Solange Ashby is an

Egyptologist Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , '' -logia''; ar, علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religiou ...

, Nubiologist and archaeologist, whose expertise focuses on language and religion in ancient Egypt.

Career

Ashby studied for a BA in Intercultural Studies at

Bard College at Simon's Rock Bard College at Simon's Rock (more commonly known as Simon's Rock) is a private residential liberal arts college in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. It is a unit of Bard College, which is located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The school ...

. She graduated with a PhD in Egyptology from the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...

. Her doctoral research took place at the temple of

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in Egypt, as well as excavating at the

Kushite The Kingdom of Kush (; Egyptian: 𓎡𓄿𓈙 𓈉 ''kꜣš'', Assyrian: ''Kûsi'', in LXX grc, Κυς and Κυσι ; cop, ''Ecōš''; he, כּוּשׁ ''Kūš'') was an ancient kingdom in Nubia, centered along the Nile Valley in wh ...

cemetery of

El-Kurru El-Kurru was the first of the three royal cemeteries used by the Kushite royals of Napata, also referred to as Egypt's 25th Dynasty, and is home to some of the royal Nubian Pyramids. It is located between the 3rd and 4th cataracts of the Nile ...

in Sudan. Her research examined the inscriptions, including

graffiti Graffiti (plural; singular ''graffiti'' or ''graffito'', the latter rarely used except in archeology) is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from s ...

, made by Kushite visitors, who travelled to the Egyptian temples in Lower Nubia. In January 2021 she is due to take up a position in the Department of Classics and Ancient Studies at

Barnard College Barnard College of Columbia University is a private women's liberal arts college in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1889 by a group of women led by young student activist Annie Nathan Meyer, who petitioned Columbia ...

, New York, as an Adjunct Professor. She has held fellowships at the Catholic University’s Institute of Christian Oriental Research and the American Research Centre in Egypt and has taught at the American University in Washington.

Media

In 2018, Ashby featured in a documentary directed by Taaqiy Grant, which looked at many aspects of Ancient Egyptian civilisation, including its barter-based economic system. In 2020, she featured in the film series ''Hapi'', which focused on the role of economics in civilisation.

Publications

* ''Calling Out To Isis: the Enduring Nubian Presence at Philae'' (2020) * "Milk Libations for Osiris: Nubian Piety at Philae" in ''Near Eastern Archaeology'' (2019) * "Dancing for Hathor: Nubian Women in Egyptian Cultic Life" in ''Dotawo: A Journal of Nubian Studies'' (2018) * “Meroitic Worship of Isis at Philae” (2011)

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Dr. Solange Ashby on Calling Out to Isis and the Hapi Film
* Women Also Know History
Dr Solange Ashby
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