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Abusir Xxiii (Hardcover)
Miroslav Barta
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This publication is the latest monographic outcome of a long-term
project of survey and research of the archaeological site of
Abusir, focusing on a particular set of cemeteries located at
Abusir South. The present volume of the Abusir series concentrates
on the mastaba of Neferinpu (AS 37). It aims to present primary
data and their basic analysis and interpretation acquired during
the tomb examination by the Czech Institute of Egyptology during
two subsequent seasons of 2006 and 2007 and followed by some minor
campaigns in 2012 and 2013 and a specific analytical campaign in
September 2014 carried out by the Japanese team from Tokyo
University of Science. The mastaba was built by a sun priest and
official Neferinpu who reached the peak of his career during the
reign of Nyuserra and Djedkara.
The Czech Institute of Egyptology of the Charles University in
Prague has since the start of the third millennium established the
tradition of organising on a regular basis a platform for scholars,
active in the pyramid fields and the cemeteries of the Memphite
region (Abusir, Saqqara, Dahshur and Giza in particular), to meet,
exchange information and establish further cooperation. The present
volume, containing 43 contributions by 53 scholars, is the result
of the already fourth "Abusir and Saqqara" conference held in June
2015. The volume reflects the widespread, often multidisciplinary
interest of many researchers into a wide variety of different
topics related to the Memphite necropoleis. Recurring topics of the
studies include a focus on archaeology, the theory of artefacts,
iconographic and art historian studies, and the research of largely
unpublished archival materials. An overwhelming number of
contributions (31) is dedicated to various aspects of Old Kingdom
archaeology and most present specific aspects linked with
archaeological excavations, both past and present.
The book includes contributions of the following authors: Hartwig
Altenmuller, Ladislav Bares, Miroslav Barta, Andreas Effland,
Martin Fitzenreiter, Hans Goedicke, Peter Janosi, Dieter Kurth,
Christian Loeben, Juan Carlos Moreno Garcia, Jana Mynar ova,
Anthony Spalinger, Miroslav Verner, Hana Vymazalova, Wolfgang
Waitkus."
This book is intended as a commented summary of some of the major
trends and most important features that can be encountered when
analysing ancient Egyptian society of the Old Kingdom. We have to
bear in mind that around 3000 BCE one of the first centralised
states in our recorded history rose, and the Old Kingdom represents
certainly one of its apogees. Moreover, there is hardly any
comparable society that left behind such a wealth of archaeological
and literary evidence, a welcome companion for our journey back in
time. The goal for writing this book was to outline general trends
in the history of the non-royal tomb development of the period. The
reason is rather simple and straightforward: ancient Egyptians
considered the tomb to be their afterlife residence for eternity.
In the afterlife they replicated the life they experienced during
the lifetime. Thus the tomb architecture, decoration, inscriptions
and equipment paradoxically represent a major tool for our
understanding of the everyday life of the ancient Egyptians and
enable a better comprehension of the development and dynamics of
the Old Kingdom. The book is divided into nine chapters covering,
step by step, the development of the Egyptian tomb and society from
the Predynastic Period to the end of the first six Egyptian
dynasties, a lengthy period of time which covers the Early Dynastic
and the Old Kingdom periods. These six chapters are accompanied by
three additional chapters on religious aspects of the Old Kingdom
society, its economy and environment.
The current volume is the first of the three planned publications
dedicated to the complex of the vizier Qar and his sons, dating to
the Sixth Dynasty, reign of Teti - Pepy II. It comprises a full
record of the tombs of the vizier Qar, Qar Junior, Senedjemib and
Tjenti accompanied by chapters on the geology and geophysical
survey of Abusir South, faunal and floral remains from the tombs,
and anthropological evaluation of the human remains. The second
volume will contain the full publication of the tomb complex of
Inti with chapters on faunal remains, and restoration methods
applied in individual tombs belonging to the family. The final
volume will be dedicated to numerous unique finds discovered during
the works in the tombs. Their provenance cannot be assessed with
certainty and they thus form a distinct group of evidence with much
information about the cemetery's later development down to the
First Intermediate Period. This tomb complex provided a vast array
of archaeological evidence in terms of architecture, decoration and
environmental evidence. Out of the numerous unique features stand
out the fully preserved and decorated cult chapel, the decorated
burial chamber and large groups of finds from individual burial
chambers, among them hundreds of copper implements. The current
publication illustrates the situation of the elite society members,
belonging to a single family, in Memphis at the end of the Old
Kingdom and shows typical features that led to the ultimate demise
of the Old Kingdom state.
The nineteen contributions to this volume approach the subject of
Egyptian chronology of the Third Millennium BC from different
perspectives: some of them concern the use of modern methods (14C)
and natural sciences in Egyptology; others analyze the development
of various aspects of the Egyptian culture during the whole period
of the Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period, or try to
specify the date of certain monuments and personalities. A study
and interpretation of archaeological as well as textual sources and
iconographical material is combined in the papers in order to
attain a deeper knowledge and better understanding of the Egyptian
chronology, archaeology and history of the Third Millennium BC.
Contributions by: Hartwig Altenmueller, Tarek El Awady, Miroslav
Barta, Ale Bezdek, Vivienne Gae Callender, Andrzej Cwiek, Michael
Dee, Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Jaromir Krejci, Juan Carlos Moreno
Garcia, John S. Nolan, Hratch Papazian, Patrizia Piacentini,
Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Joanne M. Rowland, Teodozja Rzeuska,
Anthony Spalinger, Rainer Stadelmann, Miroslav Verner, Hana
Vymazalova, and Anna Wodzinska.
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