Discoveries in Egypt, Ethiopia and the Peninsula of Sinai

in the Years 1842–1845, During the Mission Sent Out by His Majesty Frederick William IV of Prussia

By:

Richard Lepsius

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology

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Dr Carl Richard Lepsius (1810–1884) was a pioneering Prussian Egyptologist considered the founder of modern Egyptology. In 1842 he was commissioned by King Frederick Wilhelm IV to lead an expedition to Egypt and Sudan to explore and record ancient Egyptian remains. The expedition included artists, surveyors and other specialists and spent three years recording monuments in Egypt, modern Sudan and the Sinai. The expedition conducted the first scientific studies of the pyramids of Giza, Abusir, Saqqara and Dashur. First published in 1852, this volume is a translation of 40 reports in the form of letters written by Lepsius to King Frederick Wilhem IV during the expedition, and translated by Kenneth R. H Mackenzie. They provide descriptions of many ancient Egyptian monuments which have since been lost or destroyed, and provide an engaging and frank account of the difficulties of supervising an archaeological expedition in Egypt at that time.

Release date Australia

November 2nd, 2010

Author

Richard Lepsius

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Contributor

Edited by Kenneth R. H. MacKenzie

Illustrations

1 Plates, color; 1 Plates, black and white; 1 Maps; 3 Line drawings, black and white

Pages

482

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology

Dimensions

140x216x27

ISBN-13

9781108017114

Product ID

6924640

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