Current Research in Egyptology 2005

Download or read book Current Research in Egyptology 2005 written by Rachel Mairs and published by Oxbow Books Limited. This book was released on 2007 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixth annual Current Research in Egyptology symposium took place from 6th-8th January 2005 at the University of Cambridge. Although the topics covered by the papers were many and varied, if there is a general theme it would be that of exploring the borders and parameters of the discipline of Egyptology. Contents: Preface; Symposium papers not included in this volume; Bringing Egypt out of academia: Outreach and inclusion in the Petrie Museum (Yvette E Balbaligo); Pepi I and the Temple of Satet at Elephantine (Richard Bussmann); The unique Amun-Re at Luxor Temple (Andras Gulyas); Ostraca, literature and teaching at Deir el-Medina (Fredrik Hagen); Children and the dead in New Kingdom Egypt (Nicola Harrington); 'It is better to be silent than speak in vain': The challenge of producing proverbs in Demotic and Greek (Nikolaos Lazaridis); Egyptian artefacts from Central and South Asia (Rachel R Mairs); Investigating Ancient Egyptian Towns: A case study of Itj-tawy (Claire Malleson); A study of Ramesside royal women's tombs in the Valley of the Queens (Heather Lee McCarthy); Designing materials for language self-instruction: A case study of Middle Egyptian (Anne Morrison); New consideration on Campbell's Tomb (Mike Stammers); The material significance of Predynastic and Early Dynastic palettes (Alice Stevenson); Egyptian royal women and diplomatic activity during the New Kingdom (Georgia Xekalaki).