The Necropolis of er-Rizeiqat

Abstract

Er-Rizeiqat is an Upper Egyptian cemetery located ca. 10 km west form Armant, which was in use from predynastic times to the Greco-Roman period. The aim of the paper is to present this poorly known archaeological site, which was for many years neglected by scholars, despite its informative potentials. Previous publications and some of the unpublished artefacts were analysed in light of the reconnaissance undertaken in 2013 and 2016. From the results, it was possible to gather information on the topography and state of SUHVHUYDWLRQ RI WKH QHFURSROLV DV ZHOO DV VSHFL¿F GDWLQJ RI LWV XVH $Q HYDOXDWLRQ RI LWV VLJQL¿FDQFH and an attempt to relate it with the local settlements have contributed to the better understanding of the settlement pattern in the southern part of the Theban nome. It is suggested in this paper that the site served as a cemetery to settlements of: Iumiteru, Iusut, and Mniry/Mnity, as well as Sumenu from the First Intermediate Period onward.

Foreigners at Beni Hassan: Evidence from the Tomb of Khnumhotep I (No. 14)

“…The 6th Dynasty biography of Weni, for instance, describes the organization of troops from various Nubian groups, including the Irṯ .t, Md̲ Ꝫ, IꝪm, WꝪwꝪ.t, and RꝪhw, alongside Libyans and Upper and Lower Egyptians (Sethe 1933: 101-4, lines 13-16). 17 Several texts of the First Intermediate Period also mention Nubians, such as those from the Gebelein or el-Rizeiqat region, with many assisting the Thebans in their pursuits for power (see H. Fischer 1961: 44-80;Kubisch 2000: 239-65;Rosati 2004;and Ejsmond 2017). An artistic representation from the First Intermediate Period tomb of nomarch Iti-ibi-iqer (N13.1) at Asyut depicts Nubian archers among Egyptian soldiers, as well as in a desert-hunting scene (el-Khadragy 2008: 227-28).…”