Three documents, perhaps part of, or related to, the project "Greatest Builders in History", which has a similar scope, see Uphill MSS 5.1.1 to 3, and perhaps some intended for conference papers or lectures 27 pages (26 single-sided + 1 double-sided)
Earlier Road Systems 6 pages, single-sided typewritten with annotations Uphill's headings:
Earlier Road Systems
Egyptian pharaonic
Pharaonic or pre-Roman road systems
A possible Ramesside post or road station
Ramesses III's "Green Policy"
Persian - Darius I road system
India - Mauryan Dynasty Asoka c.273-232 BC
China
a. Qin Dynasty Qin Shin Huang Di 246-209 BC
b. Han Dynasty earlier period 208 BC-AD 220
c. The Mongol system in China under Kublai Khan 1260-1294 AD
Late Imperial Residences under the Tetrarchy 8 single-sided pages, typewritten with annotations Uphill's headings:
Summary of pre-Diocletianic defences erected Augustus - Probus
Circuses
Trajan Red Sea canal
Papyrus manufacture
Diocletian's buildings
Roads
Posting stations
Related bibliographic references
Additional group of bibliographic notes 13 pages (12 single-sided + 1 double-sided), typewritten with annotations and some handwritten notes Uphill's headings:
Working notes, almost certainly collected for the project "Greatest Builders in History", see also Uphill MSS 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 48 pages (14 single-sided + 34 double-sided) Working notes, all handwritten
The notes have been arranged into the following sections:
"Greatest Builders in History" 72 pages (8 single-sided + 64 double-sided) Two handwritten drafts, probably intended for a publication
First draft, preliminary text and notes. For the second draft, see below
47 pages (6 single-sided + 41 double-sided)
These are working notes which have an informal and sometimes irregular arrangement
There are sections for different types of buildings, then sub-sections for each civilisation, usually beginning with ancient Egypt. Sub-sections are arranged chronologically. Monuments are listed at the beginning of a section, along with area measurements, then by building type
Uphill's sections and headings include the following:
Second draft, probably for a publication, this only a partial text and does not represent all of the sections in the first draft. For the first draft, see above
25 pages (2 single-sided + 23 double-sided)
There are sections for different types of buildings, then sub-sections for each civilisation, usually beginning with ancient Egypt. Sub-sections are arranged chronologically. Monuments are listed at the beginning of a section, along with area measurements, then by building type
Uphill's sections and headings include the following:
[Pyramids]
Tomb mounds for royal burials: sizes
By period: world's greatest builders and constructors
Greatest tombs and funerary monuments
Tomb mounds and earth funerary constructions
Earthworks & mounds
Comparative early wall sizes
Ramesses III conspectus of known constructions
World's greatest builders and constructors: all-time greats - by period
Notebook containing manuscript notes for a project on a world history of buildings and irrigation, probably for a publication. The sections include the following, and Uphill's headings are used when appropriate:
World history of irrigation, arranged chronologically, pp. 1-97
Egyptian constructions and buildings (Narmar (Menes) irrigation system; Twelfth Dynasty additional and enlarged systems; Palace or residence cities' royal estate parks - New Kingdom; Palaces; Ka-en-Kemet. Estate wall; Great temple enclosures; Maritine canal Wadi Tumilat; Lake Moeris area
List of world temples with area sizes, arranged chronologically, pp. 98-150
Temples: ancient (Egypt; Israel); Greek period temples (Syria; Lebanon); Roman Empire; Medieval temples (India; Sri Lanka; Burma (Myanmar); Thailand; Cambodia; Indonasia; China; Iraq; conspectus of Justinian I works)
Tombs and funerary constructions, arranged chronologically, pp. 151-190
Egypt; Persia; China; Roman Empire; Israel; Japan; India; Turkey
Working notes for a project on a world history of buildings and irrigation, probably for a publication, comprising mainly handwritten notes, some typewritten drafts, and photocopies of publications.
