The Old Kingdom Cemetery at Tehna: Volume I - The Tombs of Nikaiankh I, Nikaiankh II and Kaihep (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780856688652)

The early Old Kingdom tombs at Tehna are cut into the eastern escarpment bordering the Nile, some 12kms north of Minya in Upper Egypt. The cemetery consists of more than 15 rockcut tombs, 3 of which are illustrated and described in this first volume of the site. Complete with detailed colour illustrations and line drawings, the book records the wall scenes, sculpture, architecture, finds and a translation of inscriptions including a rare legal document in the tomb of Nikaiankh I.

Author: Elizabeth M. Thompson
ISBN-10: 0856688657
ISBN-13: 9780856688652
Publisher: Australian Centre for Egyptology
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2014
Pages: 102
Format: Paperback