=============================================== EEF NEWS (1425) =============================================== December 18, 2025 (I Shemu 6) 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: Glenn Meyer [(I) - VL (m)]; Eliane Zivkovic [(I) - France (a)]; Michael Tilgner [(II) - Germany (e)(m), Italy (c)(q)] ________________________________________________ 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) ARCE - Northern California chapter * Online lecture (Zoom): "Forgotten Saint-Simonian Travelers in Egypt," by Dr. John David Ragan date: January 11, 2026; 3 pm PST infio: abstract at info: registration at n) ARCE National * Online lecture (Zoom): "Norms, Wit, and Rudeness in Ancient Egypt: Politeness throughout the Ages," by Victoria Almansa-Villatoro date: December 20, 2025; 2:00 pm EST info: abstract and registration at --FRANCE-- a) Cercle lyonnais d'égyptologie * Lecture: "La redécouverte de la tombe de Kanéfer dans les archives d’Étienne Drioton. Fouilles à Saqqara en 1949," by Raphaëlle Meffre (Chargée de recherche, CNRS, UMR 8546 AOROC Archéologie et philologie d’Orient et d’Occident - CNRS PSL) date: January 13th, 2026; 18:30 place: Salle Soeurs Saint Vincent de Paul , 8 Av. du Doyenné, 69005 LyonFrance cost: non-members EUR10, free for the members info: abstract and booking at * Seminar: "La Vallée des Rois: travaux récents de l’Université de Bâle," by Susanne Bickel (professeure d’égyptologie, université de Bâle) date: January 31st, 2026; 10:00 - 17:00 place: Coup de Pouce Université, 1 Rue de Bonald, 69007 Lyon costs: members EUR 41 (student members EUR 30), non-members EUR 60 info: abstract and booking 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 --GERMANY-– [update] e) Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Am Steine 1-2, D-31134 Hildesheim * Re-opening of the Ancient Egypt Gallery date: 13 December 2025 [new] info: German press reports at With slideshow of the reopening ceremony. With audio report [3:25 mins.]. [update] m) Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst Gabelsbergerstraße 35, 80333 München * "Kindheit am Nil – Aufwachsen im Alten Ägypten" [Childhood on the Nile – Growing up in Ancient Egypt] date: 28 October 2025 - 21 June 2026 [new] info: German press report at --ITALY-- [update] c) Museo della Grafica Palazzo Lanfranchi, Lungarno Galilei, 9, 56125 PISA * "Ippolito Rosellini, Pisa e la nascita dell'egittologia moderna" [Ippolito Rosellini, Pisa and the birth of modern Egyptology] date: 12 December 2025 - 11 January 2026 [new] info: Italian press report at [update] q) Scuderie del Quirinale via XXIV Maggio 16, 00187 Roma * "Tesori dei Faraoni" [Treasures of the Pharaohs] date: 24 October 2025 - 3 May 2026 [new] info: Italian press report at With photos. --------------------------------------------------- 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 five items submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Press report: "Two colossal statues of Amenhotep III unveiled at Luxor’s West Bank" "Two colossal alabaster statues of King Amenhotep III have been reinstalled at their original location in his mortuary temple on Luxor’s West Bank, following decades of careful restoration, reassembly, and scientific conservation (..)." With photos. -- French press reports: -- Italian press reports: Includes a video report [2:31 mins.]. * Press report: "Riemerge dalle sabbie d’Egitto un antichissimo tempio solare" Interview with Prof. Massimiliano Nuzzolo, about the recent finds by his team in Abusir. [For generic press reports, see below]. With photos. * Press report: "Il tempio di Ellesiya del Museo Egizio e quei 66 blocchi da ricomporre. Per gli alti costi del trasporto il sindaco di Torino ipotecò la casa" "Alessia Fassone ripercorre la storia della cappella rupestre del 1425 a.C. donata integralmente dall’Egitto all'Italia in segno di gratitudine. Il «beau geste» del primo cittadino Giuseppe Grosso per reperire i fondi necessari. (..)" Interview with Alessia Fassone, curator of the Museo Egizio, Turin. * Press report: "Sur les traces de l’aventure égypto-italienne" "Depuis le XIXe siècle, l’Italie joue un rôle majeur dans la sauvegarde du patrimoine égyptien. Des grandes campagnes de fouilles aux expositions internationales, en passant par les