Abusir XIII, Tomb Complex of the Vizier Qar, His Sons Qar Junior and Senedjemib, and Iykai, Abusir South 2

Prague: Czech Institute of Egyptology, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 30x21 cm. ISBN: 978-80-87025-21-5 Description: hardcover, 364 pp. (30x21cm), 43 color plates. b&w ills., drawings Condition: very good Weight: 1670g. Foreword ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The geology of Abusir ; Introduction; Pre-Quaternary geology; General; The development of northern Egypt during the Tertiary; Late Tertiary and Quaternary geology; The Nile system; The geology and landscape of South Abusir; The 'Lake of Abusir'; Summary; 3. Geophysical survey at South Abusir in 2002 ; History of application of archaeo-geophysical methods in Egypt; Aims of geophysical survey in 2002; Geophysical methods in 2002; Results from area in Abusir South; Conclusion; 4. Palaeoecology of Abusir South according to plant and animal remains ; Survey of the former Lake of Abusir; Archaeobotanical analyses; Plant macroremains; Pollen analysis from mud-bricks; Entomological analysis; Insect fragments from the sarcophagus of the vizier Qar; Insect fragments from the 'bugs tray'; Osteological analysis; Conclusions; Acknowledgement; 5. Tomb complex of the vizier Qar ; Family of Qar and his sons; Name, titles and epithets of Qar; Sons of Qar; Dependants of Qar; Architecture of the tomb complex of Qar; Superstructure of the tomb of Qar; Open Court; Serdab 1; Chapel 1; Chapel 2; Serdab 2; Corridor chapel; Substructure of the tomb; Burial chamber of the vizier Qar; Western burial apartments; Tomb of Qar, decoration and inscriptions in situ; Superstructure; Chapel 1; Chapel 2; The entrance; Chapel 2; Substructure; Burial chamber of Qar; Tomb of Qar: the finds; Surface finds; Finds from Open Court 1; Finds associated with Chapel 1; Serdab 1; Serdab 2; Corridor chapel; Descending Corridor; Shaft 5; Shaft 6; 6. Lesser tombs of Qar's sons: Qar Junior and Senedjemib ; Sons of the vizier Qar; Names, titles and epithets of Qar Junior; Name and epithets of Qar Junior s wife; Name, titles and epithets of Senedjemib; Members of the family; Dependants of Qar Junior and Senedjemib; Name, titles and epithets of Iykai; Lesser tombs of Qar Junior, Senedjemib and Iykai: the architecture; Superstructure; Qar Junior (Burial shaft and chamber 'B'); Senedjemib and Iykai; Substructures; Burial chamber of Qar Junior ('HH', Shaft B); Shaft 'C'; The tombs of Qar Junior and Senedjemib: finds and remains of decoration in situ; Decoration and finds from the chapel of Qar Junior; Decoration and finds from the chapel of Senedjemib; The entrance; The false door fragments; Reliefs from the chapel; Decorated blocks not att ributable to individual chapels; Finds from the burial chamber of Qar Junior (Burial chamber 'B'); Finds from the burial chamber of Senedjemib (Burial chamber 'A'); Finds from Shaft 'C'; Decoration and finds from the chapel of Iykai ; 7. The physical remains of the Old Kingdom mastaba and lesser tombs owners - the sexual dimorphism of the Old Kingdom population ; Introduction; Methods; Osteological description of the skeletons; Human remains from the tomb complexes of the vizier Qar and his sons and Tomb 'KK' 280; Mastabas at the Lake of Abusir; Results; Discussion; 8. Funerary food offerings ; Mastaba of vizier Qar (Tomb 'GG'); Senedjemib (Tomb 'HH', Shaft 1); Tomb of Qar Junior (Tomb 'HH', Shaft 2); General discussion; Contents; 9. Conclusions; The cemetery of Qar and its place in Sixth Dynasty history ; Architecture and finds of the vizier Qar's tomb; Architecture and finds of the tombs of Qar Junior and Senedjemib; Titles of the tomb owners; Architectural comparison; Anthropology; Summary