September 2006
1. Seven Day Week & Week Days: when was the AE 10-day week replaced with the judeo-christian
7-day week? And when and where were the week days named after the planets?
2. Scribe Accroupi (Louvre): some info on the 'crouching scribe'/'red scribe' statue in the Louvre.
3. Riqqeh Inscription: to the reign of which king must the faience vase found at Riqqeh be attributed?
4. Snefru's Reign Lenght: can a decision be made about the reign lenght of Snefru?
5. Tutankhamun in Thebes: about the relative paucity of interments from the reign of Tutankhamun
in the Theban necropolis, and about Tutankhamun's mortuary temple in Thebes.
6. Judgement Hall Scene: do precursors of the 'Judgement scene' (in the Afterlife) exist in the PTs and CTs?
7. Amarna Plague: is there any proof for a plague or maiming illness during the reigns of Amenhotep III and/or IV?
8. Miscellaneous: crocodile tears, Bes, Ukh of Cusae, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
9. EEF NEWS: issues 433-425.
10. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
October 2006
1. Harp Head in Louvre: the (fake) harp figurehead Louvre E.14255.
2. Dakhla Stela, The Great: publications on the Great Dakhla stela; and to which kings should it be assigned?
3. Shabti Types and Bibliography: different ushabti production techniques, plus general bibliography.
4. E-journals and Peer-review: the pros and cons of traditional peer-reviewing, and what is the relation between on-line journals and peer-review?
5. Ay's Titles: is Ay ever called a "regent", and what were his other titles before he became king?
6. Flash Photography and Paints: does photographying with a flash light harm the colours of the object?
7. UC 9601 Figurine: a predynastic figure in the Petrie Museum and the nature of the markings on it.
8. Cult Statues from Temples: surviving cult statues that were kept inside the temple's naos.
9. Shadow of Man: depictions of the "Shadow" (Swyt) and the "Ka" (k3) of a man.
1o. Miscellaneous: the tomb of Meryra, El Kab excavations, the "Tomb of the Numbers" at Giza, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
11. EEF NEWS: issues 426-429.
12. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
November 2006
1. Festival of Drunkenness: rituals surrounding the Festival of Drunkenness, including women exposing themselves (what
was the meaning of 'skirt-lifting'?).
2. Ramesses II's Children: how many sons an daughters did Ramesses II have?
3. Banebdjedet: information about the Ram-god of Mendes, his wife and his holy animal.
4. Underwear: a few examples of found "underpants".
5. Ash, Lord of Libya: information about the god of Tjehenu.
6. Dance like an Insect: the supposedly Egyptian 'gryllismos' dance mentioned by the Greeks.
7. Ay's Origin, Tomb, and Objects: parentage of Aye, objects of Aye in the tomb of Nefertari, scenes in his Amarna tomb,
and an Amarna wine label with his name.
8. Rainbows: are rainbows known from AE art?
9. Kings Lists of Saqqara and Abydos: what's behind the number of kings in these two kings lists?
10. Thutmosis III as Napoleon: why calling Thutmose III "the Napoleon of Egypt" is not really correct.
11. Abraxas: about the meaning and origin of the name Abrasax/Abraxas, a magical/divine/demonic entity in Greco-Roman Egypt.
12. Miscellaneous: the 'death mask of Teta', jewellery of Khnumit, FIP tombs, the hole in the sun disk, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
13. EEF NEWS: issues 430-434.
14. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
December 2006
1. Skull and Gender: determining sex by cranium dimensions.
2. Eldest Sons (More than One): what is the explanation of the phenomenon that at times more than one son is
called "the eldest" in tomb scenes?
3. Piankh, Herihor, and Pinedjem: the titles of Herihor and Piankh and the order in which these High Priests reigned.
4. Cannibalism: is there any evidence for either ritual cannibalism or cannibalism due to famine?
5. Corn Osiris: information on Osiris Corn Mummies and Osiris Beds.
6. Fossils in AE Culture (2): some bibliography on pharaonic references to fossils.
7. Qurna Farwell: the moving of the Qurnawi off their hillside to New Qurna.
8. Miscellaneous: Tabbet al-Guesh and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
9. EEF NEWS: issues 435-438.
10. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).