Cairo Museum collection, Georges Legrain (includes Hatshepsut) - online documentation

I have been spending a bit of time looking at the online documentation regarding the collections in the Cairo museum. Its actually a blessing for me that so much information has been digitised for study and i have been doing what i can to locate items belonging to Hatshepsut.

The following is something to share with you all. From the Internet Archive (which is proving a great resource) is the following:

http://archive.org/details/rpertoiregn00legruoft

Georges Legrain, 1908

"Repertoire genealogique et onomastique du Musee du Caire"

 I have included the full document, as i am aware some of you are interested in the Cairo Museum collection.

In French, i am sure (if nothing else) you will be as impressed as i am with Legrains work. This is one of a number of documents, but until i have had a chance to look at them myself- i have no idea of the content.

I read some of this on the way home and am pleased to note all the obvious names- Hatshepsut, Neferure, etc.

Read online as a PDF or save for a rainy day


Regards,
Stuart

Six Temples at Thebes - Petrie, 1896

More reading material for those of you with an interest in the Theban (Luxor) West Bank. Of particular interest to this blog is the Temple of Wadjmose (Uazmes) in Chapter 1.


Some information supplied by Petrie includes:

• Discovered by Daressy in 1887
• Written texts on the clearance of the temple/ chapel did not appear in print (public)
• A possible restoration by Amenhotep III
• Brief comments on finds
• Temple/ chapel plan
• Diagram showing its position on the Theban West Bank.

Six Temples at Thebes, Petrie - 1896

From The Internet Archive.


Regards,
Stuart

"Scarabs and Cylinders With Names" by William Matthew Flinders Petrie

We are fortunate enough to have a number of quality (if dated) books which have been scanned, so that we may see them today. Many books and articles are available to us and its a joy hunting them down.

The following book, by Flinders Petrie, "Scarabs and Cylinders With Names", is one such book we can all see without the expense of a purchase. Available to download from ETANA it offers an insight into the scarabs and cylinders throughout Egypt's history.

There is a specific division into Dynasties, and is set out chronologically. Hatshepsut ("Hotshepsut") has a number of items included, which i will use for my research.

A very good insight into scarabs and cylinders. Enjoy.

Regards,
Stuart

Two Tombs Attributed to Tuthmosis I: KV20 & KV38 by Sjef Willockx

The following document is made available at www.egyptology.nl:


Two Tombs Attributed to Tuthmosis I: KV20 & KV38 by Sjef Willockx, 2011

I hope you are enjoying the weekend. TV is pretty awful, although i recorded a Hatshepsut documentary - so not all bad.

Thanks to Sjef for the new link to your work. This document is something which i hope to comment on further in the future. It brings together many things discussed in the past, but with a new set of eyes.

Regards,
Stuart

Hatshepsut, by Amelia B. Edwards

Amelia Edwards- co- founder of the Egypt Exploration Fund (now Society), female Egyptologist. The list could go on. Her grave is only a few miles from where i am right now. Deserved of a post all to herself (one for later)- it is the following link to some of her work i wish to share. This small piece of history is incredible. Made available online and is packed with a large number of talking points.

It is important to note that Amelia Edwards was writing before many of the discoveries which give us the information we have today- so there are many opportunities to compare her thoughts with the information have available today.

"Chapter 8: Queen Hatasu, and Her Expedition to the Land of Punt." by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards (1831-1892)
Publication: Pharaohs Fellahs and Explorers. by Amelia Edwards. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891. (First edition.) pp. 261-300."

As i stated above there are many talking points. I will higlight some of these in future posts. This document is a real gem which i am excited to have. It is made available to us by Pennsylvania University Libraries.


Regards,
Stuart

More on the British Museum Obelisk from Qasr Ibrim

Owing the the amount of "new" material available to me, i have been able to revisit a number of artifacts recently to add further details than previously posted. The next item is the small Obelisk at the British Museum, EA 1834.

The following document gives some interesting, further information on the discovery of the obelisk (in 3 separate pieces):

Qaṣr Ibrim̂ 1963-1964Author(s): J. Martin PlumleySource: The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 50 (Dec., 1964), pp. 3-5 Published by: Egypt Exploration Society.

"...Two areas for excavation were selected [within the Qasr Ibrim Fortress]: the Church, and the so-called Podium in the south wall of the Fortress.......
......Further excavation northwards from the Podium area may reveal the foundations of an earlier building, in all probability a temple, and possibly the building from which came much of the material for the construction of the Church. It is not without signi- ficance that amongst the debris moved from this area came a number of blocks bearing parts of hieroglyphic inscriptions. The greater part of these can be dated to the reign of Taharqa, though there are pieces from the Ramesside period. A surprising find was a small granite obelisk, which had been used to form a step in a stairway to the east of the Podium. Though the cartouches on this monument had been hammered out in antiquity, it is still possible to make out the prenomen of Hatshepsut."

Somehow, the findspot "Qasr Ibrim" never seemed sufficient enough an explanation. We now have an idea of the usage of the obelisk, as found during the excavations.

Regards,
Stuart

More on the Neferure fragment in Dundee

Before continuing, it is important that i thank two people for the following information. Rita Murray and Marianne Luban. Rita for your generous help in allowing me to obtain documentation from JSTOR and Marianne for asking questions on the original post, which can be seen here which made me look for a way of securing the location of the fragment within Deir el Bahri (or more correctly, Djeser Djeseru).

With Rita's help, i have been able to locate the following:


A LONG-LOST PORTRAIT OF PRINCESS NEFERURE' FROM DEIR EL-BAHRI By K. A. KITCHEN, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 49 (Dec., 1963), pp. 38-40

I quote:

"I have visited Deir el-Bahri and was able to place the pencil- rubbing of the Dundee head in the gap in the south wall of the Sanctuary. It fitted exactly. The provenance of this relief is thus placed beyond all doubt. My thanks are due to Dr. L. Dabrowski and Eng. W. Kolataj of the Polish expedition working at Deir el-Bahri for their practical help on the spot".

