With contributions by A. McFarlane, S. Shafik, E. Thompson, N. Victor
Giza is certainly one of the most important sites for the study of the Old Kingdom. Yet apart from a handful of tomb reports produced in the last three decades, according to modern archaeological standards, the cemetery did not receive the scholarly attention it deserves. Earlier publications unfortunately proved to contain numerous errors and discrepancies and many tombs remain unpublished after decades of their discovery. The present series aims at making available new accurate records in photographs and line drawings of the architecture, scenes and inscriptions of some of these tombs. The present volume deals with the tombs of Kaiemankh, which possesses one of the most interesting burial chambers decorated with scenes of daily life, and Seshemnefer I, the first of an important family which later reached the vizierate under Djedkare.
Naguib Kanawati is Professor of Egyptology, Director of the Australian Centre for Egyptology, Macquarie University, Australia.
70pp. 52pls. incl. colour and B & W photographs and line drawings, some folded pages pb 805 3 (ACE Report 16) $99 / £45 (October 2001)
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SOME COMMENTS BY REVIEWERS
"This account of the tombs of Kaiemankh and Seshemnefer
I at Giza makes a welcome addition to the volumes of excavation
reports edited by Naguib Kanawati and his team at Macquarie University."
"The current volume, like others in the ACE series, is laid
out clearly, with easy cross-referencing between pages of description
and photographs and drawings. Its index is reasonably comprehensive,
including names of persons mentioned in the text and official
titles. The texts are transliterated and translated with acceptable
rigour, and the drawings, by Mr Sameh Shafik, are of exceptionally
high quality." Discussions in Egyptology
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