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Charles Hen:er, Treasurer New York City (1996) Boston University Editor's Note: The following reports are parts 1 and 2 of the excavation of KV-10, the tomb of King Amenmesse by the University
Brigham Young University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition, from December 31 1992 to January 13, 1993 and May 18 through July 4, 1993. Otto Schaden and
John L. Foster, Editor, JARCE, Roosevelt University Brown University Richard Wilkinson were co-directors of the Amenmesse Project during 1992-93.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Richard Fazzini, The Brooklyn Museum (1994) Council of American Overseas Research Centers
Duke University From 31 December 1992 through 13 January entrance has been carefully chiseled away and much of
Elimbeth Warnock Femea, University of Texas (1996) Institute for the Study of Earth and Man at Southern Methodist 1993, the University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition the remaining decoration has disintegrated due to water
University (UAEE) initiated a study of the tomb of King damage throughout the ages. Secondly, most of the
Edna R. R~an, The Brooklyn Museum (1994) Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Texas A & M University Amenmesse (Dynasty XIX), No. 10 in the Valley of tomb's accessible chambers are almost fully choked
Johns Hopkins University the Kings (K.V-10). As time and resources were with debris. Even in the pillared hall (now available
Gerald L. Vincent, Cortez, CO (1996) Los Angeles County Museum of Art only via the break connecting KV-10 with Rameses
Middle East Stuidies Association
limited, our objectives were varied-study and
Mark M. Easton, Director, Cairo Museum of Fine Arts, Boston photograph some of the surviving decoration, check Ill's KV-11), one must crawl about. Only where 19th
University Museum, University of Pennsylvania architectural details and make a small sondage in B century explorer's removed turab from the back wall
Terry Walz, Executive Director, New York University of Arizona chamber. to gain access to the lower chambers is it possible to
University of California, Berkeley Amenmesse's tomb has not received much stand erect in the hall. Finally, many uncertainties
University of Delaware regarding Amenmesse himself exist.
attention, though it was one of the tombs open and at
University of Maryland Amenmesse is a mystery in many ways. Basi-
University of South Carolina least partly accessible in the late classical period.
University of Texas, Austin Various factors contribute to this seeming "unpopular- cally little is known with certainty about him and his
University of Washington ity." First of all, the raised relief decoration near the associations. He appears to have had a four year
Washington University, St. Louis
Yale University 1
reign, through the exact position in the sequence of original Amenmesse scene had a similar subject
kings is yet much debated. He is often characterized as matter-the form of a seated Osiris with a goddess
a usurper. The chiseled out texts and reliefs near the (presumably Isis) standing behind him are clear.
entrance of the tomb normally would hint at damnatio, Likewise in E, in the upper left hand corner of the
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but in this case almost all of the raised relief is right wall there is yet bit of the text identifying the 3

expunged, even deities! This unusual situation calls for king's mother (cf. sketch). Partly under it and nearby
some other explanation (perhaps reuse/redecorating?) are parts of the original Amenmesse decoration
rather than the usual desecration performed against an including titles of a goddess and parts of the king's
"undesirable." Reuse of the tomb is apparent for there cartouches.
are ("were" is more accurate!) scenes of a queen and Clearly the royal ladies' materials were later
king's mother in a redecoration of chambers E and F. than the original Amenmesse decorations. But the time
As far as could be determined with only parts of the span separating these successive works is yet to be
walls free of turab, the bulk of the Amenmesse resolved. At the present time it seems unlikely that
decoration was in sunk relief and is now only Amenmesse would have had his original work covered ) l/l(l!ljlfll''

represented by scattered traces-generally areas up and the new decorations applied, especially as there ---
wherein the plaster has fallen away and only the most apparently was no mention or depiction of Amenmesse
deeply cut signs are hewn partly into the limestone in the new scenes. Though it is sometimes assumed
walls. Very often, such traces include parts of the women are associated with Amenmesse and are
The solid lines indicate the original Amenmesse decoration which is traceable on the limestone wall. In shading, some plaster (indicated)
cartouches, none of which exhibited any signs of contemporary, it has also been suggested that they date
and paint indentify the beginning of Takhat's text "Osiris, Mother of the God (ie., king) [....]" Her text is above the original "Lady of
deliberate defacement by human agencies. The main to the Late Dynasty XX (Dodson Theory). For now Heaven, Consort of the Gods [...]" who was apprently depicted below (now lost). At the right, where Takhat's face once existed all that
damage of these scenes was surely the massive there is no reason to suppose that the women's remains are traces of Amenmesse's cartouches. '
flooding which removed most of the original plaster materials in KV-10 are not roughly contemporary and
and introduced the great heaps of turab. According to that their associations as wife and mother are to but are underway. Assuming we get into the field again
the obligatory sardine tin, some sherds were recovered.
Romer, one of the greatest floods occurred during the one (unnamed) king. There is yet much to determine soon, our plans call for some serious removal of turab
The latter include pharonic, Late Roman and modern
XIXth Dynasty. It is possible that it played a major regarding the overall history of the tomb and the
wares. As the tomb has been open to the elements for from B and C chambers, plus photographing and
role in the ruination of Amenmesse's tomb, especially persons named therein, and as for the royal women,
much of its existence we expect an assemblage of copying whatever traces exist high on the walls in E
if we consider the odd chance that it may have taken they must fall between the latter part of Dynasty XIX
materials from widely scattered areas in time to emerge and F chambers. The tops of the walls there are now
place as the construction of the tomb was nearing and the end of Dynasty XX.
during the clearance. relatively easy to reach and we want to copy as much
completion. As so much has been lost on the past century,
As a small bonus "mystery", we noted 58 as possible before any more of the remaining
Of special interest were the representations in the what little remains of the plaster in E and F should be
decorated Limestone fragments atop the rubble heap in decoration crumbles.
well chamber (E) for a King's Mother Takhat and in copied and recorded before any further disintegration
C. One is in sunk relief, but the remainder are in a A formal detailed report will hopefully be
the pillared hall (F) for a Queen Baketwerel. The most becomes manifest. It is hoped that the sole surviving
rather finely done raised relief. Bits of borders, a few submitted to the ASAE later this winter. Meanwhile,
recent copies of these scenes was that of Lefebure in scene with Baketwerel can be fortified and saved.
glyphs and some feet are among the elements reserved. Profs. Wilkinson and Ertman may do a summary for
1883 (published in his Les Hypogees Royaux de Some alterations on the existing plans and
From what we have seen of KV-lO's decoration, these KM.T. And Ertman (Ohio Earl now) is scheduled to
Thebes, Paris, 1889). It was uncertain if these royal sections of KV-10 will be necessary. For example,
fragments must surely have come from elsewhere in present a paper on KV-10 at the ARCE annual meeting
women are associated with Amenmesse or are merely just inside the door of the tomb the ceiling is flat, not
the valley. For whatever reason, they were dumped in Baltimore.
later intruders during a reuse of KV-10. When we sloped. Similarly in the entrance way to C, the ceiling
atop the rubble here. They were photographed and Our staff this past season consisted of the present
entered the pillared hall, we were met with an almost is virtually flat. Also in C, we found the ledges not
measured and it is hoped we will be able to find the writer, Edwin Brock (Director, CIE), Professor Earl
complete blank-almost all of Baketwerel 's scenes were recessed as in the Thomas' plan. And, according to
original source of these pieces when we return. Ertman (Akron) and Lyla Brock (archaeological illus-
now gone! There is part of one scene yet preserved on our measurements of that area of the tomb, the angle
At present there is no evidence that Amenmesse trator). One key member of our staff, Professor
the back wall. The scenes of Takhat in E were like- of decent should only be ca. 10° (about 4-5 degrees
ever received burial in KV-10. At the present time one Richard Wilkinson (Arizona) was unable to participate
wise missing. In both rooms there are still some traces less than previously indicated). And in the well
cannot even make any definite claims about the due to prior commitments.
which generally support the validity of Lefebure's chamber the ceiling is not sloped, but flat. And the
existence of a burial chamber. However, the advanced Many thanks are due the Chairman of the Egyp-
rough sketches. The great flood in the KV occurred in Ledges on some plans are apparently non-existent.
state of the decoratiOn for Amenmesse in chambers A tian Antiquities Organization, Dr. Mohammed Bakr,
1916 and we suspect that it may have been the cause of The famous Sheikh N agdy insists that his father told
through F and other embellishments (the small side and the members of the Permanent High Committee for
the demise of these scenes with the royal ladies. him of a well or pit in KV-10. It will take a while
chamber in B and the unfinished room off the pillared grating permission to conduct this investigation. While
We did find traces of evidence which indicate before we can either prove or verify that claim. Once
hall) all suggest that the work on the tomb was well in Luxor, Dr. Mohammed El-Saghir (Chief Inspector
that chambers A through F were decorated for there has been sufficient clearance, it will be necessary
advanced, and that a burial chamber may have been of Upper Egypt) and Dr. Sayed Heghazy (General
Amenmesse. Even in E and F, only the Lines deeply to have the entire tomb remapped.
initiated if not completed. Once C chamber is cleared Director, West Bank) were most helpful in facilitating
cut into the limestone are preserved. The decoration Our sondage was small and brief. We cleared to
we should know if the sarcophagus holds were the work. Last but not least we wish to thank our
for the women was really a redecoration. Baketwerel's the floor in B along the right wall starting from
installed. inspector, Yahia Abd el Latif, for his generous
scene against the back wall depicted her being led in to roughly the doorway of the small side chamber (Ba).
Plans for the second season in the spring of 1993 assistance.
Osiris and Isis, and surviving traces suggest that the In addition to nails, bottle caps, broken glass, wire and

