Excavations at Mendes
Volume 1. The Royal Necropolis
Published on 27. July 2004
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-90-04-13674-8 (ISBN)
Description
This volume contains a description of the architecture and inscriptional content of the royal tomb, a catalogue of all artifacts, translation and commentary on inscriptions, publication and analysis of pottery, a bio-anthropological report on the human remains, a paleobotanical report, an elemental analysis of pottery fabrics and an historical analysis.
Reviews / Votes
'All in all a valuable and careful source collection and a good starting point for further study.' W. van Haarlem, The PalArch Foundation, 2005.More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 307 mm
Width: 219 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
1043 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-13674-8 (9789004136748)
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Person
Donald B. Redford, MA, Ph.D. (Toronto), FRSC is Professor of Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies at the Pennsylvania State University. He has published widely on Egyptian History and Archaeology, including Egypt, Canaan and Israel in Ancient Times (Princeton, 1992) and The Wars in Syria and Palestine of Thutmose III (Leiden, 2003).
Content
Introduction
1. The Temenos Walls - D.B. Redford
2. The Sarcophagus and its Installation - D.B. Redford
3. The Relief-decoration of Nepherites' Tomb and Related Epigraphy - D.B. Redford
4. The Third Intermediate & Saite Periods - D.B. Redford
5. The Inscriptions and Cursive Texts - D.B. Redford
6. Royal Necropolis: Object Catalogue - S. Redford
7. Ceramic Analysis - R. Hummel & S.B. Shubert
8. The Human Remains (Third Intermediate Period) - C. Lang
9. Charred Plant Remains - A.C. D'andrea
10. Faunal Remains - D. Brewer
11. Basket-handle Jars: Their Origin and Function - A.D. de Rodrigo
Plates - Edited by S. Redford
Index
1. The Temenos Walls - D.B. Redford
2. The Sarcophagus and its Installation - D.B. Redford
3. The Relief-decoration of Nepherites' Tomb and Related Epigraphy - D.B. Redford
4. The Third Intermediate & Saite Periods - D.B. Redford
5. The Inscriptions and Cursive Texts - D.B. Redford
6. Royal Necropolis: Object Catalogue - S. Redford
7. Ceramic Analysis - R. Hummel & S.B. Shubert
8. The Human Remains (Third Intermediate Period) - C. Lang
9. Charred Plant Remains - A.C. D'andrea
10. Faunal Remains - D. Brewer
11. Basket-handle Jars: Their Origin and Function - A.D. de Rodrigo
Plates - Edited by S. Redford
Index