On-line Geographical Information System for the Theban Necropolis (OLGIS-TN)

[First posted in AWOL 15 October 2012, updated 15 September 2019]

On-line Geographical Information System for the Theban Necropolis (OLGIS-TN)

By Peter A. Piccione and Norman S. Levine

The OLGIS-TN database and maps run--both in the field and the office--on any computing device that receives Internet data, including: desktop and laptop computers, tablets, iPads, notebooks, smartphones, etc. To navigate through the Theban necropolis in real-time fashion also requires GPS capability in the same device. However, users of smartphones might find that their small screens are not as convenient for mapping and searching as devices with larger screens. Users working in the field might find the screens of iPads, tablets, notebooks, and 2-in-1 laptops to be more useful.

Instructions:   Click each of the topics below to access the following Help and instructional pages in a new window. Close window when finished.

• Full HELP Pages

Access complete documentation and help, including: menus, utilities, searching and selecting features, help index, data tables, policies, contacts, etc.

• Getting Started
• Layout and Organization of the Database 
• How to Navigate Inside the Necropolis with GPS
• How to Turn On and Access Maps 
• How to Search for Tombs 
• How to Search for Tombs by Geographical Area
• How to Print and Download Search Results 
• Legal

| Home | Map Getting Started Help File Content Legal INDEX { Old OLGIS-TN Pages }

And see AWOL's Roundup of Resources on Ancient Geography

And see AWOL's Roundup of Resources on Ancient Geography

The Theban Necropolis Preservation Initiative

The Theban Necropolis Preservation Initiative

Under the supervision of the Ministry of Antiquities, Factum Foundation partnered with the University of Basel to develop a project dedicated to promoting sustainable tourism and ensuring the continuous study and monitoring of the tombs of the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.

The Theban Necropolis Preservation Initiative (TNPI) initially recorded and rematerialized the tomb of Tutankhamun and is currently working on the facsimile of the tomb of Seti I.

The initiative also focused on the restoration of Hassan Fathy´s Stoppelaere House, situated at the entrance to the Valley of the Kings, and its rehabilitation as a training centre equipped with the technology to record heritage.The Centre will be operated by trained, local technicians.

The final and most ambitious phase involves the building of training workshops for local artisans to manufacture the high-resolution facsimiles of tombs.

EXPLORE
High-resolution image viewer of the tomb of Tutankhamun
Virtual tour of the tomb of Seti I
3D video animation of the Sarcophagus of Seti I

EXHIBITIONS
Egypt Uncovered Sir John Soane´s Museum (October 11th, 2017 - Apr 15th, 2018)
Scanning Seti Antikenmuseum Basel (October 29th, 2017 - May 6th 2018)
The Authorized Facsimile of the Burial Chamber of Tutankhamun (since 2014)

READ
2018 The Sarcophagus of Seti I - re-materialisation (article)
2017 Two hundred years in the life of the tomb (booklet)
2017 Scanning Seti (article)
2017 Scanning Seti (exhibition catalogue, in German)
2016 TNPI Progress (report)
2015 Nicholas Reeves´s The burial of Nefertiti (article)
2014 The Authorized Facsimile (exhibition catalogue)
2012 The Facsimile of the Burial chamber of Tutankhamun (report)
2009 TNPI report on the work completed (English / Arabic)
2002 Recording Seti (book)

VIDEOS
2019 CBS News on the rematerialisation of the tomb of Seti I
2013 BBC report on the facsimile of the tomb of Tutankhamun
2013 Making the Tutankhamun facsimile
2013 The finalized Tutankhamun facsimile

The Theban Necropolis Preservation Initiative Summary

2009-2017

Facsimile of the Tomb of Seti I

2017

Restoration of Stoppelaëre House

2017

Seti Exhibition

2016-2018

Facsimile of the Tomb of Tutankhamun

2009-2014

Luxor: A Guide to Ancient Thebes

Kamil, J. Luxor: A Guide to Ancient Thebes. London: Longman, 1996.

The Theban Necropolis Database

[First posted in AWOL 15 October 2012, updated 15 September 2017 (new URL)]

The Theban Necropolis Database
Compiled by Jiro Kondo

Introduction

There is a vast mortuary area on the West Bank of Thebes (the ancient city of Waset) in the 4th nome of the Upper Egypt. Over 400 private rock tombs have been registered so far in this area excluding small-scale shaft tombs in the Deir al-Madina.