travaux scientifiques et la préservation du patrimoine immatériel, une coopération étroite et durable unit les deux pays. (..)" * Press report: "The forgotten Egyptian queen who dared use forbidden 'magic' to make herself pharaoh" "Long before Cleopatra and Hatshepsut, Ankhnespepy II amassed unprecedented political and religious power. Here's how. (..)" --Follow-ups-- [Submitted by Albert Prince and Michael Tilgner] * More press reports on the uncovering of King Niuserre's Valley Temple in the Abu Ghurab area of Abusir: -- English press reports: -- Italian press report: [Available in several languages] -- German press reports: -- French press reports: [Submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Press report: "La réouverture au public de la tombe de la reine Néfertari envisagée sous conditions à Louxor" "La tombe est fermée au public depuis mars 2024 en raison de forts niveaux d'humidité à l'intérieur qui dégradaient les peintures, mais les études techniques nécessaires à l’évaluation de la situation sont sur le point d’être achevées et ouvrent la voie à une possible réouverture encadrée, selon le Conseil Suprême des Antiquités. (..)" With photos. --MISCELLANEOUS-- * New entries at the blog of the Middle Kingdom Theban Project: -- "Digging Diary 2025: entries December 4-15" * New entry at the blog of the Mission archéologique française de Saqqâra: -- "Campagne 2025 Post 3: « Alors, que nous ont-ils laissé cette année ? »" (Dec 8) * New entry at the blog of the Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project: -- "Five new things you should see about Sudan" (Dec 11) * New entry at the blog of the Coptic Magical Papyri Project: -- "2025 Review: The First Year of the Coptic Magical Formularies Project" (Dec 11) * New entry at the "Reports from the museum" 'blog' of the Society for the Promotion of the Egyptian Museum Berlin: -- "Die Berliner Papyrusdatenbank präsentiert: Horoskop im ägyptischen Stil" (Dec 1) * New entry at the "Workshop for Egyptian Historical Linguistics" blog of David Mihalyfy: -- "Does the NSW-BITY Mean “Exalted” and “Mighty”?: A Verbal Theory with Possible Confirmation from Animal Naming Practices, Including with B3" (Dec 15) ============================================== (V) BOOKS & JOURNALS CORNER --NEW (PAPER) BOOK RELEASES-- * Aidan Dodson, The Libyan Pharaohs of Egypt: Their Lives and Afterlives. AUC Press, 2025. Hb, 244 pp. ISBN 9781649033109. $35.00 USD / £29.99 GBP. TOC at "A comprehensive account of the Libyan pharaohs of Egypt, who ruled from the tenth through the seventh centuries BC, accessibly written by renowned Egyptologist Aidan Dodson (..) Yet during the eleventh century we find Libyan names among members of Egyptian elite families, and early in the next century a pharaoh of Libyan descent ascended the Egyptian throne. There is no evidence of any violent take-over, so it appears likely that ongoing immigration and intermarriage with the Egyptian elites had brought a Libyan line to this point. Although the earlier Libyan pharaohs seem to have maintained the tradition of a unitary Egyptian state, as time went by, Libyan ideas of decentralized control became more prevalent. As a result, we find individuals holding both Libyan and Egyptian titles controlling distinct territories around Egypt, some of whom assumed the names and titles of a pharaoh. (..)" [Submitted by Elisabeth Wegner] * Marie-Kristin Schröder, Nachbarschaft im Wandel. Untersuchungen zu keramischen Inventaren aus Siedlungen und Nekropolen in Oberägypten und Nubien (ca. 2300–1700 v. Chr.). (Sonderschriften des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo, 38). Harrassowitz Verlag, 2025. Hb, xviii+378 pp. ISBN 978-3-447-12395-2. EUR 128,00. "(..) Marie-Kristin Schröders Analyse und Neubewertung keramischer Inventare in ägyptischer und nubischer Tradition aus Siedlungen und Nekropolen setzt hier an, um Forschungslücken zu schließen sowie neue Perspektiven zu den Interaktionen der mittelnubischen Kulturen zu eröffnen. Zugleich wirft die Studie wichtige Schlaglichter auf die komplexen ägyptisch-nubischen Beziehungen während des pharaonischen Alten und Mittleren Reiches. Im Zentrum der Untersuchung steht die Analyse keramischer Fundkomplexe aus der Siedlung Elephantine (..). Komplementiert wird dieses Material durch Inventare von sechs mit der C-Gruppe assoziierten Nekropolen in Oberägypten und Nubien, unter anderem dem N-Friedhof in Aniba.