May 2004
1. Antiquities Export Records: is it possible to track objects that left Egypt before WWII? Plus some comments about the reputation of the Qurnawi.
2. Caduceus, Solar Plexus and Meditation: checking some claims from esoteric corners.
3. Field of Rushes and Field of Offerings: a few comments about these Afterlife places.
4. Harpists: bibliography about the 'Song of the Harper' and some scenes showing harpists.
5. Harpocrates on Horseback: some thoughts about dieties on horseback.
6. Moon, Sun and Absolute Chronology: theories about finding an absolute chronology for the NK with the help of solar eclipses and moon phases, and the margins for such a chronology.
7. Physicians Tomb: a scene from the tomb of Ankhmahor and similar scenes in other tombs.
8. Pyramid Access: anecdotes about people sleeping in tombs, past and present.
9. Queen Mentuhotep: the wife of king Djehuyi - to be dated to dyn. 13 or dyn. 17?
10. Urban and Non-urban Social Life: some bibliographical pointers on village and city life in texts and archaeology.
11. Valley Temples and Causeways: substantial thread dealing with the origins and traditions of pyramid causeways and valley temples.
12. White Hippos: examples of white hippopotami in texts and statuary.
13. Miscellaneous: dancing maidens, Apis burials, amulet molds, chameleons, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
14. EEF NEWS: issues 301 - 304.
15. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
June 2004
1. Eggs and Taboo Food: uses of ostrich eggs, and the (yes or no) eating of eggs and other taboo food issues.
2. Locks, Keys, and Seals: earliest door locks and keys in ancient Egypt, as well as door seals.
3. Nephthys and Osiris: were these gods the parents of Anubis?
4. Paraschist: about the priest that made the first cut in a mummy-to-be.
5. Tunip: where was this city in Syria-Palestine, often mentioned in Egyptian texts, located?
6. Wooden Cow as Coffin: examples of wooden cows and bulls carrying the dead.
7. Miscellaneous: queen Khentkawes, the Great One (god), and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
8. EEF NEWS: issues 305-308.
9. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
July 2004
1. Beekeeping and Honey: checking claims about beekeeping in Egypt and honey in tombs.
2. Akhenaton and Globes: was the sun perceived as a globe in the Amarna Era, and could that explain aspects of Amarna art?
3. Botanic Garden of TII: water lilies in the so-called Botanical Garden of Tutmosis III.
4. Brother Succession: which kings were succeeded by their brother?
5. Crete, AE Artefacts in: ancient Egyptian objects in Cretan Museums.
6. Heliopolis of the South: what and where was Iunu-shemai/reset?
7. Infant Burials and Mortality: examples of burials of babies, plus some bibliography on infant mortality.
8. Jung and Egyptology: examples of Egyptologists using Jungian archetypes.
9. Nesperennub: discussion of some peculiarities of this mummy in the British Museum.
10. Miscellaneous: Nectanebo's Naos of the Decades, kneeling poses, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
11. EEF NEWS: issues 309 - 313.
12. Administrativa: anouncements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
August 2004
1. Archaeological Field Tools: lenghty discussion about archaeological tools and the use of data recording devices and cameras in the field.
2. Ka Name: was the name of the Ka the same as the Horus Name?
3. Lord of Jubilees: about the Amarna epithet _nb Hbw-sd_.
4. P. Boulaq 18: short bibliography about the Boulaq papyri.
5. Stars and Decans: discussion about star names and different decan models, and about the term _msqt_.
6. Userkaf's Sun-Temple: Ricke's theory about Userkaf sun-temple complex.
7. Miscellaneous: letter formulae, Khentikhem, the Bones of Horus, highpriest Meryptah, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
8. EEF NEWS: issues 314 - 317.
9. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).