Betsy Bryan
Encyclopedia
Betsy Morrell Bryan is an American
Egyptologist
who is leading a team that is excavating the Precinct of Mut
complex in Karnak
, at Luxor
in Upper Egypt
.
She is Alexander Badawy
Professor of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, and Near Eastern Studies Professor at Johns Hopkins University
.
Her work has included research and writing about Thutmose IV
and Amenhotep III
, and on an Egyptian drinking festival.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Egyptologist
Egyptology
Egyptology is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the AD 4th century. A practitioner of the discipline is an “Egyptologist”...
who is leading a team that is excavating the Precinct of Mut
Precinct of Mut
The Precinct of Mut, located near Luxor, Egypt, is one of the four main temple enclosures that make up the immense Karnak Temple Complex and occupies some 150,000 m². It is dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Mut, the mother goddess. The area in which the precinct is located, originally was known as...
complex in Karnak
Karnak
The Karnak Temple Complex—usually called Karnak—comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings, notably the Great Temple of Amun and a massive structure begun by Pharaoh Ramses II . Sacred Lake is part of the site as well. It is located near Luxor, some...
, at Luxor
Luxor
Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt and the capital of Luxor Governorate. The population numbers 487,896 , with an area of approximately . As the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open air museum", as the ruins of the temple...
in Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt is the strip of land, on both sides of the Nile valley, that extends from the cataract boundaries of modern-day Aswan north to the area between El-Ayait and Zawyet Dahshur . The northern section of Upper Egypt, between El-Ayait and Sohag is sometimes known as Middle Egypt...
.
She is Alexander Badawy
Alexander Badawy
Alexander Badawy was an Egyptian Egyptologist. He was born in Egypt and taught Egyptology in the USA. He was professor emeritus of art history at UCLA, and when he retired he endowed a chair at Johns Hopkins University, currently held by Betsy Bryan.-Selected publications:* Coptic Art and...
Professor of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, and Near Eastern Studies Professor at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
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Her work has included research and writing about Thutmose IV
Thutmose IV
Thutmose IV was the 8th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt, who ruled in approximately the 14th century BC...
and Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty. According to different authors, he ruled Egypt from June 1386 to 1349 BC or June 1388 BC to December 1351 BC/1350 BC after his father Thutmose IV died...
, and on an Egyptian drinking festival.
Books
- The quest for immortality: treasures of ancient Egypt / Erik Hornung and Betsy M. Bryan, editors ; contributions by Betsy M. Bryan ... [et al.]. Washington, D.C. : National Gallery of Art ; Copenhagen : United Exhibits Group, c2002. xiv, 239 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 30 cm. ISBN 3-7913-2735-6 (alk. paper), ISBN 0-89468-303-9 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- The reign of Thutmose IV / Betsy M. Bryan. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1991. 389 p., 19 p. of plates : ill. ; 26 cm. ISBN 0-8018-4202-6 (alk. paper)
- Egypt’s dazzling sun: Amenhotep III and his world / by Arielle P. Kozloff and Betsy M. Bryan with Lawrence M. Berman ; and an essay by Elisabeth Delange ; [translation of the essay ... by Arielle P. Kozloff]. Cleveland : Cleveland Museum of Art in collaboration with Indiana University Press ; Bloomington, IN : Distributed by Indiana University Press, 1992. xxiv, 476 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. ISBN 0-940717-16-6 (hbk.), ISBN 0-940717-17-4 (pbk.)
- You can be a woman Egyptologist / Betsy Morrell Bryan and Judith Love Cohen ; illustrations, David A. Katz. Marina Del Rey, Calif. : Cascade Pass, 1999. 38 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 22 cm. ISBN 1-880599-45-7 (hbk.), ISBN 1-880599-10-4 (pbk.)