Die Petosiris-Nekropole von Tuna el-Gebel

Summary

The Petosiris necropolis at Tuna el-Gebel is one of the largest cemeteries of the Roman period in Egypt and belonged to the 'metropolis' Hermopolis Magna. This volume presents new archaeological and architectural-historical research results on the tomb houses of house groups 1 and 2, site management and roof drainage techniques. They provide extensive insights into construction methods, burial customs and ideas of the afterlife in a multicultural society. For the first time, numerous decorated tomb houses are comprehensively published and commented on. This volume was produced as part of the DFG research project "Celebrating with the Dead. Spatial Concepts and Burial Rituals in the Petosiris Necropolis of Tuna el-Gebel/Egypt". With contributions byHussein Mohamed Ali | Cäcilia Fluck | Jana Helmbold-Doyé | Heidi Köpp-Junk | Katja Lembke | Timo Martin Meyer | Martina Minas-Nerpel | Stefan Pfeiffer | Silvia Prell | Jenny H. Schlehofer | Christine Wilkening-Aumann

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Bibliographic data

Publication year

2023

Publication date

13.04.2023

ISBN-Print

978-3-98740-001-8

ISBN-Online

978-3-98740-002-5

Publisher

Ergon, Baden-Baden

Series

Identität und Alterität. Ägypten im Zeitalter der Fremdherrschaften

Volume

1

Language

German

Pages

439

Product type

Edited Book