Sai II. The Cemetery of Hypogeal Tombs of the New Kingdom. SAC 5. FIFAO 69.
IFAO| N° d'inventaire | 17101 |
| Format | 24.7 x 33 |
| Détails | vol.1: 500 p., vol.2: 196 p., color illustrations, publisher's cardboard in slipcase. |
| Publication | Cairo, 2013 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782724706048 |
This second monograph devoted to the island of Sai, between the 2nd and 3rd cataracts, presents the results of the excavation of an Egyptian elite cemetery of the New Kingdom, the exploration of which began in the 1970s under the auspices of the French Archaeological Mission in Sudan, led by Jean Vercoutter. After a first part which presents the necropolis as a whole and each of the twenty-four excavated tombs in particular, followed by the catalog of their contents, the publication offers a detailed study of each type of object composing the funerary material. vol.1: text vol.2: plates.
This second monograph devoted to the island of Sai, between the 2nd and 3rd cataracts, presents the results of the excavation of an Egyptian elite cemetery of the New Kingdom, the exploration of which began in the 1970s under the auspices of the French Archaeological Mission in Sudan, led by Jean Vercoutter. After a first part which presents the necropolis as a whole and each of the twenty-four excavated tombs in particular, followed by the catalog of their contents, the publication offers a detailed study of each type of object composing the funerary material. vol.1: text vol.2: plates.