January 2008
1. Anthropoid Busts: some bibliography.
2. Shoshenq I's Tomb: theories on where this king would have been buried.
3. Qar's Tools: model tools in OK tombs, are they surgical instruments or..?
4. el-Tarif Necropolis: about the OK/MK tombs in this West Bank area.
5. Tiye's Mask: a gilded wooden head of Tiye?
6. Beneretmut and Kiya: two candidates for being Tutankhamun's mother.
7. Fayence, Testing of: what's the way of testing fayence objects to determine authenticity?
8. Miscellaneous: baskets, Amarna site maps, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
9. EEF NEWS: issues 491-495.
10. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
February 2008
1. Re-use of Stone: the re-use of pharaonic stone and tombs in Islamic Egypt.
2. Blue Crown: earliest attestation of the Blue Crown.
3. Night of Counting the Years: about the famous movie (a.k.a., al-mumiyyah) about the
discovery of the Royal Cache at Dayr al-Bahri.
4. Louvre E11647: is this object a lost "Mask" of Tutankhamen?
5. Merenra, Pepi I and Pepi II: problems surrounding the succession of these rulers.
6. Harems in the NK: some bibliography on the royal harem of the New Kingdom.
7. House Models: some references to AE models of houses and other settlement features.
8. Sebekaa BM 1372 stela: some references for this stela.
9. Bread Donors: origin and examples of the phrase "I gave bread to the hungry man, .."
10. Miscellaneous: the Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus, the Graffito of Esmet-Akhom (Philae 436), and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
11. EEF NEWS: issues 496-499.
12. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
March 2008
1. Opening of the Mouth and Childbirth: was the 'Opening of the Mouth' ritual a
metaphorical reenactment of childbirth after death?
2. Gardens: bibliography on AE gardens, and about physical remains of gardens.
3. Sham El Nessim: does this modern feast have an AE origin?
4. Semenkhkare collar: about the collar found on the KV55 mummy, and about the usage of the court title _Xkrt-nswt_.
5. Royal Names, The Use of Parts of: examples of Egyptian kings who were known by parts of their praenomen or nomen.
6. Yuya's Foreign Origins: was Yuya, the father-in-law of Amenhotep III, a native Egyptian or of Asiatic origin?
7. Umbilical Cord and Peseshkef Knife: terms for, and mentions of, the umbilical cord in AE texts, and on whether it was cut with a stone knife.
8. Urethekau: some info on the goddess _wrt-HkAw_.
9. Single Female Statues: examples of OK life-size standing single female statues.
10. Miscellaneous: the Bolton Mummy, Karnak cachette statues, the Ambras Papyrus, faience hippos, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
11. EEF NEWS: issues 500-503.
12. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
April 2008
1. Punt and Ta-netjer: what does it mean that Punt is called "Ta-netjer"? Plus a bibliography on Punt.
2. Acacia and Tamarix: on the habitat of the Nilotic acacia and the Tamarix spp.
3. Roofing Wood: what kind of wood was used for roofing predynastic buildings?
4. Horus Falcon: what species of falcon was the Horus falcon?
5. Dakhla Stela, Larger: about the Year 19 of a king Psusennes in the Great Dakhla Stela and related chronological problems.
6. Reed Mat Burials: burials in wicker or reed mats.
7. Coffin Text Resources: publications concerning the CTs on CD, in database format, and on paper.
8. Chronology, Middle and Low: discussion on overall chronological issues of the 18th and 19th dynasties (about the accession of Ramesses II (1290 or 1279 BC?),
the regnal lenght of Horemhab, Hittite synchronisms, and how they all add up).
9. Fraser Tombs: some info on the 'Fraser tombs' near Tuna el Gebel.
10. Miscellaneous: tomb of Nefer-khewet, Seti I and Seth, the numbering of the Sheshonqs, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
11. EEF NEWS: issues 504-507.
12. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by
authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).