Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The site of Deir el-Medina is unique in its particularly well-preserved archaeological remains, which represent an exceptional ensemble in Egypt (consisting of a village, a necropolis and a temple), and in the rich documentation that it has delivered across the millennia. The inhabitants of Deir el-Medina-artists as well as craftsmen-dug and decorated the hypogea of the sovereigns in the Valley of the Kings and Queens. They did not restrict the use of their talents to benefit only the sovereigns, but decorated, or had decorated by the most skilled amongst them, their own tombs and were buried with hundreds of cult objects and grave goods. The scribes kept archives, which constitute an incredible wealth of information for the history of the New Kingdom and the functioning of the royal sites. They also had literary interests, and some of them established libraries, which are considered among the richest of those that have survived. Walking around the site of Deir el-Medina and studying the paintings that adorn the walls of the rock tombs, the visitor will get to know the spirit of its occupants, their earthly ambitions, the religious and funerary universe of their conception of the afterlife and also the feasts of the multiple deities who composed the local pantheon. Coming upon the temple, built in the Ptolemaic period, comes as a perfect ending to this archaeological walk. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9782724708066

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Guide de Deir el-M�dina : un village d'artistes

Andreu-Lano�, Guillemette; Valbelle, Dominique

Published by Le Caire : Institut fran�ais d'arch�ologie orientale (IFAO) (2022)

ISBN 10: 2724708067 ISBN 13: 9782724708066

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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. 1 vol. (179 p.) : ill. en noir et en coul., plans. ; 20 cm. Le site de Deir el-M�dina est unique : ses vestiges arch�ologiques, particuli�rement bien pr�serv�s, forment un ensemble exceptionnel en �gypte (constitu� d un village, d une n�cropole et d un temple), et la riche documentation qu il a livr�e a travers� les mill�naires. Artistes autant qu artisans, les habitants de Deir el-M�dina creusaient et d�coraient les hypog�es des souverains dans la Vall�e des Rois et des Reines. Ils ne se limitaient pas � exercer leurs talents au b�n�fice des souverains, ils ont aussi d�cor�, ou fait d�corer par les plus habiles d entre eux, leurs propres s�pultures et se sont fait enterrer avec des centaines d objets de culte et de mobilier fun�raire. Les scribes tenaient des archives qui constituent une incroyable mine d informations sur l histoire du Nouvel Empire et le fonctionnement des chantiers royaux, mais ils avaient aussi des int�r�ts litt�raires, et certains ont constitu� des biblioth�ques parmi les plus riches qui nous sont parvenues. Au gr� de sa promenade sur le site de Deir el-M�dina et � travers les peintures qui ornent les parois des caveaux rupestres, le visiteur pourra d�couvrir l esprit de ses occupants, leurs aspirations terrestres, l'univers religieux et fun�raire de leur conception de l au-del� et les f�tes des multiples divinit�s qui composaient le panth�on local. La d�couverte du temple, �lev� � l �poque ptol�ma�que, constitue un �pilogue heureux � cette promenade arch�ologique. Seller Inventory # PGIFAO351

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