tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209757345530770778.post6198381839004154818..comments2024-03-27T06:11:09.636+11:00Comments on Reading For Australia: Why I love writing history by Pamela Rushby Reading For Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466154076967874427noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209757345530770778.post-57061498688686804922014-05-19T09:27:33.980+10:002014-05-19T09:27:33.980+10:00Because the Egyptians wanted to be remembered - th...Because the Egyptians wanted to be remembered - that was how, they believed, they lived on in the after-life. One way to do that was written on their coffins: "Say my name, remember me". Their name was also written on the coffin. So, when you see a mummy in a museum, its name will often be on a notice describing the exhibit. If you say their name aloud, you're doing what they wanted, "say my name, remember me", and for that moment, they live again. And you're reaching out and touching someone from the past ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209757345530770778.post-45827313725682759052014-05-18T19:16:09.530+10:002014-05-18T19:16:09.530+10:00Thank you Pam. A good insight into the art of writ...Thank you Pam. A good insight into the art of writing historical fiction.<br /><br />I particularly like your description of standing in the desert and feeling the battle that had taken place. And I'd really like to know why that archeologist said that you must always say the name of Egyptian mummies out loud! <br />Reading For Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466154076967874427noreply@blogger.com