Details of Publications
ACE Reports 1-5
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ACE Reports 2
The Old Kingdom Tombs at El-Hammaniya [Paperback]
A. El Khouli (Author); A. McFarlane (Author); N. Kanawati (Author)
ISBN: 9780856685675 | Year of Publication: 1990 | Language: English Report on the excavation.
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ACE Reports 3
Meidum [Paperback]
A. El-Khouli (Author)
ISBN: 9780856685880 | Year of Publication: 1990 | Language: English
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Report on the excavations.
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ACE Reports 4
The Tombs of El-Hagarsa Volume 1 [Paperback]
N. Kanawati (Author)
ISBN: 9780858378056 | Year of Publication: 1993 | Language: English 68p, with 46 plates.
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El-Hagarsa lies on the west bank of the Nile near the border of Nomes 8 and 9, though it is disputed as to which of them it belonged. Some of the tombs were recorded and published by Petrie in 1908, but the cemetery was re-examined by the Australian Centre for Egyptology in an attempt to further document the archaeological remains of the ninth province of Upper Egypt, and this book reports on their findings. The investigation revealed some inconsistencies in the earlier record, some important unrecorded decorated tombs, as well as the discovery of two undecorated tombs with undisturbed burial chambers.
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ACE Reports 4
The Tombs of El-Hagarsa Volume 1 [Paperback]
N. Kanawati (Author)
ISBN: 9780858378056 | Year of Publication: 1993 | Language: English 68p, with 46 plates.
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El-Hagarsa lies on the west bank of the Nile near the border of Nomes 8 and 9, though it is disputed as to which of them it belonged. Some of the tombs were recorded and published by Petrie in 1908, but the cemetery was re-examined by the Australian Centre for Egyptology in an attempt to further document the archaeological remains of the ninth province of Upper Egypt, and this book reports on their findings. The investigation revealed some inconsistencies in the earlier record, some important unrecorded decorated tombs, as well as the discovery of two undecorated tombs with undisturbed burial chambers.
ACE Reports 5
Deshasha: The Tombs of Inti, Shedu and Others [Paperback]
N. Kanawati (Author)
ISBN: 9780856686177 | Year of Publication: 1993 | Language: English
Details
Report on the excavations.
ACE Reports 6
The Tombs of El-Hagarsa Volume 2 [Paperback]
N. Kanawati (Author)
ISBN: 9781864080568 | Year of Publication: 1993 | Language: English 90p,
Details
Report on the excavations.
ACE Reports 15
The Unis Cemetery at Saqqara 1: The Tomb of Irukapta [Paperback]
A. McFarlane (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688188 | Year of Publication: 2000 | Language: English 86p, 50 b/w pls
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Often referred to as the `Butcher's Tomb' the decorated tomb of Irukapta in the Unis Cemetery at Saqqara, has been fully recorded for publication. A well-preserved example of Old Kingdom rock architecture, it retains much of its painted decoration. An outstanding feature is the large number of engaged statues which provide valuable information on the progressive steps in the execution of rock-cut statuary and comparisons of artistic and architectural features are made with other near-contemporary tombs.
ACE Reports 20
Mastabas at Saqqara: Kaiemheset, Kaipunesut, kaiemsenu, Sehetepu and others [Paperback]
A. McFarlane (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688119 | Year of Publication: 2003 | Language: English 104p, 64 b/w and col illus
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Among a number of large mud-brick mastabas, west of the Teti cemetery, are the family complexes of the royal builder, Kaiemheset and the overseer of the granary, Kaiemsenu, who also held several priesthoods of Fifth Dynasty kings. Excavated early in the last century, neither was adequately published despite the important information they contained. Remarkable features include one of two siege scenes known from the Old Kingdom, a well preserved functional door of wood, several magnificent statues and a number of rare titles. The proximity of these tombs to Teti's pyramid is of particular significance and their dating has been the subject of some controvesy. The new publication attempts to give a complete record of the tombs, as well as dealing with associated problems.
