The decorated tombs of the Egyptian Old Kingdom offer detailed
knowledge of a society that in all probability was the first nation
state in history. Yet scholars continue to find it difficult to
access the full potential of this great body of data because so few
of the tombs can be dated with sufficient precision to provide a
relative chronology for the evidence they offer. The system of
dating these monuments presented here builds on the work of
previous scholars. In this volume the author explains how the
dating method was devised. This required establishing 'life-spans'
for 104 criteria, features drawn from tomb iconography. The system
is then applied to Memphite and provincial monuments spanning the
Fourth to the Sixth Dynasties. The findings are that the more
criteria a monument contains, the closer the system can narrow its
date, certainly to a particular reign and within a generation in
some cases. The final chapter analyses and discusses the strengths
and weaknesses of the system.
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