January 2003
1. Beginner's Reading: which books would provide, in combination, a good intro in Egyptology?
2. Red rose in AE: was this flower known in AE and since when?
3. Hemhem crowns: information on the specific hm-hm crown, the meaning of its name, etc.
4. Divination: bibliography on divination in AE.
5. Miscellaneous: whence "Book of the Dead"?, Avaris horse remains, the population of Thebes, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
6. EEF NEWS: issues 231-235.
7. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
February 2003
1. Saqqara Tomb of Horemhab: about a relief in Horemheb's commoner's tomb, and some bibliography about the tomb. .
2. Amarna Plague & Amarna Dockets: did a plague rage in the Amarna period and what is the meaning of the term _sni mnw_? Plus a
debate on Amarna dockets of Year 17/1.
3. British museums: small Egyptological collections in Britain.
4. Nyuserre Sun Temple: publications about the Sun Temple of Nyuserre.
5. Shoshenk I statue: about a statue Shoshenk I(?) dedicated to Psusennes II.
6. Ramesses I mummy: the Niagara Falls Museum/Michael Carlos Museum mummy that is supposed to be the mummy of Ramesses I.
7. Recipes: some literature on food recipes.
8. College questions and Egyptology and the Sciences: remarks on colleges and MAs in the UK and the role of the exact sciences
in Egyptology.
9. Digitized books: praises and cautions about digitized books in Egyptology.
10. Digital cameras (2): may digital cameras be used in Egypt?
11. Miscellaneous: the term _wnm 3wS(3wy)_, epigraphic recording techniques, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
12. EEF NEWS: issues 236-239.
13. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
March 2003
1. Harkhuf and Africa: AE expeditions to the south and to mining regions.
2. Arsinoe II: extensive bibliography about Arsinoe II.
3. Honey: honey used as preservative?
4. Ihy: info on the god Ihy, son of Hathor.
5. Fingerprints and archaeology: biometrics and archaeology.
6. Display of mummies: in Cairo Museum, the mummies are shrouded over.
7. Thutmosis V artefacts: items refering to Thutmose, eldest son of Amenhotep III.
8. Ahmose-Sipair: teh relationship of this fellow to king Ahmose. I.
9. Tutankhamun shabti head: a shabti of this king with a "Nubian wig" (and what the latter means).
10. Seth-Peribsen's Middle Fort: about the buildings of king Peribsen and his place in time.
11. Inventory Stela: the Inventory Stela and Henutsen, daughter of Khufu.
12. Miscellaneous: Punt trees, the Nefertiti shabti in the Louvre, the 70 days for mummification, the Hekanakht Letter III, and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
13. EEF NEWS: issues 240-243.
14. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
April 2003
1. Mummies for train fuel or rag paper: were mummies really used in the 19th c. for fueling trains in
Egypt, and mummy wrappings for making rag paper in the USA?
2. Female vizirs: were women ever vizir in AE?
3. Obelisks in Rome: a bibliography.
4. Neferneferuaten: who was hiding behind this king's name?
5. Rahotep and Nofret: about the link between this famous dyad and king Sneferu, and about the text and material of their statue.
6. KV55 trough and Akhenaton's sarcophagus: some issues about the golden KV55 trough, originally menat for Akhenaton,
and about the wherabouts of that king's smashed sarcophagus.
7. Textile spinning and net-making: a brief bibliography..
8. Hathor and serpents: was the goddess Hathor ever associated with serpents or with red cloth?
9. Love poetry and erotic writings: some references.
10. Miscellaneous: the 'shadow' (part of humans), antiquities at Kingston Lacy House (Dorset), and some other (largely unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
11. EEF NEWS: issues 244-247.
12. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).