=============================================== EEF NEWS (1371) =============================================== December 5, 2024 (IV Peret 23) 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: Barbara Szymanska [(I) - VL (m)]; Alessandro Piccolo [(I) - VL (r)]; Claire Gilmour [(I) VL (u)]; Arlette David [(I) - VL (v)]; JJ Shirley [(I) - USA (d)]; Francesca Jones [(I) - UK (e)]; Gersande Eschenbrenner Diemer [(II) - Spain (g)]; Michael Tilgner [(I) - Germany (a); (II) - Italy (b), China (d)] _______________________________________________ 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-- m) Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw * Online lecture (Zoom): "An Apostle, Jesus, Pilate or the Virgin Mary? A New Identification of Two Wall Paintings from the Faras Cathedral," by Dr. Magdalena Laptas (Institute of Art History, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw) date: 12th December 2024; 2 pm CET info: abstract at info: to receive the Zoom-link, please write an email to r) Dipartimento SARAS, Sapienza Università di Roma * Online lecture (Zoom): "Ancient economies (6): Money", with Prof. Guglielmo Chiodi (Full Professor of Economics, Formerly Full Professor of Economics at Sapienza Università di Roma) and Prof. Eligio Daniele Castrizio (Full Professor of Numismatics at Università degli Studi di Messina) date: December 19th, 2024; 4 pm - 7 pm CET place: a hybrid event -- online (Zoom) or in-person at Room C of Ex Vetrerie Sciarra, Via dei Volsci, 122, 00185, Roma info: Zoom-registration at s) Friends of the Egypt Centre * Online lecture: "The Egypt Centre: new discoveries, new horizons," by Ken Griffin date: 11 December 2024; 7 pm GMT / 20:00 CET costs: £3 info: abstract and registration at u) Egyptology Scotland * Online lecture (Zoom): "Fabulous Creatures: An Unnatural History of Egypt’s Mythological Beasts," by John J Johnston date: 16th December 2024; 14:00 GMT place: a hybrid event -- online (Zoom) or in-person at Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JP. costs: £5/£7 info: abstract and registration at info: further info from v) Conversations in Egyptology (organised by Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, and Haifa University) * Online lecture (Zoom): "Snakes in Ancient Egyptian Religion, Literature and Medicine with Reference to the Snake Papyrus aka Brooklyn Medical Papyrus," by Dr. Edmund Meltzer (Pacifica Graduate Institute) date: December 12, 2024; 6:00 pm IST (GMT/UTC+2) costs: free info: for the link, please contact --USA-- d) ARCE - PA Chapter * "Researching in the arc-“hives”: Ancient Egyptian honey and beekeeping," by Dr. Shelby Justl date: Saturday, December 14, 2024; 3:30 pm EST place: Penn Museum, Classroom L2 costs: free for ARCE members, $7 for University of Pennsylvania Museum Members and UPenn Staff and Faculty, $5 for S**tudents with ID, and $10 for the general public. Cash and Venmo accepted. info: abstract at The lecture is followed by a Holiday Potluck Party @5pm. ---UK--- e) Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society * "Isis Goes Abroad", by Dr Robert Morkot date: December 7th, 2024; 2 pm place: Coronation Hall, Woodley RG5 4JB costs: £4 for Non-Members (cash only on door, no cards) info: abstract at The event includes seasonal refreshments and book sale. --GERMANY-- a) Ständige Ägyptologen-Konferenz (SÄK) * 56. Ständige Ägyptologen-Konferenz (SÄK) 2025 date: 4 - 6 July 2025 place: TBD ("im Umkreis der Museumsinsel"), Berlin info: "Erster Rundbrief" (2 December 2024) - 3 pp. - pdf-file (0.1 MB) -------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --ITALY-- [update] b) Fortino Leopoldo I Piazza G. Garibaldi, 9A, 55042 Forte dei Marmi LU * "Gli Egizi e i doni del Nilo" [The Egyptians and the gifts of the Nile] [new] date: 1 August 2024 - 2 April 2005 [prolongation; was: till 2 February 2025] [new] info: Italian press report at "L’esposizione, promossa dalla Fondazione Villa Bertelli e dal Comune di Forte dei Marmi, resterà