Description
Book SynopsisThe Abydos mortuary complex includes a royal tomb and a temple established for the afterlife cult of pharaoh Khakaure-Senwosret III. Excavation of the temple's well-preserved architecture in tandem with work on its surroundings now provides the basis for a detailed reconstruction of this major Middle Kingdom royal mortuary temple.
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Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Plates
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Bibliography
PART I: THE MORTUARY COMPLEX AND TEMPLE OF SENWOSRET III AT SOUTH ABYDOS
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Mortuary Complex of Senwosret III
PART II: THE MUDBRICK CONTAINMENT BUILDING
Chapter 2: Architectural features and Design Principles of the Temple
Chapter 3: Control Notes, Team Marks, and the Temple's Construction Sequence
Chapter 4: The Architecture of the Outer Temple
Chapter 5: The East Block
Chapter 6: The West Block
Chapter 7: The Central Water Channel System
PART III: THE ARCHITECTURE AND DECORATIVE PROGRAM OF THE SENWOSRET III CULT BUILDING AND FORECOURT
Chapter 8: The Columned Forecourt
Chapter 9: The Foundations and Exterior Architecture of the Cult Building
Chapter 10: The Interior Architecture of the Cult Building
Chapter 11: The Interior Relief Decoration of the Cult Building
Chapter 12: The Exterior Relief Decoration of the Cult Building and Forecourt
Chapter 13: The Royal Statuary
Chapter 14: Comparative Lexicographic and Functional Analysis of the Senwosret III Cult Building and Forecourt
Chapter 15: An Architectural Model of the Cult Building Nfr-K and its Forecourt
Chapter 16: Observations on the Position of the Senwosret III Mortuary Building in the Development of the Royal Mortuary Temple
PART IV: THE TEMPLE'S CERAMIC ASSEMBLAGE, REFUSE DEPOSITS AND EXTERNAL ACTIVITY AREAS
Chapter 17: The Ceramic Assemblage of the Senwosret III Temple
Chapter 18: The Temple's External Refuse Deposits
Chapter 19: Satellite Activity Areas: The Temple Production Area, Temple Cemetery and Quartzite Debris Field
PART V: THE TEMPLE'S SEALING CORPUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
Chapter 20: The Sealing Assemblage, Decorative Scarab and Royal Name Sealings
Chapter 21: The Stamp Seal Corpus and Institutional Structure of the Senwosret III Mortuary Cult
Chapter 22: Name and Title Scarab Sealings
PART VI: THE SENWOSRET III TOMB AND TOMB ENCLOSURE
Appendix 1: The Senwosret III Tomb Enclosure
Appendix 2: The Subterranean Tomb of Senwosret III
Appendix 3: The Stela of Nebipusenwosret (BM 101) and its Association with the Cult of Senwosret III at Abydos
Concluding Observations
Index I: General
Index II: Egyptian personal Names
Index III: Egyptian Words, Phrases and Titles
Plates