"Project VII. Thebes: a. General; b. 'Hanging Gardens'"* 26 pages (25 single-sided + 1 double-sided) Draft of a planned article or lecture(?) on Thebes, including a general description of Thebes with sections on Memphis and the 'Hanging Gardens of Thebes', a draft with typewritten and handwritten sections. Uphill's section headings with some descriptions:
Summary of Diodorus's description of the geography, buildings and history of Thebes and Memphis
Commentary: Thebes
Tomb of Osymandias [Ozymandias]
Memphis, four pages
The Hanging Gardens of Thebes, five pages
Mentuhotep
Hatshepsut
Amenhotep III
Birket Habu: harbour - circus, naumachia, summaries of relevant publications
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project VI. Karnak"* 11 pages (5 single-sided + 6 double-sided) Preliminary documentation for a planned publication or project on Karnak temple, typewritten and handwritten notes and a draft. Uphill's section headings with some descriptions:
Amun temple
Middle Kingdom Karnak
Former temples and chapels, notes on the New Kingdom buildings in the Amun temple enclosure
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Ancient Egyptian hydraulic works c. 3150 BC to c. 600 B.C. and later c. 300-280 B.C."* 94 single-sided pages Documentation for ancient Egyptian waterways, irrigation schemes and their mention in texts, typewritten drafts of a proposed publication(s), and the drafts for two articles published by Uphill using this documentation; see below for details. Also, one page from a related lecture and photocopied publications Description using Uphill's section headings where appropriate:
'Land area inundation water heights under Senusret I', one page from a lecture given by Uphill at University College London, 15-12-2005
Possible dates for the high flood levels after the Djoser seven year famine
Wadi Garawi dam dating
Estimated decline in Lake Moeris area and capacity Narmer to late Old Kingdom
Estimated increase in Lake Moeris area and capacity Amenemhat I or Senusret I
Estimated increase in Lake Moeris area and capacity post Amenemhat III to 450 BC
Possible use of Lake Moeris as a water supplier
Extent of Fayum Lake and province
Lake Moeris in the Saite Period
Lake Moeris entry channel
Size and location of Lake Moeris
Babylonia Lake
Wadi Tumilat canal
Possible increase in village settlements
Twenty-Second Dynasty Nile heights
Late Period Nile high floods
Possible enlargement of the Nile Valley agricultural land post-Senusert III
Estimated alluvium deposits in basins on average land area Senusert I 1950 BC - AD 1900
Uphill, Eric P. 2010. The significance of Nile heights recorded under the Twelfth Dynasty. In El-Aguizy, Ola and Mohamed Sherif Ali (eds), Echoes of eternity: studies presented to Gaballa Aly Gaballa, 67-76 (OEB 165232), two annotated typewritten drafts, variously titled Some new information on Nile flood heights under the Twelfth Dynasty, and, The significance of Nile heights recorded under the Twelfth Dynasty
Biahmu colossi courts
Uphill, Eric P. 2005. Irrigation basins and cultivated land under the Twelfth Dynasty. Trabajos de Egiptología - Papers on Ancient Egypt 4, 109-127 (OEB 160921), annotated draft
Correlation of Old Kingdom and Senusert I Nile inundation heights on fields
Nubian Nile height figures an explanation
Nubian spur dam positions and province divisions
Nubian high-level Nile inundation heights in the Middle Kingdom
Nubian reservoir capacity
Photocopies made from publications, some annotated
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project IV. Hydraulic wonders of Egypt"* 72 pages (63 single-sided + 9 double-sided) Documentation for ancient Egyptian waterways and irrigation schemes, and references mentioning these in texts, typewritten drafts with some handwritten notes. Description with Uphill's section headings where appropriate:
Nile heights. Breasted. Palermo Stone
Palermo Stone water heights using Wilkinson
Hydraulic projects I: Menes basin scheme
Qusheisha dyke
Suggested figures for "Menes" dykes
Scheme for Menes dykes
The original (?) basin system on the Nile - possible unification period date
The Nubian province land area under cultivation
Channels of the Nile through the Delta in antiquity
Figures relating to lands watered by shaduf raising
The dating of the Gisr Gadalla and Gisr Bahlawan and possible date of Qushesha dyke
Fayum Lake levels
Hydraulic projects II: Lake Moeris and the Biahmu statues of Amenemhat III
The Fayum system
Copy of a letter addressed to [Robert M. Porter], dated 05-11-2006, regarding Palermo Stone annals and Nile heights, with an attached draft, notes and relevant photocopies made from publications
Photocopies made from publications, some annotated
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project III. Tod. The 11th Dynasty Temple"* 27 pages (20 single-sided + 7 double-sided) Documentation for 11th Dynasty temples, including a typewritten draft, handwritten notes and a draft plan. Description with Uphill's section headings where appropriate:
Incomplete draft for "The Eleventh Dynasty Temple", annotated typescript, 17 pages, which has an introduction, then a listing with brief descriptions of the relevant temples by site:
Abydos
Dendera
Ballas
Thebes (Karnak, Qurneh)
Armant
Gebelein
Handwritten notes which continue from the point the typescript finishes, with notes on:
Gebelein (used for the Gebelein entry in the typescript)
El Kab
Sinai
Tod
Hierakonpolis
Abydos
Medamoud
Heliopolis
Hermopolis
Ideas on 11 Dyn. temples
Amenhotep I
Thutmose IV
Sandstone of Nebhepetre
Limestone of Sankhkare
Middle Kingdom - 12th Dyn. temples
Draft plan of Tod temple
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project II. Mentuhotep II. "Funerary City" Thebes. Notes on 11th Dynasty Tombs etc."* 24 pages (7 single-sided + 17 double-sided) Preliminary handwritten notes on the temple of Mentuhotep II Nebhepetre and contemporaneous 11th Dynasty private tombs at Thebes. Description with Uphill's section headings where appropriate:
19 records with notes for 11th Dynasty tombs at Thebes, probably mostly copied from PM TopBib
Tomb inventory Mentuhotep Deir el Bahari
Tomb of 11th Dynasty General Antef & causeway kiosk of Thutmose III, etc.
Mentuhotep temple, with a plan of possible reconstruction of the causeway
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Ramesses III: Last of the Great Pharaohs or Penultimate Great Pharaoh"* 87 pages (81 single-sided + 6 double-sided) Documentation for Ramesses III's building projects and monuments, including typewritten and handwritten drafts and notes copied from relevant publications and some photocopies. In part, the same or similar in content to Uphill MSS 4.1-2. Uphill's section headings include:
Drafts, "Ramesses III: Last of the Great Pharaohs", three annotated typescripts, produced at different stages, varying in length (7, 12 and 10 pages), one dated June 1996
Summaries and extracts from related publications
Cities, fortresses and enclosures
Conspectus of Ramesses III buildings in Egypt and other locations outside Egypt
Foundations of Ramesses III in Asia from text and other sources
Plans of sites photocopied from other publications
Tree planting
Possible road stations and rest houses or inns
Comparisons [monuments in Egypt, Persia, India and China]
The harem conspiracy
The witchcraft plot
Notes made at a K. A. Kitchen lecture at the E.E.S. 06-12-2003, 'Ramesses III: towards a true history?'
