#asasif

[ancientstuff]

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/534510/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/st-Egyptian-Middle-Kingdom-era-tomb-uncovered-in-A.aspx

This is a wonderful find. It should be noted, though, that Asasif is a small-ish area on the West Bank at Luxor situated side-by-side with other small-ish areas. These other areas do contain quite a lot of early Middle Kingdom material, so this find's rarity is specific to Asasif.

[blueiscoool]

Joint US-Egypt Archaeology Team Unearths 4,000-Year-Old Tomb in Luxor

11 coffins for men, women and children found inside necropolis, suggesting it was a family tomb.

Archeologists from Egypt and the United States unearthed an ancient tomb with 11 sealed burials near the famed city of Luxor, Egyptian authorities said in a statement Friday.

Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said that the tomb, which dates back to the Middle Kingdom (1938 BCE-1630 BCE), was found in the South Asasif necropolis, next to the Temple of Hatshepsut on the Nile’s West Bank in Luxor.

The joint Egyptian-American mission excavating the necropolis found coffins for men, women and children, suggesting that it was a family tomb used for generations during the 12th Dynasty and the beginning of the 13th Dynasty, said Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt.

He said ancient floods destroyed most of the burials’ wooden coffins and linen wrappings.

However, some items such as jewelry in women’s burials were found intact, including a finely crafted necklace with 30 amethyst beads and two cylindrical agate beads framing a hippo-head amulet, according to the statement.

Katherine Blakeney, chief American archeologist with the South Asasif Conservation Project, said they found two copper mirrors, one with a lotus-shaped handle, and the second with a unique design of Hathor, goddess of the sky, women, fertility and love in ancient Egypt.

According to a statement from the South Asasif Conservation Project, directed by Dr. Elena Pischikova, this find is the first Middle Kingdom tomb found in the area.

The project’s statement referenced several finds, including a green-blue glazed faience fertility figurine with truncated legs, decorated with jewelry markings on the legs and torso, and a square-shaped offering tray with relief representations of a bull’s head, a loaf of bread and other offerings.

In the 11 discovered burials, team member Dr. Afaf Wahba identified the skeletons of five women, two men and three children. Six of the individuals — primary females — were interred with burial assemblages.

[youngjaelee]

Model Bakery and Brewery from the Tomb of Meketre

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Egyptian Art Collection

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 105

Period: Middle Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 12

Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early

Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), serdab, MMA excavations, 1920

Medium: Wood, gesso, paint, linen

Dimensions: l. 73 cm (28 3/4 in); w. 55 cm (21 5/8 in); h. 29 cm (11 7/16 in) average height of figures: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)

Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920

Accession Number: 20.3.12

[mybeingthere]

Broad Collar of Wah.

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat I, early,

ca. 1981–1975 B.C. Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102), Mummy, in wrappings on chest, MMA excavations, 1920.

Faience, linen thread.

Dimensions:H. 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in.); W. 39 cm (15 3/8 in.)The Met

[shatar-aethelwynn]

"Exploring Egypt's Middle Kingdom at the Site of Ancient Thebes." Presentstion by Antonio J. Morales for Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East in March, 2022, regarding work done at Deir al-Bahari and Asasif. English subtitles are provided in the settings.

[oknews]

Descubren ataúdes egipcios con una colección de joyas del Imperio Medio

Publicado: 2 de noviembre de 2024 19:01 GMT Se espera que el hallazgo contribuya a comprender los rituales funerarios que se realizaban en Tebas durante esa época. Arqueólogos descubrieron la primera tumba del Imperio Medio (2040-1782 a. C.) en el cementerio Asasif Sur, en el marco de una misión arqueológica egipcio-estadounidense, realizada al oeste de la ciudad egipcia de Luxor. La…

[panicinthestudio]

 Model Cattle stable from the tomb of Meketre

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1981–1975 B.C.

From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), MMA excavations, 1920

Plastered and painted wood, gesso

Dimensions: l. 72.5 cm (28 9/16 in); w. 57 cm (22 7/16 in); h. 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in) average height of cattle: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)

This model of a stable was found with twenty three other models of boats, gardens, and workshops in a hidden chamber at the side of the passage leading into the rock cut tomb of the royal chief steward Meketre, who began his career under King Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II of Dynasty 11 and continued to serve successive kings into the early years of Dynasty 12. Cattle are being fattened for slaughter in this stable. Four oxen feed from a manger in the large stall; two others are being hand fed by the stablemen from a pile of fodder and a sack of grain in the room in front. One of the cattle is so fat he can no longer stand. By the door sits an overseer with a baton in his hand. All the accessible rooms in the tomb of Meketre had been robbed and plundered already during Antiquity; but early in 1920 the Museum's excavator, Herbert Winlock, wanted to obtain an accurate floor plan of the tomb's layout for his map of the Eleventh Dynasty necropolis at Thebes and, therefore, had his workmen clean out the accumulated debris. It was during this cleaning operation that the small hidden chamber was discovered, filled with twenty-four almost perfectly preserved models. Eventually, half of these went to the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, and the other half came to the Metropolitan Museum in the partition of finds. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

 Model cattle stable from the tomb of Meketre, 1981BC-1975BC, Thebes, Egypt.