ACE Reports 21
Mereruka and His Family, part 1 [Paperback]
N. Kanawati and M. Abder-Raziq
ISBN: 9780856688164 | Year of Publication: 2005 | Language: English 52p, 45 pages of plates, CD
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The mastaba of Mereruka is the most extensively decorated tomb of the Old Kingdom. As a vizier and husband of the eldest daughter of King Teti, Mereruka held an unusually large number of responsibilities and his tomb reflects the wealth and status he enjoyed. Consisting of 32 rooms, 16 of which are decorated, it includes his chapel, that of his wife, Waatetkhethor and his son Meryteti. Each of them possessed a separate shaft and burial chamber with those of Mereruka reflecting almost a Royal status. Despite its clearance in 1893, this important mastaba remains incompletely published. The present project intends to fully document and publish all parts of this tomb beginning with the least currently accessible to scholars. The present volume is therefore devoted to the chapel and burial chamber of Meryteti, son of Mereruka, grandson of King Teti and vizier of Pepy I.
ACE Reports 22
Amenemone the Chief Goldsmith: A New Kingdom Tomb in the Teti Cemetery at Saqqara |
Boyo Ockinga, Karin Sowada, Jacobus van Dijk, Mark Spigelman, Elizabeth Thompson, Helen Wilkins, Naguib Victor, Karl Jansen-Winkeln
ISBN: 9780856688171 | Year of Publication: 2004 | Language: English 168p, 88 plates
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This work brings together all the surviving data from the Saqqara tomb of the Overseer of Craftsmen and Chief of Goldsmiths, Amenemone. As well as recovering further material, the rediscovery and excavation of the tomb has made it possible to identify the original location of the blocks from the chapel now housed in various museums. Amenemone was a contemporary of the general (and later king) Horemheb and the treasurer Maya and with them also served Tutankhamun; he can plausibly be identified as the leading artisan behind the production of some, at least, of the treasures of Tutankhamun.
ACE Reports 23
Deir el-Gebrawi, volume 1: The Northern Cliff [Paperback]
N. Kanawati (Author)
SBN: 9780856688072 | Year of Publication: 2005 | Language: English 94p, 67 plates, including 32 coloured plates and 35 line drawings, mostly in fold-out form
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Deir el-Gebrawi was one of the most important provinces in the Old Kingdom, with governors buried there holding high administrative positions, including that of vizier. The cemetery occupies two separate cliffs, the nothern one of which received very limited attention from Norman de Garis Davies, who first published it in 1902. The new record includes all the surviving information on the architecture, art and inscriptions in the tombs of the northern cliff, as well as reproductions of certain sections from Davies' publication, where these have deteriorated or been vandalized since 1902. The volume contains records on the tombs of Henqu I and II and Hemre/Isi I and II, and others, all documented in colour plates and line drawings.
ACE Reports 24
The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara VIII: The Tomb of Inumin [Paperback]
N. Kanawati (Author)
SBN: 9780856688102 | Year of Publication: 2006 | Language: English
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Located on the northern limits of the Teti Cemetery, the Tomb of Inumin is dated to the earlier part of the reign of Pepy I. The chapel is formed of five rooms, three of which are beautifully decorated with scenes of daily life clearly influenced by the neighbouring rich tomb of Mereruka, but at the same time showing individuality in the choice of details. Like most of the viziers of this period, Inumin also had a fully decorated burial chamber. The tomb owner was an overseer of Upper Egypt under Teti and became a vizier late in his career under Pepy I.
ACE Reports 25
Deir el-Gebrawi, volume 2: The Southern Cliff: The Tomb of Ibi and Others [Paperback]
N. Kanawati (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688089 | Year of Publication: 2006 | Language: English
Following the publication of the Northern Cliff of Deir el-Gebrawi, the Australian Centre for Egyptology has undertaken a season of re-recording the tomb of Ibi and other surrounding smaller tombs on the Southern Cliff. Originally recorded by Davies in 1900 and published in 1902, the tomb of Ibi represents an important document on the administration and the provincial life in the period Merenre to early Pepy II. Ibi was an important governor of two provinces, Nos. 8 and 12 of Upper Egypt and was probably linked to the royal in-laws at Abydos. The new publication includes new line drawings showing the present condition of the scenes and inscriptions, accompanied by line drawings of the same scenes retraced from Davies' publication. As the decoration of these tombs was done in painting, all the photographs are published in colour and showing the present condition of the walls after a major conservation program by the ACE in conjunction with the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities.
