Tombs of the South Asasif Necropolis: Thebes, Karakhamun (TT 223), and Karabasken (TT 391) in the Twenty-fifth Dynasty

by Elena Pischikova (Editor)

Overview

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.
Contributors: Adam Booth, Julia Budka, Diethelm Eigner, Kenneth Griffin, Salima Ikram, Jack Josephson, Robert Morkot, Christopher Naunton, Elena Pischikova, Miguel Molinero Polo, Kasia Szpakowska, John Taylor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789774166181
Publisher:	American University in Cairo Press, The
Publication date:	06/30/2014
Series:	Tombs of the South Asasif Necropolis
Edition description:	Vol 2
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Elena Pischikova is the director of the American–Egyptian South Asasif Conservation Project. She is currently a research scholar at the American Universityin Cairo, and teaches at Fairfield Universityin Connecticut.

Table of Contents

1 The History and Monuments of Thebes in the Kushite Period
1. Thebes under the Kushites, Robert G. Morkot

2. Royal Sculpture at the Onset of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, Jack A. Josephson

2 The South Asasif Necropolis
3. The History of the South Asasif Necropolis and its Exploration, Elena Pischikova

4. Style and Iconography of the Decoration in the Tombs of Karabasken and Karakhamun: Archaism and Innovation, Elena Pischikova

5. Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of the South Asasif Necropolis, Adam Booth and Kasia Szpakowska

3 The Tomb of Karakhamun (TT 223)
6. Titles of Karakhamun and the Kushite Administration of Thebes, Christopher Naunton

7. Karakhamun Revisited: Some Remarks on the Architecture of TT 223, Dieter Eigner

8. Vestibule: Daily Life Scenes in the Tomb of Karakhamun, Elena Pischikova

9. The Textual Program of the First Pillared Hall, Miguel Ángel Molinero Polo

10. The Book of the Dead from the Second Pillared Hall of the Tomb of Karakhamun: A Preliminary Survey, Kenneth Griffin

11. A Bright Night Sky over Karakhamun: The Astronomical Ceiling of the Burial Chamber, Miguel Ángel Molinero Polo

12. Preliminary Notes on Coffin Fragments Discovered in TT 223, John H. Taylor

13. Pottery from the Tomb of Karakhamun (TT 223), Julia Budka

14. A Preliminary Note on the Faunal Remains from the South Asasif Conservation Project, Salima Ikram