The book presents the results of the excavations and epigraphic
recording conducted at the site of a large tomb that is situated
to the west of the Red Monastery, Sohag. Inscriptions clearly
date the structure to the reign of Tutankhamun and the investigations
at the site point to the tomb having been intended for two 'Overseers
of Nurses'. The senior of these is a man called Sennedjem, who,
in addition to the title 'Overseer of Nurses' also held high titles
such as Prince, Count/Mayor, Fanbearer on the right of the King,
God's father; his companion, who only holds the title 'Overseer
of Nurses', is called Senged. Senged is also known from a very
fine stone anthropoid sarcophagus, recently discovered at Saqqara.
This important monument is also published here for the first
time.
The book concludes with a synthesis of the history of the site
and seeks to place the tombs' original owners within the context
of the turbulent years of the Late Eighteenth Dynasty, following
upon the death of Tutankhamun.
Dr Boyo G. Ockinga is a Senior Lecturer in Egyptology at Macquarie University. He has studied in Auckland, New Zealand and Tübingen in Germany. He has excavated at El-Mashayikh, Awlad Azzaz and has worked on Theben tombs. His publications include: Two Ramesside Tombs at El-Mashayikh 2 vols. (Sydney, 1988 and 1990).
(1998) 801 0 $90 / £40
| CONTENTS Introduction The Excavations The Finds The Pottery The Architecture Description of the Tomb The Anthropoid Coffin of Senged from Saqqara Interpretation of the Evidence Indices |
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