This book explores the long-term trends in the development of what was the first complex
civilization in history, the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2650–2200 BC), the period that saw the …

Figure 80: Abusir, a detail of a side of a canopic jar (find No. 24/AS37/2007), which was
once deposited in the burial chamber of Neferinpu's wife or mother situated at Abusir South …

This study aims to discuss the chronology of the Egyptian 5th dynasty of the Old Kingdom
and the tentative date of accession of king Djedkare based on material from his royal …

The tomb complex of Princess Sheretnebty was discovered in the non-royal necropolis of
Abusir South in the spring season of 2012. 1 The archaeological work on this monument …

Copper model tools were usually part of the elite burial equipment during the Old Kingdom
in the Ancient Egypt. Definition of tool types is based on the semiotic triangle and a correct …

Several Old Kingdom tombs have been identified as female burials based either on funerary
inscriptions, anthropological examinations, or the assumptions of the excavators inferred …

The sophisticated administration in the age of the pyramid builders offers a remarkable time
span for research and a unique opportunity to analyse the dynamics of a complex society in …

The excavations of the Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in
the spring of 2018 brought to light a remarkable stela (Exc. No. 1/AS104/2018) with an …

The article discusses evidence uncovered by the mission of the Czech Institute of
Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague at the necropolis of Abusir near …

Paragraphs § 108–111 of the Laws of Hammurabi relate to the sābītu and/or her business
activities in the Old Babylonian period as nodes in the network of grain, silver and credit. For …