Regards,
Stuart

Hatshepsut Sphinx at Memphis? The Ostracon, Summer 2004

I recently found an article which brought up a interesting subject which i had not seen before. I posted it on Facebook due to the high level of Thutmose III information, including a great article from Aidan Dodson.

The whole document is extremely interesting, but the possibility of a Hatshepsut Sphinx in Memphis (the Administration capital of Ancient Egypt during Hatshepsuts lifetime) was the attention grabber for me.

Far from being a done deal, the sphinx may still represent Thutmose III, but stylistically, it could be either him or Hatshepsut. The article is well worth a read:

The Ostracon (Journal of the Egyptian Study Society), VOLUME 15, NUMBER 2; SUMMER-2004

Regards,
Stuart

The Burial of Hatshepsut - Dylan Bickerstaffe

Available to download on the Egyptologists Electronic Forum (EEF) is a great article from:

Heritage of Egypt, Issue 1, January 2008:

Dylan Bickerstaffe - The Burial of Hatshepsut

Many important points being raised. If Hatshepsut was found intact, wrapped up in her finery within her coffins, within her sarcophagus, in her tomb then we would have little reason for discussion on the subject of her burial. As it stands, we see many areas open for discussion and further research, so the story of Hatshepsut's identification is far from a closed case.


Further information on Dylan's work on Hatshepsut can be seen on his website, including an article which will act as a follow up to the one above. Go to "News" and scroll down.

Thanks to Dylan for sharing the above articles with us.

Regards,
Stuart

Hatshepsut Lecture Notes (2001)

Time is limited to one short post this afternoon, so let's make that post count.

Here are some excellent notes taken in 2001, during a lecture from such important names as Gay Robins, Peter Dorman and Gae Callender.

Notes from lecture: 11 August 2001 Australian Centre for Egyptology, Macquarie University

I hope you enjoy reading them as much as i have. Sadly i don't know who to thank for these notes, so i will mention both the Macquarie University and also Riverside Girls High School as both of these seem to have played their part in these notes being made public.

Regards,
Stuart

Hatshepsut - Online Documentation - Jane Akshar

Essential to the future of this blog are the available resources i am able to find around the Internet. These resources are work of others. Although i am on a learning curve- i have a duty to provide factually correct resources so that the information i provide can be used for serious study.

Any researcher of Hatshepsut will therefore be interested in Jane's Document Store. Here you will find the following work:

Fate of Seth in the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahri by Andrzej Cweik

The Scene of “Going round the wall” on the North Wall of the Portico of the Birth (Deir el Bahri) by Andrzej Cweik and Marta Sankiewicz

Red, yellow and pink. Ideology of skin hues at Deir el-Bahri by Andrzej Cweik


Explanation of “Red Yellow and Pink” by Andrzej Cweik (in MS Word format)

Cryptogram Uraeus Frieze in the Hatshepsut Temple at Deir el-Bahari by Marta Sankiewicz

My thanks to Jane Askshar (author of Luxor News) for this fantastic assortment of highly valuable information. The authors of the above work are those who are directly involved in work at Deir el Bahri.

I will pass on my thanks to Andrzej and Marta for producing this work. There are other documents available online and i will share all of these. Due to the high concentration of information on Jane's Document Store, i will hold off for a while.


If anyone else comes across similar work then please be sure to let me know.


Thank you Jane, Andrzej and Marta.

Stuart

Hatshepsut Article - "Redating the reign of Hatshepsut"

THE OSTRACON, the Journal of the Egyptian Study Society VOLUME 12, NUMBER 2; AUTUMN 2001.

Article by William D. Petty, with Translations by John Sarr.

Redating the Reign of Hatshepsut

A very interesting article.

Regards
Stuart

Hatshepsut Article - Wicked Stepmother or Joan of Arc?

Written in 2004, i find this article interesting. The author is Peter Dorman- an associate professor of Egyptology at Chicago University (at least at the time of writing the article).

The subject matter itself is one which has caused much controversy ever since the name of Hatshepsut became known to modern scholars. The article is inconclusive, which i personally feel is the correct finding- based solely on the artifacts which are available to us to see today.

Its an informative read, so i leave you all to draw your own conclusions. This article comes from the archives of the Oriental Institute, Chicago. I will be posting further articles from Peter Dorman in the future as he appears to have written much of the time of Hatshepsut.

Regards,
Stuart

Warsaw University's Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology in Cairo

My last post "Deir el Bahri 1962" touched on the work done at Deir el Bahri from 1961- present.

The link i posted is excellent. More importantly- it is their site which is excellent. There are a number of downloadable PDF files which I've been able to view and print which i would like to share.

Rather than a great list of links, i will include links to PDFs to highlight specific areas of (restoration/ conservation/ cleaning/ study, etc) work which will aid my/ your understanding of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut.

I have yet to look at all the available documents, although i will print every available document and save the links for a "rainy day".

Whilst i am sorting through the documentation i have accrued - i would like to share the following link, which comes directly from the Warsaw University site:

Deir el Bahri by Zbigniew E. Szafrański (follow the link then click "Deir el Bahri" on the right hand side of the screen). The PDF is in English.

More links will follow. I feel that it is important to hear directly from those "in the field" and this short Wikipedia Article confirms who Zbigniew E. Szafrański is.

This very well written article and the others that i will share should prove to be invaluable to gathering information on Deir el Bahri. I look forward to spending some time looking through the many other documents i have been able to locate.

Regards,
Stuart