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Part II also the matter of a pit or well in E chamber. That
should be resolved during the next season of
excavation; though if there is a well, it will not be
During the period from May 18 through July 4 of
cleared until much later in the work.
1993 the University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition
(UAEE) resumed its investigation of the tomb of King
The next season of excavation (hopefully in the
Amenmesse of Dynasty XIX, No. 10 (KV-10) in the
summer of 1994) should allow us to clear the
Valley of the Kings. Our initial season during the past
remainder of D, E (except for the possible well), and Figure 3
winter was rather brief and was also basically
to make some headway into the pillared hall (F).
exploratory in nature1• The emphasis of the recently
Before much progress is made into the pillared hall it
concluded season was on the excavation of some of the The finds represent a wide range in time. For
will be necessary to make some decision regarding the
upper chambers of the tomb. pharaonic materials we have a number of fragments of
badly preserved pillars (cf. Fig. 2). The three
Though KV-10 was among the more or less blue-glazed ushebties of Sety I, some from high in the
remaining pillars are badly cracked and disintegrating;
"accessible" tombs in the valley since the start of more fill (possibly introduced into KV-10 since Belzoni's
they must either be shored up or else removed
modern investigations there, its defaced and damaged discovery ofKV-17) and others virtually in the floor in
altogether. Their preservation under the turab could
decorations and the excessive amount of debris filling C chamber (washed into KV-10 well before Belzoni's
be even worse than what can be presently observed,
most of its chambers (the result of repeated flooding time). Many beads turned up in virtually every area
thus my preference is to remove them. Some decora-
throughout the ages) have deterred any full-scale Figure 1 ~xcavated, but some of the more interesting include
tion remains on the pillars and they could later be one with Sety l's prenomen (cf. Fig. 3).
investigation of the tomb until now2. resurrected in the hall-assuming there is sufficient
However, Amenmesse is one of the key figures in
material surviving. At any rate, one more season of
any attempt to unravel some of the historical problems have been initially used as a sarcophagus hold and later
digging should get us into the pillared hall and
of the Late Dynasty XIX and as KV-10 appears to be "squared off' and transformed into a special niche.
eventually into "uncharted territory."
his sole surviving monument, the investigation of it We assume there will be a mate for it on the left side
should, it is hoped, lead to some clarification of that of the corridor.
Excavation/Finds
era and of the development of the royal wadi itself. These new architectural features and those cited in
The debris in B chamber was very light as Ayrton
our earlier reports will eventually be incorporated into
had cleared most of it earlier in this century. The
Achitectural Features new maps and plans of KV-10. The much needed
rubble (here basically floor debris) consisted of
A number of corrections and alterations to remapping will be done later, once more debris has Figure 4
materials from virtually all eras-pharaoni c, Greco-
previously published plans and sections of KV-10 were been removed and the tombs details are more
Roman and modern. We have already commented upon
cited in our various reports on the work of the first accessible. There are yet many "unknowns" regarding Some faience cup fragments have partially
bottle caps, sardine tins, nails, wire and cigarette
season. Some additional changes can now be cited as the physical features of the tomb: the nature of the preserved inscriptions which indicate a Ramesside date
wrappers in our earlier reports. More of the same was
a result of the recently concluded season. The angle of floor (ramp, stairs or a combination?) of the descent in found atop the high fill in C chamber beyond the but the specific kings cannot be identified on the basis
descent in C chamber is ca. 10 degrees, not the ca. 14- the pillared hall (F chamber) and the questions of the of the incomplete names, cf. Fig 4).
modern dry wall. We did excavate most of C chamber
15 degrees as on the Thomas' plan3 • It was suggested full extent of the tomb. Early explorers were only able in nine levels (several of them "arbitrary"), but the
earlier that very likely the slopes in B and D will also to penetrate some meters beyond the pillared hall and only distinctive feature was a soot layer (varying from
have to be revised accordingly. Even without that area is now fully choked with rubble. There is ca. 90-125 ems above the floor) which covered much
remeasuring B, it is clear that the slope is comparable
of back part of C chamber and continues into D (yet
to that in C. C chamber was found to have a simple
unexcavated). Fragments recovered from above and
ramp floor, not a combination stairs and ramp as
below this soot consisted of the same jumble of
sometimes suggested. Furthermore, there were no
pharaonic, Roman and late Roman materials, so this
sarcophagus holds in C. At first this lack of holds was
evidence of habitation in KV-10 is probably medieval
somewhat disappointing, for it could indicate that no
or even later. Some charcoal has been set aside for
sarcophagi had been installed. However, a possible
later C-14 testing.
explanation for the absence of the holds in C may be
Near the floor on the left side of C we encountered
the fact that we found D corridor not to be sloped at
some waterlaid mud layers which appear to continue
all, but level. While crawling through parts of D last
into D. In a few sections of the floor debris in C, the Figure 5
January the height of the rubble dimmed our view;
commonly found late roman amphora fragments were
only after we cleared a path along the right side of the A most intriguing series of items were faience
absent. If this signals the start of an 'earlier than late
chamber did it become apparent that there was little or (mostly in blue, some in black) curls oft described as
Roman' deposit or may be mere chance distribution is
no incline. Measurements confirmed that observation. "beardlike" in our notes. They are ca. 18-20 mm in
too early to determine. Eventually we should hit some
This removal of surface material from the right side length and give the impression that they might be
accumulations of rubble which predate the late Roman
was the only excavation in D this season, but it did beards for small figurines (cf. Fig. 5). However, there
era and contain primarily pharaonic materials, but this
reveal the top of a rectangular niche just before the Figure 2 is no really functional manner in which they could be
is more likely to occur lower in the tomb.
doorway to E chamber, cf. Fig. 1. Such a niche could

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G chamber) which is virtually identical in size and
attached as beards. Clearly they represent "hair" in style to our fragment No. 65. Furthermore, some of
curls, but their manner of use was unclear. Almost the border elements of Sety. I pillars were identical
threescore of such pieces were recovered and they nearly to the millimeter with some of our fragments .
occurred in virtually every area and level excavated, It is safe to assume that the raised relief fragments
from the surface debris down to the floor level. dumped in KV-10 originated in KV-17. In my post-
Parallels for the form can be cited in wood and stone4, season report to the EAO, I commented that if
but the only comparable materials utilizing faience someone just quickly scanned the paper they might get
inlays may be the remains of a coffin from KV-565 • the impression we were working in KV-17. KV-17 is
Very likely these curls from KV-10 may also represent just a short distance up the same gully, so it is not
the remains of one (or more) coffins of similar type. Figure 9 surprising that some items of Sety I found their way
It will be of interest to see if these curls will continue Figure 7 into KV-10. Many such pieces were washed into
to turn up in a variety of loci in KV-10 as the KV-10, but the decorated limestone fragments were
excavation penetrates deeper into the tomb. The sherd material was extensive and there was a simply stored atop the rubble in Amenmesse's tomb.
some pieces which might be from either a canopic box considerable jumble of materials ranging from the New The jumble of materials from many eras should
Evidence of another type of coffin inlay is or sarcophagus. One of the latter (cf. Fig 7) has a Kingdom to the late Roman era, and even a few small reflect in a sense a mini-history of the valley. In the
represented by a number of fragments of thick (up to cartouche which begins with figures of Amun and Re pieces of glazed Islamic wares and relatively modern upper chambers, this mixture will no doubt continue,
15 mm) blue glazed and patterned pieces. The pattern and could be one of the few items which may gulla and zir fragments . Whatever sherds (and other though it is hoped that as the work reaches the lower
is a series of undulating lines representing tresses of eventually prove to be attributable to Amenmesse. materials) which were scattered about the valley could chambers some distinctly pharaonic levels will emerge.
hair or a wig6. In KV-10 they occurred generally eventually find their way into KV-10 or other open The question of the early history of the tomb and the
under the soot layer and also in the floor. To What tombs. KV-10 was especially susceptible to the possibility of burials for Amenmesse, Takhat and
extent these inlays and the curls described above can be introduction of diverse materials because it appears to Baketwerel cannot be resolved on the basis of the
attributed to Burials in KV-10 is still uncertain. For have been "open" for the greater part of its existence. evidence gathered thus far.
the present it may be best to assume that virtually all It was clearly accessible (in part at least) since the
of these fragments were washed into the tomb by · classical era and up to modern times. Of special
interest is the question of its early history and Decoratio n of the Tomb
floodwaters, though later discoveries in the lower The removal of the rubble from C chamber and
chambers may make it necessary to alter this tentative utilization, which we hope can be resolved or at least
clarified by means of our present investigation (cf. from part of D chamber has exposed some more
conclusion. Based upon the names associated with
below). evidence of the original decoration for Amenmesse.
KV-10 there could have been as many as three
As with the traces of sunk relief decoration previously
burials-A menmess e, Takhat and Baketwerel.
Surprisingly, a few small bowls were found intact noted in the other chambers, there are no longer any
and one small Roman cooking pot was almost fully complete scenes or texts preserved , just scattered
restored. Late Roman amphora (identical in every way patches of scenes and texts. Basically where the
with those we encountered in the West Valley) were cutting went deep and through the plaster, one can
virtually everywhere we excavated in KV-10 this past sometimes find such material. On the outer jambs of
season. Some of the Greco-Roman materials will D doorway are yet legible cartouches (nomen) of
Figure 8 Amenmesse which exhibit no sign of any deliberate
require some study to place them in a proper sequence;
this we hope to have done before a more detailed erasures. New traces noted in C and D do confirm our
report on the season is submitted to the ASAE later in earlier suggestion that these chambers were decorated
The upper parts of two alabaster royal ushebites of
the year. for Amenmesse, in fact, A through F were not only
ca. the middle of Dynasty XX were also found. The initiated for Amenmesse but apparently completed .
once crude decoration is now lost. And the last In our previous NARCE report we noted a "bonus
mystery," namely, some decorated limestone fragments As for the very fragmentary and poorly preserved
alabaster fragment to be considered here is a piece scenes of the King's Mother Takhat (in E) and Queen
from a decorated jar or vase (Fig. 8). It is incised found atop the rubble in C chamber. These clearly did
not originate on KV-10, but had been dumped there in Baketwerel (in F), there is little to add to the comments
Figure 6 with floral and checkerboard patterns and still retains in our initial reports. These scenes for the royal ladies
some colored pigment inlays. relatively recent times. More such fragments were
collected this season, numbering now almost 100 are clearly a redecoration over the Amenmesse mater-
One final glazed object to be included here is a Only a few ostraca were found, and the inscribed
pieces. But few contain much decoration , very few ials, but it is yet too early in our investigation to make
djed-pillar amulet (fig. 6) which is nearly complete. It ones (on sherds) are very faint and incomplete; they
glyphs occur and there are no parts of headdresses, any determination regarding the time lapse between the
was found under Ayrton floor in C chamber. will require some careful study to see if any useful
faces or names and titles. Most have border elements completion of the original Amenmesse work and the
The largest find in stone was a large chunk of information can be gleened therefrom. On limestone,
only. KV-8 of Merneptah was checked for parallels, redecoration.
greywacke which probably is from the sarcophagus of two sketches (in red) were found, but neither is
but none of the cut away jambs had any features even The fortificatio n and preservation of the main
Ramses VI, found just atop the soot layer in C complete. The larger one is illustrated by means of a
remotely suggestive of our fragme_nts. In Sety I's surviving Baketweel scene in the pillared hall is of
chamber7 • Some granite fragments (many just very very rough sketch (Fig. 9) as the color is very faint concern. Cleveland Museum conservator, Bruce
and may not reproduce well in a black and white KV-17, however, some very good parallels were
tiny pieces) occurred throughout much of the rubble. Christman, kindly visited the tomb and made some
photo. It depicts a man in fancy dress kneeling, no found, including a hkr-frieze (back of the right jamb in
In alabaster there were some interesting fragments:
part of a canopic jar (not decoration preserved) and doubt in an attitude of worship.
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5Edwin Brock called my attention to Aldred's re-evaluation of some The earliest rock drawing found in Egypt dates
suggestions. His comments were passed on to the Hegazy (General Director of the West Bank at Luxor)
of the materials from KV-56 which were excavated by Ayrton. back to the Epi-palaeolithic period, also in Pre-dynastic
General Director of the West Bank, Dr. Sayed Hegazy, were most helpful with regard to our immediate needs Faience curls were cited and Aldred suggested (correctly no doubt)
in the Theban area. even through historical periods up to the Islamic times.
and also to Dr. Ali Hassan, head of all Pharaonic that these were inlays from a coffin whose wood had rotted away,
Our staff never quite attained the strength of our Dating was a bit problematic and various methods are
Antiquities for the EAO. If our proposed winter cf. JEA 49, 176 ff. The original report is in Davis, The Tomb of
used to help in dating as:
"study season" materializes, it might be possible to "security list," but did include Prof. Richard Wilkinson Siptah (London 1908), 32.
1. Faunal Identity
have the conservation work done at that time. Ideally (Arizona University), Prof. Earl Ertman (Akron
Thus far in our excavation of KV-10, Wood has been relatively 2. Art Style
it would be best to deal with the Baketwerel scene University), Robert Wickland, George Johnson and
scarce. The repeated flooding of the tomb through the ages may 3. Techniques
before any excavation is initiated in the pillared hall. Roxie Walker. Edwin Brock (Director of the Canadian severely curtail chances of preservation for wooden artifacts. 4. Patination
Institute in Egypt) was only available for limited
5. Position on the Rock Surface
Observations activity but provided some of the necessary gear and &i'he coffin of Queen Maatkare (Dyn. XXI) depicts the hair or wig
in similar fashion (Cairo 61028, cf. Daressy, Cercueils des 6. Cultural Motifs
It is far too premature to draw many conclusions at also handled our liaison with the EAO most admirably.
Nubi Taye Ahmed was our most helpful inspector and cachettes royales [Cairo 1909] 82ff. and PL XI). One Isis
this early stage of the investigation. Up to this point,
the present writer was the mudir. (refative of the famous Senedjem) has similar treatment on her As there are hundreds of rock drawings in Egypt
the materials recovered by means of the digging have inner and outer coffins (cf. PM 1:11 828 for references). A possible
Thanks also to Prof. Don Ryan as we continued to that represent different subjects such as:
consisted of a jumble of items from various places and Dyn. XIX example is the coffin of one Henutmehyt (BM 48001).
borrow from and add to his store of supplies in Gurna. 1. Animals e.g. giraffes, antelope, ibex, gazelle
from a variety o eras in time. Unless future excavation No doubt a few more parallels could be found.
and elephants
should reveal otherwise, it is best to assume that most Our funding was from a variety of sources, including
the Bioanthropology Foundation, Mrs. Leonore March 'Identification made by Edwin Brock. 2. Birds e.g. ostriches and flamingoes
of the materials were washed into KV-10 by flood-
3. Human beings in different positions and ac-
waters. The collection of diverse materials reflects the of Naples, Florida and J. Randolph Richmond and
tivities
relative accessibility of KV-10 throughout most of the Donald Kunz, the latter gentlemen from Arizona. Our
4. Boats of different types and shapes
ages. The early history of the tomb has yet to be thanks to all.
resolved. The most important places where rock-drawings
McHugh Memorial Award Report
were found in Upper Egypt and Lower Nubia are as
Immediate Aims Prehistorical Rock Drawings in Egypt follows:
A possible study season for late December and
1. Wadi Hammamat 11. Sayala
early January is being considered. The emphasis by Lamia el-Hadidi
2. El-Kab 12. Wadi El-Arab
would be twofold: (1) Some drawing and recording of 13. Tomas
Editor's Note: Ms. el-Hadidi is working for her PhD at the
3. Hierakonpolis
the decorative traces in KV-10 and (2) some work on 14. Korosko
faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University. She was the 1992 recip- 4. Wadi Atwani
the Western Valley finds. The latter are now relocated
ient of the McHugh Memorial A ward, which was set up by the 5. Wadi Shatt El-Rigal 15. Tushka
in the new magazine on the west bank of Luxor. Endnotes
16. Armenna
McHugh family in 1990 to honor the memory of Bill McHugh, a 6. Gebel Silsila
Roxie Walker hopes to resume the study of the human former ARCE member, anthropologist and field archaeologist.
1A brief report on the first season in KV-10 was submitted to 7. Wadi Abu Subeira 17. Dakhla Oasis
remains and it would be beneficial to spend some ad- The A ward is administered by ARCE.
NARCE in January 1993. The formal report by Schaden and 8. Dehmit 18. Gilf El-Kebir
ditional time sorting through and photographing some Ertman, "The Tomb of King Amenmesse (KV-10): The First 9. Gerf Hussein 19. Uweinat region
of the numerous mummy wrappings (primarily from Season" was submitted to the ASAE in May of this year. Available
10. Wadi Allaki
WV-24 and WV-25) with a view towards bringing a presently is Ertman, "A First Report on the Preliminary Survey of Rock drawing is one of the earliest techniques for
final publication of the West Valley work a little Unexcavated KV-10," KMT 4 (No. 2, Summer 1993), 38-46. In
recording life in pre-historic times and is found in both With the help of the McHugh Award I began my
nearer. addition to the aforementioned written reports, Ertman also
presented a paper at the rcent meeting of ARCE (Baltimore, April, the old and new worlds. study on prehistoric rock drawings in Egypt and was
The resumption of the excavations in KV-10 is On the valley cliffs of the river Nile in Egypt,
tentatively planned for next summer, funds permitting
1993). able to visit the site of Wadi Hammamat, as it is part
rock drawings were found, mainly in Upper Egypt in of my M.A. degree research which is entitled: "A
of course. One more season comparable to the 2For commentaries on KV-10, cf. Thomas, The Royal Necropoleis the Eastern and Western Desert, and in Lower Nubia Comparison Study between Rock Drawing in Egypt
recently concluded one should allow for the clearance of Thebes (Princeton 1966) 110-111 and Reeves, Valley of the from north of Korn Ombo up to the Second Cataract at and Nubia and Pottery Drawings in the Naqqadian
of D and E chambers (except for a well, if one exists) Kings (London 1990), 104-105. Reference to Ayrton's partial
Wadi Halfa.
and also some start on the pillared hall (F chamber). clearance of the upper chambers is in Reeves, ibid., 334. · Period".
The building of the Aswan Dam in the beginning I hope with this study, which is still in its
That would leaving the following season for the of this century and its subsequent heightening in 1935
completion of the pillared hall and then the advance- 3Thomas, Royal Necropoleis of Thebes, 94. beginning, I will be able to achieve some results that
endangered these rock drawings. Thanks to the efforts could help in the study of prehistorical Egypt.
ment into "new" territory beyond the hall. The "The hair on the wooden coffin from KV-55 is rendered in almost of Hans A. Winkler and J.H. Dunbar many of these
existence of a burial chamber is yet to be resolved. identical fashion to our faience curls, but the material is now just drawings were documented. When the building of the
plain wood as its covering is now lost. An alabaster group statue
High Dam in the 1960's meant the submerging of
Acknowledgments/Staff from the time of King Horemheb (Cairo 6018) has the king's
coiffure depicted in like manner. A statue in limestone of Queen archaeological sites by its reservoir, an international
Special thanks are due to the former EAO salvage team surveyed and documented many sites
Merytamun (JdE 31413, Ramses II era) has a similar treatment of
chairman, Dr. Mohammed Bakr, and the members of the hair. Even a Ptolemaic limestone figure (Cairo 678) exhibits including those in the Nubian region which contained
the High Permanent Committee for making these the same treatment of the hair. In brief, the identity of these rock drawings.
studies possible. In Luxor, Dr. Mohammed el-Saghir "curls" as hair is beyond question; their appearance in faience is
(Chief Inspector of Upper Egypt) and Dr. Sayed apparently not common.

