Ancient Egypt News for Wednesday 23-12-09
Zahi Hawass has stated that documents that were presented to him by the Berlin Museum head confirm that the bust of Nefertiti was taken out of Egypt unethically.
Berlin maintains that no official claim by Egypt has ever been made and the Prussian Heritage Foundation has denied the suggestion that Borchard deliberately misled the Egyptian inspector of antiquities.
Meanwhile, recent tests indicate that the bust is too fragile to travel to Egypt. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s top culture aide, Bernd Neumann, said that a loan was now:
‘…absolutely out of the question on conservation grounds alone.’
Shemsu Sesen has a summary on his website Em Hotep.
Yet another great figure in Egyptology has passed away. Here is the message from the Egypt Exploration Society’s website:
We are very sorry to report that Mr T G H (Harry) James, an EES Vice-President and former Chairman of the Society, died in the Royal Free Hospital in London on Wednesday 16 December 2009. He will be greatly missed by his many friends and colleagues.
Susan Llewellyn ends the year with some words of truth, completing the offering formula she as been teaching piece by piece over the past few months.
- PHOTO: Side Chamber of King Seti I's Crypt – a scene from the 6th hour of the Book of Amduat, by Sandro Vannini: http://bit.ly/655pGR #
- PHOTO: Sanctuary of Hateshpsut, Karnak, by Libyan Soup: http://bit.ly/6ZE5YP #
- The Nefertiti Summit has Come and Gone, a summary of the saga over the Nefertiti bust, by Shemsu Sesn: http://bit.ly/8hng3f #
- Hawass: Documents recently presented to him by Berlin museum head confirm the Nefertiti bust was removed unethically: http://bit.ly/7aT49q #
- PHOTOS: Egypt demands that Germany return the bust of Nefertiti: http://bit.ly/6fDUpE #
- Museum director defends right to Nefertiti bust: http://bit.ly/7HhULC #
- German museum confirms travel ban for Queen Nefertiti – new tests show it is too fragile to fly home to Egypt: http://bit.ly/82zQum #
- Egypt 1974 Stamp – Solar Bark of Khufu Cheops, Scott C164 on eBay: http://bit.ly/6AAQSe #
- Ancient Egypt exhibit gives lessons in immortality: http://bit.ly/8JUWuH #
- Office Hieroglpyhs – There is many a true word spoken in jest by Susan: http://bit.ly/8o9CZp #
- Treasures from KV62 – King Tut's Funerary Figures: http://bit.ly/5VrBj3 #
- Profile: Dr. Zahi Hawass, by Stan Parchin: http://bit.ly/7Liadg #
- The Splendors of the Nile visit the tombs of El Kab – Paheri, Renni and Ahmose, son of Ibana (with photos): http://bit.ly/5jyKlB #
- CRE XI in Leiden – 5,8 January 2010, the Final Programme:
http://bit.ly/5NqGrH # - The Oriental Institue's Splendors of the Nile visit the temple of Esna (with many photos): http://bit.ly/4DXM20 #
- A pilgrim's tale – the truth and the legend behind the cult of one of Egypt's most famous saints: http://bit.ly/79A2Sq #
- Harry James, Vice-President and former Chairman of the Egypt Exploration Society, and former Keeper of Ancient Egypt at the BM has died. #
- South Levantine Early Bronze Age chronological correlations with Egypt in light of the Narmer serekhs from Tel Erani: http://bit.ly/7UDy2e #
Wonderful Nefertiti by Frizzetta Some rights reserved.
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