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Karkowski, Janusz: Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el-Bahari: egyptological documentation 1989 - 1990
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HATSHEPSUT’S TEMPLE AT DEIR EL-DAHARI
EGYPTOLOGICAL DOCUMENTATION 1989-1990
by Janusz Karkowski
An Egyptological mission of the PCMA worked for a brief period in April of 1989.1
The main objective of this season was to trace the scenes of the Opet Feast from the
southern end of the upper court’s eastern wall as well as the details of the upper,
unpreserved scenes on fragments in the temple stores.
In addition, the mission documented some of the unpublished figural graffiti of
Greco-Roman times preserved on the walls and columns of the Ptolemaic portico and
verified copies of the texts of the birth scenes in the northern middle portico and the
texts in the royal complex to the south of the upper court.
During the second season2 3, conducted in 1990 studies in the temple stores were
continued in order to provide new material for further restoration in this temple and
for final pulication. A separate study concerned Greek inscriptions left by pilgrims who
visited the important sanctuary of Amenhotep, son of Hapu and Imhotep which
functioned in the temple ruins for over 500 years.
The mission used transparent plastic film for tracings. The drawings were then
re-traced and photographically reduced to produce plates for the planned publication.
Altogether over 120 full scale copies, averaging 1.1 x 1.5m in size were made.
1 Members of the mission comprised Miss Hanna Koczowska -
artist; Dr. Janusz Karkowski, egyptologist, Director of the
Mission; Miss Malgorzata Koperwas, archaeologist; Dr. Maciej
Witkowski, egyptologist and Mr. Nur Abd el-Gaffar Muhammad who
acted as the inspector of the EAO.
2 During this season, which lasted from January 21st to April
3 , 1990, the mission consisted of: Dr. Janusz Karkowski,
egyptologist, Director of the mission; Mr. Mirosiaw Barwik,
egyptologist; Dr. Nathalie Beaux, egyptologist; Mrs. Dorota
Bielirtska, archaeologist-documentalist; Miss Joanna Kusek,
artist; Mr. Adam tajtar, Greek epigraphist and Mr. Stefan
Sadowski, photographer. The EAO delegated two inspectors :
Messrs. Reda Ali Suleiman and Nur el-Gafar.
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EGYPTOLOGICAL DOCUMENTATION 1989-1990
by Janusz Karkowski
An Egyptological mission of the PCMA worked for a brief period in April of 1989.1
The main objective of this season was to trace the scenes of the Opet Feast from the
southern end of the upper court’s eastern wall as well as the details of the upper,
unpreserved scenes on fragments in the temple stores.
In addition, the mission documented some of the unpublished figural graffiti of
Greco-Roman times preserved on the walls and columns of the Ptolemaic portico and
verified copies of the texts of the birth scenes in the northern middle portico and the
texts in the royal complex to the south of the upper court.
During the second season2 3, conducted in 1990 studies in the temple stores were
continued in order to provide new material for further restoration in this temple and
for final pulication. A separate study concerned Greek inscriptions left by pilgrims who
visited the important sanctuary of Amenhotep, son of Hapu and Imhotep which
functioned in the temple ruins for over 500 years.
The mission used transparent plastic film for tracings. The drawings were then
re-traced and photographically reduced to produce plates for the planned publication.
Altogether over 120 full scale copies, averaging 1.1 x 1.5m in size were made.
1 Members of the mission comprised Miss Hanna Koczowska -
artist; Dr. Janusz Karkowski, egyptologist, Director of the
Mission; Miss Malgorzata Koperwas, archaeologist; Dr. Maciej
Witkowski, egyptologist and Mr. Nur Abd el-Gaffar Muhammad who
acted as the inspector of the EAO.
2 During this season, which lasted from January 21st to April
3 , 1990, the mission consisted of: Dr. Janusz Karkowski,
egyptologist, Director of the mission; Mr. Mirosiaw Barwik,
egyptologist; Dr. Nathalie Beaux, egyptologist; Mrs. Dorota
Bielirtska, archaeologist-documentalist; Miss Joanna Kusek,
artist; Mr. Adam tajtar, Greek epigraphist and Mr. Stefan
Sadowski, photographer. The EAO delegated two inspectors :
Messrs. Reda Ali Suleiman and Nur el-Gafar.
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