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drawings, archival photographs, and fieldwork at the
ABD AL-GHAN/ AL-NABULUS I AND THE SUFI CONTROVER SY site in 1992, I hope to be able to contextualize
by Barbara R. von Schlegell religious polemic and to contribute some insight into
the roots and manifestations of the modern Islamist
movement.
Editor's Note: Barbara von Schlegell was an ARCE Fellow for the 1991-92 season. Thanks to assistance provided by program officers
at the United States Information Agency, she was able to work in Damascus.
My textual work in Damascus was mainly at the
National Library (Maktabat Hafiz al-Asad) and the
Directorate of Historical Archives. At the Asad
From January 1992 to October 1992 I conducted research thought of Ibn al-' Arabi. Al-Nabulusi became a focal Library I was able to examine and read from scores of
in Damascus for my dissertation on Sufism in the Ottoman era. point of the controversy over Sufism. His arguments
Following the delays over research permits to Egypt in 1990-1991, manuscripts by and about al-Nabulusi. It might be
Terry Walz managed to have my ARCE grant transferred to Syria
in favor of Sufi phenomena are cited to this day in the helpful to others for me to describe some of the
through USIA. Although Cairo's libraries hold a greater number Muslim world. I devote considerable attention to al- Liorary's policies.
of al-Nabulusi's writings in manuscript, Damascus was a natural Nabulusi 's works on the Mawlawi (Mevlevi), Khal-
alternative for my research. Because of the switch from Egypt to wati, and Naqshbandi orders. This portion of the The Asad Library provides a comfortable,
Syria, I am now able to use extra-textual sources in addition to dissertation is based on rare manuscript and archival Tomb of al-Nabulusi's son and grandson next to 1985 addition
manuscript materials for the dissertation. expansive place for scholars. Clean, organized, staffed housing girls' Qur'an school. Photo: Barbara von Schlegell, 1992.
material from Damascus. with kind and knowledgeable people, one can enjoy the
The role of Sufism in Muslim societies has been library immensely. The collection of printed Arabic
reconsidered in recent years of scholarship. Early books is large and there are 11,904 manuscripts, all of
the former Zahiriyah's holdings, housed in the At the Directorate of Historical Archives, housed
scholars often held the view that Sufism was alien to
manuscript division. In addition, the libraries of in the Khalid al-' Azm Palace, I searched through 130
mainstream Islam. Some writers lately have empha-
virtually all formerly awqa.f-administered madrasahs of the Shari' ah Court Registers spanning the years
sized Sufi affiliation to the extent that Muslims from
from Aleppo, Rama and Homs have been moved to the 1110 to 1192 A.H. 3 In these records, which include
the fifth/eleventh century onward are considered Sufi
Asad library. They are in the process of being probate inventories, commercial transactions and waqf
unless proven otherwise. Our understanding of Sufism
catalogued. There is an excellent printed catalogue to matters, I found information about the Nabulusi
continues to grow and change.
the Zahiriyah collection of Sufi manuscripts shelved in family's economic history. The mosque's waqfiyah is
the reading room. 1 A French researcher intends to no longer extant. I am hoping to explain the founding
In the first part of my dissertation, I reconstruct
publish a companion volume based on the newer and endowment of the Nabulusi mosque from these
the attempts to dictate normative Islam by opponents of
acquisitions that are concerned with Sufism. The documents. Through the detailed accounts of business
Sufism. I then trace the defense of mysticism through
director of the Manuscript Division holds a doctorate transactions I discovered information that will help
the career and writings of Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi
in Archives and Manuscripts from Poland. Most explain, and in some cases will contradict, the
(1050-1143/1640-1731), the foremost Sufi and legal
communication within the library is conducted in hagiographic version of al-Nabulusi's life.
scholar of the Ottoman Arab world. His works number
approximately 280. Of these, only some thirty-five Standard Arabic, as the level of usage among Syrians
is extremely high. 2 Research at the Directorate has its own dynamic.
have been edited, and none are available in complete
There are explicit guidelines on the books at the There is no catalogue of the contents of the Archives.
English translation. In spite of al-Nabulusi's prominent
Asad Library about the manuscript collection. Like Studies that focus on a time period are more successful
position in later Islamic religious history, no full-length
some other manuscript libraries, no one but the staff is than ones that trace a particular individual's dealings
treatment of him and his thought has been published in
allowed to touch a manuscript. When I began working with the courts. A plan was suggested while I was
English.
in January 1992, however, one could request a modest there to have all undergraduate History majors at
Modern exterior and original minaret (1166/1752), 'Abd al-Ghani Damascus University serve a semester at the Archives
Sufism began as an ascetic, then ecstatic, al-Nabulusi Mosque, Salihiyah. Photo: Barbara von Schlegell, number of titles at a sitting and read the originals.
Exceptions were made to the stricture against reading to compile a complete catalogue. Given the constraints
spiritual movement removed from legalist Islam. But 1992.
manuscript hard copies. By the middle of the summer, of time and finances, the staff members at the Direc-
by the fifteenth century the Sufi orders, or brother-
The final section of the study addresses the after an unprecedented number of researchers had been torate do an admirable job.
hoods, and Sufi ritual, such as the veneration of saints
and liturgical dance and music, permeated not only the conflict over Islamic practice as it is embodied at the using the collection, the rules were being strictly
enforced. Any manuscript that has been microfilmed Scholars in Damascus were very generous in
experience of the majority of Muslims, but official, Nabulusi home/tomb/mosque on Mt. Qasiyun in
(a large portion of the collection) can be viewed on a helping me to locate resources. At the French Institute
state-sponsored Islam as well. Later, attacks on Sufis Damascus today. I provide a detailed architectural
reader, but any that have not been filmed are unavail- I benefitted from my contacts with Bakri Aladin, Randi
by reformist movements, such as the Kadizadelis of the history of the site and its transformation from a Sufi
able. One can request that a particular work be filmed Deguilhem, Eric Goeffroy, Abd al-Razzaq Moaz and
sixteenth to seventeenth centuries in Ottoman Istanbul, center and sanctuary to a grand mosque devoted to the
for private purchase of a copy, but it is a lengthy Samuela Pagnini. Akram 'Ulabi and Riyad al-Malih
gained strength. It is one of the goals of my dis- study of scripture and law. I discuss the views among
Sufis, the Nabulusi family, and the government as to process and has to be done while in Syria. The Asad provided invaluable assistance with manuscripts, Nazih
sertation to uncover any possible connections between
Library, nevertheless, holds many unique manuscripts al-Kawakibi of Damascus University, whose restoration
such movements in Cairo and Istanbul to events during how the site should be used. I demonstrate how sacred
and the working atmosphere is congenial. work on the Nabulusi mosque dramatically altered the
the life of al-Nabulusi in Damascus. Challenges by space is manipulated to match the aspirations of
critics of the Sufis prompted al-Nabulusi to write reformist Islam and how social and religious processes
treatises and books in defense of Sufi practice and the are mirrored in architectural change. Using measured
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site in 1985, lent his architectural plans for the area. At the very least, al-Nabulusi's example proves MEMORIAL TO BERNARD V. BOTHMER
Shaykh Muhammad Ratib al-Nabulusi, khatib at the that in his lifetime there was no inconsistency in a legal by Dietrich Von Bothmer
mosque, helped me in numerous ways. scholar teaching the writings of Ibn 'Arabi, seeking
spiritual aid at a saint's tomb or in being active at
boisterous hadrahs, which often were held in mosques. Editor's Note: This memorial below was written by Bernard V. Bothmer's brother, Dietrich Von Bothmer, and is printed with his kind
Far from being a fringe, questionable facet of Islam, permission.
Sufi doctrine and devotional practices were the norm.
Having established that Sufism was not outside the
prevailing culture, we do find challenges to it being
made at this time. Al-Nabulusi wrote spirited defenses Bernard left this world three days after the last Much of Bernard's passion for his very special
of what was for him traditional Islam under attack by Sunday in the ecclesiastical year which in the Lutheran angle of viewing was transmitted to his students in the
upstart innovators (the anti-Sufis). Clearly he was not Church is Totensonntag, the Protestant equivalent of course of the last thirty years that he taught. What
a reformer. All Souls' Day. On that Sunday in November our came across with such ease in his lectures and seminars
family while still living in Berlin went to the cemetery was not only brilliant but thoroughly researched, the
The history of the mosque built at al-Nabulusi's in West end where our father was buried in 1922, and fruit of sixty years of patient labors. His aim had
tomb site, on the other hand, does chronicle a change where we saw cited on his tomb the verse from always been to record every Egyptian work of art with
in Islamic ideology and practice from pre-modern Sufi Revelation (II 10): up-to-date bibliographies. He tracked down just about
Islam to reformism. Opposition to Sufism, powered by Sei getreu bis an den Tod So will ich Dir die every one of them, scattered all over the world. On
events widely removed from those of al-Nabulusi's Krone des Lebens geben (Be thou faithful unto death his travels that took him not only countless times to
Damascus, but couched in similar terms, took until the and I shall give you a crown of life). Egypt but to hundreds of museums and collections
twentieth century to spread widely in the Muslim from Russia to California he photographed and
world. Al-Nabulusi's arguments in favor of Sufism Faithful Bernard was: to the tradition in which measured thousands of them, establishing a pictorial
and the spiritual universe from which they were made he had been brought up, to his family, and to his annotated corpus for which future scholars will be
are no longer apparent in the mosque that bears his friends. But family to Bernard meant more than his forever grateful.
name. This time, at least in the public arena, the relatives; it included all who came under his spell,
debate over the role of Sufism seems to have been won especially his many students. His particular sense of Patient and persistent in his professional labors,
by its deti:actors. loyalty was closely linked to his innate sense of duty, he was, like most members of our family (myself not
not the duty of a civil servant, public official, or excluded) easily irritated in his daily life, but those
soldier, who follows or obeys regulations, but a duty who loved him and knew him well readily tolerated his
based on discipline that governed his entire life. It moods and humor.
Boys praying in the iwan adjacent to the tombs of Mustafa implied sharing both his knowledge and his many gifts
(grandson) and 'Abd al-Ghani. Inscription marks restoration work with all he met. Even when his illness of long standing had
under Sultan 'Abd al-Majid in 1294/1877. Photo: Barbara Von finally been diagnosed as fatal, his noble, unselfish
Schlegell, 1992. To his chosen field of Egyptology that for a interpretation of what he took to be his paramount duty
century had been dominated by philologists and compelled him to continue working almost to the very
It has been convenient for scholars to consider historians he brought the eye of an artist, who end.
legalist Islam in a position of opposition to and interpreted and judged the monuments not as mere
domination over Sufism in a High Tradition/Low useful chronological pegs, but as creations of artists- I cannot help but recall the lines of Tennyson
Tradition split. Our view of the Islamic experience has and that in a country which in spite of the thousands of which Cecil Rhodes is said to have quoted as he
been influenced, perhaps unwittingly, by the new- Endnotes works of art preserved, has not left us the name of a breathed his last: So many worlds, so much to do so
Wahhabi claim that Islam is monolithic and rational; single sculptor and no Pliny or Pausanias who for little done, such things to be.
1Riyad al-Malih, Fihris makhtutat Dar al-Kutab al-Zahiriyah: Al-
Sufism exists only on the margin of Islamic history. Tasawwuf, 3 vols. (Damascus: Mat. al-Hijaz, 1978-1982). The Greece gave us their names, dates, and the titles of
This idea prevails still among certain writers on Islamic compiler is a noted scholar of Sufism and former employee of the their works. May Bernard rest in peace.
topics. Zahiriyah Library.

