=============================================== EEF NEWS (1202) =============================================== September 9, 2021 (I Peret 25) Contents: (I) New: Lectures and symposiums (II) New: Exhibitions (III) Personals and Sundries (IV) Read on the Web (V) Books and Journals (VIA) Jobs and Grants (VIB) Courses and Trips (VII) (Multi)media (VIII) Websites ________________________________________________ Please send any contributions to: ayma@tip.nl (A. K. Eyma) Thanks for this week's events information go to: Carolin Johansson [(I) - VL (k)]; Anita Bokor [(I) - VL (l)]; Christian Orsenigo [(II) - Hungary (b)]; Ingrid van Sprakelaar [(II) - France (d)(u), Belgium (a)(b)(c)(e), Japan (a)(b)(f)]; Kat Newkirk [(II) - USA (l)]; Michael Tilgner [(II) - Italy (d)(e)] _______________________________________________ EEF website: Time zones: =============================================== NB: For those with email servers that may cut short lengthy emails: a plain text file (.TXT), that can be cut and pasted into the body of an email to activate the URLs, is available at: =============================================== (I) NEW: LECTURES AND SYMPOSIUMS --VIRTUAL LECTURES-- k) Egyptological Society of Stockholm (EFIS) * Online (Zoom) lecture: "New Discoveries in the Middle Kingdom Royal Necropolis at South Abydos", by Dr. Josef Wegner date: 28 September 2021; 18:30 CEST costs: free, but 'seats' are limited; registration in advance required info: abstract and registration at l) German Archaeological Institute Cairo * Online (Zoom) lecture: "Camp life at Balat (Dakhla Oasis) - the Sheikh Muftah site," by Dr. Clara Jeuthe (DAI Cairo) date: Tuesday, September 14th, 2021; 6:00 pm CEST/EET costs: free; prior registration is not required. info: Zoom meeting at Meeting-ID: 910 2498 9852 Meeting-Code: 275576 m) The Sudan Archaeological Research Society * Online (Zoom) lecture: Kirwan Memorial Lecture 2021 - "High-status burials in the Napatan Period: cultural interactions between Egypt and Nubia", by Dr. John Taylor (British Museum) date: Monday, 4 October 2021; 18:00 CEST costs: free info: abstract and registration at ---FRANCE--- d) Current Research in Egyptology (CRE) * Conference "Current Research in Egyptology 2022" (CRE2022) Deadline for abstracts is October 1, 2021. date: September 26-30, 2022 place: Université Paul Valéry - Montpellier 3 info: Call for Papers at info: abstract submission at -------------------------------------------------------------- For still current info about events listed earlier, see section IX of the website version: The letters attached to events ["a)" etc] refer to the place of these events in the website schedule. =============================================== (II) NEW: EXHIBITIONS --USA-- [update] l) Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Dr., Houston, Texas 77030 * "Ramses The Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs" date: 20 November 2021 - 24 February 2022 info: English press reports at (Here it is said to last six months.) --ITALY-- [upate] d) Ex Convento dei Crociferi Catania * "Egizio e Catania" [Opening of an annexe of the Museo Egizio di Torino] date: TBA, 2023 - Ongoing [new] info: Italian press report at "(..) «Non sarà una succursale di quello di Torino - citiene a precisare il direttore del Museo Paolo Di Caro - ma un polo museale che vedrà non solo l'esposizione di un numero importante di reperti che arriveranno in prestito dal museo egizio torinese, ma anche di opere che al momento affollano i depositi del Castello Ursino». (...)" Apparently, it now will no longer be a full branch of the Egyptian Museum Turin, but a center which will display rotating loans from that museum; initially, a mummy and artefacts from Tebtunis will go on display. [update] e) Palazzo Mathis Piazza Caduti per la Libertà, 20, 12042 Bra CN * "L’uomo svelato" date: 8 September 2021 - 12 December 2021 [new] info: Italian press reports at "A