The Sacred Landscape of Dra Abu el-Naga during the New Kingdom

The Sacred Landscape of Dra Abu el-Naga during the New Kingdom
Author: María de los Ángeles Jiménez-Higueras
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2020-10-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004435689

In The Sacred Landscape of Dra Abu el-Naga during the New Kingdom, Ángeles Jiménez-Higueras offers the reconstruction of the physical, religious and cultural landscape of Dra Abu el-Naga south and its conceptual development from the 18th to the 20th Dynasties.

Now Behold My Spacious Kingdom

Now Behold My Spacious Kingdom
Author: Bori Nemeth
Publisher: Editions L'Harmattan
Total Pages: 575
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 2140230035

Papers presented with love and appreciation to Zoltán Imre Fábián by several authors, colleagues and friends from various universities. The papers focus mainly on Ancient Egypt, the theban necropolis with a dashing of miscellaneous subjects.

A Prosopographic Study of the New Kingdom Tomb Owners of Dra Abu el-Naga

A Prosopographic Study of the New Kingdom Tomb Owners of Dra Abu el-Naga
Author: Ángeles Jiménez-Higueras
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2022-07-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1803270551

Containing the dating, kinship data and titles for each tomb owner of 54 tombs located in the southern area of the Theban cemetery of Dra Abu el-Naga during the New Kingdom, this book will prove of great assistance as a handbook or catalogue for research on New Kingdom Dra Abu el-Naga or the study of prosopography and kinship relationships.

Tomb Treasures of the Late Middle Kingdom

Tomb Treasures of the Late Middle Kingdom
Author: Wolfram Grajetzki
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2014-01-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 0812245679

With detailed illustrations and archival images, Egyptologist Wolfram Grajetzki describes and compares the opulent tombs of eminent and royal women from the late Middle Kingdom, shedding new light on how the gendered and social identities of these women were viewed in the court and preserved in the grave.

The Egyptian Collection at Norwich Castle Museum

The Egyptian Collection at Norwich Castle Museum
Author: Faye Kalloniatis
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 1107
Release: 2019-08-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1789251974

The Egyptian Collection at Norwich Castle Museum represents the first full publication of this important collection which contains several outstanding objects. Part 1 begins with an outline of the acquisition history of the Egyptian collection and its display within Norwich Castle in 1894, when it was converted from a prison to a museum. The collection was largely acquired between the nineteenth and first part of the twentieth centuries. Its most prominent donor was Flaxman Spurrell, whose varied collection of flints, faience beads and necklaces as well as Late Antique cloths was obtained from Sir Flinders Petrie. Also prominent was the Norwich-based Colman family, most notable for its manufacture of mustard, whose collection was purchased in Egypt during the late-C19. Also included in this part are essays on several of the museum’s outstanding items – Ipu’s shroud, a rare early 18th Dynasty example with fragments also held in Cairo; the 22nd Dynasty finely decorated and well-preserved cartonnage and wooden lid of the priest, Ankh-hor; and the exceptional model granary of Nile clay painted with lively scenes, one showing the owner, Intef, playing senet. Part 2 is a detailed catalogue of the complete collection. It is organised into sections with objects grouped together mainly according to type – stelae, shabtis, scarabs, jewellery, amulets, vessels, flints, lamps, inscribed Book of the Dead fragments, metal figurines, and Late Antique cloths; and also according to function – such as cosmetics& grooming, and architectural & furniture elements. The inscribed materials have all been translated and individual entries give examples or parallels. Seventy colour plates illustrate each object.

On the Path to the Place of Rest

On the Path to the Place of Rest
Author: Christina Di Cerbo
Publisher: Lockwood Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2021-03-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1948488426

In this volume Christina Di Cerbo and Richard Jasnow publish 92 Demotic graffiti, along with several ostraca and mummy bandages, from Theban Tombs 11, 12, Tomb-399-, and environs recorded and studied under the aegis of the Spanish Mission at Dra Abu el-Naga directed by Jose Galan. These texts from the mid-second century BCE were inscribed on the tomb walls by workers of the Ibis and Falcon cult, who used the New Kingdom tombs as burial places for mummified birds dedicated to the gods Thoth and Horus. This varied corpus of texts includes not only votive formulae and lists of names, but, most unusually, labels for chambers and halls to guide the men depositing the mummies through the labyrinthine catacombs. The cult workers also recorded important burials and memorialized events of special significance, as when a massive conflagration broke out that consumed several mummies and damaged the tomb walls. The Missions conservators recovered many hitherto virtually invisible graffiti. Numerous inscriptions posed daunting epigraphic challenges; the text editors employed computer applications, especially DStretch, in order to enhance the digital images forming the basis for decipherment. In an introductory chapter Galan discusses the work of the Spanish Mission at Dra Abu Naga and recounts the complicated history of this important area of the Theban Necropolis down to the Roman period. The graffiti illustrate how New Kingdom tombs were reused for the sacred animal cult in the Ptolemaic period. Francisco Bosch-Puche and Salima Ikram contribute a detailed chapter analyzing the archaeological context of the graffiti and the material evidence for the animal cult in the site. The volume, a holistic study of this area at the twilight of Pharaonic history, represents a true collaboration between archaeologists and philologists.

Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt

Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt
Author: Rosa Dinarès Solà
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2021-06-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1789697719

This volume presents the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt (Barcelona, October 2018) showcasing the most recent pharmaceutical and medical studies on human remains and organic and plant material from ancient Egypt, together with discussions on textual and iconographical evidence.