Conference Announcement and Call for Papers
The PIPE Project announces the international conference “Embedded in Clay: Identity and Performance in Figurines and Ceramic Objects from Ancient Societies”, and invites intere
New Summer Schools in Egyptology
The University of Pisa is pleased to announce the launch of a new series of online Summer Schools in Egyptology. The Summer Schools will be structured as 7-days intensive academic
Miniaci, “Faience Figurines in their Archaeological and Museological Contexts”
Gianluca Miniaci, Faience Figurines in their Archaeological and Museological Contexts (Egypt, Nubia, and the Levant, 2100-1550 BC). The Catalogue Raisonné, British Museum Publica
Miniaci, “Miniature Forms as Transformative Thresholds”
Gianluca Miniaci, Miniature Forms as Transformative Thresholds. Faience Figurines in Middle Bronze Age Egypt, Nubia and the Levant (2100-1550 BC), British Museum Publications on E
Call for application for a 2 years Research Fellowship (PIPE Project)
The University of Pisa announces the public selection for the assignment of A two years research fellowship “Study of clay objects (excluding vessels) in archaeological contexts
Kawai, “New Excavation at North Saqqara: Revealing the development of funerary landscape through millennia” (20/12/23)
We are pleased to announce a new appointment of the cycle “Egyptological Seminars under the Tower“. A conference by Prof. Nozomu Kawai (Kanazawa University) will be held at the
19/12/2023 – International conference: “Being well in ancient Egypt”
We are pleased to announce the programme of the international conference “Being well in ancient Egypt: health and healing as interpretative instruments in the study of ancien
18-19/01/2024 – International Symphosium: “Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage through Past, Present and Future”
The International Symphosium “Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage through Past, Present and Future”, co-organized by Prof. Gianluca Miniaci (Università di Pisa),
Dr. Carlos Gracia Zamacona, “The MORTEXVAR project: Valuing variability in Earlier Egyptian mortuary texts” (EST Seminars)
After a long break due to the global healthy emergency, the EST Seminars come back in presence in Pisa! The first appointment of a new cycle of lectures will be held on 23rd March:
Archeologia Egiziana and Social History courses
We advise the students that “Archeologia Egiziana” and “Social History and Material Culture of Ancient Egypt” courses, held by Prof. Gianluca Miniaci, will
Breaking Images: Damage and Mutilation of Ancient Figurines
For the series “Multidisciplinary Approaches to Ancient Societies (MAtAS)”, which deals with comparative historical analysis, is edited by Gianluca Miniaci (Università di
Master’s degree Programme “Ancient Egypt and Western Asia: archaeology, history and languages” (AEWA) – Call for enrolment for the academic year 2023-2024
We are pleased to announce for the Academic Year 2023/24 a public competition, open to non-EU citizens not resident in Italy, for admission to the Master’s Degree in “Ancie
Master’s degree Programme “Ancient Egypt and Western Asia: archaeology, history and languages” (AEWA) – Call for enrolment for the academic year 2024-2025
We are pleased to announce for the Academic Year 2024/25 a public competition, open to EU and non-EU citizens, for admission to the Master’s Degree in “Ancient Egypt and We
19-20/12/2022 – International workshop: “Forsaken Relics: Ritual Practices of Appropriation of Abandoned Things”
Abstract The workshop aims at analyzing the ritual mechanisms of appropriation of ruined and/or abandoned assets/artifacts, both in the presence of legislation that regulates the p
Miniaci G., Grajetzki W. (eds), “The World of Middle Kingdom Egypt (2000-1550 BC), Vol.III”
Miniaci G., Grajetzki W. (eds), The World of Middle Kingdom Egypt (2000-1550 BC). Contributions on archaeology, art, religion, and written sources. Vol. III, Golden House Public
Melanie Pitkin, “Egypt in the First Intermediate Period: The History and Chronology of its False Doors and Stelae”
Melanie Pitkin, Egypt in the First Intermediate Period: The History and Chronology of its False Doors and Stelae, Golden House Publications, Middle Kingdom Studies 13, London 2023.
