1911 Crowfoot & Griffith Island of Meroe + Meroitic Inscriptions Part I

Langue : anglais

Edité par Egypt Exploration Fund, 1911

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The Island of Meroë & Meroitic Inscriptions, Part I — Crowfoot & Griffith (1911) Published as the Nineteenth Memoir of the Archaeological Survey of Egypt , this 1911 scholarly volume brings together two foundational studies of the ancient Nile Valley south of Egypt. J. W. Crowfoot’s The Island of Meroë surveys the geography, settlements, monuments, and travel routes of the Meroë region (ancient Kush/Nubia), while F. Ll. Griffith contributes a major epigraphic section assembling and analyzing Meroitic inscriptions from key sites along the river. Crowfoot’s narrative blends topography and field observation with historical context, helping readers understand why the Meroë area became a strategic and cultural center of the Kushite kingdom. The book examines landscapes, riverlands, and the material remains of towns and sanctuaries, offering an early twentieth-century archaeological snapshot of a region central to African and Mediterranean antiquity. Griffith’s Meroitic Inscriptions, Part I: Sôba to Dangêl focuses on the written record of the Meroitic world, presenting inscriptions that illuminate names, titles, religious formulas, and local administration. For collectors and researchers, this is especially important as an early corpus of texts in the Meroitic script, a key source for studying language, identity, and statecraft in Kush. Book Details Full Title: Archaeological Survey of Egypt (Nineteenth Memoir): The Island of Meroë & Meroitic Inscriptions , Part I: Sôba to Dangêl Authors: J. W. Crowfoot; F. Ll. Griffith Series: Archaeological Survey of Egypt (Egypt Exploration Fund) Place of Publication: London Year: 1911 Illustrations: With thirty-five plates Subjects: Egyptology; Nubia/Kush; Archaeology; Meroë; Epigraphy; Meroitic script Classic Egypt Exploration Fund field publication (Archaeological Survey of Egypt) Topographical and historical survey of the Meroë region by J. W. Crowfoot Substantial corpus-based study of Meroitic inscriptions by F. Ll. Griffith Includes 35 plates illustrating monuments, sculptures, and site material Essential reference for collectors of early Egyptology and Nubian archaeology A landmark early twentieth-century contribution to the study of ancient Kush and the Meroitic world—valuable both as an archaeological record and as a foundational epigraphic resource for scholars, libraries, and collectors of Egypt Exploration Fund publications. ). …

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Titre
1911 Crowfoot & Griffith Island of Meroe + Meroitic Inscriptions Part I
Auteur
J. W. Crowfoot; F. Ll. Griffith
Éditeur
Egypt Exploration Fund
Année de publication
1911
État de l'article
Good
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Hardcover
Langue
anglais

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