Janice Kamrin

This study is a collection of 18 essays on various topics, consisting of a study on diversity of funerary objects at Akhmim, a typology of canopic chests from Akhmim, the funerary effects of an important woman in Thebes, the coffins of the man whose Book of the Dead is well-known, a 26th dynasty coffin with BD 151, a study on Third Intermediate Period sequences in Third Intermediate Period Books of the Dead and their transition to the Saite Period, a study on secular and ritual titles in Third Intermediate Period Books of the Dead, the funerary equipment of Paiuhor, a study in the ritual priest associated with the cult of Hathor and their relation of BD 103, important new revelations concerning the Joseph Smith papyri, a study on an unusual sequence of spells in Saite and Ptolemaic documents, several Books of the Dead largely unknown to the Book of the Dead scholars, and a variety of shorter topics plus errata for for the previous volumes of the SPBDStudies SeriesThis series is primarily aimed at the Egyptological community, but the translations and illustrations may be of interest to the general reader with curiosity about the spells, what they represent, and what was of value to the ancient Egyptians.

First published in 1999. High in a cliff at the remote site of Beni Hasan in Middle Egypt, thirty-nine ancient tombs line a narrow ledge above the Nile River. These tombs were cut into the rock face, with pillars of living rock often left standing inside the echoing chambers. The tomb of Khnumhotep II dates to the early 12th Dynasty, primarily to the reign of Amenemhet II. The owner was a high official of the ancient administrative area in which Beni Hasan was located, the Oryx (XVIth Upper Egyptian) none or province. His primary title was Overseer of the Eastern Desert, a title which he held from Year 19 of Amenemhet II (c. 1910 B. C.) until at least Year 6 of Senwosret II (c. 1891 B. C.). This monument is the latest of the large Beni Hasan tombs, and represents the culmination of the series. The detailed analysis of this complex tomb necessarily comprises most of this volume.

First published in 1999. High in a cliff at the remote site of Beni Hasan in Middle Egypt, thirty-nine ancient tombs line a narrow ledge above the Nile River. These tombs were cut into the rock face, with pillars of living rock often left standing inside the echoing chambers. The tomb of Khnumhotep II dates to the early 12th Dynasty, primarily to the reign of Amenemhet II. The owner was a high official of the ancient administrative area in which Beni Hasan was located, the Oryx (XVIth Upper Egyptian) none or province. His primary title was Overseer of the Eastern Desert, a title which he held from Year 19 of Amenemhet II (c. 1910 B. C.) until at least Year 6 of Senwosret II (c. 1891 B. C.). This monument is the latest of the large Beni Hasan tombs, and represents the culmination of the series. The detailed analysis of this complex tomb necessarily comprises most of this volume.