2In fact, researchers find out quickly that Syrians expect foreign
Several authors in recent times have given the scholars who come to do research to use Standard Arabic daily.
picture of legalism and mysticism in Islam in a more This is fortunate, as picking up a new colloquial takes some time.
nuanced way. The study of law is no longer seen as a Others had told me that few would delight in the Egyptian dialect
barrier to participation in organized Sufism and vice in Syria, but I did not believe it until I tried.
versa. Sufi phenomena are, however, graded into
3Writings by Randi Deguilhem, Karl Barbir, Jean-Paul Pascual and
levels of orthodoxy. Some see eighteenth century Sufis
most importantly, Abdul-Karim Rafeq (beginning in 1973 with "Les
as advocating a Ghazali-type of reformed Sufism that registres des tribunaux de Damas comme source pour l'histoire de
rejects both Ibn 'Arabi's metaphysics and saint la Syrie," BEO 26) are based on findings from the Dascene
veneration. Archives.

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The Center is affiliated with the Justice Depart- lnstitut d'Egyp te. 13 Sh. Sheikh Rihan (the
SUPPLEMENTAL RESE ARCH FACI LITIE S IN CAIRO ment and has a very comfortable modern (heating and corner of Qasr al-Ainy and Sheikh Rihan, across from
by Bruce W. Dunne air-conditioning, leather chairs, telephone at every the main AUC campus; access is via the gate of the
table) law library housing French, English and Arabic adjacent Ministry) (telephone: 354-1504). Open 9:00
legal treatises, studies and case reporters, including a to 1:30. Closed Fridays. Some 15,000 volumes in
Editor's Note: Mr. Dunne was a 1992-93 ARCE Fellow
complete set of the Bulletin Officiel des Tribunaux European languages, 1,600 periodicals, and an Arabic
Jndigenes. Most materials are contemporary. Records collection of some 1,700 volumes. Photocopying can
This memorandum describes a number of libraries documents and serials (e.g., a relatively complete set be arranged.
of the Journal [Link]). of court proceedings in a number of historically sig-
and research facilities in Cairo which may serve as nificant cases (e.g., political assassinations) are The Institut houses an extraordinarily rich and
useful supplements or alternatives to the National It's possible to wander, and make discoveries, in eclectic collection, including (i) rare books (e.g., the
available on microfilm, and an ambitious microfilming
Library, Dar al-Kutub, and the AUC Main Campus the stacks. There are also three law libraries on Description de l 'Egypte 2 copies; (ii) hand written
project is underway to preserve a variety of historical
and Cresswell Libraries. Information as to size of campus. memoirs, particularly with respect to the French Expe-
records.
collections, addresses, telephone numbers and operat- The staff is exceptionally friendly and eager to dition; (iii) first editions of 17th through 19th-century
ing hours is taken in large part from the indispensable CEDEJ (Centre d'etudes et de documentation art, travel, medical and legal books and treatises; (iv)
be Of assistance.
Cairo: A Practical Guide (Cairo: AUC Press, 1988). economique, juridique et sociale). 14 Sh. Gam'iy a al- 19th century scholarly journals; (v) the Institut's
This information has been updated where known to be Nisr, Mohandesine (telephone: 361-1932). Open 9:00 archives of membership records and members' corres-
Egyptia n Survey Author ity ("ESA"). Giza.
out-of-date. to 5:00. Closed Fridays. Self service photocopying pondence; (vi) Egyptian government documents; and
The ESA houses what appears to be a vast
with periodic billing. (vii) unpublished manuscripts. There are also reason-
CEDEJ is affiliated with the French Embassy, warehouse of old and new cadastral, topographical,
All Saints' Cathed ral. Zamalek (behind the Marriot military, irrigation, tourist guide and other maps of ably complete sets of the Institut's two series of
Hotel) (telephone: 341-4019). Access by appoint- sponsors a number of researchers and projects, hosts Bulletins and two series of Memoires, some of which,
Egypt and its various regions, cities and towns. An
ment. Contact Miss Ford. lecture series and conferences, and publishes the Revue or extracts therefrom, may still be purchased. The
old ESA catalogue of maps available for sale during
The Cathedral's Archives contain correspondence, de la Presse Egyptienne, the Bulletin, Egypte/Monde Institut's three-volume General Catalogue 1859-1927
the British period can be found at many libraries. For
pamphlets and other materials dealing with the British Arabe and monographs on various subjects. Contem- should be consulted. Unfortunately, some have been
a more recent guide to ESA maps and their research
community and the Church's activities in Egypt during porary politics and culture are emphasized. The removed or sold and others are accessible only by
utility, see Jean-Luc Arnaud, Cartographie de l 'Egypte
the 20th-century. The archives have been topically publications are reasonably priced and available for means of a rickety two-story ladder. Moreover, the
(Cairo: CEDEJ [OUCC], 1989), and his recent series
indexed by the Church of England Record Center and purchase on the second floor. The library has good collection is rapidly deteriorating due to lack of
collections of 20th century legal materials, including of articles in Egypte!Monde Arabe.
contain such files as "World War I," "World War II," Photocopies of maps may be ordered and are preservation efforts and funding. The small staff is
"YMCA," "Youth Work," "Police and Prisons." There the papers of several prominent Egyptian attorneys (not very friendly.
indexed), and contemporary French journals. Indexing made on the premises. The process may be quite time-
are also some private papers and correspondence. consuming. Access to ESA requires filling out a brief Browsing will be rewarding. It's not a bad idea
is incomplete and unaided by a recently installed, user- to wear old clothes and bring a pair of kitchen gloves.
non-friendly computer system. Of particular interest is application form at an office near the main gate and
Association Hoda Charao ui. 22 Sh. Qasr al-Ainy affixing thereto the appropriate stamps.
(2nd floor of the Hoda Charaoui School) (telephone: the third-floor "Observatoire Urbain's" extensive col- Jesuit Library , College de la Sainte Famille .
847-682). Open by appointment. Contact Mme. Farida lection of maps of Egypt and Cairo, Egyptian govern- Sh. Ramses Gust beyond Midan Ramses heading to-
IFAO (lnstitu t Franca is d' Archeologie Orien-
at the School. ment studies and proposals, and journals, monographs wards Abbassia) (telephone: 900411, 909906). Open
tale). 37 Sh. Sheikh Ali Yousseff (parallel to Sh. Qasr
The Association has a small collection of and theses on architecture, urban history, urbanism, 9:30 to 1:00 and 4:00 to 7:00. Closed Sundays.
al-Ainy), Garden City/Mounira (telephone: 354-8245).
miscellaneous materials pertaining to Mme. Charaoui etc.
Open 9:00 to 1:00 and 2:00 to 5:00. Closed Fridays Presided over by Pere Martin (a noted Coptic scholar)
and the Egyptian Feminist Union ("EFU"). It does and Saturdays. Access by membership card which in the evening and M. Robert in the morning. Photo-
boast, however, a complete set of the EFU's journal Court of Appeals and of Cassati on Law Li- copying can be arranged.
may be obtained at first-floor office. Some 60,000
L 'Egyptienne. braries . Midan al-Is'af (intersection of 26th of July In addition to housing reference materials
volumes, with emphasis on Archeology, Egyptology
Private papers of or concerning Mme. Charaoui and Sh. Ramses). Open 9:00 to 2:00. Closed Fridays. relating to Christian and Islamic theology and
In Cairo, as in Alexandria, the high court and Geography. Photocopying services are available.
have apparently been donated to AUC but have not yet IFAO's comfortable and efficient library is on philosophy, the Library has excellent collections
become available for examination at its Cresswell libraries contain the remnants of the old Mixed Court concerning the history of the Catholic Church in
libraries, including late 19th and early 20th century the second floor of its splendid beaux arts villa. The
Library archives. principal collection is supplemented by 19th-century Egypt, the French Expedition, the social and cultural
legal treatises and case digests on European as well as activities of the Coptic and Jewish communities in
Egyptian laws. There are additionally good collections and contemporary journals, travel literature,
Cairo Univer sity. Main campus Faculty of Arts government documents (census, survey and public egypt, and 20th century Egyptian literature. The
Library. Dokki/Orman. Closed Fridays. Access to of various Egyptian serial publications such as: Lois, materials on late 19th and early 20th century Egyp-
Lois et Decrets, Receuils de Documents Officiels, the works materials) and old maps of Egypt and Cairo,
campus may require letter of introduction. Photo- including Grant Bey's 1874 "Plan general de la ville tian law, education and culture include government
copying facilities are in the library's basement. Journal Officiel and the Bulletin des Tribunaux Mixtes. documents and reports, small pamphlets bound into
du Caire."
For non-Arabic materials, this library is easier to IFAO's very handsome and reasonably priced "Melanges" files, and theses. The extensive collection
use and more efficient than Dar al-Kutub. The index Center for Juridic al Studies. Midan Abbassia of journals includes a number of short-lived and hard-
publications, including Anna/es Islamologiques, are
is better maintained, but note that it follows the (via side-entrance to courthouse across from Misr to-find Egyptian periodicals. A separate room contains
available in the first floor bookshop.
decimal/subject matter system (i.e., the topic "Public Travel). Open 9:00 to 2:00. Closed Fridays. Free
Administration" falls within the 350.00 series); it is photocopying. Access may require letter of introduc-
advisable to know in advance the numbers pertaining tion.
to specific subjects. Good collections of government
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the archives of the College de la Sainte Famille and a THE EXECUTIVE COMMITT EE ANNOUNCES A NEW The antiquities fund, which was authorized by
collection of maps. APPOINTM ENT IN THE CAIRO OFFICE the U.S. Congress in the last year, aims to focus on
Robert J. Vincent, Jr, known as "Chip," has the conservation and preservation of a specific number
Netherlands Institute. 1 Sh. Mahmoud Azmi, been appointed project director of the Egyptian of monuments among Egypt's vast cultural heritage.
Zamalek (telephone: 340-0076). Open 9:00 to 2:00.
NEWS Antiquities Fund, the newly created fund that is Other countries, including France and Italy, have
administered by ARCE in Cairo for the restoration and pledged international assistance as well.
Closed Saturdays and Sundays. Complementary coffee
and tea. Self-service photocopying. Some 8,000 conservation of Egyptian antiquities. The The selection of those monuments to be restored
volumes as well as contemporary journals. FROM announcement was made by Mark M. Easton, director from among the array of pharaonic, Coptic, Jewish and
The basic Archeology/Egyptology collection is of the Cairo office, upon the recommendation of the Muslim antiquities visited by millions over the years,
supplemented by strong holdings in Egyptian history, Executive Committee. will be determined in consultation between the ARCE
culture, literature, linguistics apd anthropology. The Chip comes to ARCE with considerable exper- and the Egyptian Antiquities Organization.
NEW YORK ience in overseas archaeological and development Mark M. Easton, the ARCE Cairo director who
"Dutch Center" is very quick to acquire newly-
published scholarly works. Newspapers and back projects·. Most recently, he spent five years as the made the announcement on behalf of the Board of
issues of periodicals are found in basement rooms. President of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Governors representing a consortium of 40 American
This is a very comfortable, convenient and Texas A&M University. Prior to that he worked museums, universities, and cultural institutions,
informal place to work. It's possible to pick up a ANNUAL MEETING : TORONTO widely in the Middle East for over seventeen years on commented, "The conservation and preservation of the
bargain by consulting the "deaccessions" list at the The ARCE Annual Meeting will take place April a variety of archaeological projects. For most of the great monuments of Egypt is the responsibility of the
librarian's desk. 29-May 1, in Toronto, where our host is the Depart- 1980's he was involved in the management and admin- Egypti1lfls, and if they need our assistance, we are now
ment of Near East Studies and the Akenaten Temple istration of major infrastructure development projects in a position once again to help." In the 1960's,
Police Academy Libraries. Police Academy, Project, and the conference hotel is the Park Plaza. in the Sultanate of Oman. ARCE assisted in the international UNESCO Nubian
Abbassia (near Midan Abbassia). Access by letter of Married, with two daughters, he is very excited salvage campaign. For further information on how the
The conference organizer this year is Prof. Donald
permission from Ministry of Interior. Contact "Public The preliminary program looks most about the prospect of working with ARCE on its EAF grant was developed, see "News From Cairo."
Redford.
Relations" Department. interesting, with talks on the archaeological work now projects in Egypt. He will arrive in Cairo at the end
The Police Academy in Abbassia has a number being done in northern Sinai as a special feature. Dr. of February. New Fellowship in Egyptian Art History Announced
of libraries. The one to which I was admitted Dominique Valbelle, director of the Institute of Thanks to the generosity of Dr. and Mrs.
contained very little documentary or non-Arabic Egyptology and Papyrology of the University of Lille NEW LIFE MEMBERS Dietrich Von Bothmer, the Bernard V. Bothmer
materials. It did contain, however, contemporary is scheduled to be the guest speaker. She has been Dr. Jerry Eisenberg, owner of Royal Athena Fellowship in Egyptian Art History has been
Academy studies and theses on crime, justice and conducting archaeological work in the Northern Sinai Galleries (New York and Los Angeles) and a special- established at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York
police administration in Egypt. There is also a Police for many years. A reception in honor of ARCE will ist in pre-Dynastic to Late Dynastic period stone University. The fellowship will begin in September
Academy Officers' Library in Zamalek. be given at the Royal Ontario Museum on Saturday vessels; Garry Bohm, who was with the Saudi Petro- 1995. For further information, write the Director,
evening. chemical Company and is now working in Columbus; Institute of Fine Arts, 1 East 78th Street, New York,
Qasr al-Ainy Hospital "Museum". Cairo I. L. Cohen of Boca Raton; Dr. Eugene Majerowicz, NY 10021.
If you wish to make a reservation at the hotel,
University Medical School, Mania!. (The "Museum" please call (800) 268-4927, or (416) 978-3183. of Los Angeles; Dr. William Brice McDonald of
is located in a small room at the back of the "Old" Chicago, whose interest in the use of computer
Medical School library which now stores old medical NEW INSTITUT IONAL MEMBER technology in archaeological research and studies; and NEWS TO SHARE
journals). Access is by appointment. Contact Dr. Said Dr. Anne Salisbury, whose work is on the Graeco- The Museum of Anthropology at the University
Drew University has joined the ARCE consor-
Thabit, Qasr al-Ainy OB-GYN Division. tium. This liberal arts college in New Jersey has a Roman period. of Kentucky is pleased to announce that its archaeo-
Most of the records and holdings of the Qasr al- Middle East Studies Program, chaired by Christopher logical holdings from Sudanese Nubia are available for
Ainy Hospital appear to have disappeared, although the Taylor, a former ARCE Fellow (1987-88). In joining GRANTS AND FELLOWS HIPS study by qualified researchers. This collection was
old card catalogue remains more or less intact in the the consortium, Dr. Taylor pointed our the other acquired as a result of the University of Kentucky's
storage facility. The "Museum" contains, in addition members of the university faculty that have an interest The American Research Center in Egypt to Admin- Expedition to Nubia, directed by Dr. Dr. William Y.
in Egypt, including: Herbert Hufford, who has ister $15 Million Grant For The Conservation of Adams. It was one of the last expeditions to
to Clot Bey and similar memorabilia, a collection of
19th century medical and hygiene works and some worked extensively with pyramid texts; William Egyptian Antiquities participate in the Nubian Monuments Campaign. This
In a joint announcement with the Egyptian effort, sponsored by UNESCO, mobilized expeditions
documents and staff publications, all listed in the old Stroker, who works in Biblical studies with Coptic
\ Antiquities Organization · in Cairo, January 12, the from the world over to excavate the archaeological
card catalogue, were not available but may have been materials, Virginia Burrus, who works on asceticism in
American Research Center in Egypt announced it sites of Nubia before they were flooded by the Aswan
"temporarily" removed. early Egyptian Christianity, Nora Ann Coilton, who is
Medical materials may also be found at the an economist working on regional labor migration in I would administer a $15 million fund for the con- High Dam.
The collection is from the island of Kulubnarti,
library of the Egyptian Medical Association on Sh. Egypt and Yemen, and Dr. Taylor, who works on the servation and protection of Egyptian antiquities. The
Qasr al-Ainy. monuments have been threatened by industrial and located between the second and third cataracts of the
social history of religion in medieval Egypt.
environmental pollution, a high water table, an aging Nile, some 150 kilometers south of the Sudan-Egyptian
sewer system, and, more recently, an earthquake that border. One major village and several smaller occupa-
struck Cairo in October 1992 and brought interna- tion sites were excavated totally. The periods
tional attention to the plight of the monuments. represented range from the Late Medieval (beginning

