File Uphill MSS 4.11 - Horemheb: reign and monuments and notes on Amarna tomb sizes

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Uphill MSS 4.11

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Horemheb: reign and monuments and notes on Amarna tomb sizes

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  • c. 1980s-2000s (Creation)

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The estate of Eric Uphill.

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Donated by the executors of the estate of Eric Uphill in 2022.

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"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
      1. Horemheb and the late Eighteenth Dynasty
      2. Seti I and the route into Asia
      3. 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.

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Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.

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Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.

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