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This original study examines the claims for sensational intrigues
in the 6th century Egyptian palace, culminating in the possible
assassination of King Teti by his own bodyguards. New evidence from
the author's recent excavations is set against the written claims
of the ancient historian Manetho. This offers the reader a unique
opportunity to compare archaeological and historical evidence, and
sheds new light on the political conspiracies and quarrels of the
age. With over 80 illustrations, and clear presentation of the
dynastic tomb excavations, the book also gives a rare and
accessible insight into Old Kingdom society and administration
under the kings Unis, Teti and Pepy I. It will be valuable to all
students of Egyptian history.
This original study examines the claims for sensational intrigues in the 6th century Egyptian palace, culminating in the possible assassination of King Teti by his own bodyguards. New evidence from the author's recent excavations is set against the written claims of the ancient historian Manetho. This offers the reader a unique opportunity to compare archaeological and historical evidence, and sheds new light on the political conspiracies and quarrels of the age. With over 80 illustrations, and clear presentation of the dynastic tomb excavations, the book also gives a rare and accessible insight into Old Kingdom society and administration under the kings Unis, Teti and Pepy I. It will be valuable to all students of Egyptian history. eBook available with sample pages: 0203166736
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Beni Hassan (Paperback)
Naguib Kanawati, Linda Evans, Anna-Latifa Mourad
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The magnificent tomb of Khnumhotep II has never been completely
recorded in drawing and photographs since its pioneering
publication by P. E. Newberry in 1893. This report comprises
detailed coloured plates, complete line drawings as well as the
translation and interpretation of all the scenes and inscriptions
in the tomb. The commentary includes studies on the tomb
architecture, the extensive biography of the owner, the represented
arrival of the Asiatics, and the depicted flora and fauna.
This is the last volume reporting on the unusually rich tomb of
Mereruka and his family. The pillared hall, A13, is the largest
room in the chapel, containing many interesting themes, including
the funerary procession, the voyage to the south, the
transportation by a palanquin, the harvesting of grain and the
pulling of papyrus ceremony. Mereruka's burial chamber is the most
majestic and best preserved among those of private individuals of
the Old Kingdom. Includes 50 folded line drawings.
As vizier and husband of King Teti's eldest daughter, Mereruka
enjoyed a very special status and built an unusually rich mastaba.
This volume deals with the architecture and art of the exterior of
his mastaba and with those of rooms A1-A12 of his magnificent
chapel. The variety of themes depicted in this section of the
chapel include, fishing and fowling, life in the marshlands,
gardening, desert hunt, metal workers and other professions,
rendering accounts, poultry house, preparation of food and drink
and bringing offerings, entertainment with the harp, etc. The tomb
is an essential source of information for most research in the Old
Kingdom. In addition to the new and complete record in line
drawings and colour photographs, the present book includes studies
of the architectural features and the colour conventions in the
tomb as well as detailed tabulation of titles, individuals and
themes represented. Includes 50 folded line drawings.
Baqet III was the ‘great overlord’ of the Oryx province,
located in the most fertile region of Egypt. The well-preserved
wall scenes in his chapel record activities undertaken in the
desert, on land and river, in workshops as well as those of wars
and entertainments. Dated to the end of the Eleventh Dynasty, the
tomb documents one of the critical times in Egyptian history. The
architectural features and the scenes and inscriptions are
published in colour photographs and detailed line drawings,
accompanied by explanatory text.
The third volume of the Beni Hassan series is devoted to the
recording and study of the Twelfth Dynasty tomb of Amenemhat, great
overlord of the Oryx nome. It presents a new and complete record of
the tomb's scenes in drawing and coloured photographs, and
comrpises the translation and interpretation of all scenes and
inscriptions in the tomb, including that of Amenemhat's biography
which recounts in detail his career and participation in military
campaigns. The volume additionally includes new architectural
drawings and an architectural report on one of the most impressive
and complete tombs of Middle Kingdom Egypt.
The book contains the excavation and recording of Tomb A4 and its
decorated burial chamber belonging to Niankhpepy the Black, whose
son Pepyankh the Black built two communicating tombs A1 and A2 for
his father and himself, then linking the chapel of Tomb A1 to the
burial chamber of Tomb A4 via a sloping passage. This is an
exceptional example of filial affection in ancient Egypt. The
scenes and inscriptions as well as the architecture of Tomb A1 have
been re-recorded and are published in this volume. Minor tombs with
finds were discovered in the rock-cliff face in the area between
Tombs A1 and A4, and have been dated to the late Old Kingdom/early
First Intermediate Period.
The tomb of Pepyankh the Black (D2) at Meir was published by
Blackman in his series The Rock Tombs of Meir (vol. 5, London,
1953). The Australian Centre for Egyptology (ACE) rerecorded all
the scenes and inscriptions in the chapel after these had been
conserved by the Supreme Council of Antiquities, with many
additional details surfacing. The ACE has also undertaken
conservation work in the burial chamber which yielded interesting
information on the decoration of burial chambers in the Old
Kingdom. The tomb is one of the most completely decorated and
preserved provincial tombs of the Old Kingdom with scenes covering
various themes from the life of the tomb owner as well as the most
complete scenes of the funerary procession. All the scenes and
inscriptions are published in detailed, coloured photographs as
well as line drawings. They are accompanied by a textual
description of the scenes, translation of the hieroglyphic texts
and a comparative analysis with other contemporary tombs.
A new complete record of the architecture, scenes and inscriptions
in the important tomb of Djau with description and translations.
The volume includes studies by M. Schultz and R. Walker of the
recently discovered human remains of Djau and a study of
mummification techniques by S. Ikram.
The tomb of Pepyankh-the Middle is completely preserved, containing
valuable information on various aspects of the Egyptian provincial
administration and on daily life in the Sixth Dynasty. Both burial
shafts of the tomb owner and his wife end in beautifully decorated
and extremely well preserved burial chambers. This book presents a
new record in line drawings and coloured photographs of all
architectural and artistic features of the entire chapel and burial
apartments.
The mud brick mastaba of Remni was recently discovered in the North
West corner of the Teti Cemetery. All four walls of its one room
chapel are covered with scenes of daily life, painted on mud
plaster and thus preserving for us a good example of this rarely
preserved type of decoration. The artist succeeded in including a
large variety of topics at a miniature scale in a limited space.
The owner, Remni, held titles connected with the personal service
of the king and represents two wives in the decoration of his
chapel, both apparently important and possibly with royal
connection.
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