Excavations at Mendes /
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Author / Creator: | Redford, Donald B. |
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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 |
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. |
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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 ; |