The Tomb of Hatshopsitu - Softcover

Naville, Edouard; Carter, Howard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1475204752 ISBN 13: 9781475204759

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

This is the original 1906 report on the excavation of Hatshepsut's tomb by Howard Carter, who later discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen. Edouard Naville, who excavated her Funerary Temple at Deir El Bahari, contributed a biography of Hatshepsut for this volume.

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Superb description of the excavation and finds from the tomb of Queen Hatshepsut.

In 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 B.C. 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.

About the Author

Howard Carter (1874-1939), artist and archaeologist, was attached to various epigraphic expeditions of the Egypt Exploration Fund, later joining the Egyptian Antiquities Service as Chief Inspector of Upper Egypt and finally working as excavator for Lord Carnarvon.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1475204752
• ISBN 13: 9781475204759
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 156