aperta fino al 2 aprile 2025 (...)" --SPAIN-- g) University of Alcala de Henares Colegio de Caracciolos, Calle de la Trinidad, 3, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) * "Beyond the tree. A Journey into the Traditions of Egyptian Woodcraft" date: 10 December 2024 - 10 January 2025 (9 am – 8 pm, Monday to Friday) Exhibition about the role of trees and wood in ancient and modern Egyptian culture. With photos by photographer Patricia Mora and works by visual artist Mina Milad Ramsis. Organised by the Medjehu Project in partnership with the University of Alcala de Henares, the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo (IFAO), the Mortexvar project, and the University of Lisbon. info: info: background info about the artists at --PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA-- [update] d) Shanghai Museum nr. 201, Renmin Avenue, Huangpu District, Shanghai * "The Top of the Pyramids: Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilization" date: 19 July 2024 - 17 August 2025 [new] info: French press report at "Une grande exposition de 788 objets égyptiens anciens à Shanghai a franchi une étape importante en attirant 1 million de visiteurs depuis son lancement en juillet. (...) « Le précédent record pour une exposition égyptienne a été établi au Metropolitan Museum of Art de New York en 1978, avec 1,36 million de visiteurs. Compte tenu des tendances actuelles, nous sommes en bonne voie pour dépasser ce record », a déclaré Chu Xiaobo, directeur du musée de Shanghai." Includes a video report [0:50 mins.]. --------------------------------------------------- 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-- * Press report: "Mexican mission brings Theban Tomb 39 back to life in Luxor" "After two decades of unwavering dedication, meticulous consolidation, and expert restoration, (..) the Mexican Archaeological Mission officially handed over Theban Tomb 39 (TT39) to Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry. (..) Nestled in El-Khokha, part of the vast Theban Necropolis on the Nile’s west bank, TT39 stands as the final resting place of Puimre. His life and work spanned the reign of Queen Hatshepsut and Thutmosis III (circa 1478 – 1500 B.C.). (..)" With many photos. -- Video report by Luxor Times about the opening, with speeches in the first clip [21 mins.] and footage inside the tomb in the second clip [6 mins.]: * Press report: "Sudan’s national treasures have been stolen – we spoke with the director of museums" "(..) We sat down with Dr Ikhlas Abdel Latief, Sudan’s director of Museums for the National Corporation of Antiquities and Museums, in Cairo, Egypt. (..) (The theft involved) three large trucks which had been tracked by the Sudanese military intelligence from August 2023 and they were headed westward. Recently, a number of thieves were apprehended in the Republic of South Sudan with two of these trucks but only one statue was found with them, the rest being ordinary stolen goods. This suggests the stolen material has already entered distribution channels. (..)" * Press report: "500 Years Of Writing And Writing Culture In Fayum " "The German Research Foundation has approved around one million euros for an interdisciplinary research group at the Würzburg Egyptology Department. This will facilitate the continuation of a research focus: the culture of writing in ancient Fayum (..) [i.e., Soknopaiou Nesos] (..). The first sub-project [by Carolin Arlt] focuses on demotic and Greek documentary texts from the temple archive and their relationship to each other. (..) The notary's office, the so-called grapheion, and the archives of the site are the focus of the second sub-project [by Bianca Borrelli] (..). Demotic and Greek accounting scrolls from Soknopaiou Nesos form the research focus of the third sub-project [by Marcel Moser]. (..) Professor Martin A. Stadler himself is deciphering religious texts (..)