Tombs of the South Asasif Necropolis : Thebes, Karakhamun (TT 223), and Karabasken (TT 391) in the Twenty-fifth Dynasty / edited by Elena Pischikova.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pischikova, Elena, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct city).

Tombs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cairo, Egypt ; New York, New York : The American University in Cairo Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume is the first joint publication of the members of the American-Egyptian mission South Asasif Conservation Project, working under the auspices of the State Ministry for Antiquities and Supreme Council of Antiquities, and directed by the editor. The Project is dedicated to the clearing, restoration, and reconstruction of the tombs of Karabasken (TT 391) and Karakhamun (TT 223) of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, and the tomb of Irtieru (TT 390) of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, on the West Bank of Luxor. Essays by the experts involved in the excavations and analysis cover the history of the Kushi

Contents:

""9789774166181""; ""9789774166181""; ""Inside Cover ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents""; ""viiIllustrations""; ""Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contributors""; ""Introduction""; ""Thebes under the Kushites""; ""Royal Sculpture at the Onset of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty""; ""The History of the South Asasif Necropolis and Its Exploration""; ""Style and Iconography of the Decoration in the Tombs of Karabasken and Karakhamun: Archaism and Innovations""; ""Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of the South Asasif Necropolis""; ""Titles of Karakhamun and the Kushite Administration of Thebes""

""Karakhamun Revisited: Some Remarks on the Architecture of TT 223""""Vestibule: Daily-life Scenes inthe Tomb of Karakhamun""; ""The Textual Program ofKarakhamun�s First Pillared Hall""; ""The Book of the Dead from the Second Pillared Hall of the Tomb of Karakhamun: A Preliminary Survey""; ""A Bright Night Sky over Karakhamun:The Astronomical Ceiling of theMain Burial Chamber in TT 223""; ""Preliminary Notes on Coffin Fragments Discovered in TT 223""; ""Pottery from the Tomb ofKarakhamun (TT 223)""; ""A Preliminary Note on the FaunalRemains from the South Asasif Conservation Project""

""Abbreviations""""Bibliography""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781617975783

1617975788

9781617975448

1617975443

9781617975707

1617975702

OCLC:

900885012