The Temple of Mut in Asher: An Account of the Excavation of the Temple and of the Religious Representations and Objects Found Therein, as Illustrating the History of Egypt and the Main Religious Ideas of the Egyptians
Author:   Margaret Benson ,  Janet Gourlay
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108076173


Pages:   472
Publication Date:   21 August 2014
Format:   Paperback
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The Temple of Mut in Asher: An Account of the Excavation of the Temple and of the Religious Representations and Objects Found Therein, as Illustrating the History of Egypt and the Main Religious Ideas of the Egyptians


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Margaret Benson (1865–1916), the fourth of six children of the archbishop of Canterbury E. W. Benson, was a brilliant scholar at Oxford who found an escape from the conventional life of housekeeping for her father when she travelled to Egypt for her health in 1895. She obtained permission to excavate a site, of which she candidly admits that the authorities had no expectations (or they would not have entrusted it to such inexperienced amateurs). She and her close friend Janet Gourlay (1863–1912), who had briefly studied archaeology under Flinders Petrie, published this account of their discoveries at the temple of Mut at Karnak in 1899. It contains an overview of the site and its context in Egyptian history, with an account of the three seasons of excavation and a section on Egyptian religion. The highly illustrated book concludes with translations of the many inscriptions found in the temple remains.

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Author:   Margaret Benson ,  Janet Gourlay
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781108076173


ISBN 10:   1108076173
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   21 August 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Temple of Mut; 2. Conditions of work; Part II. History of the Excavation: 3. Excavation in 1895; 4. Excavation in 1896; 5. Excavation in 1897; Part III. The Religion of Egypt: 6. The gods; 7. Immortal life; 8. The temple; Part IV. History: 9. Dynasties XII–XVII; 10. Eighteenth dynasty, Aahmes to Hapshetsut; 11. Eighteenth dynasty, Thothmes III to Ay; 12. Nineteenth dynasty; 13. Twentieth dynasty; 14. Twenty-first and twenty-second dynasties; 15. Twenty-thrid to twenty-fifth dynasties; 16. Dynasty XXVI; 17. Conclusion; Part V. Inscriptions: Statues, etc.; Inscriptions, plans, etc.; List of coins; Index and catalogue.

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