Tombs of the South Asasif Necropolis: Thebes, Karakhamun (TT 223), and Karabasken (TT 391) in the Twenty-fifth DynastyElena Pischikova American University in Cairo Press, 1 nov 2013 - 310 pagina's 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 Kushite ruling dynasties in Egypt and the hierarchy of Kushite society, the history of the South Asasif Necropolis and its discovery, the architecture and textual and decorative programs of the tombs, and the finds of burial equipment, pottery, and animal bones. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Thebes under the Kushites | 5 |
Royal Sculpture at the Onset of the Twentyfifth Dynasty | 23 |
The History of the South Asasif Necropolis and Its Exploration | 31 |
Style and Iconography of the Decoration in the Tombs of Karabasken and Karakhamun Archaism and Innovations | 73 |
Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of the South Asasif Necropolis | 93 |
Titles of Karakhamun and the Kushite Administration of Thebes | 103 |
Karakhamun Revisited Some Remarks on the Architecture of TT 223 | 109 |
The Textual Program ofKarakhamuns First Pillared Hall | 131 |
The Book of the Dead from the Second Pillared Hall of the Tomb of Karakhamun A Preliminary Survey | 173 |
A Bright Night Sky over KarakhamunThe Astronomical Ceiling of theMain Burial Chamber in TT 223 | 201 |
Preliminary Notes on Coffin Fragments Discovered in TT 223 | 239 |
Pottery from the Tomb ofKarakhamun TT 223 | 247 |
A Preliminary Note on the FaunalRemains from the South Asasif Conservation Project | 263 |
Abbreviations | 269 |
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Amun Ancient Egyptian appear Asasif associated blocks Book burial chamber carved ceiling chapter Coffin columns completely constellation copied dating Dead decans deceased decoration deities documents east edited Egypt Egyptian entrance example excavation face figure four fragments funerary God’s Grab head hieroglyphs hour identified inscribed Karabasken king Kingdom Kushite Late Period later lines London lost lower meters monuments Museum necropolis northern notes offering Old Kingdom original painted parallels Photo Katherine Blakeney pilaster possible pottery present preserved Press probably Ptolemaic reconstructed relief remains represented ritual royal SACP scenes Second Pillared Hall shows side signs southern space Spell stars statue Studies suggests temple Theban Theban tombs Thebes Third Intermediate Period titles Tomb of Karakhamun traces Twenty-fifth Twenty-sixth Dynasty University upper vignette wall written