January 2004
1. Curses and Insults: examples of, and bibliographies on, threat-formulae and invectives.
2. Honey Production: bibliography on beekeeping.
3. The Tjet Figure on the Narmer Palette: who's the guy behind the king?
4. Piercings: was any form of body piercing done in ancient Egypt?
5. Scribes: ancient Egyptian texts in praise of bureaucrats.
6. Abu Simbel Solar Event: what is the value of the modern solstice events in this temple?
7. Amenemhat I: bibliography about this king.
8. Vivant Denon: looking at a tomb description provided by this traveller.
9. Pyramid Orientation: was there a design behind how the OK pyramids were orientated?
10. Miscellaneous: objects from the "Hidden Treasures" exhibition, animal burials, dental care, KV35, and some other (largy unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
11. EEF NEWS: issues 283-287.
12. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
February 2004
1. Arabs and Hieroglyphs: medieval Arab contributions to the study of ancient Egypt.
2. Dendera 'Light Bulbs': the truth behind peculiar depictions in Dendera that have often
been abused by 'alternative' books; plus some general comments about the depicted flowers (water lilies).
3. Mummification Chemicals: some issues surrounding mummification.
4. Sapair: discussion about Prince Ahmose Sapair (dyn. 18).
5. Wedding Rings and Kisses: is there a link between how we wear our wedding ring and ancient Egypt, and how did they kiss (mouth or nose)?
6. Crocodiles and the Dead: did crocodiles play a role in the disposal of dead bodies?
7. State and Economy: some info on religious and civil administrations regulating supplies.
8. Miscellaneous: TT188, tomb of Pahery, the Florence charriot, the Poem of Pentawer, TT11, and some other (largy unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
9. EEF NEWS: issues 288-291.
10. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).
March 2004
1. Bread and Religion: some thoughts on bread as it features in religious scenes.
2. Coffins of the MK: bibliography on coffins in the Middle Kingdom and their decoration.
3. Pentu the Physician: some issues surrounding the Chief Physician of king Akhenaten.
4. Sekhemkhet's Pyramid: some references for the unfinished pyramid of king Horus Sekhemkhet.
5. Canons of Proportion: bibliography about the art canon and the canon of proportion in Ancient Egyptian art.
6. Contagious Burials and Human Sacrifice: is there new evidence that courtiers were killed and buried with the king?
7. Music and Tonal Harmony: bibliography on Ancient Egyptian and Coptic music.
8. pAnastasi V: a letter to a man called Paheripedjet.
9. Pylons of Karnak: the Egyptian name of the 2nd Pylon of the Great Amun Temple at Karnak.
10. Miscellaneous: the Hour Watchers, DB320, the mummy of Hemut Taui and the work of Dr Balabanova, ritual fasting, and some other (largy unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
11. EEF NEWS: issues 292-295.
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 2004
1. Enigmatic Book of the Netherworld: explaining a scene in this netherworld book.
2. Hyksos and Historiography: the reaction of the Egyptians to the Hyksos (eg. in the Speos Artemidos text), and general thoughts
about ancient Egyptian historiography (propaganda etc).
3. Royal Women in the Archaic Period: royal wives, mothers and daughters during dyn. 1-3.
4. Water-wheels: about the saqiya/saqieh.
5. Bowls with Legs: pottery with feet - joke or symbolic?
6. Gods of Winds: which godheads were associated with wind, storm and air?
7. Kings under Attack: pharaohs as victim of usurpation, conspiracy and assassination.
8. Vultures: vulture divinities and some other vulture issues.
9. Miscellaneous: weights, Nitocris, Ptolemaic cryptography and signs, Horus as Roman soldier, and some other (largy unanswered) questions and unsettled matters.
10. EEF NEWS: issues 296-300.
11. Administrativa: announcements by the moderator, by members (websites, personals or offtopics), by authors and publishers (new books), by institutes (jobs, lectures, exhibitions, etc.).