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Les édifices du règne d'Amenhotep IV - Akhenaton : urbanisme et révolution = The buildings from the reign of Amenhotep IV - Akhenaton : urbanism and revolution /
: "Actes du colloque international organisé par Archéovision - Université Bordeaux 3 - ANR Aton 3D: ANR-08-BLAN-0202-01 et l'équipe Égypte Nilotique et Méditerranéenne de l'UMR 5140 Montpellier, 18-19 novembre 2011". : 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm. : Includes bibliographical references and index.
Houses in Graeco-Roman Egypt : arenas for ritual activity /
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This book examines different forms of ritual activities performed in houses of Graeco-Roman Egypt. It draws on the rich archaeological record of rural housing and evidence from literature or papyrological references to both urban and rural housing. The introduction critically considers the literature relevant to the topic in order to identify the research gap. Chapter I attempts to reconstruct the structure of urban and rural houses in Graeco-Roman Egypt in the light of papyri and archaeology. This aims to establish the physical and spatial framework for the rituals considered in the following chapters. In line with this reconstruction of domestic properties is the reconstruction of the architectural layout and use of the domestic pylon in Chapter II. Chapter III deals with two rituals enacted before the front door of the house, namely the sacrifice of fish on the 9th of Thoth and the sacrifice of pigs on the 15th of Pachon. Chapter IV considers the ritual of the illumination of lamps for the goddess Athena-Neith within and around houses on the 13th of Epeiph. Chapter V highlights the use of the house as an arena for social types of rituals associated with dining, birthdays, the mallokouria, the epikrisis, and marriage. Chapter VI explores the religious sphere of houses, which is obvious from domestic shrines, wall paintings with religious themes, and figurines of Egyptian and Graeco-Roman deities uncovered from houses. The last chapter deals with mourning rituals, which the house occupants performed after the demise of their beloved animals, such as dogs, and their family members. In the conclusion, I summarize my work and draw out its implications, suggesting that the house was the locus of social, religious, and funerary rituals in Graeco-Roman Egypt.
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vii, 104 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. :
Bibliography : pages 93-104. :
9781784914370
Creating medieval Cairo : empire, religion, and architectural preservation in nineteenth-century Egypt /
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"This book argues that the historic city we know as Medieval Cairo was created in the nineteenth century by both Egyptians and Europeans against a background of four overlapping political and cultural contexts: namely, the local Egyptian, Anglo-Egyptian, Anglo-Indian, and Ottoman imperial milieux. Addressing the interrelated topics of empire, local history, religion, and transnational heritage, historian Paula Sanders shows how Cairo's architectural heritage became canonized in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The book also explains why and how the city assumed its characteristically Mamluk appearance and situates the activities of the European-dominated architectural preservation committee (known as the Comiť) within the history of religious life in nineteenth-century Cairo. Sanders explores such varied topics as the British experience in India, the Egyptian debate over religious reform, and the influence of The Thousand and One Nights on European notions of the medieval Arab city ... this volume examines the unacknowledged colonial legacy that continues to inform the practice of and debates over preservation in Cairo."
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xv, 216 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-206) and index. :
9774160959
Household studies in complex societies : (micro) archaeological and textual approaches : papers from the Oriental Institute Seminar Household Studies in Complex Societies, held at...
: xlii, 470 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), plans (some color) ; 25 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9781614910237
From microcosm to macrocosm : individual households and cities in ancient egypt and nubia /
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As reflected in the title "From Microcosm to Macrocosm : Individual households and cities in Ancient Egypt and Nubia", both a micro-approach introducing microhistories of individual sites according to recent archaeological fieldwork incorporating interdisciplinary methods as well as general patterns and regional developments in Northeast Africa are discussed. This combination of research questions on the micro-level with the macro-level provides new Information about cities and households in Ancient Egypt and Nubia and makes the book unique. Architectural studies as well as analyses of material culture and the new application of microarchaeology, here especially of micromorphology and archaeometric applications, are presented as case studies from sites primarily dating to the New Kingdom (Second Millennium BC).
The rich potential of well-preserved but still not completely explored sites in modern Sudan, especially as direct comparison for already excavated sites located in Egypt, is in particular emphasised in the book. Settlement archaeology in Egypt and Nubia has recently moved away from a strong textual approach and generalised studies to a more site-specific approach and household studies. This new bottom-up approach applied by current fieldwork projects is demonstrated in the book. The volume is intended for all specialists at settlements sites in Northeast Africa, for students of Egyptology and Nubian Studies, but it will be of interest to anyone working in the field of settlement archaeology.
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260 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts, maps, plans ; 28 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9789088905988
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 208 - SUMMER 2016
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Wall Paintings in the Late Roman City of Trimithis (Ambeida), Dakhla Oasis: A Tantalizing Preliminary Survey -- Ancient Column inscriptions and New Technologies: the 2Ol4-2015 Field Season of the Karnak Great Hypostyle Hall Project -- The Mit Rahina Field School, 2014 -- The Osiris Temple at Abydos -- Architectural Conservation of the White Monastery Church (Dary Anba Shinuda), Sohag -- Conserving the Amarna Coffins -- the Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt -- Egyptian Coffin Conservation Project -- Enemies of the Stale: The Old Kingdom Prisoner Statues and Three-dimensional Representations of foreigners -- Documenting and Watching Shadow Ploys in Coiro: Text and Performance.
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 208 - SUMMER 2016
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Wall Paintings in the Late Roman City of Trimithis (Ambeida), Dakhla Oasis: A Tantalizing Preliminary Survey -- Ancient Column inscriptions and New Technologies: the 2Ol4-2015 Field Season of the Karnak Great Hypostyle Hall Project -- The Mit Rahina Field School, 2014 -- The Osiris Temple at Abydos -- Architectural Conservation of the White Monastery Church (Dary Anba Shinuda), Sohag -- Conserving the Amarna Coffins -- the Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt -- Egyptian Coffin Conservation Project -- Enemies of the Stale: The Old Kingdom Prisoner Statues and Three-dimensional Representations of foreigners -- Documenting and Watching Shadow Ploys in Coiro: Text and Performance.