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.
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.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9789004136748
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-90-04-13674-8
- Verlag: Brill
- Erscheinungstermin: 27.07.2004
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2004
- Serie: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 1043 g
- Seiten: 220
- Format (B x H x T): 219 x 307 x 21 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt