Current Research in Egyptology 2017

Ilaria Incordino has participated in several archaeological missions in Egypt beginning in 2007. She obtained a BA and PhD in Egyptology at the University of Naples “L’Orientale” with her dissertation Chronological Problems of the IIIrd Egyptian Dynasty. A re-examination of the archaeological documents. She has taught Egyptology and organized several conferences, seminars and summer schools at the University of Naples “L’Orientale”. She is author of several papers and a monograph about the Bet Khallaf and Manqabad sites and is currently Grantee of the 2022 Shelby White and Leon Levy Program for Archaeological Publication of the Harvard Museum.

Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Aba Island – Sudan – Ahmed Hussein Abdelrahman Adam ;


Livelihood activities and food tradition in Kushite Nubia – Marco Baldi ;


The Valley of the Queens: some preliminary remarks on the social identity of the 18th-dynasty tomb owners – Emanuele Casini ;


Current and past research between Tebtynis and Padua: from sand to aerospace – Giulia Deotto, Ian Begg, Alessandra Menegazzi, Carlo Urbani, Andrea Meleri, Luca Toninello, Luigi Magnini, Laura Burigana, Armando De Guio, Ivana Angelini, Cinzia Bettineschi, Gianmario Molin, Giuseppe Salemi, Paola Zanovello ;


Forgotten treasures: a journey (re)discovering the amulets of the Kerma Culture in the storerooms of the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston and in the Sudan National Museum of Khartoum – Elena D’Itria ;


Tahai’s Secret: a Closer Look at the Coffin Ensemble of Lady Tahai from the ‘Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig’ in Switzerland – Charlotte Hunkeler ;


Three’s a Crowd: the Possibility of Polygyny in New Kingdom Thebes – Ellen Jones ;


‘They were like lions roaring upon the mountain-crests’: Soundscapes of war in New Kingdom Egypt – Uroš Matić ;


The curious case of priest Iufaa. Preliminary remarks on texts on the inner side of the outer sarcophagus – Diana Míčková ;


One More for the Road: Beer, Sacrifice and Commemoration in Ancient Nubian Burials of the Classic Kerma Period – Elizabeth Minor ;


Old Kingdom sarcophagi – The Abusir corpus – Věra Nováková ;


Coffin Text spell 246: A description of the moon in conjunction with the sun – Gyula Priskin ;


Macro-lithic tools and cupules in the Gash Delta (Eastern Sudan): a preliminary study – Francesco Michele Rega ;


Stone architectural elements of the monastery at Manqabad and their typological classification – Anna Salsano ;


The monumental tombs of the Asasif from the 25th-26th dynasties, between «cultural archive» and place of worship – Valeria Tappeti ;


Glazed terracotta decorations from the palace of Natakamani (B1500) at Napata: a typological and iconographical analysis. Italian Archaeological Mission in Sudan at Jebel Barkal (Università Ca' Foscari, Venice) – Salvatore Taurino ;


Egyptian metrics: a morphological approach – Stefano Vittori