=============================================== EEF NEWS (1402) =============================================== July 10, 2025 (III Akhet 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: Alexander Ilin-Tomich [(I) - Germany (d)]; Michael Tilgner [(II) - Germany (k)] _______________________________________________ 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-- b) Australian Centre for Egyptology * 2025 Annual Conference of the Australian Centre for Egyptology: "Egypt & Sudan: Fieldwork North and South", with Prof. Stuart Tyson Smith (University of California Santa Barbara) and Prof. Nozomu Kawai (Kanazawa University) date: August 2, 2025; 10 am – 5 pm place: a hybrid event -- online (Zoom) or in-person at the Macquarie University Arts Precinct (25 Wally’s Walk, Building C: Function Centre) costs: Rundle members $75 (in-person or Zoom), Non-Rundle members $95 (in-person or Zoom), Students $45 (in-person or Zoom) info: registration at i) Czech Institute of Egyptology, Charles University * Online lecture (Zoom): "Patronage as a logic of social organisation in Ancient Egypt," by Dr. Marcelo Campagno date: 30 July 2025; 14:00 CEST info: abstract at info: registration at --GERMANY-- [update] c) International Association for Coptic Studies (IACS) * 13th International Congress of Coptic Studies date: July 27 – August 1, 2026 place: University of Göttingen [new] info: Second Circular at d) Institut für Ägyptologie, Freie Universität Berlin * "„Here Comes the Sun“ - Zur theologischen Präsenz des Sonnengottes in der memphitischen Region des Neuen Reiches," by Dr. Anne Herzberg-Beiersdorf (HU Berlin) date: 16 July 2025; 16:30 place: Freie Universtität Berlin, 2.2059, Fabeckstraße 23/25, 14195 Berlin info: -------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --GERMANY-- k) Museum Alte Kulturen Schloss Hohentübingen, Burgsteige 11, 72070 Tübingen * "Das Grab der Hetepheres - Geheimnisse der verschwundenen Königin" [The Tomb of Hetepheres - Secrets of the Lost Queen] date: 4 July 2025 - 27 July 2025 Exhibition in the form of a virtual reality experience, in which you'll partake in the excavation and reconstruction of the tomb of the mother of king Cheops, with Harvard professor Peter Der Manuelian as your digital guide. info: info: flyer - 2 pp. - pdf-file (1.2 MB) - --JAPAN-- g) Yamagata Museum of Art 1-63 Otemachi, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture * "The Ancient Egyptian Museum Exhibition" / "The Gateway to Ancient Egypt" date: July 11, 2025 – August 23, 2025 Exhibition introducing the collection of Japan's only museum specializing in ancient Egypt, the Ancient Egyptian Museum Shibuya, via 200 artefacts on display. Earlier venues: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (April 8, 2023 - May 28, 2023), Iwaki City Museum of Art (June 24, 2023 - August 20, 2023), Higashi-Hiroshima City Museum of Art (October 10, 2023 - November 26, 2023), Tottori Prefectural Museum (April 6, 2024 - May 12, 2024), Fukui Fine Arts Museum (July 20, 2024 - September 1, 2024), Niigata Prefectural Bandaijima Museum of Art (October 11, 2024 - December 15th, 2024), Akita Museum of Modern Art (April 26, 2025 - June 29, 2025). info: info: info: related events and lectures at ---ISRAEL-- [update] a) The Israel Museum Derech Ruppin 11, Jerusalem * "Pharaoh's Animal Kingdom" [new] date: April 7, 2025 - February 15 [was: TBA], 2026 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-- * Press report: "Archaeologists unearth Greek, Roman rock-cut tombs in Aswan" "A joint Egyptian-Italian archaeological team has made a significant discovery in the necropolis surrounding the Aga Khan Mausoleum on Aswan’s West Bank, unearthing a series of ancient rock-cut tombs from the Greek and Roman periods. (..) Among the most prominent finds is Tomb 38, (..) [in which they] discovered a two-meter-tall limestone sarcophagus, positioned atop a rock-cut platform. (..) Hieroglyphic inscriptions on the sarcophagus call for blessings from the local deities of Aswan and identify the tomb’s owner as Ka-Mesiu, believed to have been a high-ranking official. (..) The tombs also revealed mummified remains, including those of children (..)