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The University of Minnesota Eastern Desert Expedition had its beginnings in 1975, when co-authors George (Rip) Rapp, T. H. Wertime, and J. D. Muhly visited cassiterite (tin ore) mines in the southern Eastern Desert of Egypt. Near the farthest west of these mines, they were shown a group of pharaonic inscriptions by M. F. el-Ramly of the Egyptian Geological Survey and Mining Authority. The inscriptions were photographed, and the photos were given to an Egyptologist to translate. Much later, in 1991, senior author Russell D. Rothe read about the photos in a footnote in an unrelated article. After obtaining copies of the photos from Rapp, he translated the inscriptions with the help of co-author William K. Miller and others. Over the next decade, Rothe, Rapp, and Miller traversed the 60,000-sq.-km area between the Nile and the Red Sea, mostly on foot, photographing inscriptions and systematically surveying the entire region. The results of their investigations of the inscriptional remains found in this vast, mountainous desert are here published for the first time; the corpus will be an important addition to our knowledge of the range and scope of the activities of the ancient Egyptians, especially outside the Nile Valley.

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Author:   Russell D. Rothe ,  William K. Miller ,  George (Rip) Rapp
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Eisenbrauns
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   2.177kg
ISBN:  

9781575061474

ISBN 10:   1575061473
Pages:   520
Publication Date:   30 June 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Qena Watershed Wadi Abu Wasil Wadi Bueib Wadi ʿIsa Wadi Meniah Wadi Qash Chapter 3: Edfu Watershed Wadi Abu Muawad Wadi Barramiya Wadi Batur Wadi Dagbag Wadi Kanayis Wadi Mia Wadi Shalul Wadi Sigdid Wadi Umm Higlig Wadi Umm Salim Chapter 4: Kom Ombo Watershed Wadi Bezeh Wadi Dunqash Wadi Midrik Wadi Mueilha Wadi Shaªit Chapter 5: Other Wadis Wadi Abu Agag Wadi al-Alam Chapter 6: GIS Analysis and Conclusions Appendix A. Paleography Appendix B. Indices and Bibliography Index of Inscriptions Index of Personal Names Index of Titles Index of Royal Names Index of Divine Names Index of Place Names Index of Wadis Bibliography

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