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The architecture of Mastaba tombs in the Unas Cemetery : the Munro Archive Project, studies on the Unas Cemetery in Saqqara 01 /

Until comparatively recently, there has been little attempt to produce a detailed study of the architectural make-up of multi-roomed mastaba tombs and the implications of these observations for understanding the ways in which this type of tomb was really used. No thorough and comprehensive investiga...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cooke, Ashley (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2020.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Unas Cemetery
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Gazetteer of Tombs in the Unas Cemetery
  • 2. Sources of Stone at Saqqara
  • 2.1. Pyramid Cemeteries
  • 2.2. Geology
  • 2.2.1. Limestone Quarries in Egypt
  • 2.2.2. Likely Sources of Limestone at Saqqara
  • 2.3. Delivery Routes of Building Materials
  • 2.4. Archaeological Observations Relating to Masonry Materials
  • 2.4.1. Imitation of White Stone
  • 2.4.2. Imitation of Stone
  • 2.4.3. Imitation of Organic Material Using Stone
  • 2.5. Acquisition of Stone
  • 3. Masonry in Tombs at Saqqara
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Masonry Classification
  • 3.2.1. Masonry by Cross-Section: Freestanding Walls within Mastabas
  • 3.2.2. Surface Appearance
  • 3.3. Masonry Techniques at Saqqara
  • 4. Roofing
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.1.1. Roofing in the Tomb of Mehu
  • 4.1.2. Roofing in the Tomb of Seshseshet Idut
  • 4.1.3. Roofing in the Tomb of Niankhba
  • 4.1.4. Roofing in the Tomb of Mitri
  • 4.1.5. Summary
  • 5. Doorways
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Doors from Old Kingdom Tombs
  • 5.3. Representations of Doors in the Old Kingdom
  • 5.4. Doors Within Tombs
  • 5.5. Fastening Doors
  • 5.6. A Survey of Doorways Within the Unas Cemetery
  • 5.6.1. The Tomb of Kairer
  • 5.6.2. The Tomb of Khenut
  • 5.6.3. The Tomb of Nebet
  • 5.6.4. The Tomb of Seshseshet Idut
  • 5.6.5. The Tomb of Iynefert
  • 5.6.6. The Tomb of Nebkauhor
  • 5.6.7. The Tomb of Mehu
  • 5.6.8. The Tomb of Ptahshepses Impy
  • 5.7. Other Memphite Tombs
  • 5.7.1. The Tomb of Mereruka
  • 5.7.2. The Tomb of Kagemni
  • 5.7.3. The Tomb of Khentika
  • 5.7.4. The Tomb of Ankhmahor
  • 5.7.5. The Tomb of Debehen
  • 5.8. Doorkeepers
  • 6. Courtyards, Columned Halls and Storerooms
  • 6.1. Courtyards and Columned Halls
  • 6.2. Storerooms for the Mortuary Cult
  • 6.3. Storerooms in Pyramid Temples
  • 6.4. Tombs with Five Storerooms
  • 6.4.1. The Tomb of Nebet
  • 6.4.2. The Tomb of Nebkauhor
  • 6.4.3. The Tomb of Kagemni
  • 6.4.4. The Tomb of Mereruka
  • 6.4.5. The Tomb of Ptahhotep (LS 31)
  • 6.5. Tombs with Less than Five Storerooms
  • 6.5.1. The Tomb of Khentika
  • 6.5.2. The Tomb of Seshseshet Idut
  • 6.5.3. The Tomb of Kairer
  • 6.5.4. The Tomb of Akhethotep and Ptahhotep (D 64)
  • 6.6. Storerooms Adjacent to Offering-Rooms
  • Synopsis
  • Bibliography
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