." [Next three items submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Press report: "Antigua iglesia en Egipto revela prácticas funerarias de primeros cristianos" "Tras más de una década de excavaciones, arqueólogos descubren una iglesia del siglo IV en Egipto con 17 cuerpos, mayormente de mujeres y niños. (..) El equipo —encabezado por David Ratzan, un experto en civilizaciones antiguas en la Universidad de Nueva York, y Nicola Aravecchia, arqueóloga de la Universidad de Washington, en St. Louis, Missouri, comenzó las excavaciones en la iglesia en el 2012. (..) La iglesia se hallaba en el borde oriental de Trimithis (..)" -- Website of the Amheida Project: * Press report: "Une fillette de 12 ans découvre une amulette égyptienne vieille de 3 500 ans dans le centre d'Israël" "L'Autorité israélienne des antiquités (IAA) a annoncé la découverte d'une amulette de scarabée égyptien vieille de 3 500 ans, trouvée par Dafna Filshteiner, 12 ans, alors qu'elle faisait une randonnée avec sa famille près de Hod Hasharon, dans le centre d'Israël. (..)" With photos of the scarab; includes a video report with English subtitles [1:26 mins.] -- English press reports: "(..) The scarab amulet, a beetle shape carved out of stone and adorned with the images of two scorpions, is estimated by experts to be 3,500 years old (..). Another decoration on the amulet is the nefer symbol (..) and another symbol which looks like a royal staff (..)." With close-up photo. With video report. * Press report: "Luigi Vassalli: un egittologo tra l’impeto della guerra e l’emozione dell’arte" "Tra i personaggi che più legano il nostro Paese alla storia dell’Egittologia moderna, Luigi Vassalli è certamente tra coloro la cui esistenza presenta gli accattivanti tratti dell’avventura. (..)" Biography of Luigi Vassalli (1812-1887), by Paul Bondielli. --Follow-ups-- [Submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Some more press reports about the uncovering of a new Ptolemaic temple near the Great Temple of Atribis in Sohag: -- French press report: -- German press report: cf. EEF NEWS (1370). --MISCELLANEOUS-- * New entry at the blog of the MUAFS Project (Munich University Attab to Ferka Survey Project, Sudan): -- "Upcoming DiverseNile Seminar: Animal industries within Kerma civilization" (Dec 3) * New entry at the blog of the Coptic Magical Papyri Project: -- "Animals in Coptic Magic I: The Blood of a White Dove" (Dec 4) * New entry at the "Reports from the museum" 'blog' of the Society for the Promotion of the Egyptian Museum Berlin: -- "Objects: Die Berliner Papyrusdatenbank präsentiert: Die verlorene Eselin" (Dec 1) [The correct Weiterlesen link is ] ============================================== (V) BOOKS & JOURNALS CORNER --NEW (PAPER) BOOK RELEASES-- [Submitted by John Wall] * Nigel Strudwick, David Aston (eds.), From Objects to Histories. Studies in Honour of John H. Taylor. Abercromby Press, 2024. Hb, xxx+681 pp. ISBN 978 1 912246 19 9. £95.00. TOC at "John H. Taylor combines a great breadth of Egyptological knowledge and experience (shared by few museum curators) with a modest and unassuming personality. For three and a half decades his scholarship has provided an unsung underpinning to the British Museum’s Department of Egyptian Antiquities (now the Department of Egypt and Sudan). During this time he has maintained a determined continuity with the best traditions and aspirations of the past through his high academic standards. (...) This volume contains the contributions of over sixty of his colleagues and friends who wanted to honour John’s achievements, and this reflects both the esteem in which he is held within Egyptology and the breadth of his interests." * Hanane Gaber, Les tombes d'Amennakht et de ses fils Nebenmaât et Khâemter à Deir el-Médina (TT 218, TT 219, TT 220). (MIFAO, 153). IFAO, 2024. 