Salima Ikram

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Dr. Salima Ikram, a well known Egyptologist, is an associate professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, a participant in many Egyptian archaeological projects, the author of several books on Egyptian archaeology, a contributor to various magazines, and a frequent guest on television shows on the topic.

Contents 1 Background 2 Studies 3 Work 4 Published works 4.1 Works for young readers 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Background

Dr. Ikram was born in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1965. On a visit to Egypt at the age of nine she became fascinated with the country, its history, and its monuments.^[1]

[edit] Studies

Dr. Ikram studied Egyptology and archaeology at Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, USA, earning an A.B. in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology and History. Continuing her studies at Cambridge University, she earned her M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Egyptology and museum studies. While working for her Ph.D. she also trained in faunal analysis.

[edit] Work

Dr. Ikram now lives in Cairo and teaches Egyptology and archaeology at the American University in Cairo. She is the correspondent for KMT, a popular Egyptological journal, and a frequent contributor to Egypt Today. She is the co-director of the Animal Mummy Project at the Egyptian Museum. Since 2001, Ikram has directed, with Corinna Rossi, the North Kharga Oasis Survey (NKOS).^[2]

[edit] Published works

• Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology (Cambridge: CUP)
• Choice Cuts: Meat Production in Ancient Egypt (Leuven: Peeters, 1995)
• Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt (Longman, 2003)
• Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies In Ancient Egypt (American University in Cairo Press, 2005)
• Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (New York: OUP)
• Mummy in Ancient Egypt: Equipping the Dead for Eternity (London: Thames & Hudson, 1998) (with Aidan Dodson)
• Non Human Mummies Catalog (American University in Cairo Press, 2003)
• Pyramids (Cairo: Zeitouna)
• Royal Mummies in the Egyptian Museum (Cairo: Zeitouna/American University in Cairo Press, 1997)

[edit] Works for young readers

• Egyptology (Amideast, 1997)
• In Ancient Egypt: Gods and Temples (Los Altos, CA: Hoopoe Books Ltd., 1998)
• In Ancient Egypt: Mummies and Tombs (Los Altos, CA: Hoopoe Books Ltd., 1998)
• Pharaohs (Amideast, 1997)
• Land and People (Amideast, 1997)

[edit] External links

• Profile of Salima Ikram at the American University in Cairo Web site

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Profile of Salima Ikram on the Theban Mapping Project Web site
2. ^ Mark Rose,"Caring for the Dead," Archaeology 57, no. 2 (March/April 2004).