Since 1930 the annual communications of the Cairo Division have been providing an international platform for papers on Egyptian archaeology and cultural history. The topics treated cover a time span from the pre-dynastic period through the Christian era and up until the Islamic period. Besides the emphasis on archaeology and the publication of the latest results of excavations by international consortia, topics from art history and cultural history to topical questions and research are discussed. In addition, reports on the current excavations of the Cairo Division are presented regularly, supported by copious pictorial material.

Since 1930 the annual communications of the Cairo Division have been providing an international platform for papers on Egyptian archaeology and cultural history. The topics treated cover a time span from the pre-dynastic period through the Christian era and up until the Islamic period. Besides the emphasis on archaeology and the publication of the latest results of excavations by international consortia, topics from art history and cultural history to topical questions and research are discussed. In addition, reports on the current excavations of the Cairo Division are presented regularly, supported by copious pictorial material.

In Ergänzung zu den jährlich erscheinenden „Mitteilungen” gibt die Abteilung Kairo des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts mit den „Sonderschriften” eine Monographienreihe heraus. Sie umfassen dasselbe inhaltliche Spektrum wie die „Mitteilungen” und erscheinen in loser Folge alle ein bis zwei Jahre.Der erste bei de Gruyter erscheinende Band der SDAIK ist Band 31: Daniel Polz, „Der Beginn des neuen Reiches. Zur Vorgeschichte einer Zeitenwende”.