Current Research in Egyptology 2024

23 selected papers from the twenty-fourth Current Research in Egyptology conference cover topics including discussion of material culture, society, religion, reception studies, findings from archaeological excavations, and methodological issues, collecting a wide range of recent research in Predynastic, Pharaonic, and Graeco-Roman Egyptology.

The twenty-fourth Current Research in Egyptology conference was held at the University of Liverpool between 2-6 September 2024, and organised by researchers across five UK universities. This important event welcomed almost 200 participants from around the globe, with a full programme of 115 paper presentations alongside 17 poster presentations, highlighting recent research and results by early career researchers in Egyptology and related fields. The present volume gathers 23 selected papers from the conference, reflecting the breadth of new work, methods, and perspectives presented at the meeting. Individual papers include discussion of material culture, society, religion, reception studies, findings from archaeological excavations, and methodological issues, bringing together a wide range of recent research in Predynastic, Pharaonic, and Graeco-Roman Egyptology.

Introduction

Abbreviations

Organising Committee

Conference Volunteers

List of Keynote Lecturers

List of Paper Presentations

List of Poster Presentations

Ritual or Taphonomy? The Ritual Breaking of Predynastic Flint Knives - Mona Akmal M. Ahmed

Vignettes of the Book of the Dead on Third Intermediate Period Coffins from Thebes - Nagwa Alazraq

Women in the Workforce: A Gendered Division of Labour in Dynastic Egypt? - Jessica Coughtrey

The Cult of Sobek at Gebel el-Silsila - A Study of the Relief Scene Fragments of the Recently Rediscovered Temple of Sobek of Kheny within the Context of New Kingdom Crocodile Cults - Joanne Derbyshire

From Souvenirs to Statements: A Study of 'Mummy Photography' at the Turn of the 20th Century - Marion Devigne

The One and the Many, and the ONE-TO-MANY: Data Models and Databases in Egyptology - Mona Dietrich

Naked Female Figurines in the Palace Area of Qantir: Sexual Images or Objects of Protection? - Sara Gebhardt

One Workmen Family from the Serapeum of Memphis Area - Amira Hamdy Mortaga

Replacing Deities: The Adaptation of Divine Triads by the God's Wives of Amun in Iconographic Reliefs (8th-6th Centuries BCE) - Andre Shinity Kawaminami

Exploring the Expression of Time and Memory in Decorated Ware Vessel Compositions through Experimental Archaeology - Sophia E. Kroft

A Lexical Study of the Theme of Creation in the Amarna Hymns - Laurianne Lancien

Early Egyptology: Beyond Nationalism? - Thomas Lebee

Multifaceted Religiosity: Reflections on the Use and Significance of Offering Tables in the 1st Millennium BCE - Esmeralda Lundius

Shell Forehead Ornaments in Predynastic Egypt and the Southern Levant - Rachael Mayoh

The Eldest Sons of Re. Reconsidering a Royal Title - Julian Posch

??jsw: The Personification of Creation Utterances - Shaimaa Saber

Enhancing Documentation and Communication for Preserving Cultural Heritage - Samar Saeed Abady Mohamed and Asmaa Hussein Abdelhamied

Colourant Pigments in Sudan, Nubia and Egypt in the Neolithic Period - Sakura Sanada

An Era of Perfection: The Vignettes of Book of the Dead Spell 17 in the Papyri of Ramesside Period - Mykola Tarasenko

Banqueting with Tutankhamun: A Case Study in Determining the Function and Meaning of an Unprovenanced Artefact (ECM 1887) - Michael R. Tritsch

The Call of Nighted Khem: Tracing Ancient Egypt through Weird Fiction - Lawrence Webb

Regent or Ruler? Military Policy of Queen Ankhesenpepy II During the Early Years of Pepy II's Reign - Olha Zapletniuk

Postface: 'Art and Academia in Conversation': Pushing the Boundaries of Interdisciplinarity in the Conference Space at Current Research in Egyptology 2024 - Henry Bohun

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Introduction

Abbreviations

Organising Committee

Conference Volunteers

List of Keynote Lecturers

List of Paper Presentations

List of Poster Presentations

Ritual or Taphonomy? The Ritual Breaking of Predynastic Flint Knives – Mona Akmal M. Ahmed

Vignettes of the Book of the Dead on Third Intermediate Period Coffins from Thebes – Nagwa Alazraq