(..)" N.B. The book is also available in Open Access! --NEW ISSUES OF (PAPER) JOURNALS & MAGAZINES-- * (&) The TOC of the latest issue of Lingua Aegyptia [LingAeg], vol. 33 (2025), is online at [Submitted by Michael Tilgner] * The TOC of the latest issue of "Nile Magazine", no. 41 (December 2025), is online at (Sample pages at ) --DIGITIZED JOURNAL ARTICLES & ONLINE PAPERS-- * The first issue of Enki & Ptah: Journal of Technology and Trade in Ancient Egypt and Western Asia, vol. 1 (2025), has appeared online in Open Access: With several relevant articles. * The latest issue of Annuaire de l'EPHE, Section des sciences historiques et philologiques [ASHP], vol. 156 (2023-2024) | 2025, has appeared online: Among the "Résumés des conférences" (in Open Access): -- Andréas Stauder, "Égyptien" -- Marie-Pierre Chaufray, "Démotique" -- Paolo Gallo, "Grecs et Égyptiens à Alexandrie et à Canope (fin IVe-IIIe siècles av. J.-C.)" * The latest issue of Annuaire de l'EPHE, section des sciences religieuses [ASR], vol. 132 (2023-2024) | 2025, has appeared online: Among the "Chroniques" (in Open Access): -- Frédéric Payraudeau, "Mission française des fouilles de Tanis" Among the "Résumés des conférences" (in Open Access): -- Laurent Coulon, "Religion de l’Égypte ancienne" [Submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Alberto Elli, "Le due iscrizioni criptografiche di Esna con gli arieti e i coccodrilli ", in: Mediterraneo Antico speciale [December 2025] - PDF, 16 pp., in Open Access. Illustrated article about two cryptographic texts in the Temple of Esna, composed of a repitition of rams (Es103) and of crocodiles (Es126); with hieroglyphic text and Italian translation. =============================================== (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: -- ZDFinfo, December 20, 2025, 01:15-02:00 "Die Pyramiden: Gizeh - Die letzten Geheimnisse" -- ZDFinfo, December 20, 2025, 02:00-02:45 "Die Pyramiden: Cheops - Geheimnis der Felsenkammer" -- ZDFinfo, December 20, 2025, 02:45-03:30 "Die Pyramiden: Abu Rawash - Verloren in der Zeit" -- ZDFinfo, December 20, 2025, 03:30-04:15 "Die Pyramiden: Dahschur - Fantastische Entdeckungen" -- ZDFinfo, December 20, 2025, 04:15-04:45 "Die Pyramiden: Meidum - Das Scheingrab" -- ZDFinfo, December 20, 2025, 04:45-05:28 "Die Pyramiden: Sakkara - Das erste Monument" -- ZDFinfo, December 20, 2025, 05:30-06:15 "Ägypten - Schatzkammer der Archäologie: Das verlorene Grab der Nofretete" -- ZDFinfo, December 20, 2025, 06:15-07:00 "Ägypten - Schatzkammer der Archäologie: Die Geheimnisse Tutanchamuns" --ONLINE AUDIO&VIDEO-- * Video of a lecture organised by the Archaeological Research Facility, UC Berkeley, and the Badè Museum": -- "Restrictions on a Driver’s License: The Reception of Disabilities in Official Identification from Graeco-Roman Egypt," by Dr. Ella Karev (11 December 2025) [1 h 1 min.] * Video of a lecture organised by IFAO: -- "Archéologie de l’habitat en Nubie et au Soudan à l’époque des royaumes chrétiens," by Marie-Paule Jung (24 November 2025) [48 mins.] * Video of a lecture organised by the Dakhleh Oasis Project: -- "Dakhleh Oasis in the Late Neolithic: The Sheikh Muftah Cultural Unit," by Sarah M. Ricketts (30 October 2025) [1 h 4 mins.] * Videos of lectures organised by the Museo Egizio, Torino: -- "Cercando un altro Egitto nell'arte degli Fenici," by Ida Oggiano (9 December 2025) [1 h 17 mins.] -- "Leggere tra le bende: i tessuti delle mummie animali votive," by Maria Diletta Pubblico (16 December 2025) [57 mins.] [Submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Podcast: "Pigments d'Egypte : allez le bleu !" [2:30 mins.] "En chauffant des métaux issus du cuivre avec du sable et du natron, les Égyptiens ont créé le premier pigment artificiel : le bleu égyptien, principal bleu utilisé en peinture murale dans l’Antiquité. Après trois millénaires de monopole, l’Italie le reproduit dès le Ier siècle. Avec quelle recette?" =============================================== (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. Eyma =============================================== ===============================================