We’re all set up at #ARCE2026 Annual Meeting!
Stop by the ISD exhibit to browse the latest Egyptology titles from Lockwood Press, @theees.bsky.social, @peeterspublishers.bsky.social, @harrassowitz-v.bsky.social, @archaeopress.bsky.social, @brepols.net, and many more!
Fri–Sat: 8–6 | Sun: 8–12
Leaving @theees.bsky.social is getting harder and harder as reality sinks in. Redevelopment, even for good reasons, inevitably means that we must accept change. The library may not be the same when i’m next in, but my memories will remain and our relaunch in 2028 will be accessible and sustainable.
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Discover Cleopatra and other influential queens of ancient Egypt in this exhibition curated by Professor Joann Fletcher. Visit to see a unique assemblage of objects, including items from @theees.bsky.social collections!
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Next in our series of #ADozenDiscoveries is ‘Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers’ by Amelia Edwards from @theees.bsky.social's Special Collections. Our founder aimed to make #AncientEgypt more accessible, and we continue to do so today.
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📙 Sonia Prakash with the book
Interested in the portrayal of these women?
Join our Online Course: Women in Ancient Egyptian Art, discussing artistic examples from antiquity through to Victorian portraits of women like Amelia Edwards.
Book now and catch up with this week's recording👇
Did you know that @theees.bsky.social was founded by pioneering writer Amelia Edwards, author of 'A Thousand Miles Up the Nile'? #InternationalWomensDay
She envisaged the EES to include other eminent women. Read about her and these women in our Spotlight volume👇
www.ees.ac.uk/resource/ame...
In our latest podcast episode with Christina Geisen on #AncientEgyptian funerary texts, learn how the Book of the Dead wasn't actually a #book at all!
#WorldBookDay2026 #AwayWithThePharaohs
Listen now: rss.com/podcasts/awa...
“You must not read from the booooook!” #WorldBookDay #BookOfTheDead
Join us for a special screening of The Mummy (1999) @thegardencinema.bsky.social on Wednesday 3 June, as we kick off EES Fest!
Book from 1 April 🎫 www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
Are ancient #Egyptian funerary texts sacred guides to the #afterlife—or practical manuals for navigating death?
#AwayWithThePharaohs 🎧 March episode out now
Hear how the Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts and Book of the Dead prepared people for the afterlife in #AncientEgypt.
📢🚨We're looking for a Publications Manager!
Join our small team in London to oversee the production of our print and online publications, including our magazine, journal and monographs.
Help share ground-breaking Egyptological research!
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⏰ Friday 6 March
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Amazing segment on #TheOneShow about Ramses and the Pharaohs’ Gold: The Exhibition with our very own @edwardscrivens.bsky.social!
Watch it now: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Open from TODAY! 🎟️ EES Members can find an exclusive offer with their booking on your Member Homepage!
Watt!? We love that
For #PokémonDay, here are our favourites with links to ancient Egypt:
Cofagrigus 👻 looks like an #Egyptian coffin
Lucario 🦾 based on jackal-headed god Anubis
Sigilyph 👁🗨 inspired by #hieroglyphs
Ampharos ⚡️ based on the lighthouse/Pharos of Alexandria
Who would you choose!?
📸 Ken Sugimori
#Pokemon
This month’s discovery is a marriage contract from Oxyrhynchus (P.Oxy. XLIX 3491), dating to 157-158 CE. This papyrus records the marriage of Chaeremonis and Dionysapollodorus.
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📜 Courtesy of @theees.bsky.social and the Faculty of Classics @ox.ac.uk
#ADozenDiscoveries
Online Course: #AncientEgyptian Funerary Texts
📅 24 March-21 April ⏰ 6pm 🇬🇧 8pm 🇪🇬
Read, in #hieroglyphs, passages from the major funerary text corpora, including the Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, Book of the Dead (see below), and Amduat, with Christina Geisen.
🎫 www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
Lives in Egyptology: the story of Who Was Who
📅 Tuesday 3 March ⏰ 1pm 🇬🇧 3pm 🇪🇬
Hana Navratilova presents Who Was Who in Egyptology, a biographical repository for the field, outlining priorities to enhance this resource towards a comprehensive and inclusive history.