Bra sarà esposta in mostra una mummia egizia di 4500 anni fa restaurata. È tra le più antiche delle collezioni del Museo di Antropologia ed Etnografia dell’Università di Torino." --FRANCE-- d) MUCEM 7 promenade Robert Laffont, Marseille, 13002 * “Alexandria: un rêve devenu ville” [working title] date: 8 February 2023 – 8 May 2023 Earlier at the BOZAR, Brussels (23 September 2022 – 08 January 2023). info: source - u) Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Histoire Naturelle * 3 rue Toufaire, 28200 Châteaudun * “Les Écritures de l’Antiquité à nos jours“ date: 19 May 2021 – 8 May 2022 Exhibition about the history of writing, with a section on ancient Egypt. info: --BELGIUM-- [update] a) Musée royal de Mariemont Chaussée de Mariemont 100, 7140 Morlanwelz * "Égypte. Éternelle passion" [was: "Un Aperçu de la Fascination Égyptienne, de l'Antiquité à nos Jours”] [new] date: 24 September 2022 - 26 February 2023 [was: September 2022 – TBA] Exhibition about the West's facination with ancient Egypt. [new] info: source - [update] b) Bozar. Palais des Beaux-Arts Rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Bruxelles * “Alexandria: un rêve devenu ville” [working title] [new] date: 23 September 2022 – 8 Januari 2023 [was: autumn 2022] [new] info: source - c) TAMAT, Musée de la Tapisserie et des Arts Textiles de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles 9 Place Reine-Astrid, BE7500 Tournai _ * "Le réemploi textile: Entre tradition et mondialisation- de l’Égypte au 1er millénaire jusqu’aujourd’hui" [working title] date: 3 September 2022 – 21 November 2022/ info: source- e) Maison de l’Imprimerie/ 1b Rue Verte, 6530 Thuin * “L’Égypte dans l’ex-libris” date: 7 September 2022 – 10 December 2022/ info: source - --HUNGARY-- [update] b) Szépmuvészeti Múzeum [Museum of Fine Arts] Dózsa György út 41, H-1146 Budapest, * “II. Amenhotep és kora. A fáraó sírjának felfedezése” [Amenhotep II and His Time. The Discovery of the Pharaoh’s Tomb] [new] date: 17 September 2021 – 9 January 2022 [postponed; was: 15/17 Apri 2020 – 26/29 July 2020] Exhibition with more than 140 artifacts about the reign of Amenhotep II, incl. a reconstruction of his burial chamber. Curators: Patrizia Piacentini (University of Milan); Christian Orsenigo (Museum of Crema); Éva Liptay (Budapest Museum of Fine Arts). [new] info: (in Hungarian) [new] info: (in English) --JAPAN-- a) Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum 3-1, Kameyama-cho, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi 753-0089, * “Egypt, Land of Discoveries” date: September 18, 2021 – November 7, 2021 Exhibition with 270 objects on loan from the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden (250 pharaonic antiquities and 20 19th century plates). Earlier it was at the Aichi Prefectureal Museum of Art, Nagoya (Sept. 19, 2020 – Dec. 6, 2020), the Shizuoka City Museum of Art (Dec. 19, 2020 – March 31, 2021), the Tokyu Bunkamura, Tokyo (April 16, 2021 – June 27, 2021), Sendai City Museum, Sendai (July 9, 2021 - Sept. 5, 2021). It will travel to the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe (Nov. 20, 2021 - Febr. 27, 2022). info: b) Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art 1-1-1 Wakinohama Kaigan-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe City 651-0073 * “Egypt, Land of Discoveries” date: November 20, 2021 – February 27, 2022 info: f) Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Yano-machi 492-1, Hachioji City, Tokyo 192-0016 * “Ancient Egypt - The Creation of the World” date: September 19, 2021 – December 5, 2021 Exhibition about gods, creation, and afterlife, with 130 artefacts on loan from the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung Berlin. Earlier at the Edo-Tokyo Museum (November 21, 2020 - April 4, 2021), Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, Kyoto (April 17, 2021 – June 27, 2021), Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka (July 10, 2021 - September 5, 2021). info: i) National Museum of Nature and Science 7–20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110–8718 * "British Museum Mummy Exhibition: Six Stories of Ancient Egypt" date: 14 October 2021 – 12 January 2022 Exhibition of six mummies from the British Museum and the research (CT scanning) done on them. The present tour will include the Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo (14 October 2021 – 12 January 2022), Kobe City Museum, Kobe (5 February – 8 May 2022), La Caixa Forum Madrid (12 July – 30 October 2022), La Caixa Forum Barcelona (1 December 2022 – 2 April 2023). Earlier it toured (as "Egyptian Mummies: Exploring Ancient Lives" and "Momies égyptiennes : Passé retrouvé, mystères dévoilés") Australia (2016/2017), Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Canada (2019/2021). info: info: j) Kobe City Museum 24 Kyomachi, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0034 * "British Museum Mummy Exhibition: Six Stories of Ancient Egypt" date: 5 February 2022 – 8 May 2022 Exhibition of six mummies from the British Museum and the research (CT scanning) done on them. The present tour will include the Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo (14 October 2021 – 12 January 2022), Kobe City Museum, Kobe (5 February – 8 May 2022), La Caixa Forum Madrid (12 July – 30 October 2022), La Caixa Forum Barcelona (1 December 2022 – 2 April 2023). Earlier it toured (as "Egyptian Mummies: Exploring Ancient Lives" and "Momies égyptiennes : Passé retrouvé, mystères dévoilés") Australia (2016/2017), Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Canada (2019/2021). info: info: info: --------------------------------------------------- For previously listed exhibitions, see section X of the website version: The letters attached to events ["a)" etc] refer to place of these events in the website schedule. =============================================== (III) PERSONALS & SUNDRIES =============================================== (IV) READ ON THE WEB --NEWSPAPER REPORTS ONLINE--- [Next seven items submitted by Kat Newkirk] * Press report: "More of King Tutankhamun’s possessions now at GEM" "More treasures of King Tutankhamun have been relocated to its display cabinets at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), now 75 out of 107 display windows allocated for possessions at the museum. (..) Six statues of King Senusret I and a sacrifice table belonging to King Mentuhotep II are scheduled to be transferred from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square during the next few days. (..)" * Press report: "Egyptian tourism workers nervous about new changes to Giza Plateau" * Press report: "Luxor’s Rams Road reopening will be magnet for tourism, especially one-day trips" * Press report: "Exploring Sudan’s Jebel Barkal, home to ancient Egyptian god Amun" * Press report: "Photographic gems from Egypt" Some photos from the book Scenes From Egypt, Photographic Gems from the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo (IFAO, 2017). * Press report: "Egyptian Museum renovation works include preparing paths for individuals with special needs" * Press report: "Egyptian Museum to install e-Payment machines for entry tickets" [Next six items submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Press release of the Universität Bonn: "Ein spritzender Elefant als Nil-Ursprung" "Die Nilinsel Elephantine liegt am mythologischen Ursprungsort des Flusses [Nil]. Warum wurde sie im Alten Ägypten mit der Vorstellung eines Wasser spritzenden Elefanten verbunden? Die Beantwortung dieser Frage verbindet Prof. Dr. Ludwig D. Morenz, Ägyptologe an der Universität Bonn, in seinem neuen Buch mit weiteren Befunden aus der Region bei Assuan. (...) Der Name Elephantine ist die griechische Übersetzung des ägyptischen Wortes für Elefant. Zur Namensgebung gibt es verschiedene Ansätze. Morenz