The book presents the reader the richest corpus of Old Kingdom royal funerary domains. The core of the bood represents catalogue of funerary domains retrieved during recent archaeological works by Egyptian team at Sahura’s causeway and of related pehou regions. The introductory chapters provide the reader with the contex and the overview of other known contemporary domains of this kind. The conclusing chapters then discuss the nature and location of pehou regions as well as the economic significance of royal domains with regard to the new finds from Sahura’s causeway.
About Abusir Series
The Abusir series provides in-depth and up to date information on the results of the archaeological excavations and research of the Czech Institute of Egyptology in the vast cemeteries of Abusir; a major site within the Memphite necropolis. The richly illustrated volumes cover three main areas: the pyramid cemetery of the Fifth Dynasty in Central Abusir, the Old Kingdom cemetery of nobles and priests in South Abusir as well as the Late Period (Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Dynasty) shaft tomb cemetery located in between. The series provides not only the final excavation reports on tombs and pyramids, but specific volumes also deal with the funerary material uncovered, such as statues or papyrus archives, as well as specific iconographical aspects of tombs and temples. The material and data is furthermore placed within the larger context of the Memphite necropolis and beyond.