Uphill's comments on Porter, Robert M. 2008. A note on Ramesses IV and 'Merneptah' at Beth Shean. Tel Aviv 35 (2), 244-248 (OEB 215340)
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"An Heretical History of Egypt Commencing with the Egyptians' Concept of the Beginning of Time or Eternity Past and Future Followed by the Creation of the Universe and Continuing Down until the End of the First Dynasty c.3100 BC"* 91 pages (74 single-sided + 17 double-sided) Incomplete typewritten and handwritten drafts with annotations and drawings, with some additional notes, the early history of ancient Egypt based on historical records with cross reference material relating to other world cultures, a publication plan, drafts for some sections, and notes for others. Uphill's section headings:
Astronomical periods
The cosmic year
The galactic year
The great or processional year
Egyptian duration texts
Creation
Fuller phases of creation and Egyptian cosmogeny
Egyptian cycles of years
A possible explanation of Herodotus's account of Egyptian solar cycles
The Biblical day and year cycle of Yahwe
Duration of the gods
Similarities of Egyptian and Indian Universes
Ḏt r Nḥḥ eternity to eternity
Rest periods in the life of the universe(s)
Ancient Egyptian "moments of time" really great year cycles
The great distances travelled by Re and the time they take to accomplish
Minimum figures for the travel distances of Re
Maximum figures for the travel distances of Re
The king's great span of distances and time
The concept of Horus and Thoth as Ptah's mind and speech
The classical writers references to datings in Egyptian prehistory
The gods Re and Brahma age and their lives end
Further Indian religious parallels with Egypt
The voyages of Re in his solar bark and their time cycles
The counting of later periods of time: Sothic cycles as a means of counting backwards
A parallel system of counting in Sumerian chronology
Sothis "opener of the year"
Egyptian calendars
The festival [hieroglyphs] Ḏt or of eternity
The cycle termed the "era of Horakhti"
Spell 175 Ani
Passages from the Book of Gates
Sepi
The great cosmic serpent
The idea behind the cosmic serpent image
How the Egyptians may measure light speed using Iteru length units
Duration of the sun god's voyages in the heavens
Length of the Sothic cycle
Scheme adopted for cycles
Relationship with the year discrepancy
Sothic cycle evidence
Note on Herodotus sun movement
Miscalculated reading of precessional year count
Farina scheme for Turin Papyrus prehistory
Hebrew tradition of generations
Chronological scheme
Identifications of gods with development phases a. Cosmic and pre-settlement deity identifications b. Terrestrial and post-settlement deity identifications
Nebulae
Sumerian creation cycle
Hebrew creation periods and generations span
Indian world chronology
Indian world ages
Brahma time periods
Maru duration
Brahma duration
Jain chronology
Buddhist chronology
Dating based on Nile sedimentation relevant to Turin Papyrus
The Maya chronological cycles and calendar system
First Dynasty label annals
Building shown on Dynasty 1 labels
Palermo Stone annals
First Dynasty annals
Related material, moved here from a miscellaneous group of Uphill's unsorted loose notes, 2 handwritten pages, brief notes on the cult of Ra, the creation myth, and sun worship
"Domestic architecture and its urban setting in ancient Egypt. Part II: Palaces"* 192 pages (187 single-sided + 5 double-sided) Incomplete drafts, typewritten with annotations, the palaces of ancient Egypt form the second section of a planned but unpublished publication. See Uphill MSS 4.24 for the first part. There is a publication plan, a primary publication draft incorporating carbon copies, a few drafts for additional chapters, a revised draft for the chapter on Malkata, appendices and notes. Uphill's section headings:
Publication plan with notes, 10 pages (9 single-sided + 1 double-sided), quarto size paper, handwritten and typewritten with annotations
Part II. Palaces
Generalities
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Malkata
Amarna
Nineteenth Dynasty
Palace of Ramesses II in Ramesseum
Twentieth Dynasty
Ramesses III at Medinet Habu
Nineteenth Dynasty (sic)
Palace of Merneptah at Memphis
Twenty-Sixth Dynasty
Palace of Apries
Short summary to conclude
Illustration lists
Palaces. Sizes
Primary publication draft, 115 single-sided pages, quarto size, typewritten, annotated with some drawings, and one handwritten note. All chapters include the original typewritten draft along with its carbon copy except for 'The imperial city' section at the end