Miniaci, Alù, Saler, Forte (eds), “Clay Figurines in Context: Crucibles of Egyptian, Nubian, and Levantine Societies in the Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 a.C.) and Beyond”
Gianluca Miniaci, Cristina Alù, Camilla Saler e Vanessa Forte (eds), Clay Figurines in Context: Crucibles of Egyptian, Nubian, and Levantine Societies in the Middle Bronze Age (21
17-19/10/2022 – International Conference: “Clay Figurines in Context: miniatures as crucibles of Nile Valley societies in the Second Millennium BC (Egypt and Nubia)”
We are pleased to announce the programme of the international conference “Clay Figurines in Context: miniatures as crucibles of Nile Valley societies in the Second Millennium BC
“Reading Egyptian texts” laboratory
We advise the students that the “Reading Egyptian texts” laboratory, held by Dr. Angelo Colonna, will start on Monday 10 October, 8:30 am, at Aula PAO A2 (Palazzo Car
“Museological aspects of Egyptology” Course
We advise the students that the “Museological aspects of Egyptology” course, held by Dr Christian Greco (Director Museo Egizio, Turin), will start on Friday 30th S
“Ancient Egyptian Language and Texts” Course
We advise the students that the “Ancient Egyptian Language and Texts” course, held by Prof. Silvia Zago (University of Liverpool, visiting professor in Pisa), will star
Egyptian Archaeology Course
We advise the students that the “Egyptian Archaeology” course, held by Prof. Wolfram Grajetzki (University College London, visiting professor in Pisa), will start on Mo
G.Miniaci, P. Lacovara, “The Treasure of the Egyptian Queen Ahhotep and International Relations at the Turn of the Middle Bronze Age”
Gianluca Miniaci, Peter Lacovara (eds), The Treasure of the Egyptian Queen Ahhotep and International Relations at the Turn of the Middle Bronze Age (1550 BCE), (Middle Kingdom
Andrea Manzo, “Ancient Egypt in its African Context”
Andrea Manzo, Ancient Egypt in its African Context. Economic Networks, Social and Cultural Interactions, (Ancient Egypt in Context 9) This Element is aimed at discussing the relati
Martin Fitzenreiter, “Technology and Culture in Pharaonic Egypt”
Martin Fitzenreiter, Technology and Culture in Pharaonic Egypt. Actor Network Theory and the Archaeology of Things and People (Ancient Egypt in Context 11) The inherent paradox of
Ben Haring, “Hieroglyphs, Pseudo-Scripts and Alphabets”
Ben Haring, Hieroglyphs, Pseudo-Scripts and Alphabets. Their Use and Reception in Ancient Egypt and Neighbouring Regions (Ancient Egypt in Context 14) The Egyptian hieroglyphic scr
Allon, Navratilova, “Scribal Culture in Ancient Egypt”
Niv Allon, Hana Navratilova, Scribal Culture in Ancient Egypt (Ancient Egypt in Context 13) This Element seeks to characterize the scribal culture in ancient Egypt through its text
Ellen Morris, “Famine and Feast in Ancient Egypt”
Ellen Morris, Famine and Feast in Ancient Egypt (Ancient Egypt in Context 12) This Element is about the creation and curation of social memory in pharaonic and Greco-Roman Egypt. A
Alice Stevenson, “Egyptian Archaeology and the Twenty-First Century Museum”
Alice Stevenson, Egyptian Archaeology and the Twenty-First Century Museum, (Ancient Egypt in Context 10) This Element addresses the cultural production of ancient Egypt in the muse
G. M. Feinman, J. C. Moreno García, “Power and Regions in Ancient States. An Egyptian and Mesoamerican Perspective”
Gary M. Feinman, Juan Carlos Moreno García, Power and Regions in Ancient States. An Egyptian and Mesoamerican Perspective, (Ancient Egypt in Context 8) The aim of the Element is t
Wolfram Grajetzki, “The Archaeology of Egyptian Non-Royal Burial Customs in New Kingdom Egypt and Its Empire”
Wolfram Grajetzki, The Archaeology of Egyptian Non-Royal Burial Customs in New Kingdom Egypt and Its Empire, (Cambridge Elements – Ancient Egypt in Context 7) This Element provid
Simon Connor, “Être et paraître”
Simon Connor, “Être et paraître. Statues royales et privées de la fin du Moyen Empire et de la Deuxième Période Intermédiaire (1850-1550 av. J.-C.)”, London 2020
Wolfram Grajetzki, “The Sarcophagus of Hunefer and other New Kingdom Private Sarcophagi”
Wolfram Grajetzki, The Sarcophagus of Hunefer and other New Kingdom Private Sarcophagi, (Kitab – Egyptology in Focus 3), London 2021 The third volume of the series Kitab –
Simon Thuault, “Social Hierarchy in the Satire of the Trades”
Simon Thuault, Social Hierarchy in the Satire of the Trades: Scribal Considerations on Crafts in Ancient Egypt (Kitab – WCAEN 1), London 2024 The volume focuses on the Tea
Gianluca Miniaci, “The Middle Kingdom Ramesseum Papyri Tomb and its Archaeological Context”
Gianluca Miniaci, The Middle Kingdom Ramesseum Papyri Tomb and its Archaeological Context, London 2020 In 1895–96, William Matthew Flinders Petrie and James Edward Quibell discov
Rune Nyord, “Seeing Perfection” Copia
Rune Nyord, “Seeing Perfection: Ancient Egyptian Images beyond Representation” (Cambridge Elements – Ancient Egypt in Context 1)
Egitto e Vicino Oriente 44 (2021)
Editor-in-chief: Marilina Betrò Flora Silvano – Edda Bresciani (1930-2020) Marilina Betrò, Flora Silvano (a cura di) – Biografia di Edda Bresciani Marina Sokolova 
Egitto e Vicino Oriente 46 (2023)
Direttore responsabile: Marilina Betrò www.pisauniversitypress.it
