Hatshepsut's Amarna Alabaster Vessel - further information

I've tracked down information relating to the alabaster vessel inscribed for Hatshepsut found at Amarna, which is mentioned in this post.

The Griffith Institute has a link to collections in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. They list the alabaster vessel as:

"El-Amarna. Private Palace. Royal Store-Rooms (P.42.2).
iv.199 Jar of
Hatshepsut, alabaster, in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 57203.
Pendlebury in
JEA
xviii (1932), pl. 19 [3]

From: http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/3cairo.pdf Page 764.

This gives room for further research. I will track down further information on this excavation year and the other finds which bare the name of Hatshepsut.

Regards,
Stuart

The Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings

As far as resources are concerned, i have been aware for some time of the series of publications called "The Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings". The series has not been completely made available online (to the best of my knowledge) but is an absolute must for those who are serious about their research.

Authors: Bertha Porter & Rosalind Moss (also assisted by Ethel W. Burney and edited by Jaromir Malek ).

I have only one of the volumes, but will have to look at the other volumes at a later date for the wealth of information they provide.

The Griffiths Institute has a page on the 8 volumes and one example of a place to consider purchasing these volumes is Oxbow Books.

Further information on Porter, Moss, Griffith, Burnley and Malek and how they came to share in this wonderful project can be found in this excellent 5 page PDF from the Brown University, based at Rhode Island.

Regards,
Stuart

Ebony Shrine at Deir el Bahri

This is an interesting article by Tim Reid, from the Egyptians blog.

Ebony Shrine of Deir el Bahri

Here are two excellent resources on the Ebony Shrine:

Naville, Edouard

The temple of Deir el Bahari (Band 2): The Ebony shrine, northern half of the middle platform

London, 1896

A full download is available via the Heidelberg University site. I will add that i was redirected to the Heidelberg Uni' site from the Egyptological Book Series Online.

The second article is courtesy of Etana and kindly pointed out to me by Tim.

ANCIENT RECORDS OF EGYPT ' HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS FROM TEE EARLIEST TIMES 30 THE PERSIAN CONQUEST. COLLECTED EDITED AND TRANSLATED WITH COMMENTARY JAMES HENRY BREASTED, PH.D.

VOLUME I1 THE EIGHTEENTH DYNASTY

The Ebony Shrine is today housed in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Thank you to Andie for the heads up on the database from the Griffith Institute.

Deir el-Bah.

ri. Great Temple of Hatshepsut. Shrine of Anubis. Found on roof.

ii2.355

Leaf of door and left side of ebony shrine, dedicated to Amun by Hatshepsut, re-used by Tuthmosis IV,

with erasures by Amenophis IV, in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, CG 70001 (JE 30739-40).

Roeder, Naos 1-11 pls. 1-3. See Maspero, Guide (1915), 510 [4920], 524 [5225].

Deir el-Bah.ri. Great Temple of Hatshepsut. Upper court. Finds

Quoted from page 311/1240.

Regards,
Stuart

Hatshepsut - Auctions

I posted recently about my concerns about private collections. Rather than assuming that all private collections are black market born collections, I wanted to show that well- known auction houses have been selling Egyptian antiquities for many years.

The Griffith Institute (University of Oxford) is one source of information which highlights some previous auctions, which have included Hatshepsut- related artifacts.

Seen here are a few items mentioning Hatshepsut, which have changed hands over the years through auction houses. I am unsure as to the rules concerning modern auctions - this is a very small glimpse into the world of the auctions houses and their role in moving Egyptian artifacts from collector to collector.

This is also a great opportunity to welcome the Griffith Institute to the Hatshepsut Project. The information which can be gained from visiting their site is worth sharing.

A link specifically to their "collections" page can be seen here. I have only introduced these collections. I leave the browsing to you as your interests may differ slightly from mine.

I am sure more will follow, regarding the Griffith Institute and their site.

Regards,
Stuart