The Old Kingdom Cemetery at Tehna: Volume I - The Tombs of Nikaiankh I, Nikaiankh II and Kaihep

The early Old Kingdom tombs at Tehna are cut into the eastern escarpment bordering the Nile, some 12kms north of Minya in Upper Egypt. The cemetery consists of more than 15 rockcut tombs, 3 of which are illustrated and described in this first volume of the site. Complete with detailed colour illustrations and line drawings, the book records the wall scenes, sculpture, architecture, finds and a translation of inscriptions including a rare legal document in the tomb of Nikaiankh I.

Summary

The early Old Kingdom tombs at Tehna are cut into the eastern escarpment bordering the Nile, some 12kms north of Minya in Upper Egypt. The cemetery consists of more than 15 rockcut tombs, 3 of which are illustrated and described in this first volume of the site.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth M. Thompson
• Publisher: Australian Centre for Egyptology
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2014
• EAN: 9780856688652
• ISBN: 978-0-85668-865-2
• No. of pages: 102
• Dimensions: 219 mm x 289 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 674 g
• Series: ACE Reports
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity