"Iconography and Epithet Plays in the Temple of Hathor at Dendera" - paper to be presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Providence, RI, April 27-29, 2012.

"The Myth of the Wandering Goddess in the Per-wer Sanctuary at the Temple of Dendera" - invited lecture by the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities (SSEA), Vancouver, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, February 9, 2012.

"The Myth of the Wandering Goddess in the Per-wer Sanctuary at the Temple of Dendera" - invited lecture by UCLA's Center for the Study of Religion and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, October 11,2011. Announcement

"When a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Visual Poetry in the Ptolemaic Temple Texts" - paper presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Chicago, IL, April 1, 2011.

"When Word Play Is Not a Game: Paronomasia in the Ptolemaic Temple Texts" - paper presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Oakland, CA, April 24, 2010. The paper and presentation won 2nd place in the Best Student Paper Contest at the conference.

"Hidden Chambers, Secret Words: The History, Function, and Meaning of Temple Crypts" - paper presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2009.

"The Netherworld Books in New Kingdom Royal Tombs" - invited lecture at the American Research Center in Egypt Northern California chapter, 20 Barrows Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA, November, 16, 2008, 2:30pm.

"On the Heels of the Wandering Goddess: The Myth and Festival at the Temples of the Wadi el-Hallel and Dendera" - paper presented at the 8th International Tempeltagung in Warsaw, Poland, September,22-25, 2008. Abstract

"A Demotic Marriage Contact: Papyrus Stanford 43" - unpublished Demotic contract with a rare dating formula and unusual personal names, which I translated and presented during the 2008 Summer Papyrology Institute at Stanford University. The following links include short audio and video interviews made about the document:

• 2,200-year-old Egyptian documents provide real-life glimpse into the past - Stanford News Service Video, July 23, 2008
• "Analyzing Egyptian Paperwork," BBC The World broadcast, August 20, 2008
• "Papyrus Scraps Reveal Life in Ancient Egypt," Voice of America, with text and links to audio files, Sept. 11, 2008
• "Papyrus Rediscovered at Stanford," Voice of America Video/Slideshow

"The Amduat and its Relationship to Early 18th Dynasty Royal Burial Chambers" - paper presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Seattle, WA, 25-27 April, 2008. Abstract.

"Sed Festival Reliefs of the Old Kingdom" - paper presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt, Toledo, OH, 20-22 April, 2007. Abstract

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pyramids of Giza, photo by Barbara A. Richter