Egyptian stelae in the British Museum from the 13th to17th dynasties / Detlef Franke; edited by M. Marée ; with a contribution from Janet Ambers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franke, Detlef, 1952-

Contributor:

Marée, Marcel.

Ambers, J.

British Museum

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stele (Archaeology)--Egypt--Catalogs.

Stele (Archaeology).

Egypt.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

London : British Museum, 2013-

Contents:

v. 1, fasc. 1: Descriptions

Notes:

"This is the first fascicule of the new two-volume catalogue of the British Museum's collection of Egyptian stelae from the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period, which is the largest single collection outside Egypt. The catalogue describes the scenes and inscriptions of forty-two stelae, with full translations, textual notes and explanatory diagrams. Each catalogue entry includes a wide-ranging general commentary on phraseology, formulae and titles, the importance of each stela in its historical and social context, and aspects of epigraphy and iconography. Every stela is illustrated with a full-page plate" -- v. 1 dust jacket, front flap.

Includes bibliographical references (volume 1, pages 180-201) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780714119878

0714119873

OCLC:

863040883