Saturday 7th April 11am – 2pm Joint EES / MAES Special Event!
Deir el-Medina tattooed mummy
An exciting double lecture from EES Director Cédric Gobeil about his excavations at Deir el-Medina and his research on the mummy of the Deir el-Medina tattooed lady.
In association with the Manchester Museum – the lectures take place in the museum’s Kanaris Lecture Theatre.
Tickets £20 each. Booking details here:
Excavations at Sais. Photo Penny Wilson
Last chance to book for our annual Manchester Ancient Egypt Society study day!
“Delta Digs” with Penny Wilson, Joanne Rowland and Rosalie David.
Statue of Wadjet at Buto. Photo: Penny Wilson
Join us for a fascinating day of exploration of the Delta and its history, including the rise of Sais to Royal Capital, Predynastic settlements at Merimde Beni Salama, the Tanis treasures and Graeco-Roman “Boom & Bust”.
9:30am – 4:30pm at the Longfield Suite, Prestwich. Details and bookings here:
Akhenaten – photo RBP
We have an exciting programme lined up at MAES beginning in September! Speakers include Robert Morkot (on Gebel Barkal), Nicky Nielsen (Seti I), Mark Collier (Egyptian language), Keith White (Akhetaten) and Rosalie David (the Belfast mummy)!
PLUS two study days – including a special joint study day with the KNH Centre in November with Ray Johnson of Chicago House! Keep watching for further details!
The Manchester AE Soc lecture WILL go ahead this Monday (5th March). 7:30pm Manchester Conference Centre, Sackville Street, Manchester, M1 3BB. We look forward to seeing you!
Manon Schutz – ‘To die, to sleep’ — The Meaning of Beds in Ancient Egypt
Bed of Hetepheres
The bed is a piece of furniture which everyone in modern day England uses or at least knows. However, as it seems so familiar to us, we tend to project our own understanding of beds and the ideas related to them—especially that of the nightly sleep—to beds in other cultures. In the case of Egyptian beds, however, one might wonder whether it is legitimate to compare objects that are not only geographically, but also chronologically apart, even though their form is similar to our modern counterparts. Furthermore, it is noteworthy that all the beds known to us stem from tombs, not the domestic area. Thus, the aim of this talk is to analyse the function of beds in the funerary context of ancient Egypt and their role as connecting link between sleep and death.
Manon is a doctoral candidate and Clarendon scholar at Mansfield College, University of Oxford. In her thesis ‘Sleep, Beds, and Death in Ancient Egypt’, she is analysing the function of the bed in the funerary context of ancient Egypt from Predynastic times to the Graeco-Roman Period, especially in its role as protector and guarantor of rebirth. Inher Magister Artium thesis, which she completed at the University of Trier (Germany), as well as her Master of Studies thesis for the University of Oxford, she analysed coffins from the Roman Period. She was also involved in the publication of the Egyptian collection housed in the Musée National d’Histoire et d’Art in Luxembourg.
NOW BEING HELD ON SATURDAY 24th MARCH
(Postponed from 3rd March due to bad weather and rail strikes)
Ramesses II at the British Museum
Ramesses the Great – Pharaoh of the Exodus?
with Michael Tunnicliffe & Sarah Griffiths
Ramesses II was one of the greatest and most powerful of the pharaohs. During his 67 year reign he built more temples, erected more colossal statues and sired more children than any other Egyptian king. His inscriptions tell us about his great victories over the enemies of Egypt: the Hittites, the Nubians and the Libyans. He expanded Egypt’s empire, secured the borders and established the first major peace treaty in history. He was revered by later kings, and became the ‘Ozymandias’ of classical legend.
But was Ramesses the pharaoh of the Exodus? Did he enslave the Israelites and suffer the ten plagues of the Bible? Can we believe the king’s propaganda – does Ramesses “the Great” truly live up to his name?
Join Michael Tunnicliffe and Sarah Griffiths as they investigate, using evidence from Biblical and Egyptian sources to explore the life and legacy of Ramesses II.
Dayschool: Saturday 3rd March 2018 Time: 10:30am – 4:30pm
Details here:
This Monday Campbell Price presents our annual Bob Partridge Egyptology Lecture, in memory of our late Chairman.
Cat in the Marshes, Tomb of Nebamun
Join us to explore Artisans as Ritualists in Ancient Egypt
Artisans, particularly those engaged in producing sculpture, held an especially important place in Ancient Egyptian society. This lecture explores the ‘magic’ of artistic production and traces the evidence of some artisans, who often left their mark on works they created or used their access to skills and resources to make very special objects for themselves.
Monday 12th February from 7:30pm Manchester Conference Centre / Pendulum Hotel, Sackville Street, Manchester, M1 3BB
We are now taking bookings for the upcoming joint half-study day on Saturday 7th April. MAES and the Egypt Exploration Society present two lectures by EES Director Cédric Gobeil about his excavations at Deir el-Medina and his research on the mummy of the Deir el-Medina tattooed lady.
This is in association with the Manchester Museum – the lectures take place in the museum’s Kanaris Lecture Theatre. Tickets £20 each.
Deir el-Medina Fieldwork
To book click here!
Please make a note our April meeting has changed. The lecture by Hilary Forrest will now take place on Monday 16th April, and not 9th April as previously advertised. Same time, same place, different Monday!
Statue of Wadjet at Buto. Photo: Penny Wilson
Booking is now open for our annual Manchester Ancient Egypt Society study day. This year we present “Delta Digs” with Penny Wilson, Joanne Rowland and Rosalie David.
Join us for a fascinating day of exploration of the Delta and its history, including the rise of Sais to Royal Capital, Predynastic settlements at Merimde Beni Salama, the Tanis treasures and Graeco-Roman “Boom & Bust”.
9:30am – 4:30pm at the Longfield Suite, Prestwich. Details and bookings here:
Ramesses II at the British Museum
Join MAES members Sarah Griffiths & Michael Tunnicliffe to explore the Egyptian and Biblical evidence for the life, reign and legacy of one of Egypt’s greatest kings: Ramesses II.
Saturday 3rd March 10:30am – 4:30pm at the Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL.
All welcome. For more details visit the MANCENT site.