." -- Other English press reports: With photos. -- French press report: With photos. -- Italian press report: -- Italian press release by the University of Milan: -- Website of the Egyptian Italian Mission at West Aswan (EIMAWA) mission: * Press report: "Rock art hints at the origins of Egyptian kings" "A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light on the formation of the ancient Egyptian state. (..) The engraving is well-preserved and seems to portray an ornate boat being dragged by five figures. A standing figure propels the boat with an oar, while another figure remains seated on a structure that is interpreted as a palanquin. (..) Importantly, it appears that the panel bears strong stylistic and iconographic affinities with the official imagery produced at the end of the Protodynastic period, up to the reign of Narmer. (..)" -- The original research article [only abstract is for free]: Dorian Vanhulle, "An early ruler etched in stone? A rock art panel from the west bank of Aswan (Egypt)", in: Antiquity, First View, published online 10 July 2025. * Press report: "Groundbreaking discovery in Egypt's Great Pyramid shatters [ancient] view on how mysterious structure was built" "(..) Dr Hawass is now working on a new expedition (..) which will send a robot into the Great Pyramid, (..) [for the] exploration of the Big Void (..) discovered in 2017 (..). The [exploration] is slated for around January or February next year." With photo of the work gang markings above the King's Chamber. [Next five items submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Press report: "Egyptian conservators give King Tut's treasures new glow" Featuring GEM conservators Eid Mertah, Hind Bayoumi, Fatma Magdy, and Mohamed Moustafa. -- French press reports: -- Italian press report: * Press report: "Antico Egitto, ritrovata a Torino la pittura perduta di Iti" "È stato presentato oggi, 8 luglio, il nuovo allestimento di due sale del Museo Egizio, tra cui la Tomba di Iti e Neferu arricchita di un’ulteriore scena dipinta, scoperta nel 2023 da un’egittologa nei depositi del Museo di Antropologia ed Etnografia, che si aggiunge allo straordinario ciclo pittorico già esposto. (..)" -- Other Italian press reports: With a slideshow. With a video report [2:13 mins.]. -- Press release by the Museo Egizio: "The reinstallation of the Iti and Neferu and Ahmose galleries" * Press report: "Museo Egizio Torino reperti online: 2.300 opere digitalizzate su Wikimedia" "Il Museo Egizio di Torino ha reso disponibili online 2.300 reperti della propria collezione, grazie a una collaborazione con Wikipedia e Wikimedia Italia. L’iniziativa rientra nel più ampio progetto di open access e digitalizzazione del patrimonio culturale, con l’obiettivo di rendere la cultura accessibile a tutti, ovunque. (..)" * Press report: "Archeofilm Festival, il pubblico premia il documentario sui fratelli Champollion" "Il documentario francese 'I fratelli Champollion. Nel segreto dei geroglifici', diretto da Jacques P laisant, ha vinto il Premio Giunti/Archeologia Viva del pubblico 'Sardegna Archeofilm' 2025, a conclusione di una rassegna che nell’Area archeologica di Mont’e Prama ha riunito per quattro giorni archeologi, registi, divulgatori e appassionati da tutta Italia. (..)" * Press report: "A Torino la prima mappa geologica della storia: il segreto egizio custodito da 3.000 anni" "In un angolo poco conosciuto delle collezioni egizie del capoluogo piemontese si nasconde un tesoro straordinario. No, non si tratta di una mappa del tesoro da film d’avventura, ma di qualcosa di ben più sorprendente: la prima mappa geologica conosciuta