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support for the care and exhibition of the Nubian Seating is limited. Advance registration April 6: Deborah Sweeney, Curator of Egyp-
ca 1200 AD), through the Terminal Christian period
collection. guarantees seating and has as an option a vegetarian tian art, Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem, "Egyptian
and into Islamic and Ottoman times.
Because the sites were situated well above the ARCE members can help support the Nubian luncheon buffet. Advance registration for guests is Antiquities in the New Bible Laruis Museum". Uris
Gallery by purchasing a Frieruis of the Nubian Gallery $12.50 per person, $25.00 per person including lunch. Center Auditorium, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth
floodplain, the collection contains an unusually large
For further information, contact Joelle Entelis, Middle Avenue at 81st Street, 6:00 p.m.
number of organic remains. Basketry, matting, cor- coffee mug. The mug, in white ceramic with blue
East Studies Program, Room 924H, Fordham Univers- April 16: ARCE All-Day Workshop: "Egypt in
dage, textiles and objects of wood, leather, parchment decoration bears the logo of the Nubian gallery, the
standing figure of King Taharka as well as a map ity, 113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023 or New York City," three lectures by Robert S. Bianchi:
and paper make up 70% of the specimens. The hold-
showing the area inhabited by ancient Nubian cultures. call (212) 636-6389. "Prelude to New York's Egyptomania "; "Cleopatra's
ings include pottery, stone, glass and metal objects and
To purchase a mug, contact the Department of Ancient Needle"; "The Temple of Deruiur. " $25 for ARCE
mud seals and figurines. There is a large collection of
Egyptian, Nubian and Near Eastern Art, Museum of Conference on the Valley of the Kings members, $35 for non-members. Call the ARCE
provenienced animal bone, as well as provenienced
Fine Arts, Boston or call (617) 267-9300 ext. 329. The University of Arizona will host an office in New York for details.
plant remains, fecal material and soil samples. An
international conference on the Valley of the Kings in May 3: ARCE ANNUAL LECTURE,
extensive pottery sherd type collection is available.
NEWS OF MEMBERS Tucson October 29-31, 1994. The conference will Dorothea Arnold, Metropolitan Museum of Art, "The
The holdings are comprised of objects of daily
New York City ARCE member Lucille Gordon, include panels and discussion groups addressing the Models of Meketre: A New Interpretation. " Institute
use: clothing fragments, shoes, jewelry and cosmetic
archaeology, history, art, and conservation of the royal of Fine Arts, 1 East 78th Street, 6:30 p.m.
items; household furnishings, fishing and farming who is the president of her own marketing consulting
implements and containers of many sizes and mater- firm for publishers, has volunteered her time to ARCE valley. Further details will appear in the next issue of
as proofreader of the Newsletter. the Newsletter. Registration forms may be obtained MUSEUM NEWS
ials.
We thank her for assistance. from the conference organizer, Dr. Richard Wilkinson, . The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
The final report on the architectural remains
Harvill 347, Box 10, University of Arizona, Tucson, presents The Gold of Meroe. In an ancient kingdom
from Kulubnarti is available from the Kentucky
UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA AZ 85721. that flourished on the Upper Nile, the Nubian queen,
Anthropological Research Foundation for $35.00. It
Amanishakheto, ruled around 40-20 B.C. Her tomb
has 247 pages, 69 maps, 191 photographs and 10 color
Language Conference at Yale Conference on Sudan Studies treasure of precious jewelry lay undisturbed from her
photographs of church murals. The final report on the
Yale University's Department of Near Eastern The Third International Conference of Sudan death until 1834, when an Italian physician/excavator
artifacts of Kulubnarti is forthcoming.
Languages and Civilizations will host an international Studies will be held under the theme of The Sudan: found it in a large bronze basin that had been sealed
For additional information contact: Nettie K.
History, Identity arui Polity in a Tzme of Crisis from into a hidden chamber of the queen's pyramid. One of
Adams, Associate Curator, Museum of Anthropology, conference on the ancient Egyptian language, April 5-
April 20-23, 1994 at the Mid-Town Hotel in Boston. the most remarkable discoveries in the ancient valley
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0024 9, 1994. Most of the world's experts on Egyptian
The co-sponsoring institutions of the conference are: of the Nile, this treasure comprises some 200 pieces of
or call, 606-257-7112. grammar will be attending and presenting topics for
Northeastern University's Program of African- gold and silver jewelry set with semi-precious stones,
discussion in the areas of phonology, lexicography,
American Studies, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, colored glass, and early glass enamel.
Summer Language Program in Persian and Turkish syntax and semantics. The sessions are open to the
and Boston University's Program of African Studies. Upon its discovery, this treasure from the
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Center general public, though seating is limited and the
The conference is being hosted by the Sudan kingdom of Meroe was divided between the royal col-
for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, presentations and discussions will be highly spe-
Studies Association, the Institute of African and Asian lections of Bavaria and Prussia; with the reunification
announces their summer programs in Persian and cialized. Interested persons should contact Dr. James
Studies of the University of Khartoum, and the Sudan of Germany, it has been brought together again. This
Turkish from June 29 to August 19, 1994. The classes Allen at the Department of Egyptian Art, Metropolitan
Studies Society of the United Kingdom. is the first exhibition of the material outside of
will consist of intensive first and second year Persian Museum of Art (1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Nearly 100 presentations in 25 panels are Germany. The exhibit will continue until April 3,
and intensive first and second year Turkish. The 10028), for reservations and more details.
organized around scholarly themes. 1994. For Further information call (212) 879-5500.
emphasis in all courses will be on reading, writing,
oral comprehension, and speaking. All classes are Symposium at Fordham University For further information contact the Program
Fordham University at Lincoln Center, Middle organizers: Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban and Richard The Newark Museum will be the first venue for
supplemented by language lab sessions. Tuition and
East Studies Program will present the Charles and Lobban, Program of African and Afro-American the only New Jersey-New York area showing of
fees: $4,055 (May vary depending on admission and
Elizabeth Holman Symposium on Ancient Egypt Studies, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI 02908; "Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa." The
residency status), room and board (estimate): $1,000.
"Magic arui Medicine in Ancient Egypt" Friday, April or call (401)-456-8006. exhibition will run from January 27 through April 17,
Fellowships are available. The deadline for application
22, 1994 from 9:00-4:00PM in the McNally 1994. The museum will feature a number of public
is March 1, 1994. For further information or for an
Amphitheater. PEOPLE IN THE NEWS events in conjunction with the exhibition. For further
application, contact: Eastern Consortium Summer
Speakers and topics scheduled for the symposium In November, John Anthony West's one hour information call, (201)-596-6550.
Program in Persian and Turkish, Center for Middle The Newark Museum exhibition in their Junior
Eastern and North African Studies, 144 Lane Hall, are; Dr. Robert K. Ritner, "Snakes, Scorpions arui special entitled "The Mystery of the Sphinx" aired on
Mother's Milk: Magic in the Practice arui Pharma- NBC. The show hosted by Charlton Heston presented Gallery called "Stepping into Ancient Egypt: the
Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1290
copoeia ofEgyptian Medicine"; Dr. Robert L. Miller, Mr. West's theory on the dating of the Sphinx at Giza. House of the Artist Pashed" has been extended through
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston now houses Principal Investigator, The Bioanthropology Foundation August 14, 1994.
the most extensive collection of Nubian art outside Paleoepidemiology Project, Northport, New York, NEW YORK LECTURE SERIES (SPRING 1994)
"Bedside Manners, Magic arui Medicine in New March 25: Rushdi Said, Egypt's foremost The University of California at Berkeley,
Khartoum, the Sudan. The organization called The
Kingdom Egypt'', and Dr. Ann Macy Roth, Visiting authority on the hydrology of the Nile, will talk on the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology, will pre-
Frieruis of the Nubian Gallery, has been established to
Assistant Professor, Howard University, Washington, "The Nile: Life arui Death on the River. " Kevorkian sent, Focus on Egypt's Past: The Excavations of
provide an opportunity for people in the greater Boston
D.C., "Obstetrics arui Pediatrics for the Afterlife: The Center, 6:30 p.m. George Reisner, 1899-1905. The exhibit will consist
area, both scholars and the interested public, to
promote the Museum's Nubian gallery and to provide Magical Use of Medical Practice. "

