Living in the tombs: monastic life near the Valley of the Kings

Karin Sowada

Living in the tombs: monastic life near the Valley of the Kings

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Abstract

Short contribution about the Macquarie University Theban Tombs Project (Dir: Associate Professor Boyo Ockinga) and the excavation of Theban Tomb 149 belonging to a 20th Dynasty official called Amenmose (12th cent.). In addition to remains dating to the original owner, the tomb was later 'home' to a 'cell' of Christian monks or religious adherents in the Late Antique/Coptic period (c. 8th cent. AD). These groups lived in tombs of the pharaonic age and were associated with a nearby Christian monastery complex.

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Original language	English
Pages	9-12
Number of pages	4
Volume	60
Specialist publication	Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation Bulletin
Publisher	Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation
Publication status	Published - May 2019

Keywords

Egypt
archaeology
monastcism
late antique Egypt
Theban tombs

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Living in the tombs: monastic life near the Valley of the Kings

Abstract

Keywords

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Macquarie Theban Tombs Project

Lecture: Egypt - The Theban Tombs Project

Invited Lecture "Archaeology, the Bible and the Media"

Ceramics from New Kingdom tombs at Dra Abu el-Naga seasons 1990-2005

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Living in the tombs: monastic life near the Valley of the Kings

Abstract

Keywords

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Projects

Macquarie Theban Tombs Project

Activities

Lecture: Egypt - The Theban Tombs Project

Invited Lecture "Archaeology, the Bible and the Media"

Research output

Ceramics from New Kingdom tombs at Dra Abu el-Naga seasons 1990-2005

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