The Abu Bakr Cemetery at Giza
- Atlanta: Lockwood Press, 2020
- 653 p., ill., fasc., foldout separate map; 29 cm
- Wilbour studies in Egyptology and Assyriology; 5 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Introduction The date of the Abu Bakr Cemetery The layout of the cemetery Eastern sector Central sector Western sector Offering lists of Senenu II Anonymous Mastaba ABC 412 Mastaba 20 Monuments from the Abu Bakr magazine Miscellaneous monuments The Persen cache Commentary on the human remains Statistical and stylistic study of pottery Edward Brovarski Edward Brovarski Edward Brovarski Edward Brovarski Edward Brovarski Edward Brovarski Edward Brovarski Edward Brovarski Edward Brovarski Stephen Phillips Ashraf el-Senussi
The present volume reflects the work of the joint expedition of Cairo University and Brown University to record and publish the tombs uncovered on behalf of Cairo University by Prof. Abdel-Moneim Abu Bakr from 1949 through 1953, but never published. The loss of field records and lack of a map of the site meant that new, salvage excavation had to be undertaken. A total of six seasons, from 2000-2006 resulted in the clearing, remapping, and recording of the monuments in the cemetery. Abu Bakr Cemetery is of particular interest because the majority of mastaba tombs belong to relatively low-ranking individuals. Thus they have the potential to she light on the social status of Egypt's working classes"