Pyramids of Giza, photo by Barbara A. Richter
"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, 16 November 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, 22-25 September, 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"A Demotic Marriage Contact: Papyrus Stanford 43" - unpublished Demotic contract with a rare dating formula and unusual personal names, which I translated and presented during the 2008 Summer Papyrology Institute at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:
"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