Daughter of Egypt

Daughter of Egypt

Author: Marie Benedict Listening Length: 11h 26m

In the 1920s, archeologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon of Highclere Castle made headlines around the world with the discovery of the treasure-filled tomb of the boy Pharaoh Tutankhamun. But behind it all stood Lady Evelyn Herbert—daughter of Lord Carnarvon—whose daring spirit and relentless curiosity made the mo...

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THEBES, EGYPT

It begins with a crown. Not just any crown.

Not one of the many ceremonial headdresses I wear, each designated for specific rituals or any number of the repeating events on the rotating wheel of the year.

For the very first time to this most important occasion—the Opet festival in which the pharaoh initiates the annual rebirth of Amun, which, in turn, ensures the fertile harvest of the Nile valley and Amun’s blessings—I wear the very special atef.