CONTENTS
5. Bronze vessels. 47
6. Kohl-boxes. 48
7. Iron arrow-heads and other iron weapons. 48
8. Rings and chains. 48
9. Beads and amulets. 49
10. Conclusion. 49
11. Description of graves K 1-38 . 50
PART III. THE EASTERN CEMETERY
CHAPTER VI
Characteristics and Date of the Eastern Cemetery. 61
Introduction. 61
1. The elements of the general archaeological group of the Egyptian Cemetery. 63
(1) Proximity. 63
(2) Grave types. 64
а. Large graves. 64
б. Independent smaller graves. 64
c. Subsidiary graves. 64
d. Common features of the graves. 65
(3) Burial Types, the practice of sa^-burial. 65
а. Description of the multiple-burials of Kerma. 65
б. Comparison with the multiple-burials of Egypt. 66
c. The sacrificial character of the multiple-burials of Kerma (satr). 67
d. The beliefs on which saii-burial is founded. 72
e. Evidences of sa^-burial in ancient Egypt. 73
f. Revival of sa^-burial at Kerma. 76
(4) The character of the burial furniture. 79
2. The subdivisions of the general archaeological group of the Egyptian Cemetery ... 80
Introduction. 80
(1) The special character of the great tumuli. 82
(2) The progressive character of the crafts and customs contained in the great tumuli. 87
а. The pottery . 89
б. Size and structure of the great tumuli. 95
c. Burial apartments in the great tumuli. 95
d. The subsidiary graves in the great tumuli. 96
e. Conclusion: chronological order of the great tumuli. 98
(3) Inscriptional evidences: dates of the tumuli. 99
3. The dates of the minor tumuli and of the independent graves.103
(1) The minor tumuli, K V, K IX, and K VIII.103
а. Tumulus K V and its surroundings.103
б. Tumulus K IX.104
c. Tumulus K VIII.105
(2) The independent graves in the western part of K Cem. B.105
(3) The minor tumuli, K XLII, K XLIII,KL,K LI, K XII, K XXX, and K XXXI. 107
(4) The minor tumuli, K XV, K XIV, and K XIII.108
(5) The middle part of K Cem. B.109
а. North of K XV-XIII.109
б. North of KXVI-XVIII, with the minor tumuli, K XXXV and K XVII ... 110
c. The minor tumuli, K XXXVI and K XXXVIII .Ill
5. Bronze vessels. 47
6. Kohl-boxes. 48
7. Iron arrow-heads and other iron weapons. 48
8. Rings and chains. 48
9. Beads and amulets. 49
10. Conclusion. 49
11. Description of graves K 1-38 . 50
PART III. THE EASTERN CEMETERY
CHAPTER VI
Characteristics and Date of the Eastern Cemetery. 61
Introduction. 61
1. The elements of the general archaeological group of the Egyptian Cemetery. 63
(1) Proximity. 63
(2) Grave types. 64
а. Large graves. 64
б. Independent smaller graves. 64
c. Subsidiary graves. 64
d. Common features of the graves. 65
(3) Burial Types, the practice of sa^-burial. 65
а. Description of the multiple-burials of Kerma. 65
б. Comparison with the multiple-burials of Egypt. 66
c. The sacrificial character of the multiple-burials of Kerma (satr). 67
d. The beliefs on which saii-burial is founded. 72
e. Evidences of sa^-burial in ancient Egypt. 73
f. Revival of sa^-burial at Kerma. 76
(4) The character of the burial furniture. 79
2. The subdivisions of the general archaeological group of the Egyptian Cemetery ... 80
Introduction. 80
(1) The special character of the great tumuli. 82
(2) The progressive character of the crafts and customs contained in the great tumuli. 87
а. The pottery . 89
б. Size and structure of the great tumuli. 95
c. Burial apartments in the great tumuli. 95
d. The subsidiary graves in the great tumuli. 96
e. Conclusion: chronological order of the great tumuli. 98
(3) Inscriptional evidences: dates of the tumuli. 99
3. The dates of the minor tumuli and of the independent graves.103
(1) The minor tumuli, K V, K IX, and K VIII.103
а. Tumulus K V and its surroundings.103
б. Tumulus K IX.104
c. Tumulus K VIII.105
(2) The independent graves in the western part of K Cem. B.105
(3) The minor tumuli, K XLII, K XLIII,KL,K LI, K XII, K XXX, and K XXXI. 107
(4) The minor tumuli, K XV, K XIV, and K XIII.108
(5) The middle part of K Cem. B.109
а. North of K XV-XIII.109
б. North of KXVI-XVIII, with the minor tumuli, K XXXV and K XVII ... 110
c. The minor tumuli, K XXXVI and K XXXVIII .Ill