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
Philae
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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)
References
Further reading
Ashby, Solange (2018
"Dancing for Hathor: Nubian Women in Egyptian Cultic Life,"''Dotawo: A Journal of Nubian Studies'': Vol. 5 , Article 2.
External links
Dr. Solange Ashby on Calling Out to Isis and the Hapi Film* Women Also Know History
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American women archaeologists
University of Chicago alumni
Barnard College faculty
American Egyptologists
African-American academics
African-American women academics
American women academics
African-American archaeologists
Living people
21st-century American archaeologists
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women
21st-century African-American women
21st-century African-American scientists