Women in the Workforce: A Gendered Division of Labour in Dynastic Egypt? – Jessica Coughtrey

The Cult of Sobek at Gebel el-Silsila – A Study of the Relief Scene Fragments
of the Recently Rediscovered Temple of Sobek of Kheny within the Context of New Kingdom Crocodile Cults – Joanne Derbyshire

From Souvenirs to Statements: A Study of ‘Mummy Photography’
at the Turn of the 20th Century – Marion Devigne

The One and the Many, and the ONE-TO-MANY: Data Models and Databases in Egyptology – Mona Dietrich

Naked Female Figurines in the Palace Area of Qantir: Sexual Images or Objects of Protection? – Sara Gebhardt

One Workmen Family from the Serapeum of Memphis Area – Amira Hamdy Mortaga

Replacing Deities: The Adaptation of Divine Triads by the God’s Wives of Amun
in Iconographic Reliefs (8th–6th Centuries BCE) – André Shinity Kawaminami

Exploring the Expression of Time and Memory in Decorated Ware Vessel Compositions through Experimental Archaeology – Sophia E. Kroft

A Lexical Study of the Theme of Creation in the Amarna Hymns – Laurianne Lancien

Early Egyptology: Beyond Nationalism? – Thomas Lebée

Multifaceted Religiosity: Reflections on the Use and Significance of Offering Tables
in the 1st Millennium BCE – Esmeralda Lundius

Shell Forehead Ornaments in Predynastic Egypt and the Southern Levant – Rachael Mayoh

The Eldest Sons of Re. Reconsidering a Royal Title – Julian Posch

ḏꜣjsw: The Personification of Creation Utterances – Shaimaa Saber

Enhancing Documentation and Communication for Preserving Cultural Heritage – Samar Saeed Abady Mohamed and Asmaa Hussein Abdelhamied

Colourant Pigments in Sudan, Nubia and Egypt in the Neolithic Period – Sakura Sanada

An Era of Perfection: The Vignettes of Book of the Dead Spell 17 in the Papyri
of Ramesside Period – Mykola Tarasenko

Banqueting with Tutankhamun: A Case Study in Determining the Function and Meaning of an Unprovenanced Artefact (ECM 1887) – Michael R. Tritsch

The Call of Nighted Khem: Tracing Ancient Egypt through Weird Fiction – Lawrence Webb

Regent or Ruler? Military Policy of Queen Ankhesenpepy II During the Early Years of Pepy II’s Reign – Olha Zapletniuk

Postface: ‘Art and Academia in Conversation’: Pushing the Boundaries of Interdisciplinarity in the Conference Space at Current Research in Egyptology 2024 – Henry Bohun

John Rogers recently defended his PhD thesis at Swansea University, where his work was funded by a Research Excellence Scholarship. His research interests centre on power, authority, and legitimacy and their expression in diverse contexts in the mid-first millennium BCE, and he has participated in fieldwork in Luxor and Abydos since 2017. Catherine Bishop-Allen is a PhD candidate at the University of Liverpool, holding a BA in Classical Civilisation and Egyptology, and an MA in Ancient Egyptian Culture, both from Swansea University. Her research interests include sensory approaches to the ancient world, environmental archaeology, and the impact of climate on hierarchical structures. In addition to her current research, she has participated in several archaeological missions in Egypt since 2019. Henry Bohun holds an MA in Ancient Egyptian Culture from Swansea University; he is working on his PhD through the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, and is currently based at Trier University on a scholarship scheme. Reuben G. Hutchinson-Wong is a postgraduate researcher at the University of Birmingham, funded by the Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership. He completed his MA, BA(Hons), and BA at Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland, specialising in Ancient History and Geography. His research interests include looking at how ancient communities used tombs as ongoing sites of burial and the reception of ancient Egypt in Aotearoa New Zealand. Marina Sartori is currently Teaching Associate at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford, where she also recently completed an SNSF-funded postdoc project centring on the use of colour in New Kingdom funerary manuscripts. She defended her PhD in 2022 at the University of Basel and as an epigraphist has been part of several excavations, such as the Swiss Mission in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna and the Polish Archaeological Expedition to the North Asasif.

• Edited by John Rogers
• Edited by Catherine Bishop-Allen
• Edited by Henry Bohun
• Edited by Reuben G. Hutchinson-Wong
• Edited by Marina Sartori