Archeologia
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The Wabet: Tradition and Innovation in Temples of the Ptolemaic and Roman PeriodThe volume provides an in-depth study of an architectural ensemble that consists of an open court and elevated chapel, better known as the wabet, and forms an essential part of the layout of a dozen temples in Egypt of the Thirtieth Dynasty and the Ptolemaic and Roman era (e.g Philae, Edfu, Dendara, Shanhur, and Deir Shalwit). The volume focuses on the ensemble’s location, orientation, and layout, the designations in use to refer to the complex, and the decorative scheme applied to its walls in order to gain a better insight into the activities performed in the complex and its role within the temple. The volume also takes a closer look at various plausible precursors of the complex in temples of the New Kingdom and the Late Period and examines the ensemble’s relation to the wabet as a ‘place of embalming’. Autore: Filip Coppens Editore: Czech Institute of Egyptology (20/12/2007) Lingua: Inglese |
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Egyptian Temple Architecture: 100 Years of Hungarian Excavations in Egypt, 1907-2007This jubilee book celebrates a century of Hungarian excavations in Egypt, which began on 1 January 1907 with the first of nine archaeological missions over four academic generations. Through the beautifully illustrated pages of this centenary volume, the reader becomes acquainted with the archaeological work of Lszlu Almsy, Fl p Back, Lszlu Castiglione, Geza Fehervri, Gyula Hajnuczi, Gyula Istvnfi, Lszlu Kkosy, and Imre Makovecz. Autore: Gyozo Voros Editore: American University in Cairo Press (08/09/2008) Lingua: Inglese |
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Old and Middle Kingdom Theban TombsThebes is well-known for the tombs of nobles and kings dating to the New Kingdom. However, the Theban necropolis was already an important burial ground during the Middle Kingdom. This unique study describes the most important Theban tombs of the Old and Middle Kingdom as well as of the Second Intermediate Period, belonging to kings, queens and the royal court. The author was able to visit several tombs, which were previously not open to the public and were thus unpublished. Autore: Rasha Soliman Editore: Golden House Publications(01/05/2009) Lingua: Inglese |
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The Royal Mummies – Catalogue General Des Antiquites Egyptiennes Du Musee Du Caire, Nos 61051-61100 : Service Des Antiquites De L’egypteEgypt is unique among ancient civilizations because the physical remains of many of its ruling elite have survived intact down to the present day – thanks to mummification. Originally buried in splendor in the Valley of the Kings, these mummies were later hidden for safekeeping in a number of easily guarded ‘caches’ dotted around the vast Theban necropolis. The Royal Mummies, first published in 1912 and long out of print, remains the classic text on the Egyptian royal dead. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line drawings of remarkable quality, it includes extensive physical and archaeological descriptions of all the principal remains of some of Egypt’s most famous kings – Ahmose, Tuthmosis III, Amenophis III, Sethos I and Ramesses II. Autore: G. Elliot Smith Editore: Duckworth Publishers (01/09/2000) Lingua: Inglese |
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The Tomb of Tut Ankh Amen, Vol 1: Search Discovery and the Clearance of the AntechamberThe tomb of Tutankhamun (Tut-ankh-Imen), uncovered in November 1922, was the greatest archaeological find the world has ever seen. Though entered by thieves in antiquity, the burial of the king lay intact within its nest of coffins and funerary shrines, surrounded by a mass of burial equipment arranged in three peripheral chambers. “The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen: Search, Discovery and the Clearance of the Antechamber,” originally published in 1923, is the first volume of Carter’s magnificent trilogy, describing the years of frustration, the triumph of the tomb’s eventual discovery, and the start of the long, breathtaking process of recording and clearance. Autore: Howard Carter Editore: Duckworth Publishers (01/12/2003) Lingua: Inglese |
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The Tomb of Tut Ankh Amen, Vol 2: The Burial ChamberThe tomb of Tutankhamun (Tut-ankh-Imen), uncovered by the fifth Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter in November 1922, was the greatest archaeological find the world has ever seen. Though superficially plundered by thieves in antiquity, the burial remained intact, surrounded by a mass of funerary equipment arranged in three peripheral chambers. “The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen: The Burial Chamber” was originally published in 1927 as the second volume of Carter’s trilogy. It records the work of the second and third seasons at the tomb: the opening of the four protective shrines; the discovery within of Tutankhamun’s quartz-sandstone sarcophagus; the extraction of the king’s three anthropoid coffins (the innermost of solid gold); and the final examination of the pharaoh’s mummy. Autore: Howard Carter Editore: Duckworth Publishers (01/09/2001) Lingua: Inglese |
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The Tomb of Tut Ankh Amen, Vol 3: The Annexe of TreasuryThe tomb of Tutankhamun, uncovered by the filth Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter in November 1922, was the greatest archaeological find the world ha ever seen. Though entered by thieves in antiquity, the burial of the king lay intact within its nest of coffins and funerary shrines, surrounded by a mass of burial equipment arranged in three peripheral chambers. The Tomb of Tutankhamun: The Annex and Treasury, originally published in 1933, is the third volume of Carter’s magnificent trilogy describing the excavation of two of these store chambers, within which were gathered many of the boy-king’s most splendid funerary treasures. Autore: Howard Carter Editore: Duckworth Publishers (01/09/2000) Lingua: Inglese |
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The Tomb of HatshopsituIn a rare gesture of feminine ambition, Queen Hatshepsut (Hâtshopsîtû) assumed the throne of Egypt shortly after the death of her husband, Tuthmosis II, holding on to power for two decades until 1458 BC. As pharaoh, she prepared a burial for herself in the Valley of the Kings. This extraordinary, spiral tomb was first cleared by Howard Carter, for Theodore M. Davis, between 1903 and 1904. Though officially emptied in antiquity, the tomb still contained many fragments of the burial, and two superb sarcophagi prepared for both the queen herself and for her father, Tuthmosis I. The Tomb of Hâtshopsîtû, first published in 1906, is Davis’ official account of this important discovery, with contributions on the historical background from Édouard Naville, and on the tomb’s excavation and finds by Carter himself, who was also responsible for the plates. Autore: Theodore M. Davis Editore: Duckworth Publishers (27/12/2004) Lingua: Inglese |
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The Tomb of Thoutmosis IVHoward Carter’s discovery of the tomb of Tuthmosis (Thoutmosis) IV, sponsored by Theodore M. Davis, initiated a decade of immensely fruitful work in the Valley of the Kings. The find was a rich and informative one. Undisturbed since the removal of the king’s mummy around 1000BC, the tomb’s elegant chambers were literally strewn with antiquities–shabti-figures, model vessels, ritual equipment, textiles, throne panels, and a chariot. In the burial chamber itself stood the king’s magnificent quartzite sarcophagus, its painted decoration as fresh as in antiquity. The Tomb of Thoutmosis IV was first publihsed in 1904. Incorporating an historical essay on the king’s reign by Gaston Maspero, a description of the work and illustrated catalogue of the finds by Carter and Percy E. Newberry, and a paper on the king’s mummy by Grafton Elliot Smith, it represents Davis’ full, official report on the discovery. Autore: Theodore M. Davis Editore: Duckworth Publishers (01/07/2002) Lingua: Inglese |