ist sich sicher, die erste schlüssige Erklärung gefunden zu haben. Sie besteht im Kern aus zwei Elementen, das eine zielt auf das Aussehen eines Elefanten, das andere auf sein Verhalten. Morenz zufolge kann man bei der Betrachtung Elephantines aus einem bestimmten Blickwinkel an einen im Wasser stehenden Elefanten denken, von dem insbesondere der Kopf sichtbar ist. Komplettiert wird die Elefanten-Szenerie durch die Vorstellung, dass bei dem verschwindenden und wiederauftauchenden Wasser ein Elefant am Werk ist: Er saugt das Wasser mit seinem Rüssel im Süden ein und spritzt es über seinen Kopf hinweg nach hinten, also Norden, wieder aus." See Book Corner below for the published study. * Press report: "Tutanchamuns Mutter starb einen grausamen Tod" Concerning theories of Tutanchamun's parents and the state of the KV35YL mummy. * Press report: "Méroé, l’empire des pharaons noirs" * Press report: "Sur les traces de Napoléon 200 ans après, à Château-Gontier" An edition of La Description de l’Égypte can be found in Château-Gontier (Mayenne). * Press report: "A Bologna il restauro incontra l'antico Egitto" Project 'Restituzioni - Tesori d'arte restaurati' will publically restore a Ptolemaic relief depicting the god Heh at the Museo Archeologico di Bologna. -- Another Italian press report: * Press report: "Boulogne-sur-Mer célèbre le bicentenaire de la naissance de l'égyptologue Auguste Mariette" Auguste Mariette was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1821. The town celebrates this with a mural, a renovation of the Esplanade Mariette, a replica of the Saqqara pyramid, and an Egypt-themed temporary garden. --Follow-ups-- [Submitted by Kat Newkirk] * Press report: "2,000-year-old Egyptian object unravels genetic mystery of ‘plant love life’" About the “archegenomical" research of Óscar A. Pérez Escobar on the date palm. [Cf. EEF NEWS (1198) for the research article.] --MISCELLANEOUS-- * New entry at the blog of the Ankh-Hor Project in Asasif: -- "Finally: preparing the 2021 season" (Aug 27) * New entry at the blog of the MUAFS Project (Munich University Attab to Ferka Survey Project, Sudan): -- "Update on Raman Spectroscopy analysis on Nubian and Egyptian style samples" (Sept 7) * New entry at the blog of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: -- "Ugly Object of the Month -- September 2021 [- Fragment of a wall painting from Karanis]" (Sept 7) * New entry at the "Reports from the museum" 'blog' of the Society for the Promotion of the Egyptian Museum Berlin: -- "Sept. 2021: Objects: Die Berliner Papyrusdatenbank präsentiert: Besoldung einer Truppe [- UPZ II 209 (P. 5849 + P. 5850)]" (Sept 1) * New entry at the "Egypt Centre Collection" blog of Dr Ken Griffin: -- "Forthcoming Egypt Centre Courses" (Sept 6) * New entry at the blog Papyrus Stories of Dr Jenny Cromwell: -- "A Cow by Any Other Name" (Sept 3) ============================================== (V) BOOKS & JOURNALS CORNER --NEW (PAPER) BOOK RELEASES-- * Jana Helmbold-Doyé, Pharos (Alexandria). Insel der Gräber und Heiligtümer. (Internetbeiträge zur Ägyptologie und Sudanarchäologie, 23). Golden House Publications, 2021. Pb, 504 pp. ISBN 978-1-906137-73-1. GBP100 / USD140. "This book provides a first-time overview of all archaeological remains from the necropolises Anfuschi and Ras el-Tin in Alexandria, which can be located on the ancient island of Pharos. (...)" [Next two items submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Francis Breyer, Schwarze Pharaonen. Nubiens Königreiche am Nil. C. H. Beck, München, 2021. Hb, 238 pp. ISBN 978-3-406-77434-8. Hb, EUR 18.00; e-book, EUR 12.99. TOC and sample pages (see: Leseprobe) at "(..) Francis Breyer beschreibt die Geschichte der nubischen Kulturen von den ersten Gemeinwesen im 5. Jahrtausend v. Chr. über die kuschitischen Reiche mit ihren Metropolen Kerma, Napata und Meroë bis zu den christlichen und islamischen Königtümern und Sultanaten im Mittelalter. (..)" * Ludwig D. Morenz, Nil-Fragen im Blick auf die Flussinseln Elephantine und Sehel. Von alten mytho-poetischen Sinnzuschreibungen an die Assuaner Kataraktlandschaft bis hin zu einer erfundenen Tradition. EB-Verlag Dr. Brandt, Berlin, 2021. Pb, 107 pp. ISBN 978-3-86893-364-2. EUR 22.80. TOC and sample pages (see: Leseprobe) at "(..) Die hier vorgelegten drei Essays nehmen die Vorstellung bzw. Bildmetapher einer Insel als ein überdimensionaler, Wasser spritzender Elefant, die allmähliche Personifikation eines Naturphänomens zur Göttin (Satet) und schließlich eine an den mythologischen Nilursprung angedockte Geschichts- fälschung in den Blick." --NEW ISSUES OF (PAPER) JOURNALS & MAGAZINES-- * The TOC of the latest issue of Chronique d'Égypte [CdÉ], vol. 95, no. 190 (2020), is online at * The TOC of the latest issue of the Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections, vol. 31 (September 2021), is online at --DIGITIZED JOURNAL ARTICLES & ONLINE PAPERS-- * A new article has appeared in the online journal ENiM (Égypte nilotique et méditerranéenne): -- Ilinca Bartos, "Tutankhamun’s Golden Armchair: Its Original Owner and Shape Reconsidered" (ENiM 14, p. 273-284 — 6 septembre 2021) * Two relevant articles in the latest online issue of Historiae, no. 18 (2021): -- Victor Gardón-Ramos, "Origin of the Geometrical Pattern in the Royal Architecture of Ancient Egypt during the Thinite Age and Old Kingdom" -- Víctor Gardón-Ramos, "The Geometrical Pattern in the Royal Architecture of Ancient Egypt during the Middle Kingdom" [update] * Archéo-Nil: Bulletin de la société pour l'étude des cultures prépharaoniques de la vallée du Nil [Archéo-Nil] -- vols. 0-27 (1990-2017), except for 10 and 14 - [added: 17 (several articles), 27] [update] * Bulletin of the Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East [Bulletin ASTENE] -- vols. 1-80 (1995-2019) - [new URL][added: vols. 71-80] [update] * Jaarbericht van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Gezelschap 'Ex Oriente Lux' / Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society 'Ex Oriente Lux' [JEOL] -- vols. 1-3 - not available -- vols. 4-20 (1936-1968) - -- vols. 21-36 - not available -- vols. 37-45 (2001-2014) - -- vols. 45 ff. - not available [added: vols. 37-45, from the Journal's website; articles mostly in English] [update] * Der Antike Sudan / Mitteilungen der Sudan- archaeologischen Gesellschaft [MittSAG]) -- vols. 1-27 (1994-2016) - [added: vol. 27] [update] * Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections [JAEI] -- vols. 1-19 (2009-2018) - -- vols. 20-25 (2018-2020) - not available -- vols. 26 (2020) - -- vols. 27 ff. - not available [added: vol. 15 (several articles), 16 (only one article), 17, 18, 19] * Archaeological Textiles Newsletter / Archaeological Textiles Review [ATN / ATR] -- nos. 1–62 (1985-2020) - [added: vols. 59-62, most with some articles on Egypt and Sudan] * New additions to the Propylaeum-DOK repository: -- Engel, Eva-Maria (1992) Gerard Godron: Etudes sue l’Horus Den et quelques problemes de l’Egypte Archaique. In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgen- ländischen Gesellschaft, 142 (1992), p. 437 -- Engel, Eva-Maria (2000) Audran Labrousse: L’architecture des pyramides à textes I - Saqqara Nord, Mission archeologique de Saqqara III. In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 150 (2000), pp. 602-605 -- Engel, Eva-Maria (1997) Zu den Ritzmarken der 1. Dynastie. In: Lingua Aegyptia. Journal of Egyptian Language Studies, 5 (1997), pp. 13-27 =============================================== (VIA) JOBS AND GRANTS ---JOB OPENINGS--- * The Egypt and Sudan department of the British Museum is seeking a Project Curator: Decipherment to join its Decipherment exhibition project team. A decree in Egyptology is prefered. Application deadline is 22 September 2021. ----------------------------------------------------------------- For