The early dynastic palaces
The Old Kingdom palace
The Middle Kingdom palace
Deir el Ballas
Malkata
Site plan
The temple (pr) of Amun
The audience pavilion
The harem and servant's quarters
The west villas and officials' houses
The middle palace
The private palace of the king
The south palace and dependencies
Construction
Decoration
The imperial city
Table 1. W. Asia capitals
Table 2. Egyptian capitals and residences
Table 3. Aegean citadels and walled enclosures
Chapter draft, 11 single-sided pages, quarto size paper, typewritten with annotations, perhaps produced later than the primary publication draft
The royal palaces of El Amarna
Introductory
Generalities
Residence boundaries
Great north palace
North palace
Central palace
Coronation hall
The bridge
The "estate" palace
Maru Aten
Conclusions
Chapter draft, 11 single-sided pages, A4 size paper, typewritten with annotations, produced later than the primary publication draft
The Delta residence of Ramesses II
Introductory
Exploration
Khatana
Qantir
Reconstruction of the city site
The palace - temple sector
The palace
Public halls and rooms
Private apartments
The temples
Conclusions
Revised draft of the Malkata chapter from the primary text draft (see above), 36 single-sided pages, A4 size paper, typewritten with annotations
"Domestic architecture and its urban setting in ancient Egypt. Part I: Houses and towns"* 133 single-sided pages Annotated typewritten draft on the houses and towns of ancient Egypt, forming the first section of an unpublished book. See Uphill MSS 4.25 for the second part. Uphill's section headings:
Draft, 2 + 131 pages, quarto size, typewritten with annotations
Title page
Table of contents
Part I - Houses and towns
Generalities
The Predynastic villages
The Early Dynastic house
The Old Kingdom town
The town of Queen Khent-kawes
The Middle Kingdom town
The town of Senusret II
The town of Ahmose
Akhetaten: the residence of Akhenaten and the city of the sun
El Amarna: the house of Nakht
El Amarna: the house of Hatiay
El Amarna: a middle class house V.37.1
El Amarna: the model house
El Amarna: the eastern village
Thebes: The southern capital and great metropolis of Upper Egypt
"The First and Last Pharaohs - I. Menes - Narmer; List of possible photos and line drawings"* 297 pages (289 single-sided + 8 double-sided), quarto size paper An incomplete publication draft on the reigns of Menes (Narmer) and Diocletian. There is a full draft for the first section on Menes (Narmer). This section includes several drafts for some sections, additional notes and bibliographic references and notes. The section for Diocletian is preliminary and mostly consists of bibliographic references and notes. There is also a publication proposal. The whole group consists of mainly annotated typescripts, some handwritten notes, and summaries and notes made from relevant publications. Uphill's section headings:
Publication proposal and preliminaries, 42 single-sided typewritten and handwritten pages, annotated
The Development and Continuity of Egypt between Menes and Diocletian c. 3150 BC - AD 284
The First and Last Pharaohs: Menes and Diocletian
Publicity summary
Uphill's C. V.
Programme
Part I. Menes
Part II. Diocletian
Chapters or section headings
Line drawing figures: Narmer
Line drawing figures: Diocletian - tetrarchy
Revised chapter headings
Notes used for drafting part of the publication, 66 single-sided typewritten pages, annotated, including:
How Memphis became the largest city in the ancient world
Notes for chapters 13-15
Notes on royal annals, especially the Palermo Stone
Publication draft
Part I: Menes, 159 single-sided typewritten pages, annotated
Who was the real Menes?
Identification
Egyptian prehistory and 'Predynastic' states
The unification and dual monarchy: infrastructure and government
The Egyptian calendar and its possible links with the unification
The discovery and significance of the Great Deposit at Hierakonpolis
Royal hunting and sports
Warfare under Menes
Egypt over the border
a. Menes in Palestine
b. Sinai contacts
The great walls of Menes
a. General features of the Nile and Egyptian irrigation
b. Suggested reconstruction of the Memphite hydraulic works
The foundation of the 'White Wall' settlement at Memphis
The building programme of Menes
a. Fortresses and forts
b. Towns and royal residences
c. Contemporary foreign towns
d. Temples and shrines
Apotheosis: the Sed-festival of Menes (Narmer)
Where and how was Menes buried?
