Tell el–Far´ah (Süd)

Ägyptisch–levantinische Beziehungen im späten 2. Jahrtausend v.Chr.
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-525-54368-9
Verlag: Vandenhoeck + Ruprecht

Buch, Deutsch, Band 247, 441 Seiten, mit 213 Abb. und einer Tafel, Format (B × H): 167 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 935 g

Reihe: Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis

Tell el-Far’ah (South) is among the sites in southern Palestine where W.M.F. Petrie searched for Egyptian material culture in order to further our understanding of the diverse relations between Egypt and Palestine. Besides a number of graves bearing Egyptian treasures he also discovered an entire house he claimed was the residence of an Egyptian governor. Pivotal in this interpretation were engraved ivory panels found in this building which once adorned a wooden object of some sort. However, Petri presented his conclusions in only a few sentences, without dwelling on comparisons or detailed explanations. Other scientists who shared or defended his interpretations have rarely dealt directly with the findings themselves. Erika Fischer offers the first detailed analysis of the ivory panels as well as the residence.The stratigraphy and architectural history of the building remain controversial. In order to properly judge the house in its cultural and historical setting of the Late Bronze Age Levant, the author critically discusses the so-called Governer´s Residences and shows how contradictory previous classifications and interpretations of such buildings have been. A detailed iconographic study forms the basis for dating and classifying the engravings and their main subject. Finally, the author demonstrates the relationship between the contractor, the panels and the house in which they were found.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fischer, Erika

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Biblische Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Altes Ägypten & Ägyptische Archäologie

Leseproben

Tell el-Far’ah (South) is among the sites in southern Palestine where W.M.F. Petrie searched for Egyptian material culture in order to further the understanding of the diverse relations between Egypt and Palestine. His expectations were fulfilled to a high degree. In addition to numerous tombs yielding Egyptian objects, he exposed a large building that he interpreted as an Egyptian residence. Engraved ivory panels, which were discovered in the building and which had once adorned a wooden object, proved crucial for this assumption. However, Petri presented his conclusions in only a few sentences, without dwelling on comparisons or detailed explanations. Also unfortunately, subsequent scholars – who either shared or disagreed with Petrie’s interpretation – have not examined the site’s finds and contexts in depth either. Erika Fischer offers the first detailed analysis of the ivory panels as well as the residence.>

Über Autor(innen)

Fischer, Erika
Dr. Erika Fischer ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Ägyptologie und Altorientalistik der Universität Mainz.