000

From the Book of the Earth in the tomb of Ramesses VI.

“Book of Caverns, fifth division, scene 9 showing the...

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:40:00 +1000

“Book of Caverns, fifth division, scene 9 showing the damned decapitated, bound, and upside down, burning in cauldron perpetually heated by fiery cobras, Tomb of Ramesses IX (image © Francis Dzikowski/TMP 1999).” (via Ancient Egyptian demonology)

(According to the Theban Mapping Project, this is from KV9, the tomb of Ramesses V and VI, not KV6, the tomb of Ramesses IX.)

buzzfeedceleb: George Takei responds to fans of traditional...

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:19:00 +1000

buzzfeedceleb:

George Takei responds to fans of traditional marriage.

did-you-kno: Source

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:00 +1000

did-you-kno:

Source

intaier: Relief in the temple of Deir el-Medina with a scene...

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:20:15 +1000

intaier:

Relief in the temple of Deir el-Medina with a scene from Book of the Dead (Weighting the heart).
AFAIK it’s very unique for a temple (not a tomb) relief.
Picture © In-Taier, 2012

pixiedustparcels: From The Ancient Egyptian Book of the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:40:11 +1000

pixiedustparcels:

From The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

Spell 87, Papyrus of Ani, 1275 B.C. A spell to assume the form of a horned snake: ‘I am a horned snake, long of years, / Lying down, born every day. I am a horned snake in the limits of the earth. / I lie down; I am born; I am renewed; I bloom every day.’ (via Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead - Telegraph)

katsplanet: yahoo wants to buy tumblr so i’m making an early...

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:25:00 +1000

katsplanet:

yahoo wants to buy tumblr so i’m making an early prediction as to what would happen if this were to take place

I would shell for Tumblr Premium, if it meant decent tools at long last (especially for the queue) in a heartbeat. (Although right now I’d settle for queue tools that actually *%^*&%ing worked.)

A closer view. DSC02403 by Arqueóloga22 on Flickr.

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:20:19 +1000

A closer view.

DSC02403 by Arqueóloga22 on Flickr.

Gods queue in the underworld. egipto_116 (by respiraelviento)

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:40:20 +1000

Gods queue in the underworld.

egipto_116 (by respiraelviento)

nonstopdeath: The mystical Spell 17, from the Papyrus of Ani....

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:20:18 +1000

nonstopdeath:

The mystical Spell 17, from the Papyrus of Ani. The vignette at the top illustrates, from left to right, the god Heh as a representation of the Sea; a gateway to the realm of Osiris; the Eye of Horus; the celestial cow Mehet-Weret; and a human head rising from a coffin, guarded by the four Sons of Horus.

From the tomb of Thutmose III: the deceased king is suckled by...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:40:23 +1000

From the tomb of Thutmose III: the deceased king is suckled by Isis in the form of a tree. (By the look of the photo at the Theban Mapping Project, this has been retouched.)