The Middle Kingdom Ramesseum Papyri Tomb and its Archaeological Context

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The Middle Kingdom Ramesseum Papyri Tomb and its Archaeological Context

In 1895-96, William Matthew Flinders Petrie and James Edward Quibell discovered a shaft-tomb below the Ramesseum, the funerary temple of Ramses II at Thebes, Egypt. This is most famous for having the largest group of Middle Kingdom papyri, also known as the Ramesseum Papyri found in a single spot together with a number of distinctive objects, such as carved ivory tusks and miniature figurines in various materials dated around XVIII century BC. Gianluca Miniaci attempts to thoroughly reconstruct the archaeological context of the tomb : the exact find spot (forgotten afterwards its discovery), its architecture, the identity of its owner(s) and recipient(s) of the assemblage of artifacts. A detailed analysis of the single artifacts, provided for the first time with full color photographic records and drawings and their network of relations, gives new life to the Ramesseum assemblage after more than a century from its discovery.

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Nicanor Books
Language
English
Pages
160

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The Middle Kingdom Ramesseum Papyri Tomb and its Archaeological Context
Oct 05, 2020, Nicanor Books
hardcover in English

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Source title: The Middle Kingdom Ramesseum Papyri Tomb and its Archaeological Context (Kitab – Egyptology in Focus)

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Library of Congress
DT59.M312M56 2020, DT59.M312 M56 2020

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Format
hardcover
Number of pages
160

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Open Library
OL35296585M
ISBN 10
1838118004
ISBN 13
9781838118006
OCLC/WorldCat
1195921023

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OL26150118W

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