Ancient Egyptian Language

The primary aim of the list is to provide a virtual meeting place for those studying ancient Egyptian on their own, to discuss their studies and related issues. We welcome students of all levels (both amateurs and those doing university degree courses) as well as professional egyptologists.

The tone of the list is meant to be friendly, open, and scholarly. The list currently has over 900 subscribers of all ages and from all around the world.

Check out the most recent mail archives to see what is being discussed.

The primary focus of the list is the scholarly discussion of the ancient Egyptian languages and ancient Egyptian texts. The basis of your on-list interpretations of the texts should be consistent with mainstream Egyptology. The list is open to both specialists and non-specialists.

AEL is a moderated list. The list owner reserves the right to terminate any threads that are not in keeping with the spirit of the list or otherwise fall foul of the list rules.

General rules of politeness and netiquette apply. Healthy debate is welcome, but please stick to the issues and make sure your arguments are appropriate to the general scope of the list.

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Some topics that are not appropriate for discussion on AEL include:

Ufology, modern occult or modern symbolic readings of the texts.
Personal visionary and revelatory experiences.
Modern sectarian, political, religious, anti-religious, racial or social agendas.
The discussion of so-called "secret societies" and/or groups of whom it is claimed that they have preserved the use of the Ancient Egyptian language and/or writing in an unbroken tradition right in to modern times.
Attempts to force primary sources to fit with secondary, biblical, or modern literature.
Personal messages and commercial advertisements.

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Remember, persistent or egregious infringement of the rules WILL result in you being removed from the list!

Mark Wilson
List Owner.
markw AT rostau dot org dot uk