2 vols., 549 pp., EUR 58. (eBook EUR 41). TOC at "Les tombes d’Amennakht et de ses fils Nebenmaât et Khâemeter (TT 218-220), trois artisans qui vécurent sous les règnes de Séthy Ier et de Ramsès II, forment un complexe familial unique à Deir el-Médina et dans la nécropole thébaine. (..) L’édition de ces tombes comprend les relevés archéologiques, la description des scènes, la traduction des textes, des commentaires et des synthèses. (..)" * Agnieszka Wojciechowska, Metropoleis in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt from the early Ptolemaic Age to Septimius Severus. (Philippika - Altertumswissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, 170). Harrassowitz Verlag, 2024. Pb, 224 pp. ISBN 978-3-447-12022-7. EUR 58,00. TOC at "This is the first monograph of metropoleis in Egypt from the Hellenistic age until high Empire. Metropoleis were capital units of nomes or the basic administrative units of ancient Egypt. (..) It is argued that the major turning point in history of metropoleis was the reign of Augustus when the administrative duties in Egypt, once performed by temple staff, were reassigned to metropoleis and their officials. Much attention is devoted to urbanization of metropleis, the process which occurred at much different speed through some but not all nome capitals. (..)" * Jana Mynárová, Ludovia Bertolini, Frederico Zangani (eds.), Migration and Mobility in the Ancient Near East and Egypt – the Crossroads IV. Proceeding of an International Conference Held in Prague, September 19-22, 2022. Lockwood Press, 2024. Hb, xxx+404 pp. ISBN 978-1-957454-10-8. $99.50. (eBook, $79.50). TOC at "(..) The essays collected in this volume variously examine the political dimensions of movement and mobility; how ideas, concepts, and languages move across boundaries; and the material evidence for cultural interactions." * Derek A. Welsby (ed.), Gematon: Living and Dying in a Kushite Town on the Nile, Volume II: The Artefacts. (Sudan Archaeological Research Society Publication, 28) Archaeopress, 2024. Hb, 62 p., 80 figs., 32 tbls., 544 plts. ISBN 9781803278858. £90.00. TOC and Sample Pages at "This volume documents the Sudan Archaeological Research Society's extensive excavations and surveys at Kawa, a prominent ancient site in Sudan's Northern Dongola Reach. Conducted between 1997 and 2018, this research involved detailed topographical mapping and excavation across multiple sites, including urban areas and the Kushite cemetery. Artefacts recovered, ranging from pottery shards to architectural remnants like dressed stone blocks, reflect diverse material culture and ritual practices." N.B. The book is also available in Open Access. * Anna M. Davies-Barrett, Tatiana Vlemincq-Mendieta, Pernille Bangsgaard (eds.), Gematon: Living and Dying in a Kushite Town on the Nile, Volume IV: Bioarchaeology. (Sudan Archaeological Research Society Publication, 30) Archaeopress, 2024. Hb, 220 pp., 21 figs., 53 tbls., 44 plts. ISBN 9781803278872. £60.00. TOC and Sample Pages at "This volume presents findings on the bioarchaeological remains from the Sudan Archaeological Research Society’s 1997-2018 excavations at Kawa, focusing on human and animal bones. (..) Additional material, assessed post-publication of Volume I, is highlighted here for a comprehensive understanding of Kawa’s cemetery and broader archaeological context." For vols. I and III, see EEF NEWS (1325). N.B. The book is also available in Open Access. --NEW ISSUES OF (PAPER) JOURNALS & MAGAZINES-- * The TOC of the latest issue of Memnonia: Bulletin édité par l'Association pour la Sauvegarde du Ramesseum, vol. 33 (2023/2024), is online at * The TOC of the latest issue of Revue Égypte Afrique & Orient, no. 114 (July-October 2024), is online at A theme issue: "Vêtements, ornements et viatique en Égypte ancienne". * The TOC of the latest issue of Near Eastern Archaeology, vol. 84, no. 4 (December 2024), is online at With two relevant articles (not Open Access). --DIGITIZED JOURNAL ARTICLES & ONLINE PAPERS-- * The latest issue of Rosetta, Papers of the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Birmingham, no. 29 (2024), is online in Open Access at With three relevant articles. * The latest