Theodore M. Davis’s discovery of the tomb of Horemheb (Harmhabi) on February 22, 1908 was his last great find in the Valley of the Kings - a vast, finely cut tomb containing the king’s superb hardstone sarcophagus, a mass of fragmented burial furniture and abundant skeletal remains. The tomb’s wall decorations, in various stages of completion, are among the finest in Egypt. The Tombs of Harmhabi and Touatânkhamanou was Davis’s swansong, published three years before his death. Besides his report on the Horemheb find, it includes an account of what Davis supposed - mistakenly - to be the destroyed burial of Tutankhamun (Touatânkhamanou). The volume is abundantly illustrated with photographs and watercolour sketches of the tomb, its decorated walls and the objects found, together with some of the best views of the Valley of the Kings ever taken

The Tombs of Harmhabi and Touatankhamanou (BCP Egyptology)

History

Davis, Theodore M.

Ancient Civilizations

Bristol Classical Press

On January 6, 1907 a mysterious tomb was uncovered in the Valley of the Kings by English archaeologist Edward R. Ayrton, digging on behalf of Theodore M. Davis. Initially identified as the burial of Amenophis III's queen, Tiye (Tîyi), on the basis of a spectacular gilded shrine which formed part of the burial equipment, the body itself was later recognized as that of a man buried in a coffin adapted for the use of an Amarna-period pharaoh. Was this the mummy of Akhenaten himself, as some at the time believed? Or the body of Akhenaten's mysterious co-regent, Smenkhkare? Almost a century later, Tomb 55 (as it is now generally known) continues to baffle archaeologist and Egyptologist alike. The Tomb of Queen Tîyi, which first appeared in 1910, was Davis's official account of the enigmatic Tomb 55 discovery, and remains a crucial source both for the Amarna period and for Valley of the Kings studies generally. It is here republished with Davis's equally fundamental The Tomb of Siphtah, which details the excavator's discoveries of 1905-7 - among them the extraordinary ‘animal tombs’ and the ‘Gold Tomb’, one of the greatest caches of 19th Dynasty jewelry ever found.

The Tomb of Siphtah and The Tomb of Queen Tiyi (BCP Egyptology)

Howard Carter’s discovery of the tomb of Tuthmosis (Thoutmôsis) IV, sponsored by Theodore M. Davis, initiated a decade of immensely fruitful work in the Valley of the Kings. The find was a rich and informative one. Undisturbed since the removal of the king’s mummy around 1000 BC, the tomb’s elegant chambers were literally strewn with antiquities -- shabti-figures, model vessels, ritual equipment, textiles, throne panels, and a chariot. In the burial chamber itself stood the king’s magnificent quartzite sarcophagus, its painted decoration as fresh as in antiquity. "The Tomb of Thoutmôsis IV" was first published in 1904. Incorporating an historical essay on the king’s reign by Gaston Maspero, a description of the work and illustrated catalogue of the finds by Carter and Percy E. Newberry, and a paper on the king’s mummy by Grafton Elliot Smith, it represents Davis’s full, official report on the discovery.

The Tomb of Thoutmosis IV

Gerald Duckworth Co Ltd

In a rare gesture of feminine ambition, Queen Hatshepsut (Hâtshopsîtû) assumed the throne of Egypt shortly after the death of her husband, Tuthmosis II, holding on to power for two decades until 1458 BC. As pharaoh, she prepared a burial for herself in the Valley of the Kings. This extraordinary, spiral tomb was first cleared by Howard Carter, for Theodore M. Davis, between 1903 and 1904. Though officially emptied in antiquity, the tomb still contained many fragments of the burial, and two superb sarcophagi prepared for both the queen herself and for her father, Tuthmosis I. The Tomb of Hâtshopsîtû, first published in 1906, is Davis’ official account of this important discovery, with contributions on the historical background from Édouard Naville, and on the tomb’s excavation and finds by Carter himself, who was also responsible for the plates.

The Tomb of Hatshopsitu (BCP Egyptology)

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The Funeral Papyrus Of Iouiya

Wentworth Press

The Tomb Of Iouiya And Touiyou: The Finding Of The Tomb

Maspero, Gaston

Africa

Legare Street Press

The funeral papyrus of Iouiya

Naville, Èdouard

Nabu Press

The tomb of Siphtah: the monkey tomb and the gold tomb ; the discovery of the tombs

Ayrton, Edward Russell

Maspero, G 1846-1916

The Tomb of Siphtah: The Monkey Tomb and the Gold Tomb. the Discovery of the Tombs...

Maspero, Gaston C.

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