Editorial: Harrassowitz Verlag
Colección: The Asyut Project ; 19
Número de páginas: 124 págs. 24.0 x 17.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 17-04-2024
EAN: 9783447121637
ISBN: 978-3-447-12163-7
Precio (sin IVA): 76,16 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 79,21 €
The ancient elite of Asyut was buried in the mountains above the city in the necropolis of the Western Mountain. The Gebel Asyut el-Gharbi is penetrated by hundreds, if not thousands of tombs and quarries. The most powerful families of the thirteenth Upper Egyptian nome were buried here in monumental rock tombs to celebrate their rule in perpetuity. Asyut’s ancient necropolis has generally been most famous for the impressive tombs from the First Intermediate Period and the early 12th Dynasty (2205–1900 BC). The result of renewed fieldwork is a more complete picture of the mountain’s use over a period of five thousand years.