ACE Reports 26
Mereruka and His Family, Part II [Paperback]
N. Kanawati (Author); M. Abder-Raziq (Author)
SBN: 9780856688232 | Year of Publication: 2008 | Language: English 44p,
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Waatetkhethor, the eldest daughter of King Teti and wife of the vizier Mereruka, is the only woman buried in the Teti Cemetery who owned a separate chapel and burial chamber in her husband's mastaba. She held a very elevated status and her son, Meryteti, was described as 'eldest son of the king of his body' (see Part I of this publication). The book examines her special position and documents all the scenes and inscriptions in her chapel, both in line drawings and colour photographs, and produces architectural drawings of her tomb.
ACE Reports 27
The Tomb of Amenemope at Thebes (TT 148) Volume 1 [Paperback]
Boyo G. Ockinga (Author); Susanne Binder (Author); J. Brophy (Author)
SBN: 9780856688249 |Year of Publication: 2010 | Language: English 149p,
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This publication deals with the large Theban tomb of the Third Prophet of Amun, Amenemope who held office during the reigns of Ramesses III to V. The tomb is well known for the data it provides on the leading families of the priests of Amun in the 20th Dynasty; in addition to its genealogical data, this book presents the tomb's extensive religious and ritual scenes and inscriptions as well as its architecture.
ACE Reports 28
The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara, Vol. 9: The Tomb of Remni [Paperback]
N. Kanawati (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688287 | Year of Publication: 2009 | Language: English 50p, of text, 60 pls
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The mud brick mastaba of Remni was discovered in the North West corner of the Teti Cemetery. All four walls of its one room chapel are covered with scenes of daily life, painted on mud plaster and thus preserving for us a good example of this rarely preserved type of decoration. The artist succeeded in including a large variety of topics at a miniature scale in a limited space. The owner, Remni, held titles connected with the personal service of the king and represents two wives in the decoration of his chapel, both apparently important and possibly with royal connection.
ACE Reports 29
Mereruka and his Family Part III.1 [Paperback]
Naguib Kanawati (Author); Alexandra Woods (Author); Sameh Shafik (Author); Effy Alexakis (Author)
SBN: 978085668829 | Year of Publication: 2010 | Language: English 45p,
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As vizier and husband of King Teti's eldest daughter, Mereruka enjoyed a very special status and built an unusually rich mastaba. This volume deals with the architecture and art of the exterior of his mastaba and with those of rooms A1-A12 of his magnificent chapel. The variety of themes depicted in this section of the chapel include, fishing and fowling, life in the marshlands, gardening, desert hunt, metal workers and other professions, rendering accounts, poultry house, preparation of food and drink and bringing offerings, entertainment with the harp, etc. The tomb is an essential source of information for most research in the Old Kingdom. In addition to the new and complete record in line drawings and colour photographs, the present book includes studies of the architectural features and the colour conventions in the tomb as well as detailed tabulation of titles, individuals and themes represented. Includes 50 folded line drawings.
ACE Reports 30
Mereruka and his Family Part III.2 [Paperback]
Naguib Kanawati (Author); Alexandra Woods (Author); Sameh Shafik (Author); Effy Alexakis (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688409 | Year of Publication: 2011 | Language: English 45p,
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This is the last volume reporting on the unusually rich tomb of Mereruka and his family. The pillared hall, A13, is the largest room in the chapel, containing many interesting themes, including the funerary procession, the voyage to the south, the transportation by a palanquin, the harvesting of grain and the pulling of papyrus ceremony. Mereruka's burial chamber is the most majestic and best preserved among those of private individuals of the Old Kingdom. Includes 50 folded line drawings.
ACE Reports 31
The Cemetery of Meir, Volume I: The Tomb of Pepyankh-the Middle [Paperback]
Effy Alexakis (Author); A. L. Mourad (Author); S. Shafik (Author); Naguib Kanawati (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688454 | Year of Publication: 2011 | Language: English 68p,
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The tomb of Pepyankh-the Middle is completely preserved, containing valuable information on various aspects of the Egyptian provincial administration and on daily life in the Sixth Dynasty. Both burial shafts of the tomb owner and his wife end in beautifully decorated and extremely well preserved burial chambers. This book presents a new record in line drawings and coloured photographs of all architectural and artistic features of the entire chapel and burial apartments.
ACE REPORTS 32
Deir El-Gebrawi Volume III [Paperback]
Naguib Kanawati (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688553 | Year of Publication: 2012 | Language: English 84p
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A new complete record of the architecture, scenes and inscriptions in the important tomb of Djau with description and translations. The volume includes studies by M. Schultz and R. Walker of the recently discovered human remains of Djau and a study of mummification techniques by S. Ikram.
