You are invited to publish your hypothesis in the field of Egyptology on this website. You are also welcome to submit topic suggestions.

Now we have all earned a break. Have a wonderful summer and a great vacation!

The next article will be published in September.

Tombs of Senenmut (Dyn. 18) and Nespakashuty (Dyn. 26, right), Deir el-Bahari. Private photo.

Funerary cones
Hypotheses about their purpose

by A. S., Austria

July 1, 2026

 

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Golden throne from Tutankhamun's tomb (Cairo JE 62028, GEM 4573)

The Dakhamunzu affair
Searching for clues

by Eva Traunmüller, Austria

June 1, 2026

 

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Sculpture of a king, c. 3100 BCE (possibly Narmer). Photo: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UC 15989

Letter

King Narmer, right?

by Fabian W. Mannsbarth, Germany

May 1, 2026

 

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Mace head of King Scorpion II. Photo: Ashmolean Museum (AN1896-1908.E.3632)

Letter

The hieroglyph of the rosette

by Oleksandr Melnyk, Ukraine

April 1, 2026

 

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Astronomical ceiling in the tomb of Senenmut (Dyn. 18): Drawing from G. Priskin (2019), EniM 12, fig. 2

Star kings
The astronomical meanings of the royal names of the Zero and First Dynasties

by Eva Traunmüller, Austria

March 1, 2026

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Label of King Den (Dyn. 1). Photo: The British Museum, Label EA55586 (CC0)

Written records from the Thinite period

Interpretations and comments on selected examples

Part 3

by Eva Traunmüller, Austria

December 31, 2025

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Product label from the reign of King Aha, Dyn. 1. Photo: Penn Museum (E9396), CC0.

Written records from the Thinite period

Interpretations and comments on selected examples

Part 2

by Eva Traunmüller, Austria

December 1, 2025

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Tomb U-j of King Scorpion I at Abydos. Photo: DAI Cairo

Written records from the Thinite period
Interpretations and comments on selected examples
Part 1

by Eva Traunmüller, Austria

November 2, 2025

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Queen Hatshepsut's Temple, Deir el-Bahari

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