A highly illustrated two-volume 1902 survey of the most important Old Kingdom necropolis of the Upper Egyptian 12th nome.

Excerpt from The Rock Tombs of Deir El Gebrâwi Part: Tomb of Aba and Smaller Tombs of the Southern Group Southern group.1 Of these, the tombs of Aba and Zau are large and fully decorated, and seven others retain inscriptions.2 Of 104 tombs in the northern group only seven or eight show even a trace of inscription. The tomb of Aba, together with all smaller tombs Of the southern group, forms the subject of the present memoir. The painted chamber of Zau and the tombs of the northern group must be reserved for another volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Rock Tombs of Deir El Gebrâwi Part: Tomb of Aba and Smaller Tombs of the Southern Group About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.