A Report on the Antiquities of Lower Nubia (the First Cataract to the Sudan Frontier) and their Condition in 1906–7

This 1907 book on the monuments of Upper Egypt draws attention to threats to ancient remains from neglect, plunder, and floods.

Arthur E. P. Brome Weigall (Author)

9781108083027, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 27 April 2015

256 pages, 94 b/w illus. 2 colour illus. 1 map
29.6 x 21.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.67 kg

The career of Arthur Weigall (1880–1934) encompassed Egyptology but also stage design, film criticism and journalism. After studying in Germany, he worked at Abydos with Flinders Petrie, but in 1905 he was unexpectedly promoted to Chief Inspector of Antiquities for Upper Egypt, when Howard Carter was forced to resign. His work in Egypt, especially in the area of Luxor, focused on the conservation of monuments and the prevention of shipping of artefacts abroad, until 1911, when he returned to London. This 1907 book on the condition of the monuments between the First Cataract and the Sudanese frontier arose from his work as inspector, and is intended as 'a preliminary description of monuments and ancient remains which require to be thoroughly studied'. Unlike Weigall's travellers' guides to Egypt, this is a factual and technical work, drawing attention to the threats to monuments from neglect, plunder, and the Nile floods.

Preface
Introduction
The history of lower Nubia
The 'pan-graves'
Description of the antiquities of lower Nubia
Plates.

Subject Areas: Egyptian archaeology / Egyptology [HDDG]