ACE Reports 33
The Chapel of Kahai and his Family
M. Lashien, E. Alexakis, A.L. Mourad, S. Shafik and N. Victor
ISBN: 9780856688362 | Year of Publication: 2013 | Language: English 56p, 76 colour plates (148 photographs); 11 b&w plates including folded plates
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The tomb of Kahai and his family was previously published only in black and white photographs by Moussa and Altenmüller under the title of The Tomb of Nefer and Ka-Hay. As one of the most colourful tombs of the Old Kingdom, the present publication offers magnificently rich colour plates and context line drawings showing all the intricate details of the scenes and inscriptions. As such, this monograph is a significant addition to the study of Egyptian art in the Old Kingdom. Contrary to the belief that Nefer prepared the joint tomb for himself and his father Kahai, the author shows that we have here a rare case of a son dying before his father with the latter adding an alcove dedicated for his son in his chapel. Other sons of Kahai were later included in the decoration, making this a true family burial place.
ACE Reports 34
The Cemetery of Meir, Volume II: The Tomb of Pepyankh the Black [Paperback]
Naguib Kanawati (Author); Linda Evans (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688416 | Year of Publication: 2013 | Language: English 66p,
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The tomb of Pepyankh the Black (D2) at Meir was published by Blackman in his series The Rock Tombs of Meir (vol. 5, London, 1953). The Australian Centre for Egyptology (ACE) rerecorded all the scenes and inscriptions in the chapel after these had been conserved by the Supreme Council of Antiquities, with many additional details surfacing. The ACE has also undertaken conservation work in the burial chamber which yielded interesting information on the decoration of burial chambers in the Old Kingdom. The tomb is one of the most completely decorated and preserved provincial tombs of the Old Kingdom with scenes covering various themes from the life of the tomb owner as well as the most complete scenes of the funerary procession. All the scenes and inscriptions are published in detailed, coloured photographs as well as line drawings. They are accompanied by a textual description of the scenes, translation of the hieroglyphic texts and a comparative analysis with other contemporary tombs.
ACE Reports 35
The Old Kingdom Cemetery at Tehna, Volume I [Paperback]
Elizabeth M. Thompson (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688652 | Year of Publication: 2014 | Language: English 102p,
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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.
ACE Reports 36
Beni Hassan [Paperback]
Naguib Kanawati Naguib Kanawati (Author); Linda Evans (Author); Anna-Latifa Mourad (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688461 Year of Publication: 2014 | Language: English 82p,
The magnificent tomb of Khnumhotep II has never been completely recorded in drawing and photographs since its pioneering publication by P. E. Newberry in 1893. This report comprises detailed coloured plates, complete line drawings as well as the translation and interpretation of all the scenes and inscriptions in the tomb. The commentary includes studies on the tomb architecture, the extensive biography of the owner, the represented arrival of the Asiatics, and the depicted flora and fauna.
ACE Reports 37
The Tomb of Ptahhotep I [Paperback]
Anna-Latifa Mourad (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688515 |Year of Publication: 2015 | Language: English 42p,
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The publication presents detailed recordings of the Old Kingdom tomb of Ptahhotep I, a tomb noted to be 'the most beautiful in Saqqara' by one of its early excavators. Unlike earlier publications, the monograph includes 150 coloured and detailed photographs, as well as high resolution line drawings showcasing the quality of the tomb's scenes and its exceptional architectural plan. Also included is a discussion on the tomb owner and a detailed analysis of the scenes, with some previously unknown erasures and modifications attesting to their intentional alteration by the ancient Egyptians.
ACE Reports 38
The Cemetery of Meir III: Volume III: The Tomb of Niankhpepy the Black [Paperback]
Ashraf Senussi (Author); Anna-Latifa Mourad (Author); Miral Lashien (Author); Naguib Kanawati (Author); Linda Evans (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688560 | Year of Publication: 2016 | Language: English 68p,
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The book contains the excavation and recording of Tomb A4 and its decorated burial chamber belonging to Niankhpepy the Black, whose son Pepyankh the Black built two communicating tombs A1 and A2 for his father and himself, then linking the chapel of Tomb A1 to the burial chamber of Tomb A4 via a sloping passage. This is an exceptional example of filial affection in ancient Egypt. The scenes and inscriptions as well as the architecture of Tomb A1 have been re-recorded and are published in this volume. Minor tombs with finds were discovered in the rock-cliff face in the area between Tombs A1 and A4, and have been dated to the late Old Kingdom/early First Intermediate Period.