still current info about jobs and grants listed earlier, see section VIA of the website version: =============================================== (VIB) COURSES AND TRIPS ----------------------------------------------------------------- For still current info about courses and tours listed earlier, see section XI of the website version: =============================================== (VII) (MULTI)MEDIA --TV&RADIO-- [Submitted by Michael Tilgner] * German TV: -- ARD-alpha, September 11, 2021, 13:00-14:00 "Mumien - Blick in die Vergangenheit" -- Arte, September 12, 2021, 14:40-16:15 "Tutanchamun, Neues aus dem Grab" -- Arte, September 13, 2021, 16:00-16:55 "Auf den Spuren der Cheops-Pyramide: Wunder der Architektur" -- ZDFinfo, September 14, 2021, 18:45-19:30 "Versunkene Metropolen. Operation Piramesse - Ramses verschollene Megacity" -- ZDFinfo, September 14, 2021, 20:15-21:00 "Aufgedeckt - Rätsel der Geschichte. Im Zeichen der Sphinx" -- ZDFinfo, September 14, 2021, 21:00-21:45 "Aufgedeckt - Rätsel der Geschichte: Tutanchamuns letzte Reise" -- ZDFinfo, September 14, 2021, 21:45-22:30 "Aufgedeckt - Rätsel der Geschichte: Ägyptens Untergang" [Kleopatra VII.] -- ZDFinfo, September 14, 2021, 22:30-23:15 "Mord am Hof des Pharao - Die Verschwörung um Ramses III." -- ZDFinfo, September 14, 2021, 23:15-00:00 "Die vergessenen Pharaonen - Ägyptens schwarze Könige" -- ZDFinfo, September 15, 2021, 00:00--00:45 "Tatort Pyramide - Grabräubern auf der Spur" --ONLINE AUDIO&VIDEO-- * A new ARCE podcast is online: -- “Kingship in Ancient Egypt, Episode 5: Female Pharaohs Part II", by Dr. Mariam Ayad & Dr. Jacquelyn Williamson (3 Spetember 2021) [43 mins.] [For earlier episodes, see ] * A new video in Dr Briana Jackson's series on ancient Egyptian objects: -- "Object Stories -- Episode 6: The Canopic Jar of Kiya" [9 mins.] [For earlier episodes, see ] --MUSIC&THEATRE-- [Submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Press report: "Spectacle théâtral 'Pharaon sur le Drac !' Musée Champollion, 18 septembre 2021 11:00, Vif" "Lors de l’expédition de Champollion en Égypte, un scribe et ses deux acolytes embarquent clandestinement à bord de l’Astrolabe, la corvette qui ramène l’équipe de savants et de dessinateurs en France. Arrivés à Vif, dans la maison familiale de l’égyptologue, les trois compères ont bien du mal à se faire à la vie locale. Ils n’ont de cesse de vouloir retourner sur leur terre natale et multiplient les expériences abracadabrantesques pour rejoindre leur Nil. Parviendront-ils à déjouer les sorts et la malédiction du Drac ?" =============================================== (VIII) WEBSITES =============================================== =============================================== For information about lectures and exhibitions that appeared in earlier NEWS issues, but is still current, see sections IX and X of the website version of EEF NEWS at URL: 'Updates' refer to these sections also. Of items marked with (#), you can request from me (ayma@tip.nl) the often longer announcement on which my summary was based. Items marked with (&) will have appeared on the EEF, but are here summarized for people who only read the NEWS, via friends or via the website. It is always wise to contact the organizers of lectures etc. for confirmation, in case of (last minute) changes. Also note that registration for conferences and symposiums often is months in advance. Students will need an I.D. to get the discounts offered. Besides items dealing with Ancient Egypt (AE), also items on Sudanese archaeology and Libyan studies, within the AE time frame, are traditionally included. This list (or a part thereof) is not meant for distribution to any other public channel than the Egyptologists' Electronic Forum nor is this list (or part thereof) to be posted without permission on any website other than the EEF NEWS website. Copyright 2021, A.K. 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