Akhmim in the Old Kingdom, Part 1

This book concentrates on the chronology and the civil and religious administration of one of the most important and influential centres in Upper Egypt in the Old Kingdom.

List of contents

Preface; 1Prosopography; 2 Early Local Adminsitration: Dynasty 5; 3 Reorganisation of Provincial Administration: Early Dynasty 6; 4 Visible Royal Control: Late Pepy I; 5 Increased Decentralisation: Mernere and Pepy II; 6 Troubles Emerge: Late Pepy II; 7 Collapse of the Memphite Regime: Dynasty 8; 8 Holders of the Title JMJ-R WPT and others; 9 Holders of Priesthoods by Ann McFarlane; 10 Conclusions; Appendix; Abbreviations; Index.

About the author

Naguib Kanawati is Professor of Egyptology and Director of The Australian Centre for Egyptology, Macquarie University. He has excavated a number of sites in Egypt and published numerous excavation reports on the sites of El-Hawawish, El-Ilagarsa, Deshasha, Saqqara and others.

Product details

• Authors: N. Kanawati
• Publisher: Australian Centre for Egyptology
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1992
• No. of pages: 325
• Series: ACE Studies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture