The main archaeological results of the excavation of the pyramid complex of Neferre in Abusir are published in this report. This volume deals primarily with the archaeological examination of the monuments of the complex. Chapters on the structural analysis of Neferre's mortuary temple, the chronology of the complex and the shape and meaning of the pyramid in the Old Kingdom complement the archaeology. Also discussed are: the builders' marks and inscriptions, seals and sealing, jar dockets, pottery, statues, amulets and beads, faience inlays and tablets of Egyptian blue, anthropological...

Výpravná obrazová publikace v anglickém jazyce vychází u příležitosti padesátého výročí založení Českého (dříve Československého) egyptologického ústavu Filozofické fakulty Univerzity Karlovy v Praze. Kniha obsahuje historii působení českých egyptologů při záchraně archeologických památek v Núbii pod záštitou UNESCO v roce 1960 před zatopením tamní oblasti po dostavbě Vysoké ausuánské přehrady. Dále dokumentuje práce na českých archeologických koncesích na pyramidovém poli v Abusíru a v Západní poušti. Cenný je kompletní soupis...

This monograph presents a report on the results of the archaeological excavations of the Czech Institute of Egyptology undertaken from 1987 until 2004 and held in the area of the Abusir minor tombs clustered around the tombs of the 5th Dynasty kings. The first chapter is devoted to the excavation and description of the mastaba of Nebtyemneferes, a rather enigmatic identity probably a princess who was buried among the tombs of the members of the royal family in the southern part of the Abusir pyramid necropolis. The tomb includes common features of Abusir tombs of the period.The second chapter...

The volume presents a palaeographic study of the old hieratic inscriptions that were found on the blocks of stone masonry of the Old Kingdom tombs in the Saqqara and Abusir necropolis. The study includes the previously published material, above all from the Czech excavations in Abusir and the French work in Saqqara. In addition to that, also some yet unpublished inscriptions discovered in the recent years, were included into the study.