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Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian
Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings
VIII Objects of Provenance Not Know, part 4: (Dynasty XVIII to the Roman Period)
Bertha Porter (Author)
This volume, which is the fourth part of Topographical Bibliography VIII, Objects
of Provenance Not Known, presents accessible references for unprovenanced
stelae dating from Dynasty XVIII to the end of the Roman Period. The coverage
includes monuments in museums and private collections, as well as those
which have surfaced in sales and auctions only to disappear from sight once
again. Volume VIII, Parts 3 and 4, provide the first comprehensive survey of
unprovenanced stelae ever undertaken. The number and range of the stelae
open up many new areas for further research, making possible an altogether
fuller coverage of the material than has been possible hitherto. This volume
contains extensive indices.
9780900416903, £85.00, Available Now
HB, Topographical Bibliography, Griffith Institute
Journey to the West
The world of the Old Kingdom tombs
Miroslav Bárta (Author)
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. 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.
9788073083830, £21.00, Available Now
PB, 342p, Czech Institute of Egyptology
Ancient Egypt
Abusir and Saqqara in the Year 2010
2 volume set
Filip Coppens (Author); Jaromir Krejci (Editor); Miroslav Bárta (Editor)
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 Abusir-Saqqara-Dahshur region, to meet, exchange information and establish
further cooperation. The present two part volume, containing 51 contributions
in total, is the result of the already third “Abusir and Saqqara” conference held
in late May and early June 2010. The focus of the majority of the articles is on
these cemeteries of the Memphite region at the time of the Old Kingdom, but
not a single period is left untouched. A number of articles also move outside
the core region, studying material and developments elsewhere in Egypt, but
always against the background of the Memphite necropolis.
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9789491431074, £42, August 2012
9788073083847, £93.00, Available Now
HB, 475p, Groningen Archaeological Studies 19, Barkhuis
HB, 904p, 45 colour plates, Czech Institute of Egyptology