Excavations at Mendes /

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Author / Creator:Redford, Donald B.
Imprint:Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004-
Description:volumes <1-2> : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm.
Language:English
Series:Culture and history of the ancient Near East, 1566-2055 ; v. 20
Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 20.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5358785
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ISBN:9004136746
9789004410930
9004410937
9789004136748
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:This volume constitutes the final report on the excavations at the royal necropolis of the city of Mendes, which occupied 5 summer seasons from 1991 to 1995. The burial of king Neferites I, founder of Dynasty 29 (399-393 B.C.) is described along with other burials, the city walls, the shrine of the fish-goddess and sundry inscriptions. The pottery recovered is treated in extenso, and sheds a flood of light on Mendes trade relations in the 5th-4th Cent. B.C. with Phoenicia and the Greek islands. Of particular interest is the startling new discovery of a massive destruction layer which can be pinpointed to around 343 B.C. This clearly reflects the reprisals taken by the conquering Persians after they had re-occupied Egypt.
Physical Description:volumes <1-2> : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004136746
9789004410930
9004410937
9789004136748
ISSN:1566-2055
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