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Egyptology on the World Wide Web
Selected Professional Sources
compiled by
P. A. Piccione

ON-LINE DIRECTORIES OF WEB-PAGES ABZU: Guide to Resources for the Study of the Ancient Near East Available on the Internet Abzu is a project and publication of The Research Archives of the Oriental Institute of The University of Chicago. It is recognized as the most comprehensive directory of professional Web pages pertaining to the study of the ancient Near East. It categorizes pages according to: authors, regions, archaeological sites, projects, museums, directories, library catalogs, publishers, publications, discussion lists, and maps and atlases. It should be the first stop on the Web for any scholar and student researching topics on Egypt and the Near East. ABZU: Egypt Index (by author) Argos Web Search Engine (Ancient World) Ancient World: WWW Sites Columbia University Libraries. African Studies Links Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World A major Web resource for primary and secondary sources and classroom materials pertaining to the roles, functions, and status of women in ancient society, specifically: Egypt, the Near East, Greece, and Rome. Resources include: translations of original documents, synthetical studies and essays, bibliographies, syllabi (for university-level courses on these subjects), and links to related pages on the Web. Diotima (Essay Links) Diotima's Course Material Alta Vista: History--Ancient Egypt L'Egitto dei Faraoni - Links Giza On Line: Egyptology Clearinghouse Egypt's Web Ring Members
INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROGRAMS The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago One of the world's leading research institutes in the study of the Near East; associated with the university's Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, which has the largest academic Egyptology program in the U.S. Ägyptologie der Universität Hamburg Ancient Egypt Research Associates The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), Northern California Chapter Biblical Institute, Fribourg University Boston University, Egypt WWW Index Brown University, Department of Egyptology Cambridge University: Egyptology Resources Centre for Computer-aided Egyptological Research (CCER), Utrecht University, The Netherlands Czech Institute of Egyptology, Prague Egypt Exploration Society Egypt State Information Service Egypt Ministry of Tourism: TOUR EGYPT Griffith Institute, Oxford University Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Alexandria, Egypt International Association of Egyptologists Johns Hopkins University Manchester Museum: Egyptology Münster Institut für Ägyptologie Service Informatique de Recherche Archéologique U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) - Egypt U.S. State Department. Welcome to the United States Mission to Egypt U.S. State Department: Consular Information Sheet - Egypt Waseda University, Tokyo: Egyptian Culture Center, Yale University
RESEARCH PROJECTS American University in Cairo Theban Mapping Project Belgrade Mummy Project Deir el-Medina Database Milan: Tomb of Harwa Project (TT37) The Mummy Tissue Bank The Oriental Institute Bir Umm Fawakhir Survey The Oriental Institute Epigraphic Survey, Chicago House, Luxor, Egypt The Oriental Institute Giza Plateau Mapping Project The Oriental Institute Luxor-Farshût Desert Road Project The Oriental Institute Nubia Salvage Project Rosicrucian Museum: "DNA Extracted from Mummy in San Jose" Thebes Photographic Project of Thomas Van Eynde University of Charleston/Serapis Research Institute Theban Tombs Publication Project
RESEARCH TOOLS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS Basic Lessons in Hieratic - Index Beinlich Word List (Egyptian/German) Champollion Project (download) Coffin Texts Word Index Egyptological Abbreviations Manuel de Codage This page lays out the standardized adaptation of certain characters of the International Phonetic Association Alphabet in Hyper Text Mark-up Language (HTML) to enable the transliteration of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs in HTML-Web documents Multilingual Egyptological Thesaurus Oriental Institute Map Series A series of specially prepared black-and-white maps of all the countries of the Middle East depicting the locations of both ancient and modern sites. Maps are available in two resolutions, including a fine resolution of 300 dpi appropriate for printing on a laser printer. Maps can also be fitted together to form a mosaic of the entire Middle East. Prosopographia Aegypti A database of ancient Egyptian personal names arranged into a large index. Names occur in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic alphabetical order. Includes hieroglyphic spelling and transliteration according to the Manual de Codage. IAM Map Index A project of the Classics Department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to provide maps of the ancient world. Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache: Zettelarchiv
BIBLIOGRAPHIES, CATALOGS Annual Egyptological Bibliography (AEB) The AEB is the primary bibliographical resource for Egyptological research. It is published jointly by the International Association of Egyptologists and the Netherlands Institute for the Near East, and it contains abstracts (in German, French or English) of all Egyptological articles and monographs published from 1947 to the present. Volumes from 1992 onward are also freely available on the World Wide Web. AEB 1992 AEB 1993 AEB 1994 AEB 1995 AEB 1996 AEB 1997-1999 Classified Bibliographical Database of Ancient Egyptian Medicine and Medical Practice Including: Palaeopathology, Biology, and Human Anthropology (from A.D. 1676 to the Present) by Peter A. Piccione A comprehensive computerized bibliography of all scholarly publications, written since A.D. 1676, on the subjects of ancient Egyptian medicine, medical and magical practices, physicians, pharmacology, pharmacopoeia, veterinary medicine, human biology, palaeopathology, Egyptian ethnologies, etc. A work in progress still under completion. Nestor Bibliography Home Page Theban Mapping Project Bibliography Near Eastern Archaeology Bibliography Egyptology Women in Ancient Egypt by Janet H. Johnson. Located on the pages of Diotìma: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World, catalogued under "Ancient Near East", as the bibliography for a graduate level class. Women in the Ancient Near East: A Select Bibliography of Recent Sources in The Oriental Institute Research Archives by Terry Wilfong.
JOURNALS and SERIALS American Journal of Archaeology (AJA) The AJA is the official vetted journal of the Archaeological Institute of America. Although its articles most frequently pertain to the Greek and Roman world, it also occasionally contains works related to ancient Egypt and the Near East. Archaeology Magazine Archaeology Magazine is a publication of the Archaeological Institute of America more popularly oriented than the AJA. Articles are timely reports by scholars for the public on recent discoveries. More frequently contains articles about Egypt than the AJA. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (BASOR) BASOR is the official vetted journal of the American Schools of Oriental Research. Its articles generally focus on the history and archaeology of ancient Western Asia (Syria, Palestine, Israel, etc.), although occasionally articles related to Egypt appear. Biblical Archaeologist (BA) The Journal of Near Eastern Archaeology, previously entitled Biblical Archaeologist (BA), is the popularly oriented magazine of the American Schools of Oriental Research. While it generally pertains to the Near East, it occasionally runs articles related to ancient Egypt. Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR) Internet Archaeology Home Page Journal: Orient Express KMT: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt Journal of Near Eastern Studies (JNES) Liddell-Scott-Jones Lexicon Luxor Magazine Online National Geographic: Egypt Index Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis (OBO) Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur (SAK) SAM Review 24
BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS Electronic Open Stacks (EOS) A project of The University of Chicago John Regenstein Library to make relevant older books publicly accessible over the Internet. Most titles pertain to the ancient Near East; a few relate to Egypt specifically. EOS Contents Page The following Egyptological titles are available for reading and downloading through EOS: Allen, Thomas George. Egyptian Stelae in Field Museum. Montet, Pierre. Scènes de la Vie Privée dans les Tombeaux Égyptiens Petrie, William Flinders. Naukratis Sethe, Kurt. Die Altaegyptischen Pyramidentexte Smith, G. Elliot. The Royal Mummies
WEB DIRECTORIES AND DISCUSSION LISTS CCER List of Egyptologists: America Directory of North American Egyptologists E-mail addresses of Egyptologists Egyptologist's Electronic Forum Informationsblatt of German Egyptology Meroitic Mailing List Rules & Subscription Info
MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS Egyptian Museum Artifacts Harvard Semitic Museum Harvard Semitic Museum Exhibit: "The Sphinx and the Pyramds" Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Musei Archeologici Musei Vaticani Museo Egizio Torino Museum Tours - The Virtual Egyptian Museum Oxyrhynchus Papyri Main Menu The Egyptian Museum University of Michigan Papyrus Collection University of Michigan: "Traditions of Magic"
SPECIAL TOPICS Afrocentric Debate Alexandria Library (Catholic Encyclopedia) Ancient Egypt Medicine Bernal, Review of Not Out of Africa: How Afrocentrism Became an Excuse to Teach Myth as History, by M. R. Lefkowitz. Bibliotheca Alexandrina - The revival of the Library of Alexandria - Entry Point "Building Bridges to Afrocentrism: A Letter to My Egyptological Colleagues" Decline of Library of Alexandria The Egyptian Economy and Non-royal Women: Their Status in Public Life Lefkowitz, "Response to M. Bernal, Review of Not Out of Africa". Mythinglinks: Africa's Opening Page Narmer Serekh Sign Newcastle Brown Ale - Ancient Egyptian Beer The Nile's Other Kingdom "Nubia: The Land Upriver" Papyrus Westcar Home Page The Plateau: Official Website of Zahi Hawass Report and Comments on the Black Athena Session at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association" Senet: A Game of Ancient Egypt
Archaeological/Classical Links Ancient Studies Archaeology Archaeological Remote Sensing Consortium Archaeology Info Page Classics Course Database IAM Map Index MIT: Internet Classics Archive Commentarium: Ancient World in Popular Press Ring of Classics The Ancient World Web: Main Index Comprehensive List of Archaeological Links
ArabNet
ArabNet -- Egypt, Contents
Nubia SIS Page

ACADEMIC LIBRARY CATALOGS

Ashmolean/Oxford Libraries Catalog

Brooklyn Museum Wilbour Library: Recent Acquisitions

Heidelberg University: Egyptology Library Catalogue

New York Public Library On-Line Catalog

Princeton University Library: Master List of Finding Aids in Manuscript and like Collections

U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)

The NLM is one of the most comprehensive sources in the world for the bibliography of medicine, medical practice, and the history of medicine. It is now possible to access MEDLINE and search the library catalog freely through the Grateful Med (below).

MEDLINE: Advanced PubMed

MEDLINE: Grateful Med

University of Chicago Library Catalog

The University of Chicago John Regenstein Library Catalog: Search

Waseda University: Bibliography of Architectural History

ON-LINE DIRECTORIES OF WEB-PAGES

INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROGRAMS

RESEARCH PROJECTS

RESEARCH TOOLS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS

BIBLIOGRAPHIES, CATALOGS

JOURNALS and SERIALS

BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS

WEB DIRECTORIES AND DISCUSSION LISTS

MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS

SPECIAL TOPICS

Archaeological/Classical Links

ACADEMIC LIBRARY CATALOGS