Kom Ombo; Ancient Egyptian Towns; Old Kingdom; First Intermediate Period; Settlement archaeology; Funerary archaeology
Abstract :
[en] This article presents the results of five seasons of excavation and study at the townsite of Kom Ombo in Upper Egypt. The work, carried out by the Cairo branch of the ÖAI, has concentrated on remains of the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period. From the latter, an exceptionally well-preserved building containing numerous round silos, perhaps for grain, and a further building to its south provide evidence for large-scale administrative organisation. To the north lay a cemetery dating from the Old Kingdom into the First Intermediate Period, which overlay occupation levels dating from the later 2nd into the earlier 5th Dynasty. Artefacts associated with these structures, pottery, stamped sealings including examples with royal names and stone tools are discussed. Finally, results from cleaning surface features of Roman and later date at the south end of the Kom Ombo tell are described.
Disciplines :
Classical & oriental studies
Author, co-author :
Forstner-Müller, Irene; Austrian Archeological Institute [AT]
Hassler, Astrid; Austrian Archeological Institute [AT]
Matić, Uroš; Austrian Archeological Institute [AT]
Seyr, Philipp ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Egyptologie
Pantalacci, Laure; Lyon 2 - Université de Lyon 2 [FR]
Rose, Pamela; Austrian Archeological Institute [AT]
Sayed, Abdel Monem
Language :
English
Title :
Second preliminary report on the town of Kom Ombo
Publication date :
2024
Journal title :
Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale