Description
Book SynopsisThe third volume of reports on the excavations of noblemen’s tombs from the Kushite Period
This is the third and final volume in the Tombs of the South Asasif Necropolis series dedicated to the ongoing work of the Egyptian–American South Asasif Conservation Project, under the auspices of the Ministry of Antiquities and directed by Elena Pischikova. The project was founded in 2006 to restore and reconstruct the early Kushite tombs of Karabasken (TT 391) and Karakhamun (TT 223) and the Saite tomb of Irtieru (TT 390). Tombs of the South Asasif Necropolis: Art and Archaeology 2015–2018 focuses on the conservation work in the tomb of Karakhamun and new discoveries in the tomb of Karabasken, which include the burial chamber of Karabasken, its monumental granite sarcophagus found in situ, and the Twenty-sixth Dynasty chapel and burial compartment of Padibastet built in the pillared hall of the tomb of Karabasken. Discussion of finds includes canopic jars, stelae, pottery, and animal bones among many others. Ongoing art historical research is reflected in the chapters on the artistry of the decoration of the tomb of Karakhamun and its uniquely preserved twenty-one-square grid. This volume also introduces new research on the name and titles of Irtieru.
Contributors: Abdelrazk Mohamed Ali, Ramadan Ahmed Ali, Mariam Ayad, Louise Bertini, John Billman, Marion Brew, Julia Budka, Katherine Blakeney, Dieter Eigner, Hayley Goddard , Erhart Graefe, Kenneth Griffin, Salima Ikram, Fathy Yaseem Abd el Karim, Ezz El Din Kamal El Noby, Elena Pischikova, Manon Shutz
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction
Archaeology and Conservation
1. Fieldwork and Reconstructions, 2015–18
Elena Pischikova, Fathy Yaseen Abd el Karim, Ramadan Ahmed Ali, and Ezz El Din Kamal El Noby
2. Conservation Work in the Tomb of Karakhamun, 2015–18
Abdelrazk Mohamed Ali
Tomb of Karabasken, TT 391
3. Burial Chamber of Karabasken, TT 391
Team of the South Asasif Conservation Project
I. Excavation Elena Pischikova
II. Decoration of the Burial Chamber Manon Schutz and Steven Feurer
III. Human Remains Hayley Goddard
IV. Finds John Billman
‘Tomb’ of Padibastet in the Tomb of Karabasken
4. Usurpation of the Entrance and Vestibule of the Tomb of Karabasken (TT 391) by the High Steward of the God’s
Wife, Padibastet
Erhart Graefe
5. Chapel of the High Steward of the God's Wife Padibastet in the Tomb of Karabasken, TT 391
Team of the South Asasif Conservation Project
I. ‘Tomb’ of Padibastet in the tomb of Karabasken (TT 391) Elena Pischikova
II. Clearing of the Chapel of Padibastet Marion Brew
III. Reconstruction of the Painted Lintel above the Entrance to the Chapel
IV. Finds Elena Pischikova, John Billman, and MoA Conservation Team
V. Skeletal Remains from the Shaft (IV A.1) Hayley Goddard
Pottery and Other Finds
6. Preliminary Faunal Observations, The Tomb of Karabasken, TT 391
Salima Ikram and Louise Bertini, with Katherine Bateman, and with a contribution by Shyama Vermeersch
7. Report on the Pottery Analysis in the South Asasif Conservation Project, 2015-16
Julia Budka
Art and Interpretation
8. Grid System in the Tomb of Karakhamun, TT 223
Katherine Blakeney
9. ‘Two Tombs’ of Karakhamun
Elena Pischikova
10. Milieu d’objets of the South Asasif Necropolis
Elena Pischikova
11. A Stela of the Mistress of the House Irtieru
Kenneth Griffin
12. Coffin Iconography in the Tombs of South Asasif
Elena Pischikova
Tomb of Irtieru, TT 390
13. The Female Scribe Irtieru and her Tomb (TT 390) in South Asasif
Mariam F. Ayad
List of Abbreviations
Bibliography
