Betsy Bryan Explained
Betsy Morrell Bryan (born 1949) 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,[1] 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.[2]
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. (alk. paper), (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. (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. (hbk.), (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. (hbk.), (pbk.)
Sources
Notes and References
- http://webapps.jhu.edu/namedprofessorships/professorshipdetail.cfm?professorshipID=20 Alexander Badawy Chair in Egyptian Art and Archaeology
- https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15475319 NBC News: Sex and booze figured in Egyptian rites
