Memphite Region

The First Egyptologists

Alan Lloyd considers the motives of certain individuals from antiquity for studying ancient Egypt. Were they Egyptologists?

Ancient Egyptian Architecture In 15 Monuments

REVIEW BY JPP This relatively slim volume (with only 109 pages) is full of insightful analysis, tracing the development of architecture throughout the entire span of ancient Egyptian civilisation, from the Predynastic Period to the Graeco-Roman era. The author has…

Left The remains of the large tomb complex of Panehsy at Saqqara, with columns surrounding the central shaft leading to the burial chambers. right The carved images of a man and his family uncovered in a small funerary chamber to the east of Panehsy’s tomb. below right The carved scenes on the orthostats of the Tomb of Panehsy showing scenes from his funeral.

Tomb of Panehsy at Saqqara

A Dutch-Italian team has discovered a new tomb at Saqqara, belonging to a man named Panehsy who was associated with the Temple of Amun in the early part of the Ramesside Period. The tomb is in the form of a…

Above A facsimile painting from the Nineteenth Dynasty Tomb of Nakhtamun (TT341) showing priests conducting the funeral of the deceased man. below Fragments of the Abusir Papyri, the largest group of papyri dating from the Old Kingdom. They relate to administrative matters, and were found in the Fifth Dynasty temple complexes of Neferirkara Kakai, Neferefra, and queen Khentkaus II.

Saints or Sinners? Scandals among the servants of God

Roger Forshaw explores the transgressions of the ancient Egyptian priesthood.

Above left The sarcophagus with broken lid belonging to Ptahemwia, Treasurer to Ramesses II. left Painted wall scene in the Tomb of Ptahemwia.

Sarcophagus of Ramesses II’s Treasurer uncovered at Saqqara

Following the discovery of the tomb of Ramesses II’s Treasurer Ptahemwia at Saqqara, the Egyptian team has now uncovered his pink granite sarcophagus in the main burial chamber.

Left Excavations at Saqqara at the site where pottery vessels containing cheese were discovered.

Archaeologists find ancient Egyptian cheese

The remains of a white cheese were found in pottery vessels unearthed at Saqqara