File NEWB5/3/01 - Draft on Theban dynasties and the tombs of Theban Kings

4 cm, 2 folders

Draft of an unpublished book on Theban dynasties and the tombs of Theban Kings including typed sections, typed and handwritten notes, sketches and extracts from other publications including Belzoni, G.B., Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs and Excavations in Egypt and Nubia, (London, 1820) (OEB 134077). There is a draft contents page as follows:

Preface

Chapter I Thebes and its history

II The Theban Necropolis

III The Royal Tombs and their inscriptions

IV The Funeral Furniture

V Records of the Tomb Robberies in Ancient Times

VI Modern Exploration in the Royal Necropolis

Appendix. List of Pharoahs buried at Thebes with notes on their tombs and on the antiquities that have been found in them.

Glossary

Index

This material has been divided between two archival folders for preservation.