Since the 19th century, these tombs have been extensively studied by researchers of the Western World. There is a sharp contrast between these private tombs and the royal tombs, which must have struck and impressed those who visited a private tomb for the first time. That is, the walls within the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings and Queens are mainly decorated by religious texts such as the Book of Am-Duat, the Book of the Gate, the Book of the Cavern, the Book of the Day and the Book of the Night. On the other hand, the wall paintings within private tombs vividly depicted the daily life of the nobles with striking colours...

The purpose of this database is to introduce all the data available so far concering the details of the private tombs in the Theban Necropolis, such as location, plan, the name and title of the owner, family relationship, wall decoration, funerary cones, etc., and the complete bibliography of the past research, in order to prepare the framework and to enhance the future research of the Theban Necropolis.

And see AWOL's Roundup of Resources on Ancient Geography

Glossaire des inscriptions de Karnak I. Le vocabulaire

Glossaire des inscriptions de Karnak I. Le vocabulaire, Travaux du Centre Franco-Égyptien d'Étude des Temples de Karnak, Montpellier, 2017

Cette première livraison du Glossaire des inscriptions de Karnak consacrée au vocabulaire a été rendue possible grâce au travail de dépouillement systématique de la documentation épigraphique des temples de Karnak réalisé dans le cadre du projet Karnak (Programme « Investissement d’Avenir » ANR-11-LABX-0032-01 Labex ARCHIMEDE). Débuté en 2013, ce projet d’édition des inscriptions des temples de Karnak a pour ambition de collecter, d’organiser et de rendre accessible le corpus des sources textuelles en hiéroglyphe, hiératique et démotique présentes ou issues des temples de Karnak. Depuis près de quatre ans, ce projet rend ainsi progressivement disponibles dans une interface accessible en ligne les textes publiés ou encore inédits de Karnak, collationnés in situ.

Le présent volume compte un peu plus de 1600 notices d’emploi de vocable qui représentent environ 100.000 attestations dans les inscriptions traitées à ce stade.

Les premières versions du Glossaire des inscriptions de Karnak seront diffusées, avec une date de version, au format PdF depuis les sites internet du Centre Franco-Égyptien d’Étude des Temples de Karnak (MAE/USR 3172 du CNRS) et de l’équipe Égypte Nilotique et Méditerranéenne de l’université de Montpellier (UMR 5140 du CNRS).

Tombe thébaine n° 33 (TT 33)

Tombe thébaine n° 33 (TT 33): Carnet de la mission épigraphique française dans la tombe de Padiaménopé (Pétaménophis) (7e s. av. J-Chr.)

Le carnet Tombe thébaine n° 33 (TT 33) vise à présenter les problématiques et les travaux en cours de la Mission Épigraphique Française dans la Tombe de Padiaménopé (IFAO, université de Strasbourg, université Paul Valéry – Montpellier 3), pour partager et mettre en valeur ses recherches sur la littérature funéraire égyptienne et, plus largement, sur les procédés de transmission d’un patrimoine textuel en Égypte ancienne.

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The Theban Tomb 33 (TT 33) blog aims to present the objectives and ongoing works of the French Epigraphic Mission in the Tomb of Padiamenope (IFAO, University of Strasburg, University Paul Valéry – Montpellier 3), to share and highlight its researches on the egyptian funerary literature and more broadly on the textual and cultural heritage process in Ancient Egypt.

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Open Access Journal: Mission Archéologique Française de Thèbes-Ouest - MAFTO: Rapports scientifiques

Mission Archéologique Française de Thèbes-Ouest - MAFTO: Rapports scientifiques

Chaque année la MAFTO publie un rapport scientifique faisant état des principaux résultats de son activité sur le terrain.

Pour télécharger les rapports scientifiques décrivant nos travaux les plus récents, veuillez cliquer sur les icônes ci-dessous:

Rapport Scientifique 2007-2008

Rapport Scientifique 2008-2009

Rapport scientifique 2009-2010

Rapport scientifique 2010-2011

Rapport Scientifique 2011-2012

Rapport Scientifique 2012-2013

Rapport Scientifique 2015-2016

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Open Access Monograph Series: Les Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine

Les Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine 

• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine: II,4. Plans de position.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine: II,5. Plans de position.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine III,5: Fac-similes.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine III,6: Fac-similes.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,1: Transcriptions et Indices.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,2: Transcriptions et Indices.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,3: Transcriptions et Indices
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,4: Transcriptions et indices.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,5: Transcriptions et Indices.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,6: Transcriptions et indices.

