This collection of studies on palaces in Ancient Egypt is the result of a conference organised by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Wurzburg and the Egypt Exploration Society from 12th to 14th of June 2013 in London. The result is a compilation of information - archaeological and textual - one can resort to in order to develop strategies to understand architectural and functional variations and recognise schemes of building canons for palaces in Ancient Egypt. In addition, the understanding of Ancient Egyptian palaces is amplified with specialised studies regarding architectural and administrative terminology. The combined evidence shows that there was indeed a variability in function, in architecture and in the physical situation of palaces in Ancient Egypt. Besides a common space program such as the succession of courtyard, portico, vestibule, throne room and the intimate part of the palace, one may observe a variability of the number of aisles or of columns present as well as in the thickness of walls. This fact points to hierarchical rules concerning the importance of the building. As the architecture is often preserved only in its foundations, it is important to learn what kind of walls were load-bearing, what the size of division walls is and which kind of walls once carried columns. All these first observations have to undergo an evaluation process before one can think of discovering a building canon. A general introducing section is followed by contributions covering Ancient Egyptian palaces from Predynastic times until the New Kingdom. More contributions on the subject will follow in the second volume, which will deal mainly with Ancient Near Eastern Palaces as outcome of a palace workshop at the 10th ICAANE, held in 2016 in Vienna. Together, these two volumes will contribute to a better understanding of the architectural canon and diversity of palaces in Ancient Egypt and the difference in concept to their Ancient Oriental counterparts. ce from SAV1 North underlines the important role Sai plays in understanding settlement patterns in New Kingdom Nubia.
Author(s): Manfred Bietak, Silvia Prell
Series: Contributions to the Archaeology of Egypt, Nubia and the Levant, 5
Publisher: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 309
City: Vienna
Cover
Table of Contents
Preface
General
Buildings We Call Palaces
Introduction to Palaces in Egypt: What They Tell Us about the Ruler, Administration and Culture
Palaces of the Ancient Mind: The Textual Record versus Archaeological Evidence
Pre-Old Kingdom
Der Königspalast in der ägyptischen Frühzeit
The Early Dynastic Palace at Hierakonpolis
Recent Investigations of Early Dynastic BuildingStructures at Tell el-Fara‘in/Buto
The Old Kingdom
A Ceremonial Building of King Snofru at Dahshur
The Governor’s Palaces at Ayn Asil/Balat (Dakhla Oasis/Western Desert)
THE CENTRAL BUILDING UNIT IN THE CITY OF ELEPHANTINE
The Old Kingdom Royal Palace
The Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate Period
Palace Cemeteries of the Eastern Delta
Palace Administration in Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period Egypt
Tables 1‒4
The New Kingdom
A Thutmosid Palace Precinct at Peru-nefer(Tell el-Dab‘a)
Palaces in so-called Nubian Temple Towns: a Reassessment
Recent Work at Malqata Palace
Deir el-Ballas
The Temple Palace
Abbreviations
Index
