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Corpus Of Reliefs V 1 (Studies in Egyptology)

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When this volume was published in 1987 not many facsimile drawings were produced on the numeruos necropolis fragments from Saqqqara (ancient Memphis). It was the authors intent that a true corpus of these be published in multiple volumes.

114 scattered pieces from various museums are illustrated. It is type-written in the typical "date, place, provinance, comment" style using the earlier transliteration symbols familiar to the traditional Egyptologist. No comments on the significance of the pieces are given leaving the data "raw" ready as reference material to future scholars. A nice index of transliterated personal names is included that researchers may find of assistance.

Though there is a great wealth of fragments from 19th Dynasty Memphis, the future volumes have never been published as the business of printing has changed so dramatically. Was looking forward to a "true" corpus of fragments to arrive but will probably never happen. GT Martin, do doublt, became distracted in more "popular" works such as "Hidden Tombs of Memphis The Hidden Tombs of Memphis: New Discoveries from the Time of Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great (New Aspects of Antiquity), etc. Still a good resource.