Dr Edward Scrivens
@edwardscrivens.bsky.social
Egyptologist (Development Manager at the Egypt Exploration Society / @theees.bsky.social - views here my own), occasional improv comedian and drag artist. I research goddesses, and sometimes I am one. 🏳️🌈He/Him.
Exciting times at the EES! #papyrology #egyptology #jobannouncement #curatorship
The Egypt Exploration Society@theees.bsky.social · last wk.🚨 Job announcement 🚨 We're looking for a self‐motivated and well-organised individual for the role of Curator to manage our papyri and cartonnage collections. For more details and to apply, visit our website: www.ees.ac.uk/resource/we-...
It’s the final day of Tolkien Week! In honour of the occasion, here’s a thread exploring some Egyptian connections in Tolkien’s legendarium, bridging Middle Earth with the ‘Two Lands’ of the pharaohs! #TolkienWeek #MiddleEarth #Egypt #Egyptology #LOTR #fantasy #history #literature
It's wonderful to see how our archives continue to inform new research 🤩 Read about Dr Susan Kelly's investigation which provides proof that Meretneith was a female king of Egypt over 5,000 years ago! Read more in the latest volume of Prague Egyptological Studies (2026).
The Conversation Africa@africa.theconversation.com · 3w agoNew research is challenging what we thought we knew about power and gender in ancient Egypt. Could one of its earliest rulers have been a woman? theconversation.com/was-there-re... #ScienceAndTech
Today, we bid farewell to our Engagement Manager @cjculturecache.bsky.social. Charlotte Jordan said: "I look forward to seeing you at various @theees.bsky.social events in the future, as I continue my support of a Society that will always remain close to my heart alongside my love of Egyptology!"
It’s out! 🤩 Chuffed to have been Guest Editor for this special supplementary edition of @theees.bsky.social’s Egyptian Archaeology magazine, themed ‘Diversity and Difference in Ancient and Medieval Egypt’ (exclusive to EES members for the first 6 months). #egypt #diversity #archaeology #egyptology
How do foreign goddesses change when they are imported into the Egyptian pantheon? @edwardscrivens.bsky.social uses Sørensen’s notion of gender negotiation to interpret the intersections of gender and foreignness in Egyptian representations of Qadesh, Astarte, and Anat. #EgyptologyInDialogue
I had such a great time at the Museums + Heritage Show today! Some great talks and conversations, plus I was greeted at the door by a little robot Stegosaurus (courtesy of Rentadinosaur). #museums #heritage #heritagesector #expo #museumsandheritageshow
Eid Mubarak to all celebrating, and a happy Spring/Autumn equinox depending on your hemisphere!✨
Just three weeks until I join other folks from @theees.bsky.social’s staff and governance team in heading to Denver for the annual meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt! Come say hi if you’re attending! #egyptology #conference #heritage #archaeology #ARCE #EES
Did you know that @theees.bsky.social was founded by pioneering writer Amelia Edwards, author of 'A Thousand Miles Up the Nile'? #InternationalWomensDay She envisaged the EES to include other eminent women. Read about her and these women in our Spotlight volume👇 www.ees.ac.uk/resource/ame...
“You must not read from the booooook!” #WorldBookDay #BookOfTheDead Join us for a special screening of The Mummy (1999) @thegardencinema.bsky.social on Wednesday 3 June, as we kick off EES Fest! Book from 1 April 🎫 www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
You Must Not Read From The Book No GIF
ALT: You Must Not Read From The Book No GIF
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What a dream to appear live on The One Show tonight talking about the amazing artefacts in the Ramses exhibition! A huge thank you to the team, to the star that is Angellica Bell, and to @theees.bsky.social for letting me out the library for an evening! #egypt #exhibition #ancientegypt #history
A great time at the Garden Cinema last night for a screening of the 1982 #film ‘For the Love of Egypt’ about @theees.bsky.social founder Amelia B. Edwards. Brilliant to meet Director Anna Benson Gyles and cast member Jeremy Clyde - huge congrats to @cgraves88.bsky.social for organising! #egyptology
In our February episode of #AwayWithThePharaohs, @edwardscrivens.bsky.social provides an overview of religion in ancient Egypt, before exploring the complex, fluid nature of its gods and goddesses and the rituals that empowered them. 🎧 buff.ly/3X6FHHF #AncientEgypt #Gods #Goddess #Mythology
Love a podcast? Interested in Egyptian gods and goddesses, myth, and investigating ancient religion? Catch me on the latest episode of ‘Away with the Pharaohs’, available wherever you get your podcasts! @theees.bsky.social #egyptology #mythology #religion #gods #ancienthistory #archaeology
I was positively giddy today at the Petrie Museum, where I had the chance to handle this fragment of a red jasper statue foot found at the site of Amarna. The most gorgeous ankle I ever did see! #museum #ancientegypt #egyptology #archaeology #amarna
We're excited to launch #ADozenDiscoveries! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for monthly updates and go behind the scenes with a spotlight on 12 different collection highlights from @theees.bsky.social. Head over now to learn about our replica head of Nefertiti! ℹ️ buff.ly/j9jJDPZ
As an ex e-learning developer, I can confidently say this will be a terrible learning experience. I cannot wait to rip it to shreds. Here's what the Free AI Training will look like 🧵 1/
Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 8mo agoBREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
Having worked on this for over 3 years, it feels amazing to share this news! @theees.bsky.social has been awarded a £2.03million grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to transform its premises into a sustainable and accessible heritage centre. #heritage #museums #archives #egyptology #funding
‘Building the Future’ campaign awarded £2.03 million grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
The transformational support will help create an accessible and sustainable future for the EES and its collections
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Some local interest on David Bowie’s birthday. I live in Beckenham, a leafy little place where Bowie lived as his career took off. The Three Tuns pub on the high street, now a chain restaurant, was home to his collective ‘the Arts Lab’. Beckenham is where he created the persona of Ziggy Stardust.
A very happy Coptic Christmas to those celebrating!
Interdisciplinary Egyptology Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025) journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/in... #openaccess Egyptology in Dialogue: Historical bodies in relations, comparisons, and negotiations @runenyord.bsky.social @leireolabarria.bsky.social @edwardscrivens.bsky.social @emilywhitehead.bsky.social
So excited to see #Egyptology in Dialogue has been published, which features my article ‘Who wears a kilt like men and a sash like women: Negotiating #gender, foreignness, and the body in New Kingdom representations of ‘Near Eastern’ #goddesses’. OPEN ACCESS!✨ journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/in...
@theees.bsky.social has closed for the holiday season, and we wish you a great one! Wondering how you can show your appreciation for our work over the past year? Please support our appeal to preserve a lasting record of our premises in Doughty Mews. #EESTimeCapsule ℹ️ buff.ly/RQe0gUZ
It’s 1st December and the season switch has very much been flipped here in London 🌧️❄️ Here are some photos from a walk in a local park yesterday, which was the last day of (meteorological) autumn.
So excited to see my article about curating an exhibit at @theees.bsky.social, and about the challenges/possibilities of using collections to tell stories, in the latest edition of Egyptian Archaeology magazine! #publicationday #article #ancientEgypt #heritage #curation #archives #exhibit
Now @theees.bsky.social is sat alongside our BIRI colleagues from @bsrome.bsky.social at #HistDay25 @ihr.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social
