Excavations at Mendes / by Donald B. Redford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Redford, Donald B.

Series:

Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 20.

Culture and history of the ancient Near East, 1566-2055 ; v. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt--Mendes (Extinct city).

Excavations (Archaeology).

Mendes (Extinct city).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004-

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume constitutes the final report on the excavations at the royal necropolis of the city of Mendes, which occupied 5 summer seasons from 1991 to 1995. The burial of king Neferites I, founder of Dynasty 29 (399-393 B.C.) is described along with other burials, the city walls, the shrine of the fish-goddess and sundry inscriptions. The pottery recovered is treated in extenso, and sheds a flood of light on Mendes' trade relations in the 5th-4th Cent. B.C. with Phoenicia and the Greek islands. Of particular interest is the startling new discovery of a massive destruction layer which can be pinpointed to around 343 B.C. This clearly reflects the reprisals taken by the conquering Persians after they had re-occupied Egypt.

Contents:

v. 1. The Royal Necropolis

Notes:

Volme 2 Susan Redford added as editor.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-91484-X

9786610914845

90-474-0482-3

1-4294-2746-9

OCLC:

191936531

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047404828 DOI