a. Hierakonpolis evidence versus that from Abydos
b. Objects associated with First Dynasty tombs indicating actual burial places
The tomb of queen Neithhotep at Naqada: its architecture and contents
Table of First Dynasty tomb dimensions
Part II: Diocletian, 30 annotated typewritten and handwritten pages (22 single-sided + 8 double-sided)
Bridging section with a summary of main events, etc., in the thirty-four centuries after Narmer, followed by three chapters. These will cover the political situation under the Tetrarchy in Egypt and the Roman Empire in general, followed by evidence as to the position of Diocletian as 'Pharaoh'. Wars and government of Egypt in summary and description of the major buildings erected at this time in Egypt, especially fortifications. [Copied from Uphill's publication proposal]
Preliminary notes on Diocletian
Egyptian Dating System; Pedigree (Diocletian); Provisional list of plates
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Hatshepsut: Foremost of Noble Women"* 14 single-sided pages Two drafts for a general article or lecture on Hatshepsut's background, reign, monuments and buildings, annotated typescripts. Uphill's section headings:
Hatshepsut: Foremost of Noble Women, earlier draft
Introduction
Family background
Politics. The succession problem
Names and titles
Representation on royal monuments
Punt expedition
The Sed festival
Great officials
Lesser officials
Daily life
Foreign trade and intercourse
Buildings and monuments
Private monuments
Burial equipment
Changes in art
Eradication of the names and inscriptions of the queen
Later deletion from the King Lists
Hatshepsut monument survey. With Nubia
Ma'etkare Hatshepsut dates
Hatshepsut: Foremost of Noble Women, later draft incorporating corrections from the earlier one
Same headings as the earlier draft, it ends with the section 'Later deletion from the King Lists' and does not include the final two sections present in the earlier draft
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project XIX. Persia - Sassanian: A. Shapur I - Nahrawan canal system; B. Monuments of Shapur II - Khandak Sabur canal system"* 8 single-sided pages A preliminary document describing Shapur I and Shapur II's building projects, annotated typescript, includes brief descriptions with measurements of buildings and other structures, and photocopies from publications. Uphill's section headings:
Nahrawan canal system
Urban area
The Iranian canal system of Shapur I
Further cities of Shapur I
Khandak Sabur canal system
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project XVIII. Babylonia - Nebuchad-Nezzar II: Fortifications in and around Babylon; Also hydraulic works"* 4 pages (3 single-sided + 1 double-sided) A preliminary document describing Nebuchadnezzar II's building projects, annotated typescript, includes brief descriptions with measurements of buildings and other structures with some plans, and summaries and notes from publications. Uphill's section headings:
Nebuchadnezzar fortifications at Babylon
Hammurabi temple foundations
Inundated area of Babylon
Suggested solution
Median wall
Suggested size
Outer city wall
Inner city wall
Babel platform
Borsippa
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project IA - Ramesses III. Buildings and funerary endowment details"* 42 pages (11 single-sided + 31 double-sided) Documentation for the buildings and monuments of Ramesses III, including Uphill's mostly handwritten and some typewritten summaries and notes copied from relevant publications and documents, also a draft site plan. Uphill's section headings include:
Papyrus Harris
Ramesses III Temples (Erichsen, W. 1933. Papyrus Harris I: Hieroglyphische Transkription (OEB 139068)
Conspectus of Ramesses III undertakings (Papyrus Harris)
Ramesses III building complex figures
Ramesses III wars (mostly notes made from publications)
Further possible Ramesses III towns
Ramesses III. Temple elements
Ramesses III. Building complex figures
Heliopolis - Ramesses? enclosure, plan with measurements
The great enclosure wall of Ka-em-Kemet
Possible road station
Tree planting on roads etc.
