Dossier Uphill MSS 4.16 - Hyksos fortifications

1 folder

The estate of Eric Uphill.

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

"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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