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Synopsis
While working as a Congregational minister in England, Norman de Garis Davies (1865-1941) developed an interest in Egyptology. In 1897 he joined Flinders Petrie's excavations at Dendera as a copyist of inscriptions and sculptures. He did further work for the Egypt Exploration Fund, producing many volumes of archaeological surveys, which won him the Leibniz medal of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. This 1913 work describes five tombs of named individuals in the Theban necropolis, some previously partially excavated. For each, Davies supplies a description of the architecture, the artefacts found inside, and the paintings and inscriptions which covered the walls (the colour images and larger illustrations can be downloaded and viewed from http://www.cambridge.org/9781108083683). Translations and interpretations of the inscriptions are also provided, along with the various pieces of evidence by which each tomb can be dated. Other site reports by Davies are also reissued in this series.
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This 1913 work describes five tombs in Thebes, some previously partially excavated. For each, Davies supplies a description of the architecture, the artefacts found, and the wall paintings and inscriptions. Translations of the inscriptions are also provided, along with the evidence by which each tomb can be dated.
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- PublisherEgypt Exploration Society
- Publication date1913
- ISBN 10 0856980609
- ISBN 13 9780856980602
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages50
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Five Theban Tombs: Being Those of Mentuherkhepeshef, User, Daga, Nehemawäy and Tati
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ISBN 10: 0856980609
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Hardcover. Condition: vg+. Reprint. Small Folio. xii, 49pp. 43 plates, incl. frontispiece. Original ochre half cloth over white textured paper-covered boards with black lettering on cover and spine. Color frontispiece. Archaeological Survey of Egypt edited by F. Ll. Griffith: twenty-first Memoir. Report on the excavations of "The burial-place of this noble lies low down on the slope of the western hills, just outside the village of Draa Abu 'l-Negga, and a stone's throw beyond the tomb of Tehuti (No. 12), excavated by Newberry and Spiegelberg in 1898-9." (Author). Illustrated with forty-three b/w plates, including four plates with photographs and fifteen folding plates, depicting intricate artwork, decorative patterns, hieroglyphs, and plans; the photographs show the location and various artifacts found at the tomb. Binding with very light wear. Usual library markings, sticker on spine, stamps at top and bottom edges, verso of title page and end of text pages. A library bookplate on inside front and a library pocket on inside back cover. Binding and interior in overall very good+ condition. Seller Inventory # 46399
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Five Theban Tombs (Being Those of Mentuherkhepeshef, User, Daga, Nehemaway and Tati) -- Archaeological Survey of Egypt, Twenty-First Memoir
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ISBN 13: 9780856980602
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Folio. Reprint of 1913 edition. Minor shelfwear. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Near Fine condition. Seller Inventory # 57246
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