For His Ka: Essays Offered in Memory of Klaus Baer (Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization) [Paperback]

D.P. Silverman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0918986931 | ISBN-13: 978-0918986931 | Publication Date: January 1, 1994

This volume was dedicated to the memory of Klaus Baer, Professor in the Oriental Institute for over twenty years. The contributors are colleagues and/or students of Professor Baer, and their articles reflect Professor Baer's contributions to a variety of fields. Contents: Pronominal Rhematization (J. P. Allen); Abydos in the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period, Part II (E. Brovarski); A Model for the Political Structure of Ancient Egypt (E. Cruz-Uribe); The Giza Mastaba Niche and Full Frontal Figure of Redi-nes in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (P. Der Manuelian); Ankhtifi and the Description of His Tomb at Mo'alla (E. Doret); Oriental Institute Ostracon 25346 (Ostracon Wilson 100) (J. L. Foster); The Hieratic Wooden Tablet Varille (R. Jasnow); 'Annuity Contracts' and Marriage (J. H. Johnson); Honorific Figures of Amenhotep III in the Luxor Temple Colonnade Hall (W. R. Johnson); Speculations Concerning Interconnections Between the Royal Policy and Reputation of Ramesses IV (C. A. Keller); Joseph Smith and Egyptology: An Early Episode in the History of American Speculation About Ancient Egypt, 1835-1844 (J. A. Larson); Some Remarks on the "Books of the Dead" Composed for the High Priests Pinedjem I and II (L. H. Lesko); Too Many High Priests? Once Again the Ptahmoses of Ancient Memphis (W. J. Murnane); The Gaming Episode in the "Tale of Setne Khamwas" as Religious Metaphor (P. A. Piccione); Denderite Temple Hierarchy and the Family of Theban High Priest Nebwenenef: Block Statue OIM 10729 (R. K. Ritner); The Practical Economics of Tomb-Building in the Old Kingdom: A Visit to the Necropolis in a Carrying Chair (A. M. Roth); The First Dynasty Egyptian Presence at 'En Besor in the Sinai (A. R. Schulman); The Title WR BZT in the Tomb Chapel of K..(J)-PW-R' (D. P. Silverman); Bronze Votive Offering Tables (E. Teeter); A Stela from Toulouse Re-examined (C. C. Van Siclen III); Security and the Problem of the City in the Naqada Period (B. B. Williams); The Egyptological Papers of Klaus Baer in the Oriental Institute Museum Archives (T. G. Wilfong).

Product Details

• Paperback: 332 pages
• Publisher: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (January 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0918986931
• ISBN-13: 978-0918986931
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
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