| Title |
Egyptian Art [031] |
| Photo Number |
Box 10, Egypt, Sculp, Relief, 18 |
| Description |
Photo showing a part of a limestone relief from the mortuary temple of Pepy II, Saqqara, Egypt |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985 |
| Subject |
Egypt--History--Old Kingdom,--ca. 2686- ca. 2181 B.C.--Photographs; Cemeteries--Egypt--Photographs; Tombs--Egypt--Photographs; Pharaohs--Egypt--Photographs; Art, Egyptian--Egypt--Photographs; Relief (Art)--Egypt--Photographs; Human figure in art--Egypt--Photographs; Hieroglyphics--Egypt--Photographs; Inscriptions, Egyptian--Egypt--Photographs; Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic--Egypt--Photographs; Egypt; Ṣaqqārah (Egypt); Cemeteries; Tombs--Egypt; Tombs; Art |
| Keywords |
Saqqara; Neferkare Pepi II; Egyptian hieroglyphics |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Ṣaqqārah (Egypt) |
| Caption on Slide |
Limestone relief from the mortuary temple of Pepi II, Sakkara, Egypt. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Saqqara ... also spelled Sakkara ... is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis.--Wikipedia. Note: Pepy II (c. 2278 - 2184 BC), king, Sixth Dynasty, Old Kingdom. Pepy is said to have been the longest-reigning monarch in history, occupying the throne of Egypt for ninety-four years. If this is so, he was a hundred years old when he died. He was buried in a pyramid at Saqqara inscribed with the Pyramid Texts.--Who's Who in Ancient Egypt, Routledge, Credo Reference Database. |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6bg35d1 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
335400 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bg35d1 |
