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Andrea and Kate
Editorial - Journal Edition 2 and Magazine Edition 3
Faience bowl, Brussels. Photo by Andrea Byrnes
Welcome to our latest editions of the Journal and Magazine sections. There is a great mixture of topics, which we hope will provide something for everyone.
In the Journal section Etienne Vande Walle has contributed more of his research into the legal terminology of Ancient Egypt, this time focusing on the significance of two titles from the Middle Kingdom. Francis Lankester looks at the evidence for the identity of the elusive Early Dynastic King Scorpion. Finally, an article about A.J. Arkell traces his work in the Sudan in the early and mid 1900s and his subsequent role at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London, U.K.
In the Magazine Articles section Barbara O’Neill discusses Hatshepsut and the ways in which she sought to validate her position as Pharaoh. Brian Alm continues his excellent series on Ancient Egyptian religion with a detailed look at temples, festivals and personal piety, and Howard Middleton-Jones begins an occasional series of articles on Coptic heritage with an introduction to Coptic religion and an overview of the earliest art and architecture that remain. In the Magazine Reviews section, Kate Phizackerly has added two more reviews from the AWT Conference, covering Paul T. Nicholson’s Glass, Faience and Pottering Making at Amarna and Jo Marchant’s Curse of the Pharaoh’s DNA. There is also a book review of Gifts of the Nile – Ancient Egyptian Faience edited by F.D.Friedman, (review by Andrea Byrnes), to complement the review of Paul Nicholson’s AWT lecture.
In the Colloquy section there are also additions to In Brief and the Photo Album including a photo set in Photo Albums by Sarah Preece showcasing the Fatimid rock crystal items in the V&A and a short piece in In Brief about the elusive leonine goddess Pakhet, who is mentioned by Barbara O’Neill in her article Hatshepsut – King of Egypt.
We sincerely hope that you enjoy the latest editions. Do feel free to comment on any of the articles – our authors seriously appreciate the feedback that readers provide.
As usual, we are looking for more writers for the Journal, Magazine and In Brief, and more photographs for our Photo Albums. Don’t forget that you do not have to be an experienced writer to contribute. If you have good material we can help you to put it in order and make it into an article. Do get in touch.
The editors continue to watch news reports on the state of Egyptian politics, tourism and heritage management and send all best wishes to the Egyptian people as the results of the upcoming elections are revealed. We hope that a better future is not too far ahead.
Andrea Byrnes and Kate Phizackerly
By Andie
Hello Kate and Andie,
I wish you an Happy New-Year for you and for Egyptological!
Best.
Etienne
Thank you Etienne – and wishing you a happy 2012 too.
Best
Andie
I just learned of your new web-based ‘Egyptological’ journal from an announcement at EEF advising your Dec. 2011 issue was available. I just posted an announcement at Yahoo based Thoth-Scribe in case other members would like to check out your website. I took the time to read ‘Who is king Scorpion’. I’m glad to see more resources on the internet about ancient Egypt.
Thank you Jack, both for your comments and for announcing us on Thoth-Scribe.
Best
Andrea
I enjoy reading your articles and do put them on my Yahoo group site, Egypt and Beyond.
I have one published children’s book “Tombs, Temples and Thrones”, which is three short fictional stories about Queen Ahhotep as a young teen…(‘Tepi” in the stories).
Congratulations on your new enterprise.
Congratulations to you both, Andie & Kate. I have been a big fan of egyptology.blogspot.com and kv64.info for many years, and this new venture looks very promising. I wish you the very best.
Thanks Brian. Your good wishes are most welcome.
Best, Andrea
Good Afternoon Kate and Andie. There’s quite a buzz about regarding this site, so i look forward to viewing it in full swing.
I have a growing photo collection which i have accrued from visits to UpperEgypt, British Museum, Bristol and Birmingham Museums & Highclere Castle.
What’s mine is yours. If it wasn’t for KV64.info i would not have my own blog (Kates’ blog was a big influence to me) – so always happy to repay the favour.
Stuart Tyler
Hello Stuart. Good to hear from you, as ever. We will doubtless be calling on you for help with images, particularly the ones from the regional collections at Bristol, Birmingham and Highclere for which I certainly don’t have any photographs of my own and I don’t think Kate has either. I hope that you Hatshepsut Project is still going from strength to strength.
Thanks Stuart, that’s kind – although you might feel I have shared an enthusiasm with you which eats up endless amounts of time. And yes, we would love some photos in due course.
You might like to put together an album of a dozen Hatshepsut images for now – and maybe a short piece of text – and we can post up a photo album and link it back to the Hatchepsut project? People love images and it would be a way of showing them off and highlightling the work you have been doing.
Best
Kate
For some reason i seem to have missed the above comment, Kate. I will have to subscribe to comments by email to see if that helps.
In response to: “although you might feel I have shared an enthusiasm with you which eats up endless amounts of time”
Yes, indeed it does eat up time. I am busier now than i have ever been in my life, but this is probably the happiest i have ever been too, so the Hatshepsut Project may end up being a lifetime’s work. I certainly hope so- i already have a number of mini-projects in the pipeline.
I will get some photos together, as suggested and also some text and i will get back to you.
I can see that you guys are working at a pace. Just ensure you two don’t burn yourselves out. Stop for a nice glass of wine every now and again!!!
Stuart
Well done Andie and Kate,
A new site dedicated to the land of Kemet is always welcome as it is indicative of the ever increasing interest in the history and culture of the Ancient Egyptians.
I hope to contribute in some small way as the site developes, in the meantime all the very best in your venture which I am sure will be educational, interesting and a great place to meet and greet.
Hello Ray. We have had a good response which, as you say, is an excellent indication that the Ancient Egyptian past continues to fascinate. We will be very glad to welcome you if you wish to contribute in any way – just get in touch with us when you have a feel for how you might want to get involved.
Thank you for your good wishes. Do stay in touch. Andie
Congratulations Andie and Kate on getting your magazine launched. I know you have been working on it for some time.
I have been impressed with some of the material I have seen previously, including Kate’s analyisis of the DNA reports on the Royal Mummies, of course.
I hope to be able to provide some articles for future issues, if you are interested.
I hope too subscribers can share some photo resources etc. Here is something I’m looking for – a photo of the stone Shabti figure from KV58 (in the Valley of the Kings), which Geoffrey Martin tells me was on display in the Cairo Museum in a cabinet of selected ‘choice’ items, upstairs near the front. He says it was one of the cabinets recently broken into – but we don’t know if the shabti was taken/damaged.
Best regards
Dylan
Hello Dylan. Thanks very much for the kind words. Kate in particular has worked absolute wonders with the build of the site and continues to work on development for our future plans. Her keyboard is doubtless beginning to feel the strain!
We would be very pleased to receive articles from you for future issues. We both know your work well and would very much welcome your contribution.
I will post your request for information about the shabti on our Discussion page (in the Colloquy section).
Kind regards
Andie
Thank you for this great new site
Thank you Paul. We are developing it all the time and hope that people will find it useful as new articles and information start to appear.
WELCOME8