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Corpus of Inscriptions of the Herakleopolitan Period from the Memphite Necropolis: Translation, commentary and analyses
Khaled Abdalla Daoud
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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 exploresthe 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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Cover Page
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Copyright Page
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Table of Contents
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List of Plates (Pages 229-351)
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction
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1. Topographical distribution of the Herakleopolitan Period cemeteriesin the Memphite necropolis
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1.1. Giza necropolis during the Herakleopolitan Period
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1.2. The necropolis of Abusir during the HerakleopolitanPeriod
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1.3. Saqqara necropolis during the Old Kingdom andthe Herakleopolitan Period
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1.4. Kom el Fakhry Cemetery (Plate V)
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2. Giza
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2.1. Stelae
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3. Abusir
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3.1. Stelae
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4. Saqqara Necropolis
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4. 1. Teti Pyramid Cemeteries
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4.2. Teti Pyramid Cemetery, MacquarieUniversity Excavations
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4.3. Sk-wshtFamily stelae, and chapels
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4.4. The early occurrence of the epithet Osirisin private inscriptions
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4.5. The occurrence of the epithet Osiris, its dating and religious implications.
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4.6. Unas Cemetery
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4.7. South Saqqara
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4.8. Zakaria Ghoneim Cemetery. South Saqqara
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5. Memphis
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5. 1. Kom el Fakhry Cemetery
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6. Chapel reliefs
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6.1. Decorated side pieces
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6.2. Inscribed blocks
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7. Fragmentary false doors
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7.1. Fragmentary false doors from the Teti Pyramid Cemetery, from Firth and Gunn’s Excavation
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7.2. Fragments from the Teti Pyramid Cemetery from Quibell’s Excavation
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7.3. Fragmentary false door from South Saqqara
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8. Offering Tables
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8.1. Offering tables from Firth’s Excavations in the Teti Pyramid Cemetery (Plate XCVI)
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8.2. Offering tables from Quibell’s Excavations in the Teti Pyramid Cemetery
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8.3. Offering tables from South Saqqara
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8.4. Offering tables from Kom el Fakhry
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9. Museum stelae
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9.1. Moscow Collection
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9.2. Vatican Museum
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9.3. Cairo Museum
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9.4. Louvre Museum
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9.5. Berlin Museum
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10. Summary and Conclusions
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11. Abbreviations
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12. Works Consulted or of Related Interest
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Indices
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Published: 2005
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781841718972 (paperback)
- 9781407329062 (ebook)
BAR Number: S1459