January 2006
1. Nitocris Adoption Stela: available translations of this stela.
2. Egyptianising Monuments in Belgium: imitation temples and other forms of Egyptomania in this country.
3. Nile-related Diseases: mainly deals with bilharziasis/Schistosomiasis.
4. Kings Failing: examples of occassions when rulers failed to do heir duty.
5. Tutu's Cosmetics Chest: relics of Ani (of the famous BD copy) and of his wife, Tutu.
6. Westcar Papyrus Bibliography: some publications dealing with Papyrus Westcar.
7. Ptolemaic Incest: inbreeding in the Ptolemaic dynasty.
8. Debod Temple Reliefs: are translations of the reliefs of the Adikhlamani chapel in
the Temple of Debod available?
9. Festival of Raising Heaven: the feast of Lifting up the Sky in Greco-Roamn temples.
10. Tuthmosis II's Reign Lenght: did this king reign 3 or 13 years?
11. Economic History: bibliography on the topic of economics in ancient Egypt, and a brief debate on inflation.
12. Literacy of Women: the education of ancient Egyptian women and how many of them could read or write.
13. Ain el-Muftella: some info on the temples in this site in the Bahariya-oasis.
14. Miscellaneous: some (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
15. EEF NEWS: issues 388-391.
16. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
February 2006
1. DNA and Mummies: about the DNA-tests of Wilfred Griggs and Scott Woodard.
2. Memnon Colossi: pictures of the colossi of Amenhotep III.
3. Papyrus BM 10059: Minoan deities in an Egyptian medical text.
4. Athothis (Dyn.1): king Atoti and surrounding dyn.1 issues.
5. Djoser's Step Pyramid: graffiti in this pyramid.
6. Ptolemaic Hieroglyps: bibliography on the Ptolemaic writing system.
7. KV63: the discovery of a new 18th dyn tomb in the VoK.
8. Diplomatic Birdes: Egyptian princesses who were married to foreign kings, and foreign brides of pharaohs.
9. Palaeoclimatology: a bibliography on paleoclimatological review in Ancient Egypt.
10.Gynaicopolis: where was this Classical site located .
11 TT191: some info on the tomb of Wehibre - Nebpehty.
12. Kamatef: some tidbits about this god.
13. Rape: direct and indirect evidence of crimes against women.
14. Miscellaneous: Priest Osorkon's funerary papyri, the Stela of Taimhotep, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
15. EEF NEWS: issues 392-395.
16. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
March 2006
1. Dyn 1.'Prince's Seals': dyn. 1 clay sealings which have a king's name and a group of other signs (name? epithet?).
2. Chickens in Egypt: when was the chicken introduced into ancient Egypt?
3. Domestic Women: what was the women's freedom of movement outside the home?
4. KV60 Mummies: the two mummies found in KV60.
5. Unicode and Hieroglyphs (1): brief discussion about the use and applications of
Unicode for Egyptian Transliteration.
6. Smiting the Enemy Scenes: pharaonic scenes of kings/queens smiting the enemy.
7. Beer in AE (2): references on Ancient Egyptian beer and experiments to recreate that beer.
8. Aperel: the inscriptions in the tomb of the vizir Aper-el.
9. Medinut Habu and the Sea Peoples: were these famous depictions/inscriptions historical records
of Ramesses III or were they copies of earlier times?
10. Textile Dedications: examples of votive cloth being offered to the gods.
11. Bent Pyramid of Snofru: why did this pyramid became a building disaster?
12. Sacrifice of Widows and Children?: how the modern tales of "sacrifice of widows" by
Amenhotep II came about, and the similarly debatable issue of infanticide.
13. Heqaib: bibliography about the sanctuary of Heqaib on Elephantine
14. Miscellaneous: Abydos Kings Lists, Maya's inscription in tomb of Thutmose IV, Abd Allatif, an armour with the
cartouche of Ramesses II in Greece, Berlin Stela 25574, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
15. EEF NEWS: issues 396-400.
16. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
April 2006
1. Golden Cartouches in Karnak: a recent find of gold cartouches bearing the names of Hatshepsut and
Thotmusis III, and other issues relating to their coregency.
2. Neferuptah: a dyn. 12 royal woman who had her name in a cartouche.
3. The 'Bolton Amarna Princess': comparing a modern fake with ancient Amarna statues.
4. Netjer: the etymology of _nTr_ ("god").
5. Delta Sites (Predynastic): examples of late predynastic and early dynastic settlement architecture in the Delta.
6. Archaeoastronomy: a bibliography on AE astronomy and its influence on religion and on the orientation of monuments.
7. Deduharankh, Tomb of: the tomb of a dyn 20 priest in Abydos.
8. Moeris Lake (1): did this lake dry up in the OK?
9. Hierakonpolis Tomb 100 (1): what happened to the wall of the "Painted Tomb" of Hierakonpolis?
10. Pregnant Women Imagery: are pregnant women depicted in AE art?
11. Djarukha: where was the town of Djarukha mentioned on Amenhotep III's "Lake Scarab".
12. Piye's Reign Lenght did this king reign 27 or 31 year?
13. Hudjefa: the enigmatic king Hudjefa / Sedjes of the Kings' Lists.
14. Miscellaneous: Medinet Madi temple, an Amarna sculptor's model, bread and beer fractions, the White
chapel of Senusret I, the god Min, Horus of Edfu, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
15. EEF NEWS: issues 401-404.
16. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).