Contents EEF Archives September - December 2008

September 2008
1. Dwarfism in AE: extensive bibliography on dwarfs in ancient Egypt.
2. Street Names: a few references to named roads or paths in Egyptian sources.
3. Radiocarbon dates for AE: some C14 dates for ancient Egypt.
4. Shu Spells: some info on the Shu-spells (CT spells 75-80).
5. Underworld Texts of the Late Period: sources for netherworld text in Late Period tombs.
6. Marfan's Syndrom: information on the disease that has been associated with Akhnaton.
7. Spears and Slings: brief bibliography on spears and slings.
8. Kalabsha Temple: who was the builder of the temple of Kalabsha?
9. Field of Rushes and Field of Offerings (2): some literature on the _sxt-jArw_ and _sxt-Htp_.
10. Miscellaneous: the 'pierced pouch' amulet, talatat blocks, the city Papremis, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
11. EEF NEWS: issues 526-529.
12. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).

October 2008
1. Abydos, Travelling to: travelling to Abydos by convoy or train.
2. Seti I Sarcophagus: publications dealing with the sarcophagus of Seti I.
3. Luxor Corniche: facts and opinions about the new development program in Luxor.
4. Edfu Temple and rtH-pat ritual: references for the "subjugating/immobilising humanity" ritual in the Edfu Temple.
5. Epigraphy: some literature on epigraphic techniques.
6. Hydrology of the VoK and Central Area Dig: on the historical floods in the Central Area of the Valley of the King, and on the recent SCA excavation in the area.
7. Cancer in AE Medicine: is breast cancer mentioned in the medical papyri or not?
8. Papyrus in Modern Egypt: about the urban legend that imitation papyrus is made from banana plants.
9. Miscellaneous: a scene of one of Akhenaten's daughters playing a lute, TT33 of Patuamenap, Bast and Sothis, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
10. EEF NEWS: issues 530-534.
11. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).

November 2008
1. Papyrus Turin 19078: on the reconstruction of this hieratic papyrus that mentions a year date of Ramesses VII.
2. Unknown Man E (2): a new theory on the identity of this mummy (who is not screaming at all).
3. Bakenrenef, Tomb of Vizir: literature references for the tomb of vizir Bakenrenef in Saqqara.
4. Stela Louvre C15: bibliography on the stela Louvre C15.
5. Amenhotep son of Hapu, Statues of: the whereabouts of several statues of Amenhotep, son of Hapu.
6. Faience Moulds: several fayence moulds have been found at different sites.
7. Geziras: what is a gezira?
8. Cats in Marshes: different Theban tomb scenes of cats in marshes, compared with similar Minoan scenes.
9. Miscellaneous: monuments on a migrating Nile, _nw_ pots, the canopic chest of Queen Tia'a (wife of Amenhotep II), Peter Munro's excavation report from Saqqara, the first mention of Keftiu, the temple on Thot-Hill, king Sobekemsaf, insects, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
10. EEF NEWS: issues 535-538.
11. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).

December 2008
1. Sphinx, Earliest example of: the earliest attestations of human-headed sphinxes.
2. Qurnawi (2): the problem of site protection and the moving of the people of Qurna.
3. Khaemwaset in QV44: was the man buried in QV44 the son of Ramesses II or III?
4. Ushabtis of wax: examples of wax figurines in museums.
5. Venus, the Morning Star: are the terms _sbA dwAw_, _sbA DAj_, and _sbA waty_ all refering to the planet Venus?
6. Building Inscriptions: texts about the founding and dedicating of buildings.
7. Miscellaneous: the size of "Greater Karnak", and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
8. EEF NEWS: issues 539-542.
9. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).


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