File Uphill MSS 4.16 - Hyksos fortifications

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Uphill MSS 4.16

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Hyksos fortifications

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  • c. 1980s-2000s (Creation)

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1 folder

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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 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.

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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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