It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our director, Dr. Rudolf de Jong. We extend our deepest condolences to his loved ones. NVIC will be closed the coming week in mourning. Details of a memorial in Cairo will follow soon. Rest in peace, boss. We will miss you.

Wisdom or power – who is the moral winner? ⚖️
A topical question already in 2nd century Egypt @papyrus Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz
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I wrote a short eulogy for Souq Omdurman - the beating heart of our capital, left in ruins by this war.

Massive trigger warning for my Sudanese friends - very upsetting images of a place we know and love.

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In 1931, the first school was opened in the villages of Babylon, and it was in the village of Kwersh. The German excavation mission’s house, or as the village people call 'Koldewey Palace', was transformed into a school.

📢 Wonderful 2-year fellowship at #Pisa University looking at clay objects in #archaeological contexts of the Nile Valley #Egypt and #Sudan
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📢 Only a few more days for #museum professionals from #African countries to apply for #theMuseumsLab DAAD News and spend some time with us at the Egyptian Museum in Berlin? Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz - especially interesting for colleagues from #Sudan
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Der Abend mit ⁦rbb|24⁩ in der ⁦Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin⁩ am Donnerstag war eine Inventur unserer Reform. Danke an Ulrike Lorenz von der ⁦Klassik Stiftung⁩ Andreas Kilb von ⁦Frankfurter Allgemeine gesamt⁩ und Gabriele Schulz vom ⁦Deutscher Kulturrat⁩ für die Runde. inforadio.de/rubriken/debat…

Das kranke Kind/The Sick Child I, 1896 – a chilling expression of the trauma of loss. It's for a troubled mind like Edvard Munch (1863-1944) to evoke such pain so brilliantly.
Excellent #Munch exhibition Berlinische Galerie
+ self portrait > lithographs from the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz

A new publication doing justice to Egypt's underrepresented #heritage . Happy with our contribution on the #vernacular #architecture of #Shutb #Asyut - free to download!
Funded by the British Council Newton-Mosharafa Fund & UK Research and Innovation
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An ancient Christmas carol 🌲 from Egypt, written in Greek, calls for celebration 🎉 as the 'son of God is now on earth' 🌟 - markings above letters and letter doubling indicate the rhythm in which the text should be sung 🎼🎶🎵 Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz berlpap.smb.museum/weihnachten-mi…

Two positions Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - ancient #Egyptian language focused
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Wir sind stolz darauf, in Indien zu sein. Vier Skulpturen aus unserer Sammlung werden dank der Partnerschaft zwischen Antikensammlung, ⁦British Museum⁩ Museum, ⁦Getty⁩ und ⁦⁦CSMVS⁩ gezeigt. Ein Projekt der Weltkulturen. preussischer-kulturbesitz.de/news-detail/ar…

Version 1.3 of AKU-PAL is online including new features:
- search for numbers from Georg Möller’s paleography
- bibliographic information on the individual sign
- improved image quality
- search datings by epoch, dynasty, ruler and much more …
aku-pal.uni-mainz.de #hieratic

Rwanda asylum seeker scheme ruled unlawful by UK Supreme Court in blow to government's flagship immigration policy - live updates bbc.in/46eHqJF

Despite #Babet we made it to the English Riviera! An inspiring collaboration between Torquay Museum and British Museum bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Early Saturday morning on BBC Devon Tune in at 8.50 for part II on #Egyptian #Hieroglyphs ...
British Museum at Torquay Museum

#TheBritishMuseum Touring Exhibition #Egyptianhieroglyphs : unlock the mystery is taking shape! All that's left is to fill these empty cases with spectacular objects from the BM next week. Who will join us at the opening on Sat 21 Oct? bit.ly/TMEgypt #AncientEgypt

📢 PhD position in ancient #Egyptian #language and #literature at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Belgium. Embracing openness!
UCLouvain
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I look forward to the same declaration by President Ursula von der Leyen on Israel's cutting of electricity, water and food in Gaza.

If not, people could think that European institutions do not value the protection of Palestinian children, women and men as much as that of Ukranians.

Gaza, My Lost Home: There are no sides in this war. There is only mourning, from Yasmine Mohammed 🦋 ياسمين محمد.

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