The architecture of mastaba tombs in the UNAS cemetery / Ashley Cooke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooke, Ashley, author.

Series:

Munro Archive Project studies on the Unas Cemetery in Saqqara ; 1.

The Munro Archive Project studies on the Unas Cemetery in Saqqara ; 01

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tombs--Egypt--Ṣaqqārah.

Tombs.

Tombs--Egypt.

Cemeteries--Egypt.

Cemeteries.

Egypt.

Egypt--Ṣaqqārah.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2020]

Summary:

Until comparatively recently, there has been little attempt to produce a detailed study of the architectural make-up of multi-roomed mastaba tombs and the implications of these observations for understanding the ways in which this type of tomb was really used. No thorough and comprehensive investigation has ever been dedicated to the building techniques, materials and design of mastabas or, indeed, who built them. ""The Architecture of Mastaba Tombs"" considers the architectural components of tomb design that made an ideal burial and explores different aspects of the design and construction of.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Introduction

1. The Unas Cemetery

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Gazetteer of Tombs in the Unas Cemetery

2. Sources of Stone at Saqqara

2.1. Pyramid Cemeteries

2.2. Geology

2.2.1. Limestone Quarries in Egypt

2.2.2. Likely Sources of Limestone at Saqqara

2.3. Delivery Routes of Building Materials

2.4. Archaeological Observations Relating to Masonry Materials

2.4.1. Imitation of White Stone

2.4.2. Imitation of Stone

2.4.3. Imitation of Organic Material Using Stone

2.5. Acquisition of Stone

3. Masonry in Tombs at Saqqara

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Masonry Classification

3.2.1. Masonry by Cross-Section: Freestanding Walls within Mastabas

3.2.2. Surface Appearance

3.3. Masonry Techniques at Saqqara

4. Roofing

4.1. Introduction

4.1.1. Roofing in the Tomb of Mehu

4.1.2. Roofing in the Tomb of Seshseshet Idut

4.1.3. Roofing in the Tomb of Niankhba

4.1.4. Roofing in the Tomb of Mitri

4.1.5. Summary

5. Doorways

5.1. Introduction

5.2. Doors from Old Kingdom Tombs

5.3. Representations of Doors in the Old Kingdom

5.4. Doors Within Tombs

5.5. Fastening Doors

5.6. A Survey of Doorways Within the Unas Cemetery

5.6.1. The Tomb of Kairer

5.6.2. The Tomb of Khenut

5.6.3. The Tomb of Nebet

5.6.4. The Tomb of Seshseshet Idut

5.6.5. The Tomb of Iynefert

5.6.6. The Tomb of Nebkauhor

5.6.7. The Tomb of Mehu

5.6.8. The Tomb of Ptahshepses Impy

5.7. Other Memphite Tombs

5.7.1. The Tomb of Mereruka

5.7.2. The Tomb of Kagemni

5.7.3. The Tomb of Khentika

5.7.4. The Tomb of Ankhmahor

5.7.5. The Tomb of Debehen

5.8. Doorkeepers

6. Courtyards, Columned Halls and Storerooms

6.1. Courtyards and Columned Halls

6.2. Storerooms for the Mortuary Cult

6.3. Storerooms in Pyramid Temples

6.4. Tombs with Five Storerooms

6.4.1. The Tomb of Nebet

6.4.2. The Tomb of Nebkauhor

6.4.3. The Tomb of Kagemni

6.4.4. The Tomb of Mereruka

6.4.5.The Tomb of Ptahhotep (LS 31)

6.5. Tombs with Less than Five Storerooms

6.5.1. The Tomb of Khentika

6.5.2. The Tomb of Seshseshet Idut

6.5.3. The Tomb of Kairer

6.5.4. The Tomb of Akhethotep and Ptahhotep (D 64)

6.6. Storerooms Adjacent to Offering-Rooms

Synopsis

Bibliography

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789088908965

9088908966

OCLC:

1154661036

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