Marcel Marée (ed.), The Second Intermediate Period (Thirteenth to Seventeenth Dynasties). Current Research, Future Prospects, Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 192, Leuven 2010, pp. 343-353
E.-M. Engel, V. Müller, U. Hartung (eds.), Zeichen aus dem Sand. Streiflichter aus Ägyptens Geschichte zu Ehren von Günter Dreyer. Wiesbaden 2008, pp. 525-533
Thebanische Beamtennekropolen. Neue Perspektiven archäologischer Forschung. Internationales Symposion Heidelberg 9. - 13.6.1993 / edited by J. Assmann, E. Dziobek, H. Guksch, F. Kampp (ISBN: 3-927552-21-6)
Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abt. Kairo, 68, 2012 (2014), pp. 115-134
with U. Rummel, I. Eichner, Th. Beckh. Concise presentation of the archaeological research carrie... more with U. Rummel, I. Eichner, Th. Beckh. Concise presentation of the archaeological research carried out by the DAIK in Dra’ Abu el-Naga over the last 23 years, from 2001 in co-operation with the University of Munich, focussing on its essential features. By means of selective investigations covering the entire area of the original concession, an extensive reconstruction of the origin and formation of an ancient Egyptian necropolis and its (historic) landscape gradually unfolds. In chronological terms, the archaeological evidence ranges from the first documented tomb complexes at the time of the 11th/12th Dynasty (c. 2,000 BC) to the abandonment of the Coptic monastery Deir el-Bakhît on the hill’s summit presumably during the early 10th century AD.
Neil Cooke, Vanessa Daubney, Every Traveller needs a Compass. Travel and Collecting in Egypt and the Near East, Oxbow Books, Oxford 2015 (ISBN: 978-1-78570-099-6), pp. 143-153
Marcel Marée (ed.), The Second Intermediate Period (Thirteenth to Seventeenth Dynasties). Current Research, Future Prospects, Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 192, Leuven 2010, pp. 343-353
E.-M. Engel, V. Müller, U. Hartung (eds.), Zeichen aus dem Sand. Streiflichter aus Ägyptens Geschichte zu Ehren von Günter Dreyer. Wiesbaden 2008, pp. 525-533
Thebanische Beamtennekropolen. Neue Perspektiven archäologischer Forschung. Internationales Symposion Heidelberg 9. - 13.6.1993 / edited by J. Assmann, E. Dziobek, H. Guksch, F. Kampp (ISBN: 3-927552-21-6)
Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abt. Kairo, 68, 2012 (2014), pp. 115-134
with U. Rummel, I. Eichner, Th. Beckh. Concise presentation of the archaeological research carrie... more with U. Rummel, I. Eichner, Th. Beckh. Concise presentation of the archaeological research carried out by the DAIK in Dra’ Abu el-Naga over the last 23 years, from 2001 in co-operation with the University of Munich, focussing on its essential features. By means of selective investigations covering the entire area of the original concession, an extensive reconstruction of the origin and formation of an ancient Egyptian necropolis and its (historic) landscape gradually unfolds. In chronological terms, the archaeological evidence ranges from the first documented tomb complexes at the time of the 11th/12th Dynasty (c. 2,000 BC) to the abandonment of the Coptic monastery Deir el-Bakhît on the hill’s summit presumably during the early 10th century AD.
Neil Cooke, Vanessa Daubney, Every Traveller needs a Compass. Travel and Collecting in Egypt and the Near East, Oxbow Books, Oxford 2015 (ISBN: 978-1-78570-099-6), pp. 143-153
A wide variety of leather objects or objects with leather parts have been discovered, including f... more A wide variety of leather objects or objects with leather parts have been discovered, including footwear, musical objects, loincloths as well as parts of furniture. The dating of these objects, mirroring the variety, ranges from Pharaonic to Ottoman. The present work describes these finds in detail, accompanied by colour photographs and drawings. The analysis includes the discussion of the provenance of the finds, the interpretation of the objects from a technological as well as typological point of view and dating.
A wide variety of leather objects or objects with leather parts have been discovered, including f... more A wide variety of leather objects or objects with leather parts have been discovered, including footwear, musical objects, loincloths as well as parts of furniture. The dating of these objects, mirroring the variety, ranges from Pharaonic to Ottoman. The present work describes these finds in detail, accompanied by colour photographs and drawings. The analysis includes the discussion of the provenance of the finds, the interpretation of the objects from a technological as well as typological point of view and dating.
Sonderschriften des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, 2019
On the basis of a limestone relief slab, found 160 years ago in el-Târif (Luxor/Theban necropolis... more On the basis of a limestone relief slab, found 160 years ago in el-Târif (Luxor/Theban necropolis), this volume explores a piece of egyptological/archaeological research history. The focus lies on the so-called “dog stela” of king Wah-Ankh Intef (ca. 2050 BCE) named after the representations on its front. However, it is not the iconographic particularities nor the historically relevant text that is of interest to this study. Special attention is paid to the unclear circumstances of discovery and removal, the subsequent whereabouts of the stela, and the question of its immediate archaeological and structural context, both lost. In working through the partly contradictory and erroneous data – as to its finding spot and date or its actual dimensions – the book traces the modern history of this royal stela. In doing so, an object that is long known to Egyptology and scientifically discussed many times is provided with new archaeological information.
The institute’s archaeological work in the necropolis of Draʿ Abu el-Naga was temporarily conclud... more The institute’s archaeological work in the necropolis of Draʿ Abu el-Naga was temporarily concluded in 2017. The 2017–2018 seasons in the field primarily focused on the documentation of all accessible architectural and archaeological structures in Area H in Draʿ Abu el-Naga, the north-eastern part of the Theban Necropolis. Area H is located in the middle of the foothills of Draʿ Abu el-Naga and is the location of two widely visible landmarks: the remains of the mud-brick pyramid of king Nub-Kheper-Ra Intef (late 17th Dynasty, ca. 1580 BC), and the large twelve-pillared ‘Saff’ tomb no. 232 (TT 232, early 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 BC). The surrounding area is characterized by an unusually large number of earlier, contemporary and later tombs and tomb shafts. For documentation purposes, both above and below ground, the structure from motion technique has been used.
The coffins of Imeni and Geheset were found in Shaft K03.4, in Area H of the necropolis of Draʿ A... more The coffins of Imeni and Geheset were found in Shaft K03.4, in Area H of the necropolis of Draʿ Abu el-Naga, in the north-eastern part of the Theban Necropolis, on the western bank of the Nile opposite the modern city of Luxor / Upper Egypt. Shaft K03.4 is dated to the 13th Dynasty and was discovered and excavated during the seasons of 2003 and 2004. During the course of the excavations, the burial of Geheset was discovered in a small chamber on the bottom of the shaft, where (the) two coffins were found in situ. The exterior coffin of Imeni is of very high quality and decorated on the outside and inside whereas the interior coffin of Geheset is of poorer quality and only decorated on the outside. The most interesting and outstanding fact in connection with these coffins is that the coffin of Imeni seems to be one of the first artefacts known to date that is inscribed with chapters of the famous Book of the Dead.
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