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Birmingham Egyptology Journal is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal available only online and free of charge.

The journal offers a platform for the presentation of research relating to ancient Egyptian culture, history, and archaeology from the Pre-dynastic to Graeco-Roman Periods.

The Journal officially launched on March 14, 2013 with the first articles being published online shortly thereafter. It is intended that articles will be presented as the review and publication processes are completed with the total submissions for each calendar year comprising one volume. Further information for prospective contributors to the Journal is available from the drop-down menu of the ‘Journal’ head to the left of this page. 

The Birmingham Egyptology Journal, is published by the Birmingham Egyptology Group, Department of Classics, Ancient Historand  Archaeology, Room 352, Arts Building, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom.  B15 2TT.

Submissions and enquiries should be forwarded to: editor.bejournal@gmail.com

Volume 9: 2022-2023

Lloyd D. Graham. ‘The sp tp.y (First Occasion) and the Dreamtime: Egyptian D.t as a parallel to Aboriginal tjukurrpa?.’ 52-84 (download here – The sp tp.y (First Occasion) and the Dreamtime)

Louise A O’Brien. ‘Connecting Cultures: A Graeco-Roman Stela from Abydos at the Garstang Museum of Archaeology, Liverpool.’ 34-51 (download here – Connecting Cultures Article Louise O’Brien)

Marla Szwec. ‘Tracking the Culmination of the Celestial Cow Motif into Royal Spheres: An Examination of Celestial Phenology and Cattle Pastoralism in Early Ideologies of Power .’ 85-111 (download here – Tracking the Culmination of the Celestial Cow Motif into Royal Spheres Article Marla Szwec)

Debora Spizzichino. ‘Biography in Ancient Egypt: Bead Nets.’ 1-33 (download here – Spizzichino Debora – Biography in Ancient Egypt- Bead-Nets – Revised. Final version)

Volume 8: 2020-2021

Edited by Dr Edward Mushett-Cole

Lloyd Graham. ‘From Isis-kite to Nekhbet-vulture and Horus-falcon: Changes in the identification of the bird above Osiris’s phallus in temple ‘conception of Horus’ scenes’. 1-32. (download here – GRAHAM – Isis Nekhbet)

To reference this article we suggest:

Graham, L.D. 2020. From Isis-kite to Nekhbet-vulture and Horus-falcon: Changes in the identification of the bird above Osiris’s phallus in temple ‘conception of Horus’ scenes’ Birmingham Egyptology Journal 8: 1-32. 

 

Volume 7: 2020

Special Issue May 2020: Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Birmingham Egyptology Symposium and Object Biographies

Edited by Dr Edward Mushett-Cole

Diamond, K. ‘The Reign of King Sobekneferu and her Performance of Gender’, 1-18.

Small, E. ‘The Funerary Roles of Hathor and Inanna: Goddesses and Female Identity in Ancient Egypt and the Near East’, 19-50.

Bueno Guardia, M. ‘Private Burials in New Kingdom Thebes: religious belief and identity’, 51-69.

Szafran, M. ‘Object Biography: Manchester Museum 7556’, 70-86.

Heard, J. ‘Scarab with Hathor Head (1702.004) from Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery’, 87-97.

Turner, J. ‘Eton Myers Collection Object Biography: ECM 220, A Wooden Offering Bearer’, 98-114.

Volume 6: 2018      

1. Review

Carla Gallorini

Review of S. Wallace Jones. Egyptian and Imported Pottery from the Red Sea Port of Mersa Gawasis, Egypt

To reference this article we suggest:

Gallorini, C. 2018. Review of S. Wallace-Jones. Egyptian and Imported Pottery from the Red Sea Port of Mersa Gawsis, Egypt. Archaeopress Egyptology 20, Archaeopress Publishing, Oxford. 2018. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 6: 1-5.

Volume 5: 2017

1. Article

The Transition between the Twentieth and Twenty-First Dynasties Revisited

Ian Mladjov

To reference this article we suggest:

Mladjov, I. 2017.’ The Transition between the Twentieth and Twenty-First Dynasties Revisited’. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 5: 1-23.

2. Review

Steven R. W. Gregory

Review of S. Ikram (ed.). Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

To reference this article we suggest:

Gregory, S. R. W. 2017. Review of S. Ikram (ed.). Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt. The American University in Cairo Press: Cairo. 2015.  Birmingham Egyptology Journal 5: 24-26.

Occasional publication 3, 2016. Conference Proceedings

Proceedings of the Third Birmingham Egyptology Symposium, University of Birmingham, 19th February 2016

Edited by Steven R. W. Gregory.

Elliot, C. ‘Pyramisks and Obelids – Pitch Imperfect? The reception of ancient Egyptian architectural elements in pre-nineteenth century Europe’. 1-18.  

Scott, M. ‘The blundered name of Khufu’: Ancient identity and modern identification’. 19-28.

Volume 4: 2016

1. Review

Review of A. Dodson. Afterglow of Empire: Egypt from the fall of the New Kingdom to the Saite renaissance

Steven R. W. Gregory

To reference this article we suggest:

Gregory, S. R. W. 2016. Review of A. Dodson. Afterglow of Empire: Egypt from the fall of the New Kingdom to the Saite renaissance. The American University in Cairo Press: Cairo  New York. 2012. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 4: 1-4.

2. Review

Review of A. Stevenson (ed.) The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections

Stephanie L. Boonstra

To reference this article we suggest:

Boonstra, S. L. 2016. Review of A. Stevenson (ed.). The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections. UCL Press: London. 2015. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 4: 5-9.

3. Article

Texts and Iconography of Padiamun’s Coffin in the Liverpool Museum

Luca Miatello

To reference this article we suggest:

Miatello, L. 2016. ‘Texts and Iconography of Padiamun’s Coffin in the Liverpool Museum’. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 4: 10-61.

