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Bernadette Menu

1938 – 2023

French historian and egyptologist

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Lived 1938 – 2023 (aged 85). Bernadette Menu was a French historian, egyptologist, university teacher, poet, archaeologist and archaeology.

Bernadette Marie Thérèse Menu (née Mangin, 8 May 1938 – 29 May 2023) was a French archaeologist and Egyptologist, whose research work on ancient Egypt is widely known. She was mother of the writer Jean-Christophe Menu.

Life and career Bernadette Menu was Honorary Director of Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III), president of the (“International Association for the Study of the Law of Ancient Egypt”) and a professor of Ancient Egyptian at Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III and Institut Catholique de Paris. Her illustrated pocket book about Ramesses II, , from the collection “Découvertes Gallimard”, has been translated into eight languages, including English.

Menu died in Aubenas on 29 May 2023, at the age of 85.

Publications Le régime juridique des terres et du personnel attaché à la terre dans le Papyrus Wilbour, Publications de la faculté des lettres et sciences humaines, N° XVII, Institut de papyrologie et d’égyptologie, 1970 L’Obélisque de la Concorde, Éditions du Lunx, 1987 Ramsès II : Souverain des souverains, collection « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 344), série Histoire. Éditions Gallimard, 1998 US edition – Ramesses II: Greatest of the Pharaohs, “Abrams Discoveries” series. Harry N. Abrams, 1999 UK edition – Ramesses the Great: Warrior and Builder, ‘New Horizons’ series. Thames & Hudson, 1999 Vivre en Égypte ancienne, collection « Découvertes Gallimard Texto » (nº 1). Éditions Gallimard, 1998 Exercices corrigés de la petite grammaire de l’égyptien hiéroglyphique à l’usage des débutants, Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner, 1998 Recherches sur l’histoire juridique, économique et sociale de l’ancienne Égypte. II, Institut français d’archéologie orientale, 1998 Égypte pharaonique : Nouvelles recherches sur l’histoire juridique, économique et sociale de l’ancienne Égypte, collection « Droit et cultures » (nº 4). Éditions L’Harmattan, 2004

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University Lille-II
Positions held
Director of Research at CNRS
Employers
University Lille-III, Catholic University of Paris, École des Langues et Civilisations de l'Orient Ancien, University of Montpellier 1
Awards
Prix Balleroy

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bernadette Menu?

French historian and egyptologist (1938–2023)

When was Bernadette Menu born?

Bernadette Menu was born on 8 May 1938 in Amiens.

When did Bernadette Menu die?

Bernadette Menu died on 29 May 2023 in Aubenas.

What was Bernadette Menu's occupation?

Bernadette Menu was a historian, egyptologist, university teacher, poet, archaeologist and archaeology.

What nationality was Bernadette Menu?

Bernadette Menu was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bernadette Menu

· Wikidata: Q2897369

· DBpedia: Bernadette Menu

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