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Ever wondered what #book you should take with you on your next trip to #Egypt?📚🤔
Well, we have the answer!
@cgraves88.bsky.social has shared his top #travel reads for first-time visitors to Egypt in our #ExperienceEgypt zone this month!
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#SundayRead #Reading #Books
A great time at the Garden Cinema last night for a screening of the 1982 #film ‘For the Love of Egypt’ about @theees.bsky.social founder Amelia B. Edwards. Brilliant to meet Director Anna Benson Gyles and cast member Jeremy Clyde - huge congrats to @cgraves88.bsky.social for organising!
#egyptology
Yesterday I had the privilege of hosting director Anna Benson Gyles at a special screening of her 1982 film ‘For the Love of Egypt’ which tells the founding of @theees.bsky.social in 1882. We were joined by Jeremy Clyde who played William Matthew Flinders Petrie too! 🤩
In our February episode of #AwayWithThePharaohs, @edwardscrivens.bsky.social provides an overview of religion in ancient Egypt, before exploring the complex, fluid nature of its gods and goddesses and the rituals that empowered them.
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#AncientEgypt #Gods #Goddess #Mythology
Vintage photo chrome card depicting the Sphinx of Giza in the foreground with two pyramids in the background. Camels and Egyptians are also featured. The entire card is sepia-toned, except for the outfits of the Egyptian individuals, which have been colourised. "941. Le Caire. Le Sphinx".
Vintage postcard. "UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE. EGYPTE CARTE POSTALE". "Dear Friend you are like a bird, a small and pretty bird. You sing always, and your song enjoys your parents and friend. You have also the kindness and the lightness of the bird. Be happy. C. Saada." "A Miss Sarina Stolian, Mousky Street no. 34, Cairo."
Our volunteers Tilly and Hazel have been cataloguing and digitising our postcards. The majority are blank, but a few examples, like this, offer a glimpse into past relationships.
"Dear Friend you are like a bird, a small and pretty bird... Be happy."
📬EES.PCD.0599
#SendACardToAFriend
Love a podcast? Interested in Egyptian gods and goddesses, myth, and investigating ancient religion? Catch me on the latest episode of ‘Away with the Pharaohs’, available wherever you get your podcasts!
@theees.bsky.social #egyptology #mythology #religion #gods #ancienthistory #archaeology
Online Course: Women in #AncientEgyptian Art
📅 5 March-2 April ⏰ 6pm 🇬🇧 8pm 🇪🇬
From female pharaohs to God’s Wives to everyday #women as wives and mothers, Jen Turner will examine women’s roles as portrayed in ancient Egyptian #art this #WomensHistoryMonth.
🎫 www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
Our current priority is to find volunteers with event experience to assist with our EES Fest. We plan to host a series of exciting events throughout June 2026 to celebrate the Society and test out new event formats. Help us make this festival a success!
📢🚨Outreach and Engagement volunteers
We're looking for people interested in sharing cultural heritage with the public! Tasks may include researching our collections, creating digital content, and assisting with our events.
⏰ Extended to 13 Feb
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Are #Egyptian artefacts in museums priceless treasures—or just ancient pieces of a puzzle? #AwayWithThePharaohs
Hear about four object types, behind-the-scenes work, and what it means for Egyptian material culture to be held in #museums around the world.
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Remember that EES Members have access to our #ExperienceEgypt portal, where you can read personalised recommendations around visiting Egypt and enjoying Egyptian cultural heritage beyond our usual engagement programme!
📢 Calling all EES Members, we need your vote!
Who is your favourite #pharaoh of #Egypt? Tell us your choice, and we’ll release the 'Top 5' in your #ExperienceEgypt portal on the online member zone!
🗳️ www.ees.ac.uk/member-homep...
📸 Horus (god of kingship), temple of Seti I at Abydos
We're excited to launch #ADozenDiscoveries!
Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for monthly updates and go behind the scenes with a spotlight on 12 different collection highlights from @theees.bsky.social.
Head over now to learn about our replica head of Nefertiti!
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