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We should have an article on every pyramid and every nome in Ancient Egypt. I'm sure the rest of us can think of other articles we should have.
To start with, most of the general history articles badly need attention. And I'm told that at least some of the dynasty articles need work. Any other candidates?
A boring task, but the benefit of doing it is that you can set the dates !(e.g., why say Khufu lived 2589-2566? As long as you keep the length of his reign correct, or cite a respected source, you can date it 2590-2567 or 2585-2563)
Anyone? I consider this probably the most unimportant of tasks on Wikipedia, but if you believe it needs to be done . . .
This is a project I'd like to take on some day, & could be applied to more of Wikipedia than just Ancient Egypt. Take one of the standard authorities of history or culture -- Herotodus, the Elder Pliny, the writings of Breasted or Kenneth Kitchen, & see if you can't smoothly merge quotations or information into relevant articles. Probably a good exercise for someone who owns one of those impressive texts, yet can't get access to a research library. |
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Ancient Egypt at featured article review
editIt will lose its FA status without substantial effort, so please discuss on the nomination page here. A. Parrot (talk) 17:27, 10 February 2025 (UTC)
Labyrinth of Egypt
editI noticed these edits being added to the Labyrinth of Egypt. They all seem to be sourced to self-published blogs, essays, etc., or really low-quality websites; I can't find any high-quality, peer-reviewed sources that back up these claims, and even some of the supposedly "published" research (e.g., the "NRIAG scientific journal" publication, which I believe is just a reference to a 2008 report) doesn't say anything about an amazing new discovery or anything. Any thoughts?--Gen. Quon[Talk] 20:09, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
- It's been a while since I saw a web page with as many conspiracy-theory hallmarks as that Substack post. I'm not especially knowledgeable about Hawara, but none of the sources cited in those edits seem to be affiliated with anything reliable, and my only post-2008 source that covers the complex, the 2020 revised edition of Miroslav Verner's The Pyramids, doesn't mention any discoveries made in 2008. A. Parrot (talk) 20:53, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
- "Conspiracy-theory hallmarks" is a great way to describe it. I was getting a lot of 'alternative archaeology' vibes from the whole thing. That said, I didn't want to redact a bunch of legit info that was just poorly sourced, but upon a look through even more research, it seems that this is largely a fringe claim.--Gen. Quon[Talk] 17:49, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
- It’s all bull. Sources I found are all fringe. Eg [1]. Doug Weller talk 19:24, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
- I’m off to bed. They need a strong warning but not from me tonight Some was copyvio and they’ve been warned about that. I’ll look at them tomorrow. Doug Weller talk 19:29, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
- It’s all bull. Sources I found are all fringe. Eg [1]. Doug Weller talk 19:24, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
- "Conspiracy-theory hallmarks" is a great way to describe it. I was getting a lot of 'alternative archaeology' vibes from the whole thing. That said, I didn't want to redact a bunch of legit info that was just poorly sourced, but upon a look through even more research, it seems that this is largely a fringe claim.--Gen. Quon[Talk] 17:49, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Mark Antony#Requested move 30 March 2025
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There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Mark Antony#Requested move 30 March 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Векочел (talk) 13:27, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
Good article reassessment for Darius the Great
editDarius the Great has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 22:52, 3 June 2025 (UTC)
should gods be referred to in past or present tense?
editI have noticed a inconsistency, some Egyptian deites are referred to in a past tense (I.e was an Egyptian god) while others are referred to in present tense (I.e is an Egyptian god) so which one is right? I think it should be in past tense because for the most part they are no longer worship but perhaps Kemetism is enough that they must be referred to in present tense, or maybe because sure some deites are't worshiped even in Kemetism (I think) they should be in past tense while the rest should be in present tense PharaohCrab (talk) 15:41, 2 July 2025 (UTC)
- I've gone back and forth on this myself, but Isis and Hathor use "was" and passed FAC without anyone objecting. A. Parrot (talk) 00:46, 3 July 2025 (UTC)