Ancient Egyptian equivalent of the National Enquirer?

[Dover]

Egyptologist Discovers Ancient Gossip

.........................

Aug. 8, 2005 — Ancient Egyptians gossiped about a bald queen, royals who had affairs, missing bodies, homosexuality, harem intrigue and more, according to a noted Egyptologist.

Lisa Schwappach-Shirriff, curator of California's Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, which houses North America's largest collection of Egyptian artifacts, recently found evidence for tabloid-like gossip in the museum's eclectic archives and elsewhere. The findings suggest humans always have enjoyed chatting about personal or sensational information concerning others.

They also reveal what officials communicated through their official artwork and hieroglyphics. ..cont'd

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050808/egyptgossip.html

[Dogmudgeon]

1. Imagine -- an ancient Egyptian gossipteer, reincarnated into Joan Rivers

It's enough to make a man embrace religion.

--p!

[Desertrose]

2. Graffiti, too....

How cool to see ancient Egyptian graffiti...

Schwappach-Shirriff said a more visual form of gossip was discovered near the temple of Queen Hatshepsut. She declared herself king and had a close relationship with an advisor named Senenmut.

"How close is a matter of conjecture, but it is clear that the workmen who were building the temple thought that it was very close," she said. "A graffito was discovered depicting a distinctly feminine 'king' in a compromising position with a non-royal individual. Since this was found at a construction worker's rest area at the site, you can imagine them giggling to themselves over lunch."

Doesn't sound like we have changed a whole lot, does it?;)

[Ian David]

3. Is he pregnant or not? Nefertiti misses two pyramids in a row. n/t

[htuttle]

4. I wish I possessed the artistic skills...

...to draw a hieroglyph of the Bat Boy.

But I don't.

[NNadir]

5. What about World Weekly News: "Pyramids Built by Aliens!"

In this exclusive hieroglyph, Ramses II is shown meeting with the Alien Ambassador!