Asyut, Tomb III

Objects: Part 1

by Jochem Kahl, Nadine Deppe, Dora Goldsmith, Andrea Kilian, Chiori Kitagawa, Jan Moje and Monika Zoller-Engelhardt

Book cover: Asyut, Tomb III

Extent: 362 pages

Publisher: Harrassowitz Verlag

Subjects: Ancient Egypt

Series: Asyut Project

Series volume number: 3

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(November 2016)

ISBN: 9783447100489

8.27 x 11.65 inches

Price: $139.00

In stock

The German-Egyptian “Asyut Project” has been working in the Gebel Asyut al-gharbi, the Asyut necropolis in middle Egypt since 2003. One of the most studied tombs is that of prince Iti-ibi, ruler of the city at around 2040 BC. His tomb is considered to be one of the largest of the First Intermediate Period in Egypt. It has been repeatedly re-used, raided or used for storage space by early archaeologists. Despite, or rather thanks to, its unhappy history, the tomb contained many findings from the First Intermediate to the Early Modern Period, the first part of which is presented in this study: amulets, glass, wooden models, mollusks, clay offering plates and Ushabtis. These collections provide the first systematic insight into the specific regional characteristics of Asyut culture.


The German-Egyptian “Asyut Project” has been working in the Gebel Asyut al-gharbi, the Asyut necropolis in middle Egypt since 2003. One of the most studied tombs is that of prince Iti-ibi, ruler of the city at around 2040 BC. His tomb is considered to be one of the largest of the First Intermediate Period in Egypt. It has been repeatedly re-used, raided or used for storage space by early archaeologists. Despite, or rather thanks to, its unhappy history, the tomb contained many findings from the First Intermediate to the Early Modern Period, the first part of which is presented in this study: amulets, glass, wooden models, mollusks, clay offering plates and Ushabtis. These collections provide the first systematic insight into the specific regional characteristics of Asyut culture.

  • By (author) Nadine Deppe
  • By (author) Dora Goldsmith
  • By (author) Jochem Kahl
  • By (author) Andrea Kilian
  • By (author) Chiori Kitagawa
  • By (author) Jan Moje
  • By (author) Monika Zoller-Engelhardt