issue of DAI e-Forschungsberichten [eDAI-F], vol. {2024}, fasc. 1, is online in Open Access at: With three relevant articles. =============================================== (VIA) JOBS AND GRANTS --JOB OPENINGS-- * The Institut français d'archéologie orientale (Ifao) and the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA) invite applications for a 24-months PCMA-Ifao Post-doctoral fellowship in Cairo starting 1st May 2025 until 30th April 2027. The Post-Doctoral Fellow will organize an international two-day conference on a subject in relation with Ancient and Medieval Northeastern Africa (Egypt and/or Nubia). The conference will take place in Cairo in fall 2025. Following the conference, the Post-Doctoral Fellow will be in charge of the edition of the proceedings. Application deadline: 31st January 2025. --AWARDS-- * The Board of the International Association for Coptic Studies is pleased to announce the IACS Awards for Academic Excellence 2026 One prize for the best M.A. thesis, and one prize for the best Ph.D. dissertation. Submissions must represent significant scholarly contributions to the field of Coptic Studies, broadly understood (..). Application deadline: 15 May 2026 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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: -- ZDFneo, December 10, 2024, 02:15-03:00 "Eine kurze Geschichte über ... Das alte Ägypten" -- ZDFneo, December 10, 2024, 03:00-03:45 "Terra X: Tutanchamun - Der Junge hinter der Goldmaske" -- ZDFneo, December 10, 2024, 03:45-04:30 "Die Sonnenstadt der Pharaonen" [Heliopolis] -- Arte, December 11, 2024, 05:30-06:25 "Geheimnisvolle Mumien" (1/3) -- Arte, December 11, 2024, 09:00-10:30 "Ägypten - Das Grab der heiligen Stiere" [Serapeum] -- Arte, December 12, 2024, 05:30-06:25 "Geheimnisvolle Mumien" (2/3) -- Arte, December 13, 2024, 05:30-06:25 "Geheimnisvolle Mumien" (3/3) --ONLINE AUDIO&VIDEO-- * Video of a lecture organized by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East: -- "Uncovering Stars in an Egyptian Temple: The New Sky over Esna", by Dr. Christian Leitz (18 September 2024) [55 mins.] * Videos of lectures by Prof. Laurent Coulon at the Collège de France, in a series called "Cour et courtisans en Égypte pharaonique (début IIIe millénaire - première moitié du IIe millénaire av. J.-C.)": -- "(1) - Des périodes de formation à l’âge classique : quelles sources pour écrire une histoire de la cour ?" (18 November 2024) [1 h 35 mins.] -- "(2) - Le fonctionnement de la cour" (25 November 2024) [1 h 36 mins.] -- Four more lectures to come. * Videos of lectures by Prof. Jean Winand at the Collège de France, in a series called "Dimitte voces, accipe sensus ! Les hiéroglyphes à la Renaissance ou l’utopie d’une langue et d’une écriture universelles": -- "(1) - Venise, 1499 : Hypnerotomachia Poliphili ou la naissance des néo-hiéroglyphes" (21 November 2024) [1 h 30 mins.] -- "(2) - Festina lente : une lecture hiéroglyphique du monde" (28 November 2024) [1 h 25 mins.] -- Two more lectures to come. =============================================== (VIII) WEBSITES * The webpage of the SEAMS project has been published: "The SEAMS project (Study of Egyptian Animal Mummy Styles) investigates the bandage weaves of votive animal mummies to understand whether they could be markers of specific periods and places and scrutinize the potential meanings of the recurring wrapping patterns. The study also provides a thorough insight into manufacturing processes and evaluates the economic impact of the votive animal mummy industry." -- In December 2024, SEAMS was awarded ‘Project of the Month’ by CORDIS, the European Commission’s Community Research and Development Information Service. Press release: =============================================== =============================================== 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 2024, A.K. Eyma =============================================== ===============================================