May 2006
1. Infant Burials: examples of infant coffins and child mummies found in several tombs.
2. Pillows: pillows and cushions found in tombs and depicted in scenes.
3. Sekhmet and Medicine: why was Sekhmet the patron of medicine?
4. Sehel Inscriptions & Wadi Magarah Grafitti: some bibliography for the 'Canal Inscription of Senusret III'
on Seheil island and some information on the royal grafitti in the Magarah valley.
5. Gods of Writing: about the role of Seshat versus that of Thoth.
6. Wadi Waterfalls: an inscription mentioning a temporary waterfall due to a desert downpour,
i.e. a wadi flood due to rainfall.
7. Earrings: a few examples of mummies with earrings.
8. Dynasty 6 Ending: what do we know about Nitocris and Merenre II, who was the father of Pepi II,
and what is known about the queens called Ankhnespepy?
9. Miscellaneous: ostrich feathers in Nubian hairdos, an exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York,
the situation of the KV35 mummies, the pyramid of King Ibi, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
10. EEF NEWS: issues 405-408.
11. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
June 2006
1. Alexander the Great, Tomb of: how was the body of Alexander preserved and where was he
burried? How and when were his remains displayed and what happened to his sarcophagus?
2. Labyrinth: Herodotus' tales about the so-called Egyptian Labyrinth (i.e. the mortuary
temple of Amenemhet III) and how it relates to the Labyrinth of Greek mythology.
3. Saqqara Tomb of Dyn 1 (SCA no. 1995): the 1st dynasty tomb of Nefer-Sieka (Sneferka) in Saqqara.
4. Hetepheres I, Tomb of: the tomb ascribed to Hetepheres I, mother of Khufu (Giza G7000x), was it a real tomb or a
ritual deposit of funerary objects?
5. Dyn. 1 Year-Labels: how must we evaluate the events mentioned on dyn. 1 labels attached to a commodity?
6. Books on Godheads: several dictionaries of gods and goddesses.
7. Miscellaneous: the tomb of Sennefer (TT96), "mother of emerald", Manetho's Osarsiph tale, Narmer's name, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
8. EEF NEWS: issues 409-413.
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 2006
1. Airshafts of GP: those shafts in the Great Pyramid, what was their purpose? How were they made, and
what is their lenght and shape?
2. Pyramid Building Theories: a very lenghty debate concerning several pyramid building theories.
3. Floral Garlands: about floral wreaths and collars being found in AE tombs.
4. Egyptology, First Use of: what is the earliest known use of the word "Egyptology" in English?
5. Seven Blessed Ones: who were the 7 Blessed Ones who were considered to guard the coffin of Osiris?
6. Igai and Hemen: two little known gods, of the oases and of el-Mo'alla respectivily.
7. 'KV64': the Valley of the Kings Foundation/Amarna Royal Tombs Project found an anomaly on its radar scans
of the VoK -- could it be a burial and even if it might be, should it really be excavated?
8. Inspection of Temples: several instances in which AE priests were ordered to inspect temples in Thebes (and elsewhere).
9. Miscellaneous: 18th Dyn hunting lodges, examples of priestly initiation, TT96 used as (modern) storeroom, oil lamps,
pottery classification systems, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
10. EEF NEWS: issues 414-417.
11. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
August 2006
1. Hyksos in Herodotus: a cryptic tale in Herodotus II.126-129 seems to contain a memory of the Hyksos Period.
2. DNA Testing of Mummies (2): general considerations about the DNA testing of mummies.
3. Pharaoh, Earliest Use of: when did the term "Pharaoh" come into common use as title (i.e. as part of the titulary)?
4. Herihor, His Year 5 and His Sons: Herihor as High Priest of Amun in Year 5 and 6, plus the names of his 19 sons.
5. PT210 and CT80: about an obscure word in Pyramid Text 210 and about the objects on which Coffin Text 80 is found.
6. Medinet Habu Temples: some bibliographical information about the temples of Medinet Habu.
7. Ay's Parents: who were the parents of king Ay?
8. Restoration Stela Duplicate: did you know there are two copies of the Restoration Stela from Tutankhamun?
9. Egyptomania: the (re-)use of ancient Egyptian motifs and themes in Western art and architecture, with bibliography.
10. Studying Bias and Method: pedagogical suggestions for the studying of the way people have approached archaeological material.
11. Miscellaneous: discovery of a wig-workshop, the Sinadino Collection, closing papyrus scrolls, "Harpocrate au pot", and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
12. EEF NEWS: issues 418-421.
13. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).