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few existing garments in museums and the scraps of translations and brief communications, with an
of a two-part display of artifacts and photos from the
fabric found in his celebrated tomb. "We can now emphasis on high quality and attention to current
renowned archeologist's work in Egypt. Part I will
identify about sixty-five percent of what was in the critical debate.
run through April 4,1994 and part II through May 2,
1994. For further information call (510) 643-7648. grave," said project head Gillian Vogelsgang-Eastwood Edebiyat will appear regularly twice a year. The
of the Textile Research Center in Leiden. next issue will include papers on the theme of the
"From what we've gotten so far, it will radically journey in Middle Eastern literatures, on East-West
Members of the staff and Visiting Committee of
change our views of what Tut and the court looked like cultural and literary contacts, and on religious and
the Department of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near
in the royal costumes of the day." political poetry in various traditions.
Eastern Art of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
The all-volunteer group of scientists from around The Editors; Julie Meisami, University of
have established a lecture series entitled The Friends
the world have created cotton mock-ups as they piece Oxford, The Oriental Institute, and Michael Beard
of Egyptian An. The organization provides an
together each outfit. Department of English, University of North Dakota,'
opportunity for people in the Boston area to gain a
Eventually, the royal threads will be part of an encourage unsolicited submissions comparing Middle
greater familiarity with the Museum's collection and
exhibit called "The Clothes of the Pharaohs," and one Eastern and Western literatures and on relations
with current research being conducted both by the
day Vogelsgang-Eastwood hopes to mount a show between literatures and other arts and the media (e.g.
Museum staff and scholars from around the world. visual arts, music, theatre and film) that are original
featuring just Tutankhamen's wardrobe.
Seven scheduled lectures will be held and exciting.
approximately once per month from October to June. For subscription information contact: Harwood
Job of Luring More Tourists Given to Egyptian
Membership dues are $60.00 per person for a one-year
Pharaohs Academic Publishers, c/o STBS, Order Department,
membership. The remaining scheduled lectures for
In the December 29, 1993 edition of the Austin P.O. Box 786, Cooper Station, New York, NY 10276
1993-94 are: March 2, 7:30p.m., Dorothea Arnold,
American Statesman Associated Press reporter, and or call (800)-545-8398
Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Models of Daily Life?
Interpretation of the Models of Meketre"; April 20, ARCE member, Mimi Mann reported on how Egypt's
royal mummies once were barred from public view to William J. Murnane, Associate Professor of
7:30p.m., Klaus Parlasca, Frankfurt, Germany, "A
prevent tourists from ogling a national treasure. Now History, Memphis State University; and Charles C.
Treasure of Two Cultures: The Museum of Fine Arts'
they're being put back on display to lure tourists Van Siclen III, The Boundary Stelae of Akhenaten.
new mummy mask"; June 1, 7:30p.m., Charles
frightened away by extremist attacks. (Kegan Paul International, Studies in Egyptology,
Bonnet, Geneva University Excavations in the Sudan:
Antiquities officials said 11 pharaohs and 1993: $127.50)
Recent work at Kerma. For further information, call View of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago's
(617) 267-9300, ext. 329. Excavations at Medinet Habu to the east of the Great Temple. The queens, including Ramses II could go on display as The fifteen known boundary stelae of Akhenaten,
Eastern High Gate of the complex is visible in the left foreground. early as February inside a refurbished Mummy Room discovered at the beginning of the twentieth century,
In September of 1993, The Oriental Institute of
1927-8. in Cairo's Egyptian Museum. were incompletely served by the publications that first
the University of Chicago announced the recovery of The royal mummies were last seen by the public made them known. Presenting the results of the
valuable field records from an excavation believed to in 1980, after a visit by Egypt's then-president, Anwar authors' work at El-Amarna from 1983 to 1989, mak-
from the field records, for instance, in which strata the
have been lost in the former East Berlin for 50 years. Sadat. He made an off hand remark that he didn't ing fresh copies of the inscriptions and studying the
artifacts were found; we know which artifacts were
think once great kings should be used as tourist come- sites of the stelae, this volume includes a definitive
found together and what their relationship was. We
According to the press release, the records ons and Antiquities officials sealed the mummy room. new edition of the texts of the inscriptions with modern
also know what kind of building the artifacts were
document the work of an Oriental Institute expedition Egypt's royal mummies collection comprises 27 translations, together with a wide-ranging analysis of
found in-a temple, a home, or a workshop.
at the sacred site of Medinet Habu from 1926 to 1932. remains found in two caches late last century in the history which inspired and is reflected in these
The Oriental Institute excavated more than 5,000
Artifacts from the excavation were divided between the southern Egypt. monuments.
artifacts at Medinet Habu.
Oriental Institute and the Cairo Museum, while the Emily Teeter, Assistant Curator of the Oriental Mohammed Salah, director of the Egyptian
records were taken to Berlin by German researchers Museum, said the mummies will be shown every Aidan Dodson, The Canopic Equipment of the
Institute Museum traveled to Berlin late this summer to
working for the Oriental Institute. However, the collect the documents, and is one of the scholars respect when they go on display. Each has a specially Kings of Egypt. (Kegan Paul International, Studies in
researcher's plans to publish the records were never designed case that takes into account the specific needs Egyptology, November 1993: $110.00)
examining them. She said, "This happy development
carried out because the documents and study notes of the mummy, Egypt's climate and conditions that This volume documents and discusses all equip-
allows the objects from Medinet Habu finally to be
were reported to have been destroyed during the existed inside the original tomb. ment made or used to contain the embalmed internal
studied and cataloged. The rediscovery of the field
bombing of Berlin in World War II. After the reunifi- Before, mummies were displayed under bright organs of the kings of ancient Egypt. Such canopies
notes makes it possible to supply the vital data about
cation of Germany in 1990, the records were located lights. Now, subtle lighting will highlight only faces, are of historical as well as artistic import, one set of
where and under what circumstances individual objects
and German officials offered to give them to the hands and toes. jars being key evidence of the existence of a new
were discovered and to incorporate the objects into the
Oriental Institute, thereby reuniting an important history of Egypt." pharaoh of the Third Intermediate Period. The first
collection of Egyptian antiquities with its documen- NEW PUBLICATIONS part of the book traces the morphological development
tation. EGYPT IN THE NEWS Edebiyat, The Journal of Middle Eastern of the containers used in kingly burials. The archi-
"The archaeological record includes both King Tut Gets New Threads Literatures, is the only journal that includes work on tectural arrangements made for the equipment are also
artifacts and field records. Having the field records is In the January 1994 issue of An & Antiques all Middle Eastern literatures. After an absence of examined and illustrated, and certain points of history
of supreme importance because they tell us the context some years, the publication has been relaunched. The and archaeology relating to royal burials are discussed
magazine, reporter Ted Loos announced that a group
journal provides a forum for writing on Middle Eastern in detail. The second part catalogues ali known
in which the artifacts were found," said William of textile experts in the Netherlands is trying to
literatures of all periods. It will publish articles, canopic items belonging to the kings of Egypt, from
Sumner, Director of the Oriental Institute. "We know recreate the wardrobe of King Tutankhamen from the
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the Fourth Dynasty to the Twenty-Sixth. Full details YEAR END APPEAL Ann Jaffin Memorial services were held in his honor in
of material, dimensions, provenance, present location The 1993 Year-End Appeal provides an oppor- Virginia D. Joy New York at the Institute of Fine Arts and at the Cairo
and bibliography are given. The work includes contri- tunity for members to respond to ARCE current Thomas Judson* Office of the ARCE on February 6, 1994. Speakers at
butions by Dr. Otto Schaden, Mr. Edwin Brock and development drive, which aims to raise $2 million in Carol Kirschenbaum the New York ceremony included Jack Josephson,
private funds in order to secure a match in federal Diana Larkin Dietrich Von Bothmer, Donald Hansen, Paul Stanwick,
Dr. Mark Collier.
funds of $500,000 from the National Endowment for Victoria La Sala* Richard Fazzini, and Harry James. In Cairo, the
the Humanities. This year more members than ever Paul Edwin LeRoy speakers were Mark Easton, Carla Burri, director of
Peter Der Manuelian, Living in the Past,
responded to the appeal since it was inaugurated in Erik Lieber* the Italian Cultural Center, and Rainer Stadelmann,
Studies in Archaism of the Egyptian Twenty-Sixth
(Kegan Paul International, Studies in 1990, and ARCE raised more than $10,000 for the Christine Lilyquist director of the German Archaeological Institute. More
Dynasty.
Building Fund and for the Endowment. All year-end Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mansfield than thirty colleagues and old friends attended.
Egyptology, December 1993: $93.50)
contributions are eligible for the NEH match. Richard C. and Holly Martin Terry Walz
Living in the Past is the phenomenon that
underlines this study, which focuses on the causes of The Building Fund is one part of the John K. McDonald*
the Egyptian archaizing spirit that reached its climax Development Drive. Contributions to the Building Kathryn Muller We were very sorry to learn of the death of
under the Saite Twenty-Sixth Dynasty (664-525 B.C.), Fund, which is set at $8000,000 will enable ARCE to Dorinda Oliver* Sally (Mrs. Bedford) Johnson, a long-time member
resurrecting elements from earlier stages of Egyptian pay off the loan it secured in order to purchase the Mr. and Mrs. Henry Precht* of ARCE and a long-time student of Egyptology, who
civilization. These elements, which had long fallen out lease on the new offices in Cairo and to renovate them Gay Robins* died in December 1993 after a long illness. Mrs.
of use, include everything from earlier stages of the as well as the Director's residence (which the old Catharine Roehrig Johnson was the author of a recently published work
language to artistic styles and motifs, and to funerary ARCE office will become). The General Endowment Joseph Sherry* on the cobra and was a life member of ARCE, having
aims to raise $750,000 in order to provide an David Silverman* been one the earliest members to join when life
practices. Part I covers general questions concerning
endowment for the United States operations of ARCE. Michael Suleiman memberships were created in 1987. Sally Johnson was
Saite archaism as a whole, such as the wide variety of
As a result of the 1993 Year-End Appeal, the Janet Thorpe also a thoughtful contributor to ARCE lectures and
epigraphic and orthographic features of the text of this
