Giza. Eastern Necropolis VI: The Tomb of Kaiemnofret (LG 63)

Description

The sixth volume of the series ‘Giza. Eastern Necropolis’ is the publication of the ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom tomb of Kaiemnofret that was excavated and investigated by the Russian Archaeological Mission at Giza (Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences) in 2015–2022 according to the license granted by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt. It describes architectural, epigraphic, and archaeological materials, including disturbed and partly disturbed original and secondary burials. The tomb is located on the north-eastern edge of the Eastern Field of Giza Necropolis, in the northern part of the Russian concession. The book presents a broad comparative analysis of epigraphic, iconographic, architectural, archaeological, and bioarchaeological data. Special excurses are devoted to the themes of dance, lotus for the tomb owner, and sacrificial slaughtering in the ancient Egyptian tombs of Dynasties IV–VI.