The Project Gutenberg EBook of El Kab, by J.E. QuibellThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: El KabAuthor: J.E. QuibellRelease Date: December 9, 2008 [EBook #27466]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK EL KAB ***Produced by Steven Giacomelli, Jason Isbell, Anne Storerand the Online Distributed Proofreading Team athttp://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from imagesgenerously made available by Case Western Reserve UniversityPreservation Department Digital Library)Transcriber’s Notes:1) [.a] = dot above a2) Spelling of Sneferu / Snefru left as in theoriginal.3) Any reference to scale (eg: ⅓ life-size) hasbeen left as in the original - however as thereproduction of images varies from theoriginal, these are no longer accurate.EGYPTIAN RESEARCH ACCOUNT,1897.EL KAB. BYJ. E. QUIBELL. IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE WORK OFSOMERS CLARKE and J. J. TYLOR. LONDON:BERNARD QUARITCH, 15, PICCADILLY, W.1898.LONDON:PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, Limited,STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.CONTENTS.INTRODUCTION.sect. page1. Course of work 12. Chance of inscribed tombs 23. Description of site 2 CHAPTER I.THE EARLIEST TOMBS.4. Mastabas and stairway tombs 35. Ka-mena mastaba 36. A mastaba 47. Compound mastaba ...
The Project Gutenberg EBook of El Kab, by J.E. Quibell This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
Title: El Kab Author: J.E. Quibell Release Date: December 9, 2008 [EBook #27466] Language: English
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK EL KAB ***
Produced by Steven Giacomelli, Jason Isbell, Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Case Western Reserve University Preservation Department Digital Library)
Transcriber’s Notes: 1) [.a] = dot above a 2) Spelling of Sneferu / Snefru left as in the original. 3) Any reference to scale (eg: ⅓ life-size) has been left as in the original - however as the reproduction of images varies from the original, these are no longer accurate.
EGYPT
IAN RESEARCH ACCOUNT
,
1897.
EL KAB.
BY J. E. QUIBELL.
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE WORK OF SOMERS CLARKE and J. J. TYLOR.
LONDON: BERNARD QUARITCH, 15, PICCADILLY, W. 1898.
LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, Limited, STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.
CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. sect. page 1. Course of work 1 2. Chance of inscribed tombs 2 3. Description of site 2 CHAPTER I. THEEARLIESTTOMBS. 4. Mastabas and stairway tombs 3 5. Ka-mena mastaba 3 6. A mastaba 4 7. Compound mastaba 4 8. Nefer-shem-em 5 9. Early black cylinder 5 10. Smaller mastabas 5 11. Stairway tomb with inscribed cylinder 7 12. Open graves 8 13.Majūr 9and cist burials CHAPTER II. DATEOFTHE“NEWRACE” REMAINS. 14. Variety of names 11 15. First dating erroneous 11 16. Evidence from El Kab 12 17. From other sites 12 18. Doubtful points 13 CHAPTER III. MIDDLEKINGDOMCEMETERY. 19. Early XIIth dynasty tombs and the wall 13 20. Tombs in detail 14 21. Later XIIth dynasty tombs 14 22. Beads 15 CHAPTER IV. NEWEMPIREMONUMENTS. 23. Few XVIIIth dynasty remains 15 24. Temple of Amenhotep III. 16 25. Foundation deposits 16 26. Temple near the east gate 17 27. The date of the wall 17 28. Bronzes 17 29. Pigeon-house 17 CHAPTER V. DESCRIPTIONOFTHEPLATES. 30. Plate I. 17 31. Plates II-VI. Photographs 17 32. ” VII-IX. Mastabas and tombs 19 33. Plate X. Alabaster vessels 19 34. Plates XI-XII. Libyan and early pottery 19 35. ” XIII-XVII. XIIth dynasty pottery 19 36. ” XVIII-XIX. Marks on pottery 20 37. Plate XX. Potter , scarabs, and c linders 20
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I.Tomb plans. II.Old Empire stone vases, etc. (photographs). III.objpofectsme,eh-mrguonad)tutaofeefN-sernaSotsdsen from the tomb of Ka-mena (photographs . IV.Sandstone table of offerings and two stelæ (photographs). V.XIIth dynasty statuette and ushabti, a late bronze, etc. (photographs). VI.Diorite, alabaster and pottery vessels of Old Empire (photographs). VII.Sketches of mastabas. VIII.Sketch of a mastaba, and box of ivory and glaze veneer. IX.Views of a stairway tomb. X.Alabaster vessels, XIIth and IVth dynasties. XI.Libyan and Old Kingdom pottery. XII.Old Kingdom pottery. XIII.Pottery, early XIIth dynasty. XIV.XIIth dynasty water-jars. XV.” ” pottery. XVI.” ” ” XVII. ”” ” XVIII.Marks on Old Kingdom pottery. XIX. Kingdom pots.” Middle XX.Pottery, scarabs and inscribed cylinders. XXI.Foundation deposits. XXII.Plan of cemetery E. of town. XXIII. N. of town.” mastabas XXIV. in S.E. angle of the enclosure.” tombs XXV.Plan of gateway in wall. XXVI.” temple of Thothmes III. XXVII.Catalogue of small Libyan tombs.