Corpus of Inscriptions from the Herakleopolitan Period from the Memphite Necropolis: Translation, Commentary and Analyses (British Archaeological Reports International Series, 1459)

Daoud, Khaled Abdalla

ISBN 10: 1841718971 / ISBN 13: 9781841718972

Published by Oxford : British Archaeological Reports, BAR Publishing, 2006

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XII, 351 pages : 30cm. This work examines in detail a specific group of inscribed material from the Memphite necropolis. The material dates to the late Old Kingdom-Herakleopolitan Period, and comes from tombs belonging to officials of various ranks and social standing. Some ofthe stelae and other inscribed fragments, offering tables, side pieces, and blocks have been published, while others are looked at here for the first time. This book, however, is the first work to bring all this material together as comprehensively as possible in order to fully assess its extent and importance. It investigates the distribution of the Herakleopolitan Period cemeteries in the vast necropolis of Memphis; analyses each individual cemetery and its development through this period; and explores the architectural remains of the chapels of the period to cast light on their design. A major focus is the examination of the tomb stelae, their orientation, development, and their inscriptions in comparison with contemporary stelae from provincial cemeteries, particularly Dendara, Naga-ed Deir, Akhmim, Ashmunein, Asyut, Edfu and Thebes.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Corpus of Inscriptions from the Herakleopolitan Period from the Memphite Necropolis: Translation, Commentary and Analyses (British Archaeological Reports International Series, 1459)
• Publisher: Oxford : British Archaeological Reports, BAR Publishing
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841718971
• ISBN 13: 9781841718972
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
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Examines in detail a specific group of inscribed material from the Memphite necropolis. The material dates to the late Old Kingdom-Herakleopolitan Period, and comes from tombs belonging to officials of various ranks and social standing. Some of the stelae and other inscribed fragments, offering tables, side pieces, and blocks have been published, while others are looked at here for the first time. A major focus is the examination of the tomb stelae, their orientation, development, and their inscriptions in comparison with contemporary stelae from provincial cemeteries, particularly Dendara, Naga-ed Deir, Akhmim, Ashmunein, Asyut, Edfu and Thebes.