dell’umanità, realizzata dagli antichi egizi oltre tremila anni fa. (..)" About the Turin Gold Mine Papyrus. --Follow-ups-- [Submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Some more press reports about the recent genetic study (whole-genome ancestry) of an Old Kingdom Egyptian: -- English press report: -- German press report: -- French press reports: [cf. EEF NEWS (1401).] --MISCELLANEOUS-- * New entry at the "Egypt Centre Collection" blog of Dr Ken Griffin: -- "The Restoration and Conservation of an Egyptian Shabti [- guest post by Kayleigh Heister]" (7 July) * New entry at the blog of the Reiss-Engelhorn Museen: -- "Isis – eine ägyptische Göttin macht Weltkarriere [- post by Thomas Rinck]" (7 July) * New entry at the blog of the Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project: -- "From GPR to LiDAR – JBAP combines tech with excavations to deepen our understanding of ancient Napata" (3 July) * New entry at the "Wonderful Things" blog of the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford: -- "Animals – 9: Camels – 2: Preparations for the first camel trek" (June 24) * Entry at the blog of Setken: -- "A Tale Of 3 Blockbuster Ancient Egypt Exhibitions [with photos]" (June 21, 2024) ============================================== (V) BOOKS & JOURNALS CORNER --NEW (PAPER) BOOK RELEASES-- * Michelle Middleman, Getting a Job in Old Kingdom Egypt. Rites of Passage to Promotion. Abercromby Press, 2025. Hb, xviii+181 pp. ISBN 978 1 912246 30 4. £59.95. "This book is an investigation into the necessary requirements needed to obtain a career as an official in the Old Kingdom. (..)" * Monika Dolinska, The Temple of Thutmose III at Deir el-Bahari. (Deir el-Bahari, 9). Harrassowitz Verlag, 2025. Hb, xii+174 pp., 65 ills., 41 plts., 16 folded plts., encased in a slipcase. ISBN 978-3-447-11816-3. EUR 148,00. TOC at "(..) The Temple of Thutmose III at Deir el-Bahari is the first volume of the publication on the temple. It covers three rooms connected with the royal cult. A brief introduction describing the architecture of the whole temple complex is followed by a detailed description of the function and decoration of the three rooms, with a focus on the preserved colors. All scenes and accompanying texts are partially reconstructed, as the state of preservation is usually very poor. Color plates and appendices with a description of the standard decorative elements, the decoration of the “serekhs”, a list of members of the mission and a list of publications concerning the temple are included. The volume is accompanied by 15 large-format drawings (scale 1:10 or in four cases 1:11) – one for each wall and three for the niche – as well as a plan of the temple." * Matthias Emmert, Die Schlangensprüche als älteste semitische Textbelege? Analyse und kritische Betrachtung von Richard C. Steiners „Early Northwest Semitic Serpent Spells in the Pyramid Texts“. (Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 140). Harrassowitz Verlag, 2025. Pb, vi+146 pp. ISBN 978-3-447-12359-4. EUR 38,00. TOC at "Diese Publikation widmet sich einer Analyse und kritischen Betrachtung von Richard Steiners „Early Northwest Semitic Serpent Spells in the Pyramid Texts“ (Eisenbrauns, 2011). Steiner zufolge sind bislang unklare Passagen der Schlangensprüche in der Unaspyramide als hieroglyphische Transkriptionen eines frühen westsemitischen, kanaanäischen Dialekts des levantinischen Raumes zu deuten. (..) Matthias Emmert untersucht in seiner Studie Steiners Ergebnisse neben inhaltlichen und orthographischen Aspekten insbesondere anhand phonologischer Kriterien (..)." [Submitted by Bob Bianchi] * Sam Kean, Dinner with King Tut. How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations. Little, Brown and Company, 2025. Hb, 464 pp. ISBN 139780316496551. $32.50. (Also as eBook, $16.99). "(..) History often neglects the tastes, textures, sounds, and smells that were an intimate part of our ancestors’ lives, but a new generation of researchers is resurrecting those hidden details, pioneering an exciting new discipline called experimental archaeology. (..) Popular science writer Sam Kean joins these experimental archaeologists on their adventures across the globe (..)