Thursday, August 19, 2004

Following news courtesy of the EEF

The integrated development plans for the avenue of the ram-headed sphinxes in Luxor is moving ahead:

http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html11/o160824r.htm

http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html11/o160824n.htm

"Sudanese security officials have recovered 54 historical artifacts (...) in an elaborate investigation following the theft of the pieces last year from the National Museum."

http://www.sudan.net/news/posted/9522.html

More about unearthing in Akhmim of "the largest seated statue of the 19th-Dynasty Pharaoh Ramses II yet found":

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/703/fr1.htm

Some press reports that give an overview of some discoveries of the last months:

http://snipurl.com/8ivn (see last 4 paragraphs)

Special mention United Exhibits Group, "Quest for Immortality - Treasures of Ancient Egypt"
"United Exhibits Group developed the exhibition concept in collaboration
with several leading renowned Egyptologists, including Professor Emeritus
Erik Hornung of the University of Basel, Switzerland."


-- Concept of the exhibition - 47 pp., pdf-file: 1.7 MB

URL: http://www.unitedexhibits.com/exhibits.asp?exhibit=quest

-- Image collection - 31 pp., 1.1 MB

URL: http://www.unitedexhibits.com/Material/quest/Quest_imagecollection.pdf

Online dissertation: Mark L. Troy, Mummeries of Resurrection: The Cycle of Osiris in Finnegans Wake (Uppsala 1976)

http://www.trentu.ca/jjoyce/mummeries/troybook.htm

About the influence of ancient Egyptian theology on James Joyce's novel Finnegans Wake.

The Theban tomb of Kheruef TT 192 is now on line, with over 80 photographs.
Though it has kept few of its original colors, the carving is very fine, and it is historically important.
http://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/nobles/kheru/photo/e_kherouef1.php

End of EEF news.