Memphis I, the Palace of Apries (Memphis Ii), Meydum and Memphis III

Klappentext Published 1909-10, reissued here are three illustrated accounts of Egyptian archaeological excavations over three seasons at Memphis and Meidum. Zusammenfassung A pioneering Egyptologist, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853–1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. This single-volume reissue brings together three illustrated accounts of excavations at Memphis, including the royal palace of Apries, and at Meidum, first published in 1909–10. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Memphis I: Introduction; 1. The recorded temples of Memphis; 2. The west hall of Ptah; 3. The monuments, XVIIIth dynasty and earlier; 4. The monuments, XIXth dynasty; 5. The temple of Merenptah; 6. The later antiquities; 7. The terra-cotta heads; 8. The inscriptions; Index; Plates; Part II. The Palace of Apries: 1. The Palace of Memphis; 2. The sculptured pylon; 3. The subject of the pylon scenes; 4. The objects from the palace; 5. Sculptures from temples and city; 6. The small objects; 7. The terra-cotta heads; 8. The inscriptions; Index; Plates; Part III. Meydum and Memphis III: 1. General results at Meydum; 2. The approach to the pyramid; 3. The quarry marks; 4. Tombs within the peribolus; 5. The great mastaba, no. 17; 6. The mastaba of Nefermaat; 7. The great western tombs; 8. Far western tombs; 9. The northern tombs; 10. The southern tombs; 11. The pottery; 12. The temple of Ptah; 13. The palace; 14. The houses and small remains; Index; Plates.

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• Authors: Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, William Matthew Flinders Petrie
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.2013
• EAN: 9781108066150
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06615-0
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology