Current Research in Egyptology 2019

Presents proceedings from the 20th meeting of the prestigious international student Egyptology conference, held at the University of Alcala, 2019. 15 papers address a wide range of topics including all periods of ancient Egyptian History and different aspects of its material culture, archaeology, history, society, religion and language.

Current Research in Egyptology 2019 presents the papers and posters from the twentieth meeting of the prestigious international student Egyptology conference, on this occasion held at the University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain. The conference took place 17-21 June 2019 at the Major College of San Ildefonso, the historic centre of the University of Alcala, with almost 200 participants from various countries and institutions all over the world. The conference addressed a wide range of topics including all periods of ancient Egyptian History and different aspects of its material culture, archaeology, history, society, religion and language. Fifteen wide-ranging papers are published here with wider information on the scientific and cultural programme of the conference.

Introduction List of paper presentations List of poster presentations List of keynote lectures Speaking bodies: an approach to the Egyptian and Aegean ritual gestures of the Bronze Age (preliminary remarks) - Christos Kekes Classification of 'directive speech acts' in Egyptian teaching texts - Simon Thuault Preliminary study on offering trays in Qubbet el-Hawa - Cristina Lechuga Ibanez Towards a prosopography of the priests of Akhmim from the Late Period to the Roman Period - Marion Claude Architectural models of ancient Egypt: the soul houses of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden - Filippo Mi The feminine touch: aspects of the role of women as evidenced in ancient Egyptian personal correspondence - Susan Thorpe The temple of Khonsu at Karnak: the decoration of the south gate of the pylon - Abraham I. Fernandez Pichel Officials under Queen Mother Ahhotep - Beatriz Noria Serrano Evidence for medical relations between Egypt and Hatti: a brief overview - Marco De Pietri and Elena Urzi Jmy-r# jp.t nsw at the end of the 18th dynasty: an iconographical study - Dana Belohoubkova The perception of bodily fluids in ancient Egypt - Clementine Audouit Presenting four coloured linen in Ptolemaic temples - Dorotea Wollnerova Ancient Arabian horses? Revisiting ancient equine imagery - Lonneke Delpeut and Hylke Hettema The demon-deity Maga: geographical variation and chronological transformation in ancient Egyptian demonology - John Rogers What might the temple of Millions of Years of Thutmosis III at Luxor have looked like? Some hypotheses about the decorative programme on sandstone remains - Linda Chapon, Introduction ;

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List of poster presentations ;

List of keynote lectures ;

Speaking bodies: an approach to the Egyptian and Aegean ritual gestures of the Bronze Age (preliminary remarks) – Christos KekesSimon ThuaultCristina Lechuga IbánezMarion ClaudeFilippo MiSusan ThorpeAbraham I. Fernández PichelBeatriz Noria SerranoMarco De Pietri and Elena UrziJmy-r# jp.t nsw at the end of the 18th dynasty: an iconographical study – Dana BělohoubkováClémentine AudouitDorotea WollnerováLonneke Delpeut and Hylke HettemaJohn RogersLinda Chapon

Marta Arranz holds a master’s degree in archaeology and heritage from the Autónoma University of Madrid, and she is a doctoral candidate in Egyptology at the University of Alcalá. ;
Raúl Sánchez Casado obtained a PhD in Egyptology at the University of Seville; he is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Granada. ;
Albert Planelles Orozco completed a master´s degree in ancient cultures and languages at the University of Barcelona; he is currently working on his PhD in Assyriology at the University of Alcalá. ;
Sergio Alarcón Robledo holds an MPhil in Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and an MA in archaeology from the University of California, Los Angeles; he is a PhD candidate in Egyptology at Harvard University. ;
Jónatan Ortiz García completed his PhD in Cultural Heritage at the University of Valencia; he is a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral fellow at the University of Alcalá. ;
Patricia Mora Riudavets completed an MA in Egyptology at the University of Liverpool. She is a professional archaeological photographer.

• Edited by Marta Arranz Cárcamo
• Edited by Raúl Sánchez Casado
• Edited by Albert Planelles Orozco
• Edited by Sergio Alarcón Robledo
• Edited by Jónatan Ortiz García
• Edited by Patricia Mora Riudavets

"Both volumes are very well edited, in a similar style and layout. ... Overall, the volumes provide a fascinating insight into scholarly research underway on a large variety of different topics related to ancient Egypt in all of its aspects and periods. Hence, thy offer a significant means to keep a finger on the 'Egyptological pulse' and stay up to date with current quality research at a postgraduate level." Filip Coppens (2024): Ancient West and East Volume 23
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‘Both volumes are very well edited, in a similar style and layout. … Overall, the volumes provide a fascinating insight into scholarly research underway on a large variety of different topics related to ancient Egypt in all of its aspects and periods. Hence, thy offer a significant means to keep a finger on the ‘Egyptological pulse’ and stay up to date with current quality research at a postgraduate level.’ – Filip Coppens (2024): Ancient West and East Volume 23

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