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Columns  Ask an Egyptologist Is Ancient Egyptian Honey Still Edible?  La Vida Aegyptiaca February 3, 2010 | Toronto and National News Toronto and National [Change] Feb 2, 2010 Vol. 36 of the Journal of The Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities is online at our Journal page. [READ MORE] Jan 20, 2010 A few photos from the after-meeting buffet at the Annual General Meeting in Toronto, on November 6th, 2009 and the following day's Symposium. [READ MORE] Jan 17, 2010 Read updates on the SSEA's "In Search of Ancient Egypt in Canada" project. The latest Project updates, as provided to the SSEA at the 2009 Annual General Meeting, can be seen by clicking here for the report from Mark Trumpour in English, or here for the report from Brigitte Ouellet in French. [READ MORE] Jan 7, 2010 There is now an SSEA Chapter based in Vancouver. They hope to be fully operational by the end of January, 2010. For more information about them, email vancouver@thessea.org [READ MORE] Toronto and National Upcoming Events Toronto and National [Change] From belligerent phrases to wishes for prosperity and longevity, the kings revealed much about themselves and their personalities through their chosen titulary.
[READ MORE] Although these tales have come to us in written form, their primary means of transmission in ancient times appears to have been in the context of oral performance and, as this talk will explore, they contain a number of elements which speak to a rich ancient Egyptian tradition of oral storytelling.
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[READ MORE] How far can we capture and characterize the group responsible for commissioning and carrying out works? How different is the Egyptian case from other traditions? In this lecture, Prof. Baines surveys some of these issues through material of varying types and periods.
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