Horemheb XVIII Dynasty

 

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MAES PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION WINNER 2010 - Angela Warlow
Congratulations to all who took part (photos are copyright to the winners)


Images soon!


Special Fund-Raising Book Auctions for 2010-11 will be arranged. The books are donated from the Estate of Keith Norris.  A list of titles will be published in Djehuty to allow for bids by Members who cannot attend meetings. Reserve for certain items will apply. 
Tuthmosis III, Dynasty XVIII
MAES Course starting September 2010: managed and organised by Victor Blunden

"Peasants, Scribes and Priests". At the Brow House, Manchester, starting in September 2010.  For further details and booking contact Victor Blunden on vblunden@care4free.net

MAES DONATIONS 2009-10

Thanks to the success of the raffle, we are sending £100 donations to each of the following:
1. The Friends of Nekhen
2. Chicago House
3. Amenhotep III Temple, Luxor
4. Merneptah Sarcophagus Project (set up by Ted Brock)

A donation is to be made to Manchester Museum to help to display the mummy "Asru".  Thanks to Louise and Lynda for all their hard work during the year in running the MAES raffle.

New and revamped Egypt Exploration Society for the north

"EES North" replaces "EES Northern Branch". The new northern theme will start with a special Study Day event on 23rd October 2010.  Entitled "Landscape Development and Climate Change in Ancient Egypt: the Delta and the Valley"
Emminent speakers include Penny Wilson, David Jeffreys and Angus Graham.  The cost will include lunch with refreshements including a wine reception.  Location Days Inn, Manchester Conference Centre, starting at 2.00 pm.  For further details and costs see: http://www.ees.ac.uk/events/index/45.html

Society Trip 2010 - Oxford and Highclere

The trip was a huge success.  In a glorious weekend in June, we were given a special look behind the scenes at the Griffiths Institute by Jaromir Malek and the staff.  This included a look at rare books and material. We were also given a personal tour of the Highclere Castle Egyptology collection by Lady Carnarvon.  For those of us who haven't visited the collection for some time, it was a huge change; very dramatic and creative.  The displays have been carefully re-organised and now include a "Tutankhamun Experience".  It is well worth a visit.  Thanks to Gillian for arranging it all.

2011 Special Evening

We hope to arrange a special lecture next year given by a prominent Egyptologist. The Egyptologist will be a popular author. More soon.

OLDER NEWS

Tourist Convoys now stopped in Egypt

We are delighted to hear that the onerous convey system no longer applies.  This is very good news for those intrepid visitors who like to go to the lesser visited sites at Abydos and Edfu.  Security personnel are still needed in more remote sites not normally visited by tourists. Please check with the authorities before you plan a trip.


NEW TO THE COMMITTEE (September 08)

The Committee now has a new co-opted member for 2008-09. It is Louise.  She is a committed MAES member and her input onto the Committee will be greatly appreciated.  Watch out for the jute shopping bags with MAES logo on which will be on sale soon; Louise's first project!

MAES MEMBERS SUPPORT WORTHWHILE CAUSES

MAES members (through the Raffle fund) have supported some major Egyptological Projects.  They are:

* The Oxford Expedition
* Dakhleh Oasis Project
* Friends of Nekhen
* Amarna Project
* Amenhotep III Temple Project at Luxor
* Chicago House

All have received £100 each. Thanks to our members for supporting these worthwhile projects.  For further details please see our Newsletter; Djehuty (members only)

MAES HEB SED

The Society was 20 years old in 2007, and we held a Heb Sed Festival in Celebration.

Entitled "Nile Reflections", it was a special evening where members shared their experiences in Egypt, telling us about their favourite places and Egyptian influences.  For example, Victor Blunden gave us a guided tour of Nefertari's tomb (one of his favourites), and Judith Corbelli told us about the splendid diamond jewellry in the Royal Jewellry Museum in Alexandria.  During the evening we held a book auction where members could bid for donated books.  It was a very special and enjoyable evening for all members and friends. 

Some members dressed as they would in Egypt or in Egyptian costume and we share photos of just three of them.  All the Committee were too busy to take photographs so the photo gallery is a bit limited!  Left to right: Audrey Carter, Peter Phillips (Bob lurking in the background) and Sandra Whittleston.


The Heb Sed Festival has it roots in the Old Kingdom in Ancient Egypt. It was a celebration of the Pharaoh's right to rule and his royal powers were renewed. As with many propaganda techniques the Pharaoh is depicted as a fit and able person who can demonstrate his physical and mental prowess to lead his people. The festival itself was associated with deities such as Wepawet and Ma’at.

Usually the festival celebrated the Pharaoh’s thirty year of rule, but there is some evidence that some Pharaohs, particularly those who had short reigns celebrated earlier. It is a little bit like the U.K. monarch’s Jubilee celebrations. The idea of the festivals continued and evidence is throughout all Pharaonic history.

MAES’s Heb Sed Festival celebrated 20 years, not 30, and it was along the lines of consolidating friendships, sharing Egyptology experiences and setting the scene for the continuation of the Society for another 30 or more years.

It also celebrated the hard work and commitment of all those who have made MAES a huge success over the years and setting good omens for the future ahead.

This is the collectors Heb Sed Mug... all are now gone.

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