Building Fund garnered $8,500 while donations to the Dr. and Mrs. Ken Toepfer* symposia in recent years, and she and her husband
period. The second part provides a grammatical analy-
General Endowment amounted to $2,915. Louis Turner II attended many of them.
sis of both the royal and private texts in the corpus,
including a morphological attempt to organize . the Those contributing to the Building Fund ($500 Joan Yancar
verbal system of Saite secular Egyptian. The third part and above) were: Sophia Yodis CHAPTER NEWS
allows a detailed look at the royal historical stelae of Dr. and Mrs. Elie Abemayor Mostafa Zayid Southern California
Dynasty 26 with new photographs, facsimile drawings, Florence Friedman In March, 1994, Dr. Carol Redmount, Assistant
Charles Herzer Prof., University of California, Berkeley, will address
computer-generated hieroglyphic copies for textbook OBITUARIES
Janet Johnson and Don Whitcomb Prof. Bernard V. Bothmer, one of the great the chapter. Her subject will be "The Second Inter-
use, transliteration and commentary.
Martha Kellner figures in Egyptology and specifically Egyptian art mediate Period in The Delta At Wadi Tumilat". In
The Kentucky Anthropological Research Facility Donald Kunz history, died in New York City on December 7, 1993 July, "Ancient Egyptian Heritage: Black Athena-
Barbara Mertz after a long illness. Former chief curator of Egyptian Truth or Fiction" will be the focus of the Sixth Annual
announces the publication of Kulubnarti 1: The
David and Nan Ray art at the Brooklyn Museum and Lila Acheson Wallace ARCE/SC and Museum of Natural History all day Sat-
Architectural Remains, by William Y. Adams. This is
Christiana Walford Professor of Ancient Egyptian Art at the Institute of urday symposium. The day will be shared between
the first of three volumes that will report on the
Those contributing to the General Endowment Fine Arts, New York University, Prof. Bothmer was Dr. Antonio Loprieno, Prof. of Egyptology at UCLA
excavations carried out by the University of Kentucky
responsible for creating an appreciation of the art of and Dr. Manfred Bietak, Director of the Austrian
on the island of Kulubnarti, about 130 km upstream (contributions of $100 or more marked with an
asterisk) were: the Late Period, and organized a famous exhibition at Archaeological Institute, Cairo and Prof. of Egyptology
from Wadi Halfa, in 1969 and 1979. The· present
the Brooklyn Museum entitled "Egyptian Sculpture of at the University of Vienna. For Further information,
volume describes and illustrates the outstandingly well Norma Ackel
the Late Period" in 1960. He was known for the atten- contact Noel Sweitzer, president of the chapter, (213)
preserved castles, kouifas, houses, and churches at the Klaus Aichele*
tion he paid his students and the high standards he 231-1104.
main Kulubnarti village and 19 other sites on the Marti Lu Allen
island. Included are descriptions and illustrations of Barbara Bell* expected of them. He was also a devoted member of
the murals in the Kulubnarti church, most of which Al Berens ARCE, having been a member since 1950, and always Washington, D. C.
insisted that his students join the organization. He This spring, Dr. Ann Macy Roth, presently
have not previously been reported. Ann Harding Bowmann
Carmine Bracale* served in various capacities in ARCE-as executive with the Classics Department of Howard University,
Kulubnarti 1 and the succeeding volumes should
L. Carl Brown* secretary for a number of years, treasurers, and then will present a lecture on "Old Kingdom Tombs and
be of interest to all scholars concerned with the late
finally as the head of the Cairo office when it operated Tomb Building." This lecture will be co-sponsored by
medieval and early modern periods, since the Mr. and Mrs. Donald Couillard*
Leo Depuydt on a part-time schedule in the 1950's. He inaugurated the Washington Society of the Archaeological Institute
Kulubnarti sites are the only remains in the Sudan that
Octile Duff the series of "Annual Lectures" at ARCE in 1987. of America. Date, time and location will be announ-
span the late Christian and post-Christian periods, and
that have been systematically excavated. Stephen Emmel Prof. Bothmer was a charismatic teacher with ced.
For further information, contact Francis
The volume sells for $35.00 including shipping Linda Feinstone* high standards. He was critical of shoddy work. Once
Niedenfuhr, president of the chapter at (202) 363-5196
and handling. Orders may be sent directly to the Jane Ferencik satisfied that a student or colleague was serious, he
or Brad G. Leissa, secretary-treasurer at (202) 686-
Kentucky Anthropological Research Facility, c/o Cadrin Gill proved generous with his time and advice. His death
Nimet Habachy* marks a passing of an era. 3898.
Department of Anthropology, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY 40506-0024. James Hoffmeier*
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North Texas THE NEWS FROM CAIRO begun to develop the same cooperative spirit with Dr.
February marked NT/ARCE first's anniversary. Bakr's successor, Dr. Nur el-Din, with the head of
The monthly lecture was presented by ARCE member Pharaonic antiquities, Dr. Ali Hassan, and others.
Alan May who spoke on "Royal Sculpture of the 18th
Dynasty". Renovation of New Facility
Dr. Donald P. Ryan of Pacific Lutheran Mr. Ibrahim Sadek has been given full
University will be featured in a weekend event March responsibility for the renovation of the new ARCE
24-26. He will present a program on the Valley of the facility which will exceed 10,000 sq. feet.
Kings and other topics such as ancient rope making and Construction should be completed early in 1994. The
Belzoni which were featured in several of his recent area designated for the Computer Center (some five
articles for KMT magazine. rooms) had been completed and the Computer Center
In April, Dr. Karl Petruso, University of Texas, have moved in. The area is superb. The temporary
Arlington, will present a lecture to the chapter on residence area is also completed. We hope to move
"Archeological Field Techniques". the staff offices by the end of December, and complete
For further information, contact Jim Murray, the reception area, library and dark room by late
president of the chapter, (817) 561-1522. January. Current ARCE space will then be restored as Peter Dorman, Director of Chicago House, visiting the ARCE
a new Director's residence. Deadlines could slip office in Cairo.
South Texas The pace of events at ARCE Cairo over the modestly, but the project is on track.
For Further information, contact Polly Price, period has varied from brisk to frantic.
secretary of the chapter, (512) 657-2428. Fellows Lectures and Courses Al-Hakim, Ph.D. Architect, "Vernacular Architecture
Our clearances were assured verbally this year We have had excellent attendance at our Fall and Well-Being"; Dr. Peter F. Dorman, Oriental
Tucson, Arizona long before receipt of official written approval. Both lecture series. Douglas Haldane (ARCE Fellow) and Institute, University of Chicago, "The succession of
The exhibition of the Harer Collection of Ibrahim Sadek and Amira Khattab have managed this Cheryl Haldane of the Institute of Nautical High Priests of Amun in the Reign of Thutmosis III",
Egyptian Art: "Temple, Tomb and Dwelling" and the issue successfully on two different levels. We have Archeology have drawn capacity crowds for their Dr. Robert Bianchi, Brooklyn Museum, "A Reexami-
associated lectures which were held in Tucson during received our clearances in a timely fashion and only presentations on Nautical Archaeology. They are nation of the Art of the Old Kingdom and The First
fall 1993 were extremely successful. The exhibition minor issues regarding specific fellows remain in attempting to set up an office in Alexandria of the Intermediate Period"; Dr. Peter Der Manuelian,
attracted thousands of visitors and many of the lectures dispute. The following Fellows have already arrived Institute of Nautical Archeology for long-term research Assistant Curator, Department of Ancient Egyptian,
were standing room only events. Speakers included in Cairo; Walter Tice Armbrust (ARCE), Topic: and conservation of submerged antiquities. I visited Nubian and Near Eastern Art, Museum of Fine Arts,
Drs. Gerry D. Scott, Richard Wilkinson, Eugene History of Egyptian Cinema: 1930-1960; Elizabeth the EAO Chairman with the Haldanes and we submit- "The Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Giza Necro-
Cruz-Uribe, Nancy Thomas, and Robert Bianchi. Bishop (ARCE), Topic: Talking Shop: Egyptian ted preliminary paperwork for the EAO Permanent polis: Old Excavations and New Technologies"; Ms.
On March 13, Dr. Emily Teeter will present a Advisors and Soviet Engineers at the Aswan High Committee approval "in principle" for the INA to get Susan Weeks, Archeology Illustrator, "Egyptian Silver
lecture on "The Search for Medinet Habu." For further Dam; Clarissa C. Burt (ARCE), Topic: Contemporary established. The EAO Permanent Committee has Folk Jewelry"; Ms. Nairy Hampikian, German Arche-
information contact chapter president Dr. Richard Poetry in Egypt Since 1967: The Dynamics of Poetic approved the INA's request to establish and institute ological Institute, "Restoration work of the Mausoleum
Wilkinson, Harvill 347, The University of Arizona, Experimentation; Sheila H. Carapico (ARCE), Topic: office and program in Egypt. and Minaret of As-Sahib Nigm Al-Din Ayyub"; Prof.
Tucson, AZ 85721 or call (602) 621-3933. Pluralism, Participation, and Civic Networks: Visiting scholar Dr. James Harrell of the Afaf Marsot, Professor of History , University of
Community Betterment as Democratic Activism in University of Toledo, presented a special lecture California at Los Angeles, "Popular Attitude Toward
Egypt and the Arab World; Michael A. Frishkopf entitled "A Survey of Roman Quarries in the Eastern Authority"; Ms. Kasma El-Bakry, Movie Director,
(ARCE), Topic: A comparative Study of Sufi Music Desert of Egypt". A new lecture series by Dr. "Alexandria: Center of Intellect from Alexander to
in Cairo; David Douglas Haldane (ARCE), Topic: Jocelyn Gohary began in September entitled "Life in Justinian."
Arab Ships and Seamanship in the Eastern Ancient Egypt". Jocelyn was also kind enough to lead
Mediterranean A.D. 570-1171; Yaseen A. Noorani two tours to the Egyptian Museum in December. Dr. Antiquities Fund
(ARCE), Topic: Form and Ideology in Neoclassical Omar El-Hakim joined us again in September with a The U.S. Congress passed legislation last fall
Colonial Literature; Matthew W. Simonds (ARCE), course consisting of 4 combined lectures with tours on authorizing the use of $15,000,000 in LE funds for the
Topic: Muhammad Murtada al-Zabidi (1732-1791): "Islamic Architecture". William Lyster presented a preservation and restoration of Egyptian Antiquities.
Biography and Background; Nahla M. Zaki (ARCE), five- week course on "Islamic Miniature Painting" I have been working on the concept of an ARCE
Topic: A Theoretical and Experimental Study on the followed by a new course on "A History of Muslim proposal ever since.
Piping Irrigation Systems in Under-Developed Egypt. II
In early May 1993, ARCE responded to
Country. Other lectures presented in the Fall were: Prof. USAID's request that nonprofit organizations express
We had no problem getting desired clearances Dr. Abdel Moneim A. Syed, Professor of Egyptology, their interest in the proposed Egyptian Antiquities Fund
for expeditions through the BAO during the past year. Faculty of Arts, University of Alexandria, "In Search and obtained a copy of USAID's RFP was issued May
Amira continues her superb work for us. I had of a Pharaonic port on the Red Sea Shores"; Dr. 12, 1993. On June 24, 1993, ARCE submitted its bid
developed a close relationship with the past Chairman Edwin C. Brock, Director, Canadian Institute in proposal to USAID. The final 300 page submission
of the EAO, Dr. Mohamed Bakr, and we had a num- Egypt, "Post-Amarna Royal Sarcophagi"; Dr. Omar was drawn together in less than a month by Terry
ber of shared Egyptological interests. I have now