Beth Shan (mostly notes made from publications)
Further sites in Jordan
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project Babonlonia (sic) XVII: I. Hammurabi hydraulic works - canals; II. His temple and city foundations"* 5 single-sided pages A preliminary document listing Hammurabi building projects, annotated typescript, includes brief descriptions with measurements of buildings and other structures, and summaries and notes from publications. Uphill's section headings:
Hammurabi's hydraulic works
Hammurabi temple foundations
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project XVI. Israel - The Temples of Jerusalem: I. Solomon's; II. Ezekial's ideal-based one; III. Herod's including citadel platform, also 2nd post-exilic shrine"* 70 pages (52 single-sided + 18 double-sided) Preliminary drafts and notes on Jerusalem temples, typewritten and handwritten notes, and includes summaries and notes of relevant publications. Uphill's section headings:
Middoth measurements
Draft plans:
Solomonic citadel and temple
Middoth. Plan of Herod's and Solomon's altars
The inner temple
Ezekial temple, with plan of gate
Bibliography and notes
Notes on Harem
Temple platform & court sizes
Comparative plan of Solomonic + Herod inner temple courts using equal cubits
Hecateus plan postexilic temple
Reconstruction, typescript and a series of draft plans with accompanying notes:
Josephus temple
Middoth temple
Reconstruction of citadel and temple
Minimal citadel reconstruction
The temple mount, typescript and a series of draft plans
T. C. M. Mitchell notes on house of pharaoh's daughter
Photocopies made from relevant publications
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project XV. Nubian fortifications: a. Fortresses; b. Forts and fortlets; c. Town walls; d. Administrative buildings; e. Hydraulic + irrigation projects"* 114 pages (113 single-sided + 1 double-sided) An almost complete publication draft on Nubian fortifications, annotated typescript, some handwritten notes, mostly measurements for buildings and sites, a few maps and plans sourced from publication and the web, and correspondence. Some of Uphill's section headings and a list of the sites discussed:
Phases
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Concept of zones of defence
Eleventh Dynasty phase in Nubia
Uphill has not given the sections within this group top-level headings to introduce them. Uphill uses the same arrangement as his Hyksos fortifications documentation, see Uphill MSS 4.16:
Major military bases
Large cities
Large towns
Small towns
Small settlements
Fortlets
Palaces
Inscriptional evidence
Nubian hydraulic constructions
Scale of some Egyptian building schemes
Middle Kingdom C-Group graves
Conspectus of Nubian fort system
Postulated Nubian irrigation basin system from archaeological evidence
Alternative scheme for pharaonic large basins and Nubian small ones
Final figures for the pharaonic system of basins and dams
Buhen evidence
Mirgissa evidence
Possible double wall river bank dykes
The system
Scheme employing stone paved levelled irrigation basins
Letter from Derek Welsby, The Sudan Archaeological Research Society, dated 04-02-1999, in response to Uphill's request for information on the 'wadi walls in the NDRS concession' at Dongola
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project XIV. Hyksos fortifications: a. Palestine; b. Lebanon; c. Syria; d. Egypt"* 26 pages (25 single-sided + 1 double-sided) An almost complete publication draft on Hyksos fortifications, mostly typewritten with some handwritten pages and notes. Uphill's section headings with additional descriptions:
Hyksos fortifications, a handwritten table of contents(?) with a list of sites
List of sites from Säve-Söderbergh, T. 1951. The Hyksos rule in Egypt. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 37, 53-71 (OEB 3089)
Hyksos fortifications gazetteer, a 19-page typescript with a few annotations, and three additional typed pages, perhaps appendices to the main text. The documentation includes the following sub-headings:
Palestine
Major military bases
Large cities
Large towns
Small towns
Small settlements
Fortlets
Towns of uncertain scale yet to be established
Possible MBIIB sites with Hyksos forts
MBIIA Period urban and fort sites
Lebanon
Large towns
Syria
Major military bases
Large cities
Scale uncertain and yet to be established
MBIIA Period urban and fort sites
Egypt
Capital
Possible large cities
Possible cities for comparison
Large towns
Small towns
Small settlements
Fortlets
Towns of uncertain scale yet to be established
Possible MBIIB sites with Hyksos forts
MBIIA Period urban and fort sites
