British Museum Studies in Ancient Egypt and Sudan (BMSAES) Issue 14

Editorial

The final issue of 2009 features two articles based on British Museum fieldwork in the Edfu area, and another on epigraphic work at Tombos in Sudan, with publication of related material in museums in Cairo and Khartoum.

The two papers by Veldmeijer continue a series on ancient Egyptian footwear, and include detailed discussion and photography of several sandals and shoes held in the British Museum.

Finally, the Hawkins paper presents a new interpretation of two Amarna letters, with fantastic photography of the tablets kindly provided by colleagues in the Egyptian Museum (Cairo) and the Vorderasiatisches Museum (Berlin).

Contents:

Kom el-Farahy: a New Kingdom Island in an evolving Edfu floodplain (Judith M. Bunbury, Angus Graham and Kristian D. Strutt)

The British Museum epigraphic survey at Tombos: the stela of Usersatet and Hekaemsasen (W. Vivian Davies)

The British Museum expedition to Elkab and Hagr Edfu, 2009 (W. Vivian Davies and Elisabeth R. O’Connell)

The Arzawa letters in recent perspective (J. David Hawkins)

Studies of Ancient Egyptian Footwear. Technological Aspects. Part VII. Coiled Sewn Sandals (André J. Veldmeijer)

Studies of ancient Egyptian footwear. Technological aspects. Part XII. Fibre shoes (André J. Veldmeijer)