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Walz, Lew Staples and me and Ms. Cynthia upgrade their contacts and skills (under senior
Shartzer. Cynthia was Archaeological Grants Admini- guidance) to prepare them for work in Egypt in the
strator for ACOR in Jordan and was instrumental in years ahead.
creating a thoroughly professional submission.
In the ten months since the Congressional
legislation in Autumn 1992, an enormous amount of
work has gone into developing ARCE's project Library
proposal. In September 1993, AID notified ARCE that We have recruited a new librarian, Mr. Sherif
it had been selected for negotiation. Negotiations have Geballa, whose untimely and tragic death on September
been completed and the grant award was signed by 1, 1993 left us in shock. Sherif and I had worked
ARCE and AID on November 3rd. closely starting a major overhaul of the library prior to
As we move to implement the AID/ARCE grant, moving to the new facility. We had increased the
we will be required to harvest ARCE consortium talent binding of damaged or unbound volumes, made consid-
to make restoration programs work. I would hope that erable new purchases, incorporated several thousand
we can find roles for a variety of younger Americans uncarded books into the collection, prepared a list of
to participate in these projects so that they may With Cynthia Sharzer (I) and Sawsan Abdel Naby (r) overlooking,
volumes we hope will be donated and started planning
Mark Easton signed the agreement that created the Egyptian
Antiquities Fund.

for layout and organization of the new library. In this

we were greatly assisted by Hammam F. Hassan, our
assistant librarian, and Mrs. Meridith Sarris, the wife
of the new Pfizer representative who is an active and
devoted volunteer in the library. Requests for
donations and assistance have been developed and will
be provided through the Newsletter. The next three
years will see an enormous expansion of our efforts in
Cairo. We will continue to place priority on
clearances and services for our expeditions and
fellows. The new facility should enrich the services
we can offer both. It will also allow for a major
outreach effort to bring into the new center Egyptian
scholars both to give lectures and seminars and to
Ibrahim Sadek, the Assistant Director for Policy and Liaison, In this picture, Mark is surrounded by (from left to right), Barbara attend them. The same will be true of Cairo based US
attends the signing. Fudge, Ibrahim, Hassan and Ahmad.
scholars and academic groups from the U.S . wanting
to use our conference and auditorium facilities. A new
agreement is being negotiated with the Ford Founda-
tion and our computer center outreach program to
Egyptian academics and institutions. The USIA
program is expanding and must be fully serviced.

Other News
Time and work pressures have precluded visiting
as many expeditions as I would have wished this year.
In November both Ibrahim Sadek and I participated in
Chicago House Thanksgiving festivities. Private visits
have included Memphis, Abu Sir, Abu Roach,
Sakkara, Giza, Tanis, Bubastis, and Tell el-Muqdam.
We have developed a new ARCE protocol which
greatly expands our activities, role and rights. We
A new employee in the ARCE office is Cynthia Sharzer, Grant
Administrator for the Egyptian Antiquities Fund. have initiated discussions with the Egyptian Foreign
Ministry and hope to have the protocol signed early in
1994.

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CAIRO, EGYPI': Marjorie Adams most recent Olan and Norma Mills
DEVELOPMENT NEWS visit to Cairo in December, 1993, began with a Olan and Norma Mills of Chattanooga have
luncheon hosting area corporations and institutions for notified Terry Walz, Executive Director of ARCE, that
an update on ARCE activities and the building fund they were giving $25,000 to the Building Fund and
followed by a tour of the new building. Barbara $10,000 for the Development Drive in 1993 and
CALIFORNIA: In July, 1993, Dr. Afaf Lutfi VIRGINIA: In August, 1993, due to the Fudge, who organized the luncheon on behalf of pledged similar amounts in 1994. Dr. Johnson noted
al-Sayid Marsot, former president of ARCE, hosted vivacious and kind efforts of Ms. Laney Kaminer, Marjorie at the Sheppard's Hotel, was a great success. that the donation for the Building Fund "will signifi-
Dr. Terry Walz and Marjorie Adams to a reception Dr. Betsy Bryan, who traveled from Baltimore, and Presentations were given by Mark Easton, Cairo cantly help us in the purchase of the lease of the new
and dinner at her home during their development tour Dr. Charles Smith in Charlottesville, Virginia, Terry Director; Marjorie Adams, Development Officer; and offices in Cairo, and the donation to the Development
in California. Approximately forty guests attended the Walz and Marjorie Adams were hosted at a reception Dr. Ibrahim Sadek who is overseeing the impressive Drive will allow us to continue raising funds for the
lecture presented by Dr. Walz highlighting the back- at the Farmington Country Club in which Terry gave building and the other endowments we have estab-
building project.
ground and activities of the American Research Center another presentation on the activities of ARCE. The Some of the corporations represented at the lished. We are exceedingly grateful to the Mills for
in Egypt. Guests included Egyptian Americans in the evening brought together a distinguished crowd of this gift." Mrs. Mills was a member of the Board of
luncheon and tour included Otis Elevator Company,
entertainment industry, private business, academia and Charlottesville residents. As a result, a tour to Egypt Governors during 1989-91 .
Exxon Chemical, Chemical Bank, Bechtel Egypt,
tourism. is being planned in 1995. Additionally, Marjorie and
General Electric, Kamel Law Offices, and Pfizer.
Terry met with a Virginia corporation interested in Other development activities in Cairo included Reuben L. and Norma Kershaw
ARCE activities. meetings with Bechtel Egypt, IBM, Otis Elevator, Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw have recently given
Amoco, Mobil Egypt, General Electric Company, $1 LOOO to the Building Fund, and in appreciation of
COWRADO: During October, 1993, Dr. this gift, the Center has named its new conference
Exxon, AT&T and Chemical Bank.
Walz also presented a lecture in Denver, Colorado room, "The Kershaw Conference Room." As the
sponsored by the Egyptian Study Society under the Kershaws wrote in a letter enclosing the check, "we
leadership of Dennis McDonald. During his stay in are looking forward to visiting the new office at 2
THREE MAJOR DONATIONS
Denver, Terry was hosted at a special dinner by Ann Midan Simon Bolivar. May the renovation proceed as
and Bob Lowdermilk, who also took time from his planned so that the many important activities of the
The Marilyn M. Simpson Charitable Trust
busy schedule to show him some of the most pictur- ARCE learned in October that the Marilyn M. American Research Center in Egypt can be pursued in
esque parts of the Denver mountain area. The Simpson Charitable Trust would provide a gift and a a spacious and appropriate facility." Norma Kershaw,
Egyptian Study Society, which meets at the Denver pledge totalling $100,000 for capital improvements who has served on the ARCE Board, has worked
Museum of Natural History, has an active program of during 1993-94. The Executive Committee recently tirelessly and for many years served on the board of
lectures on Egypt's ancient culture. voted to name the new library of the ARCE Cairo the Archaeological Institute of America, and is
Center the "William Kelly and Marilyn M. Simpson currently the Liaison Officer for the AJA and ARCE.
Terry Walz and Marjorie Adams with Fifi and Alain Marsot, in TEXAS: The North Texas Chapter of ARCE Library" in appreciation of the donation. In her letter of thanks to the Kershaws, Janet
their home after the fund raising party the Marsot's hosted in July As Janet Johnson, President of ARCE, Johnson wrote, "this is a lovely and timely gift for
hosted Dr. Mark Lehner for a lecture on October 17th
1993. at Southern Methodist University's Hughes-Trigg remarked, "this is a splendid endorsement of our work which we are grateful ."
Auditorium organized by the excellent efforts of Jim and a wonderful gesture of the part of Prof. Simpson."
Corporate and institutional development calls Murray and his team in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Dr. Kelly Simpson has for many years served as a
were made at companies such as Hughes, Bechtel, The lecture, attended by area residents, was enjoyed by member of the Board of Governors.
U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce (Pacific) in San all. Following the lecture, Dr. Lehner, Marjorie
Francisco, Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles Adams and Jim Murray made several development
County Museum of Art and the University of Califor- calls in the area and assisted with the planning strategy
nia at Los Angeles among others. Individual develop- for the North Texas Chapter Development team. Our
ment calls were also conducted with the support of thanks to Jim Murray, Fred Wendorf and the North
Board Members Mark Lehner, Bruce Ludwig, and Texas Chapter for their warm hospitality. Special
Adina Savin. In addition, Terry and Marjorie also thanks to Dr. Lehner for taking the time to assist us in
visited with Noel Sweitzer who is president of the our development efforts.
highly successful and visible Southern California
chapter. TENNESSEE: A visit was made by Terry Walz
A follow-up trip was just completed by Marjorie and Marjorie Adams to Olan and Norma Mills of
in January 1994 and a reception for ARCE is currently Chattanooga. Further details highlighted in "major
being planned for mid-year as a result of this visit. donations".

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