Occasional publication 2, 2016. Conference Proceedings

Proceedings of the Second Birmingham Egyptology Symposium, University of Birmingham, 20th February 2015

Edited by Steven R. W. Gregory.

Hufft, B. E. ‘The Kushite kings of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty in the light of Transcultural Studies: an iconographic approach’. 1-20.

Sidpura, T. ‘Where is my Mummy…Who is my Mummy? A Re-Evaluation of the Dra Abu-el Naga Coffin of Queen Ahhotep (CG 28501) with Queen Satkamose’. 21-46.

Simmance, E. ‘The authority behind statues and the authority of statues: sistrophores and intermediaries’. 47-66.

Volume 3: 2015

1. Review

Review of S. Wachsmann 2013. The Gurob  Ship-Cart Model and Its Mediterranean Context

Marsia Sfakianou Bealby

To reference this article we suggest:

Bealby, M. S. 2015. Review of S. Wachsmann. The Gurob Ship-Cart Model and Its Mediterranean Context. Texas A & M University Press: College Station, Texas. 2013. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 3: 1-4.

2. Review

Review of D. Gange 2013. Dialogues with the Dead: Egyptology in British Culture and Religion, 1822-1922

Steven R. W. Gregory

To reference this article we suggest:

Gregory, S. R. W. 2015. Review of D. Gange. Dialogues with the Dead: Egyptology in British Culture and Religion, 1822-1922. Oxford University Press: Oxford. 2013. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 3: 5-8.

3. Article

The Two Inner Directions of the Ancient Egyptian Script

Carlos Gracia Zamacona

To reference this article we suggest:

Zamacona, C. G. 2015.’ The Two Inner Directions of the Ancient Egyptian Script’. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 3: 9-23.

4. Article

The encounter between the sun and the moon on hypocephali

Gyula Priskin

To reference this article we suggest:

Priskin, G. 2015. ‘The encounter between the sun and the moon on hypocephali’. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 3: 24-41.

Occasional publication 1, 2014. Conference Proceedings

Proceedings of the First Birmingham Egyptology Symposium, University of Birmingham, 21st February 2014

Edited by Steven R. W. Gregory.

Simmance, E. ‘The significance of location for the mediating statues of Amenhotep son of Hapu’. 1-13.

Asbury, B. L. ‘Pitt-Rivers, the Painter and the Palaeolithic Period’. 14-22.

Godefroid, A. ‘Book of the Dead Chapter 182: a case of related structure between the text and its vignette’. 23-34.

Mushett Cole, E. ‘Did the political upheaval during the Late Bronze Age cause a change in the form of Egyptian control in the Levant? An analysis of the changes in the political landscape of the Levant during the late New Kingdom’. 35-44.

Volume 2: 2014

1. Article

 The High Priests of Amun at the End of the Twentieth Dynasty

Jennifer Palmer

To reference this article we suggest:

Palmer, J. 2014. ‘The High Priests of Amun at the End of the Twentieth Dynasty’. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 2: 1-22.

2. Article

A map of Egypt reconstructed from the description of the country at Edfu

Gyula Priskin

To reference this article we suggest:

Priskin, G. 2014. ‘A map of Egypt reconstructed from the description of the country at Edfu’. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 2: 23-41.

3. Review

Review of J. A. Hill, P. Jones, and A. J. Morales (eds.) 2013. Experiencing Power, Generating Authority: Cosmos, Politics, and the Ideology of Kingship in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

Steven R. W. Gregory

To reference this article we suggest:

Gregory, S. R. W. 2014. Review of J. A. Hill, P. Jones, and A. J. Morales (eds.). Experiencing Power, Generating Authority: Cosmos, Politics, and the Ideology of Kingship in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. University of Pennsylvania Press: Philadelphia. 2013. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 2: 42-46.

Volume 1: 2013

1. Object Highlight

Eton College Myers Collection of Egyptian Antiquities Object Highlight – ECM822, A Faience Nubian Head

Carl Graves

To reference this article we suggest:

Graves, C. 2013. ‘Eton College Myers Collection Object Highlight: A Faience Nubian Head’. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 1: 1-4.

 2. Article

Piankh and Herihor: Art, Ostraca, and Accession in Perspective

Steven R. W. Gregory

To reference this article we suggest:

Gregory, S. R. W. 2013. ‘Piankh and Herihor: Art, Ostraca, and Accession in Perspective’. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 1: 5-18.

3. Review

Review of J.  Padgham 2012. A New Interpretation of the Cone on the Head in New Kingdom Tomb Scenes.

Eleanor B. Simmance

To reference this article we suggest:

Simmance, E. B. 2013. Review of J. Padgham. A New Interpretation of the Cone on the Head in New Kingdom Tomb Scenes. BAR International Series. Archaeopress: Oxford. 2012. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 1: 19-21.

4. Review

Review of Raven, Verschoor, Vugts and Walsem 2011. The Memphite Tomb of Horemheb. Commander in Chief of Tutankhamun. V. The forecourt and the area south of the tomb with some notes on the tomb of Tia

Gabrielle Heffernan

To reference this article we suggest:

Heffernan, G. 2013. Review of M. Raven, V. Verschoor, M. Vugts and R. Walsem. The Memphite Tomb of Horemheb. Commander in Chief of Tutankhamun. V. The forecourt and the area south of the tomb with some notes on the tomb of Tia. Brepols 2011. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 1: 22-24.

 5. Article

Coffin Texts Spell 155 on the Moon

Gyula Priskin

To reference this article we suggest:

Priskin, G. 2013. ‘Coffin Texts Spell 155 on the Moon’. Birmingham Egyptology Journal 1: 25-63.

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