Chapel of Thuthmose I published
05.01.2022
We are proud to present our newest publication, devoted to the Chapel of Thuthmose I: Mirosław Barwik with the contribution of Teresa Dziedzic, The Royal Mortuary Cult Complex in the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. Part 1, The Chapel of Tuthmosis I (=Polish Publications in Mediterranean Archaeology 2). Leuven–Paris–Bristol: Peeters Publishers.
The volume has been released open access and may be downloaded HERE.
The volume is an editio princeps of the Chapel of Thutmosis I, a shrine located in the southern part of the upper terrace of the Theban funerary complex of Hatshepsut. The shrine was built by order of the queen to commemorate her father and housed the pharaoh’s mortuary cult in relation to that celebrated for the queen in the adjoining Chapel of Hatshepsut. Its decoration, patterned upon that of the Chapel of Hatshepsut, although significantly smaller in scale, follows iconographic schemes in vogue from the illustrious era of the Old Kingdom and the pyramid temples of the great pharaohs of more than a thousand years earlier.
“This publication is the culmination of many years of painstaking excavation, documentation, and restoration work at Deir el-Bahari, not to mention some sharp detective work outside of Egypt in the identification of fragmentary material … a major achievement and will be an outstanding contribution to Egyptology.” Raymond W. Johnson, University of Chicago, Oriental Institute.
More information about the volume and its authors may be found HERE.
Congratulations to the authors!