[teconozcomascarita]

Escarabajo del capataz supervisor de Wah. Plata, electro, esteatita esmaltada, cordón de lino. Tumba de Wah, sur de Asasif, Tebas, Alto Egipto. Dinastía Media, principios del reino 12.º (Amenemhat I), ca 1981-1975 a. de C. 

[ancientstuff]

I know I say this all the time, but this is truly an astonishing find. These are absolutely beautiful and the condition is amazing, although one doesn’t expect anything less in Egypt’s climate. I wonder if these are a cache waiting for occupants or whether they have occupants already. We’ll find out soon enough, I guess. EDIT: This talk, apparently, that this is a dump of sorts from a late 19th-early 20th century excavation, something similar. In other words, these coffins are not unknown. Part of the reason for thinking this is the stacking of the coffins. And there are remains in several, if not all. 

[nowoolallowed]

Necklace with Bes amulets - Met Museum Collection

Inventory Number: 26.7.1373 Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom, ca. 1991–1450 B.C. Location Information: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Carnarvon excavations

[random-art-objects]

Kohl jar

ca. 2030–1640 B.C.

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[egypt-ancient-and-modern]

god Atum and Pharaoh Hatshepsut, from Lower Asasif from the Hatshepsut Valley Temple

[youngjaelee]

Game of Hounds and Jackals

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Egyptian Art Collection

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111

Period: Middle Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 12

Reign: reign of Amenemhat IV

Date: ca. 1814–1805 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Birabi, pit tomb CC 25, debris, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1910

Medium: Ebony, ivory

Dimensions: Board: H. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); W. 10.1 cm (4 in.); D. 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.); Average height with pins: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); Jackal pins: H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.) to 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.) Bottom (2012.508): L. 12.9 cm (5 1/16 in); W. 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in); Th. 0.3 cm (1/8 in); Hound pins: H. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.) to 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)

Accession Number: 26.7.1287a–k

[archaeologicalnews]

Egypt says archaeologists uncover 20 ancient coffins in Luxor

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says archaeologists have uncovered at least 20 ancient wooden coffins in the southern city of Luxor.

A brief statement from the ministry on Tuesday says archaeologists found the coffins in the Asasif Necropolis.

The necropolis, located in the ancient town of West Thebes, includes tombs dating back to the Middle, New Kingdom and the Late Periods (1994 B.C. to 332 B.C.).

Photos from the ministry show colored coffins with inscriptions and paintings. The ministry described it as one of the "biggest and most important" discoveries in recent years. Read more.

[imperium-romanum]

CAIRO – 27 September 2018: The Egyptian Archaeological Mission working in Al-Asasif region, west of Luxor, under the supervision of the Ministry of Antiquities, discovered Thursday two ancient tombs containing two mummified corpses. Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani and Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri personally observed the mission's work. It is worth noting that the Ministry of Antiquities aims to intensify work in West Luxor in order to discover more ancient Egyptian treasures, and to supervise the restoration and maintenance works carried out in Luxor within the government's framework to turn Luxor and Aswan into modern touristic hubs, restoring their solid positions among the international touristic resorts. Luxor is the most popular travel destination in Upper Egypt and the Nile Valley. The city is famous for being the dynastic and religious capital of the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom in Egypt. Hence, Luxor offers tourists vast temples, ancient royal tombs, a spectacular desert, river scenery and a bustling modern life.

[ir-egipto-travel]

Egypt: Tombs of Luxor

Except the Valley of the Kings every necropolis of Luxor features in this photo collection: the Sheikh Abd el Qurnah Necropolis (7 tombs), the Necropolis of Deir el Medina (2 tombs), the Necropolis of Dra Abu el-Naga (1 tomb), the Necropolis of El-Khoka (3 tombs) and the Asasif Necropolis (2 tombs). These are commonly known as the "Tombs of the Nobles". Additionally one tomb in the Valley of the Queens is featured. No effort is spared to achieve the highest possible quality of photographic reproduction of the murals and reliefs, showing the original colours at neutral white balance and even lighting. Some subjects are well known, others rarely reproduced, like the ceilings. Details bring daily life and burial rituals of the ancient Egyptians into focus. The captions add in-depth information.