Book

Dendera in the third millennium B.C., down to the Theban domination of upper Egypt

J. J. Augustin • Locust Valley, N.Y. • Published In 1968 • Pages:

By: Fischer, Henry George.

Abstract

Fischer discusses various texts, most of which were found in the Dendera cemetery. He discusses how to translate the hieroglyphics and their possible meanings. The information (mostly inscriptions from the tombs of officials) describe the burial's owner's titles. One can glean from this data on the governing of Egypt, the cult of Hathor, and a little about the city of Dendera. One interesting tidbit that Fischer points out is that hieroglyphics were not the same throughout Egypt even within the same time period.

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

Africa

Sub Region

Northern Africa

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Epigrapher

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry; 2005

Field Date

1955

Coverage Date

Dynasties IV-XII

Coverage Place

Egypt

Notes

By Henry George Fischer

Revision and expansion of the author's thesis, University of Pennsylvania, 1955.

'Published under the auspices of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.'

Includes bibliographical references (p. xvi-xxiii )

LCCN

66030543

LCSH

Egypt--Antiquities