Hyksos scarabs from Palestinian locations, list of site names, perhaps an appendix to the main text
Towns in Palestine apparently destroyed by Ahmose, list of site names, perhaps an appendix to the main text
Sites burnt or destroyed in period 1550-1500 BC, and Sites continuing in LBI but possibly with some interruption and renewal, lists of site names, perhaps appendices to the main text
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project XIII. The Monuments of Pepy II: a. Royal; b. Private tombs"* 14 pages (3 single-sided + 11 double-sided) Preliminary notes for the monuments of Pepy II, handwritten. Uphill's section headings:
Pepy II funerary complex, notes including measurements
Pepy II. Queens' pyramid complex, notes including measurements
Pepy II. Monuments (I), buildings, mostly summaries and notes from relevant publications
Pepy II. Monuments (II), objects, mostly summaries and notes from relevant publications
Temples and royal 'castle' enclosures, mostly summaries and notes from relevant publications
Outside Egypt, objects with some bibliography
Private tombs
Saqqara royal cemetery, notes
Saqqara other than royal cemetery, list of tombs with some bibliography
Giza, list of tombs with notes including measurements, some bibliography
Heliopolis, list of tombs with notes including measurements, some bibliography
Dendera, list of tombs with notes including measurements, some bibliography
Balat, list of tombs with notes including measurements, some bibliography
Sixth Dynasty Ka-House temple complexes
Bubastis, list with notes including measurements, some bibliography
Teti
Pepy I
Abydos, list with notes including measurements, some bibliography
Pepy I?
Pepy II?
Hierakonpolis, notes including measurements
Pepy I
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project XII. Darius I Wors.: a. Cities; b. Roads; c. Nile - Red Canal"* 6 pages (4 single-sided + 2 double-sided) Preliminary draft listing of the monuments of Ptolemy II, typewritten and handwritten notes. Uphill's section headings. Mostly summaries and notes from relevant publications:
Darius cities
Hydraulic projects III: Nile - Red Sea canals
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project XI. a. The buildings and monuments of Ptolemy II + monuments; b. Canal extension - reclamation land Fayum; c. Alexandria harbour works?"* 2 single-sided pages A preliminary listing of the monuments of Ptolemy II, typewritten. NB Although Uphill's note refers to 'Canal extension - reclamation land Fayum', no relevant documentation is present. Uphill's heading, with description, includes summaries and notes from relevant publications:
Ptolemy II buildings
Summaries of relevant publications
Notes on the Alexandria harbour
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project X. Psamtek I: a. Buildings; b. Monuments; c. Butic Canal"* 11 pages (9 single-sided + 2 double-sided) Preliminary documentation on the monuments of Psamek I, mostly typewritten notes with some handwritten pages. Uphill's section headings, groups also include summaries and notes from relevant publications:
Butic Canal
Saite monuments and sites along the Butic Canal
Psamtek I monuments in Delta
Further sites
Postulated Saite centres rebuilt in North Delta nomes
The Butic Canal system
Butic River or Canal
Tell Qedwa fortress
French map for the Lake Manzilah area with the annotation "Bahar Bagar"
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
"Project IX. Horemheb: a. Reign; b. Monuments; c. Shaduf introduction note"* 25 pages (23 single-sided + 2 double-sided) Preliminary documentation on the Horemheb's monuments, mostly typewritten notes with some handwritten pages. NB Although Uphill's note mentions the Shaduf, no obvious relevant documentation is present. Uphill's section headings, with some descriptions, include summaries and notes from relevant publications:
Horemheb temples and monuments, thirteen-page annotated typescript, some of the sub-headings include:
Amenhotep IV Aten temple blocks
Horemheb sites
Horemheb restoration texts
Delta wall system proposed form
Tell Rub'a
Amarna tomb sizes and status
North tombs
South tombs
For comparison, Theban officials of the period
Size indicated by doorways
Outline of Suggested Three Phases of New Kingdom Delta Defenses
Horemheb and the late Eighteenth Dynasty
Seti I and the route into Asia
Ramesses II consolidation of the lines
Related material, moved here from a miscellaneous group of Uphill's unsorted loose notes, 2 handwritten pages, brief notes and bibliographic references.
*Uphill's description for this group as recorded on the original housing. This note has been retained.
