This volume addresses Social Network Analysis (SNA) as a methodological approach in the field of Egyptology, exploring its possibilities, limitations, and applications within the discipline.

Danijela Stefanovic is an ancient historian and Egyptologist. She is a tenured professor of Ancient Greek and Near Eastern History at the University of Belgrade (Faculty of Philosophy). The main focus of her research is prosopography and the social history of Ancient Egypt during the II millennium BC.

1. Introduction; 2. Social Network Analysis - a brief overview; 3. A long-short way from Ruffini's Social Networks in Byzantine Egypt; 4. Social Network Analysis and Egyptology - should I stay, or should I go?; 5. 'The small world of the Abydos votive zone' - the game of graphs, glyphs, and objects; 6. Some final remarks for future research.