Mirgissa IV: The upper fortress and the walls.
IFAO| N° d'inventaire | 26536 |
| Format | |
| Détails | 615 p., illustrated, paperback. |
| Publication | Cairo, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782724708493 | |
Built south of the rapids of the second cataract, the high fortress of Mirgissa/Iqen protects this site from the southern border of Egypt and controls the river and land routes; linked to the enclosures surrounding the habitats of the plain, the workshops and the port installations, it was probably built during the reign of Sesostris I , like Buhen further north. It is a model of military architecture of the Middle Kingdom with its double fortified enclosure, the ditches, the glacis; it also houses the governor's residence, the armory, buildings assigned to the great Egyptian institutions, sanctuaries, workshops, as well as various habitats.
Four main levels have been recognized. The first enclosure was very quickly replaced under the 12th century. dynasty by a complex establishment whose interior plan hardly varied; it was accessed via a monumental gate. At the end of the Middle Kingdom, the habitats diversified, with the construction of residences of various sizes. During the New Kingdom, the site lost its primary function and the buildings were divided or rebuilt.
The furniture unearthed is varied, including a remarkable collection of lithic weapons from the Middle Kingdom; the hundreds of ceramics have allowed the establishment of a typology.
Built south of the rapids of the second cataract, the high fortress of Mirgissa/Iqen protects this site from the southern border of Egypt and controls the river and land routes; linked to the enclosures surrounding the habitats of the plain, the workshops and the port installations, it was probably built during the reign of Sesostris I , like Buhen further north. It is a model of military architecture of the Middle Kingdom with its double fortified enclosure, the ditches, the glacis; it also houses the governor's residence, the armory, buildings assigned to the great Egyptian institutions, sanctuaries, workshops, as well as various habitats.
Four main levels have been recognized. The first enclosure was very quickly replaced under the 12th century. dynasty by a complex establishment whose interior plan hardly varied; it was accessed via a monumental gate. At the end of the Middle Kingdom, the habitats diversified, with the construction of residences of various sizes. During the New Kingdom, the site lost its primary function and the buildings were divided or rebuilt.
The furniture unearthed is varied, including a remarkable collection of lithic weapons from the Middle Kingdom; the hundreds of ceramics have allowed the establishment of a typology.