September 2007
1. Qasr el-Aguz: a temple to the south-west of Medinet Habu in Luxor.
2. Heqareshu: which tomb was the tomb of Heqareshu?
3. Setnakht's Year 4: a new stela mentions the 4th year of king Setnakht; when did his reign start and end?
4. Battle of Kades: bibliography for this famous battle between Ramesses II and Muwatalli II. And how much chariots did partake?
5. Cairo Statue 38424: some info about CG 38424 (a statue of "Osiris Resurrecting").
6. Maceheads (Non-ceremonial): were maceheads still used in pharaonic warfare?
7. Apples: the occurence of, and word for, apples in ancient Egypt.
8. Edfu Temple: some literature about the Edfu temple.
9. Anu People: a ghost people haunting outdated and ethnocentric sources.
10. Saqqara Area Map: where to find maps of Saqqara with monuments and their IDs.
11. Raiay's (Hatiay's) Tomb: some info on the late dyn 18 Saqqara tomb of Raiay (Hatiay).
12. Ramesses III Biography: monographs on this dyn. 20 king.
13. Opening of the Mouth (2): what was the purpose and origin of this ritual?
14. Potable Nile Water: did the ancient Egyptians purify Nile water for drinking, and how did this happen
in later periods?
15. Bagpipes: suggestions that the bagpipe originated in Kemet are highly inflated.
16. Miscellaneous: recording settlement boundaries, Seth & Isis, TT366, the tomb of Shabataka, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
17. EEF NEWS: issues 474-477.
18. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
October 2007
1. Museum Labels: what visitors think about the labelling at exhibitions, and how the public could best be informed.
2. Pyramid Text Editions: available transliterations of PTs.
3. Epithets of Godheads: do resources exist that have a listing of divine epithets?
4. Coffins, Painted Yellow: concerning the painted "yellow" coffins of the 21a Theban Dynasty, how
the yellow color likely came about, and a look at varnishes.
5. Incense and Unguents Recipes: some literature on incense and unguents, plus recipes for kyphi.
6. Inlaid Eyes: examples of coffins with inlaid eyes.
7. Libyan Language, Old: extensive bibliography about the language known as 'Old Libyan'.
8. Shoshenqs Numbering: a statement that means to resolve the confusion in the numbering of the kings Shoshenq I to VI.
9. Pinudyem I and Smendes I: some questions about the chronology of the early dyn. 21 (order of the high priests of Amun).
10. Miscellaneous: is a _xnr_ a "harem"?, Seti's temple at Abydos, Sensebek stela BM EA580, Hemiunu, Petosiris, alchemy, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
11. EEF NEWS: issues 478-481.
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 2007
1. Serbian Scarabs: fake and genuine scarabs in Serbia, and thoughts about fakes and tourists's souvenirs.
2. Surgical Instruments: a bibliography on ancient Egyptian medical instruments, and about the modern label "surgical tools" often being dubious.
3. Cairo Museum Photography: current policies of Cairo Museum in regard to tourists taking photos indoors.
4. Sphinxes (Generic): some books on sphinxes, and about a poetic graffito on the Great Sphinx.
5. Toponyms Adrift: a few examples of archaic toponyms that had become literary concepts and then were applied to other regions.
6. Methodology Textbooks: some introductory literature on archaeological methodology.
7. Tefnakht's Parentage: is anything know about the family of Tefnakht I?
8. Osiris and Lunar Nr 28: connections between Osiris, the moon, and the number 28.
9. Abydos in OK and NK: thoughts about the temples and cults of Abydos in dyn. 3-5 and dyn. 19.
10. Female Egyptologists Pre-WWII: names of pioneering women in Egypt between 1850 and 1930.
11. Miscellaneous: the name for the Milky Way, glassblowing, KV35 contents, Golden Shrines, Bucheum, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
12. EEF NEWS: issues 482-486.
13. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
December 2007
1. Hyksos Literature: recent books about the Hyksos Period.
2. Walking Sticks or Canes: those walking sticks cq canes with crook found in Tutankhamun's tomb, were they actually used
and how were they held?
3. Scorpion King (3): how do king Scorpion, king Crocodile, and king Narmer relate to each other?
4. Osiris and Hares: the place of hares in ancient Egyptian mythology, and whether they were linked to Osiris.
5. Miscellaneous: sledge-shaped statue bases, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
6. EEF NEWS: issues 487-490.
7. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).