Wednesday Weekly # 58

Welcome to the Wednesday Weekly, your weekly dose of links to Egyptology news, articles, blogs, events and more!


THE HUFFINGTON POST

Egyptian Sarcophagus Opened To Reveal 2,500-Year-Old Mummified Remains Of 14-Year-Old Boy
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/12/08/egyptian-sarcophagus-opened_n_6288266.html?ncid=webmail5

THE ANCIENT WORLD ONLINE

Open Access Journal: Sudan notes and records
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2009/10/open-access-journal-sudan-notes-and.html

Coptic Scriptorium
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/12/coptic-scriptorium.html

Open Access Publications of the Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten - Netherlands Institute for the Near East
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/01/open-access-oop-publications-of.html

The Xia Nai Index of Egyptian Beads in The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.nl/2014/12/the-xia-nai-index-of-egyptian-beads-in.html

LUXOR TIMES

Amon singer coffin discovered intact
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2014/12/amon-singer-coffin-was-discovered.html

IN THE ARTIFACT LAB

New post by Molly Gleeson:

Wilfred or Wilfreda?
http://www.penn.museum/sites/artifactlab/2014/12/06/wilfred-or-wilfreda/

EGYPT AT THE MANCHESTER MUSEUM

Manchester TAG 2014 – Cataloguing Magic: Papers abstracts
https://egyptmanchester.wordpress.com/2014/12/04/manchester-tag-2014-cataloguing-magic-papers-abstracts/

MARIA ROSA VALDESOGO

Isis with Apis in Ancient Egypt Iconography.
http://www.mariarosavaldesogo.com/isis-apis-ancient-egypt-iconography/

AHRAM ONLINE

By Nevine El-Aref:

The sarcophagus of god Amun's singer unearthed
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/117458/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/The-sarcophagus-of-god-Amuns-singer-unearthed.aspx

AL-AHRAM WEEKLY

Saving Khufu’s second boat
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/7893/47/Saving-Khufu%E2%80%99s-second-boat.aspx

GEBEL EL SILSILA SURVEY PROJECT

Digital recording of and at Gebel el Silsila
http://gebelelsilsilaepigraphicsurveyproject.blogspot.nl/2014/12/digital-recording-of-and-at-gebel-el.html

THE GLEN DASH FOUNDATION BLOG

The Great Pyramid Diagonals: Do They Point to a Hidden, Inner Platform Within the Pyramid?
http://glendash.com/blog/2014/12/03/the-great-pyramid-diagonals-do-they-point-to-a-hidden-inner-platform-within-the-pyramid/

THE CAIRO POST

Sphinx unearthed at Karnak temple
http://thecairopost.com/news/130254/inside_egypt/sphinx-unearthed-at-karnak-temple

Ancient tomb of ancient Egyptian vizier in Luxor to be opened Dec 20
http://thecairopost.com/news/130334/editors-choice/ancient-tomb-of-ancient-egyptian-vizier-in-luxor-to-be-opened-dec-20

‘Pharaohs of Egypt’ exhibit extends run in Hungary
http://thecairopost.com/news/130371/travel-antiquities/pharaohs-of-egypt-exhibit-extends-run-in-hungary

3,000 yr-old masked mummy found intact in Luxor: official
http://thecairopost.com/news/130536/topnews/3000-yr-old-masked-mummy-found-intact-in-luxor-official

EGYPT INDEPENDENT

Chicago scientists open Egyptian mummy coffin
http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/chicago-scientists-open-egyptian-mummy-coffin

LIVESCIENCE

New post by Owen Jarus:

2,400-Year-Old Coffin's 'Odd' Art Hints at Ancient Egypt's Brain Drain
http://www.livescience.com/49059-ancient-egyptian-coffin-odd-art.html

In Photos: Ancient Egyptian Coffin with 'Odd' Art
http://www.livescience.com/48984-ancient-egyptian-coffin-photos.html

EUREKALERT

Mainz Egyptologist receives approval for long-term project on Egyptian cursive scripts
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-12/jgum-mer120314.php