." [Chapter 4 is dedicated to ancient Egypt. Bonus Material (outline, extra notes, and extra photos) at ] --NEW ISSUES OF (PAPER) JOURNALS & MAGAZINES-- * The TOC of the latest issue of Enchoria - Zeitschrift für Demotistik und Koptologie, vol. 38 (2024), is online at --MISCELLANEOUS-- * Online book review of: Hussein, R. B. (2024). The Texts on the Coffin of Ppy-?mA from Naga ed-Dêr. Translation and Annotation. (S. Beck, ed.). Studien zu altägyptischen Totentexten, 23. Harrassowitz. 146 pp. ISBN 978-3-447-12146-0. Review by Antonio J. Morales - 10 July 2025. =============================================== (VIA) JOBS AND GRANTS ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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: -- ZDF, July 12, 2025, 02:45-03:30 "Die Sonnenstadt der Pharaonen" [Heliopolis] -- ZDFneo, July 12, 2025, 14:55-15:40 "Eine kurze Geschichte über ... Das alte Ägypten" -- ZDFneo, July 12, 2025, 15:40-16:25 "Terra X: Tutanchamun - Der Junge hinter der Goldmaske" -- ZDFinfo, July 13, 2025, 11:15-12:00 "Der Untergang antiker Völker: Athen und Ägypten" -- ZDFinfo, July 13, 2025, 20:15-21:00 "Ägypten - Welt der Pharaonen: Lebensader Nil" -- ZDFinfo, July 13, 2025, 21:00-21:45 "Ägypten - Welt der Pharaonen: Metropolen" -- ZDFinfo, July 13, 2025, 21:45-22:30 "Ägypten - Welt der Pharaonen: Frauen und Macht" -- ZDFinfo, July 13, 2025, 22:30-23:15 "Ägypten - Welt der Pharaonen: Kriege" -- ZDFinfo, July 13, 2025, 23:15-00:00 "Ägypten - Welt der Pharaonen: Pyramiden" -- ZDFinfo, July 14, 2025, 00:00-00:45 "Ägypten - Welt der Pharaonen: Totenkult" -- ZDFinfo, July 14, 2025, 00:45-01:30 "Ägypten - Welt der Pharaonen: Götter und Könige" -- ZDFinfo, July 14, 2025, 01:30-02:15 "Ägypten - Welt der Pharaonen: Untergang" -- ZDFinfo, July 14, 2025, 05:45-06:30 "Apokalypse Ägypten. Das Geheimnis der Pyramide" -- ZDFinfo, July 16, 2025, 12:45-13:30 "Die Geheimnisse von Sakkara: Die Suche nach Imhoteps Grab" -- ZDFinfo, July 16, 2025, 13:30-14:15 "Die Geheimnisse von Sakkara: Die Totenstadt" -- ZDFinfo, July 16, 2025, 14:15-15:00 "Ägypten - Schatzkammer der Archäologie: Grabräuber" -- ZDFinfo, July 16, 2025, 15:00-15:45 "Ägypten - Schatzkammer der Archäologie: Geheimnisvolle Grabkammern" -- ZDFinfo, July 16, 2025, 15:45-16:30 "Ägypten - Schatzkammer der Archäologie: Die Königinnen vom Nil" -- ZDFinfo, July 16, 2025, 16:30-17:15 "Ägyptens Baumeister: Die großen Rätsel der Pyramiden" -- ZDFinfo, July 16, 2025, 17:15-18:00 "Die vergessenen Pharaonen - Ägyptens schwarze Könige" --ONLINE AUDIO&VIDEO-- * Video of the second day of a seminar organised by the Czech Institute of Egyptology at Charles University and Yale University: -- "Old Kingdom Collapse at 4.2 ka BP Reconsidered. New Perspectives and New Agendas from the Environmental and Social Sciences" (3 July 2025) [8 h 15 mins.] [Program at ] * Video of a conference lecture at PCMA and IFAO: -- "Reverse-engineering the desertscape: seeing under the hands of ancient Egyptian prospectors," by Dr Martin Odler (28 April 2024) [19 mins.] [Next two items submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Podcast: "Schlüssel zum alten Ägypten: Der 'Stein von Rosetta'" [7:53 mins.] * Podcast: "Qui était Khéops ?" -- Part 1 [55:49 mins.] With Prof. Philippe Collombert (professeur d'égyptologie à l'Université de Genève et directeur de la mission archéologique franco-suisse de Saqqâra) -- Part 2 [55:16 mins.] With Prof. Philippe Collombert. =============================================== (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 2025, A.K. 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