ACE Reports 39
Beni Hassan Volume II: Two Old Kingdom Tombs [Paperback]
M. Lashien, A.L. Mourad, A. Senussi, S Shafik, A. Suleiman and N. Victor,
SBN: 9780856688614 | Year of Publication: 2016 | Language: English 52p, H290 x W217 (mm) 32 colour plates; 15 b&w folded plates
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The second volume of the Beni Hassan series is devoted to the recording and study of the only decorated Old Kingdom tombs at the site. The tombs of Ipi and Bebi have never been completely recorded in drawing and photographs since their publication by J. Garstang in 1907. The examination comprises detailed coloured plates, complete line drawings as well as the translation and interpretation of all the scenes and inscriptions in the tomb. The commentary additionally includes a report on the tombs' architecture as well as a study of a large amount of pottery discovered in the shafts and dating to the period from the Sixth to the Twelfth Dynasty.
ACE Reports 40
Beni Hassan: Volume III: The Tomb of Amenemhat [Paperback]
Naguib Kanawati (Author); Linda Evans (Author); Anna-Latifa Mourad (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688669 | Year of Publication: 2016 | Language: English 60p, H290 x W217 (mm) 80 colour plates; 30 b&w folded plates
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The third volume of the Beni Hassan series is devoted to the recording and study of the Twelfth Dynasty tomb of Amenemhat, great overlord of the Oryx nome. It presents a new and complete record of the tomb's scenes in drawing and coloured photographs, and comrpises the translation and interpretation of all scenes and inscriptions in the tomb, including that of Amenemhat's biography which recounts in detail his career and participation in military campaigns. The volume additionally includes new architectural drawings and an architectural report on one of the most impressive and complete tombs of Middle Kingdom Egypt.
ACE Reports 41
The Cemetery of Meir: Volume lV: The Tombs of Senbi l and Wekhhotep l [Paperback]
Naguib Kanawati (Author); Linda Evans (Author)
ISBN: 9788566888478 | Published by: | Year of Publication: 2018 | Language: English 151p, H290 x W217 (mm) 72 colour Plates; 24 b&w folded plates
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ACE Report 41, The Cemetery of Meir Vol. IV: Tombs of Senbi I and Wekhhotep I, by N. Kanawati and L. Evans, is now available. The volume is devoted to the Middle Kingdom tombs of B1 and B2, which belonged to local ruler Senbi I and his son and successor Wekhhotep I. Presenting a full description of both tombs and illustrated with extensive colour plates and line drawings, Report 41 contains a wealth of information about the art and funeral practices of Egypt's Twelfth Dynasty.
ACE Reports 42
Beni Hassan Volume lV: The Tomb of Baqet lll [Paperback]
Naguib Kanawati (Author); Linda Evans (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688676 |Year of Publication: 2018 | Language: English 51p, H290 x W217 (mm) 100 colour plates and 32 b&w folded plates
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Baqet III was the ‘great overlord’ of the Oryx province, located in the most fertile region of Egypt. The well-preserved wall scenes in his chapel record activities undertaken in the desert, on land and river, in workshops as well as those of wars and entertainments. Dated to the end of the Eleventh Dynasty, the tomb documents one of the critical times in Egyptian history. The architectural features and the scenes and inscriptions are published in colour photographs and detailed line drawings, accompanied by explanatory text.
ACE Reports 43
Beni Hassan Volume V: The Tomb of Khnumhotep l [Paperback]
Miral Lashien (Author); Anna-Latifa Mourad (Author)
ISBN: 9780856688423 | Year of Publication: 2019 | Language: English 45p, H290 x W217 (mm) 128 colour plates and 14 b&w folded plates
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Khnumhotep I was the first governer of the Oryx nome during Egypt’s formative Twelfth Dynasty. Appointed by Amenemhat I, his tomb at Beni Hassan is one of the most significant for its insights on a pivotal period in Egyptian history. For the first time since Newberry's publication in 1893, a record of the tomb and its preserved scenes and inscriptions is provided in colour photographs and detailed line drawings. The report includes a description of the tomb’s architecture, its various scenes on daily life, desert-hunting and militaristic activities, as well as a new copy and translation of Khnumhotep I’s biography.