See also the Online Collection scientifique CEDAE-CNRS et mémoires du CEDAE

And see AWOL's Alphabetical List of Open Access Monograph Series in Ancient Studies

New at OsirisNet: TT100, the tomb of REKHMIRE at Thebes

TT100, the tomb of REKHMIRE at Thebes

Coming from a powerful family that had already supplied before him at least two Viziers to Egypt, Rekhmire occupied the Viziership under Thutmose III and remained there in turn until the first part of the reign of Amenhotep. 

Many thanks to Peter Sullivan for this translation

His tomb (or rather its chapel), TT100, is carved at the base of the hill of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. It is exceptional, and historically important for its pictorial quality, especially in the texts it contains, which explain the various functions and responsibilities of the Vizier as well as his duties. It also contains magnificent scenes of foreign peoples’ payment of tribute and the most comprehensive version of the ritual of opening the mouth in all the Theban tombs. Rather well preserved in its most interesting parts, the chapel is recognizable at the first glance into its long room that directly faces the entrance. It is indeed unique because its ceiling rises gradually along its length up to 8m high at its end. 

Images and text are inseparable in ancient Egypt, and this is particularly true in the tomb of Rekhmire which we can illustrate with over 600 photos thanks to the help of many people (see end of article for acknowledgements).

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Workmen's Huts in the Theban Mountains Project

Workmen's Huts in the Theban Mountains Project

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The Workmen’s Huts in the Theban Mountains (WHTM) Project forms part of a research project called People and Environment. A multidisciplinary study on human agency, housing constructions,  and social and ritual space in Egypt 1550-1069 BC with special focus on the Station de Repos area.   
                                                                                                                                         
This is a five-year project taking place 1.8.2008–31.7.2013 directed by Dr. Jaana Toivari-Viitala. The project is funded by the Academy of Finland and undertaken at the University of Helsinki in association with the Finnish Egyptological Society. The international partners of the project are The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) in Egypt and the University of Basel in Switzerland as well as the Náprstek Museum in the Czech Republic... 

• PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED DURING THE FOURTH SEASON IN 2011–2012
• PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED DURING SEASON 2010*

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Open Access Publications of the Mission Archéologique Française de Thèbes-Ouest

MAFTO: Mission Archéologique Française de Thèbes-Ouest

La Mission Archéologique Française de Thèbes-Ouest (MAFTO) est l’avatar le plus récent d’une unité de recherche du CNRS qui fut d’abord associée au Musée du Louvre, puis rattachée, à partir de 2003, à la Direction des Musées de France (UMR 171/LC2RMF). Depuis le début des années soixante-dix, cette équipe travaille en étroite collaboration avec le Centre d'Étude et de Documentation sur l’Ancienne Égypte (CEDAE), organe du Conseil Suprême des Antiquités de l’Égypte (Ministère égyptien de la Culture). Elle œuvre, comme son nom l’indique, sur le territoire anciennement couvert par l’antique Thèbes, capitale méridionale de l’Égypte pharaonique et l’un des plus riches sites archéologiques de la planète, inscrit à l’inventaire du Patrimoine Mondial par l’UNESCO.

Open Access Publications

Rapports scientifiques 

Rapport Scientifique 2007-2008

Rapport Scientifique 2008-2009

Rapport scientifique 2009-2010

Rapport scientifique 2010-2011

Rapport Scientifique 2011-2012

Rapport Scientifique 2012-2013

Rapport Scientifique 2015-2016

Les Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine

Many of the volumes of Les Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine are available online.  For the full list see Les Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine .  The following volumes are available online:

Plans de position:

• M. Kurz. Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine. Volume II,4. Plans de position. Le Caire 1973.
• M. Kurz. Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine. Volume II,5. Plans de position. Le Caire 1974.

Fac-similes:

• A. A. Sadek et M. Shimy. Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine. Volume III,5. Fac-similes. Le Caire 1973.
• A. A. Sadek et M. Shimy.  Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine. Volume III,6. Fac-similes. Le Caire 1974.

Transcriptions et indices:

• A. A. Sadek. Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine. Volume IV,4. Transcriptions et Indices. Le Caire 1973.
• A. A. Sadek. Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine. Volume IV,5. Transcriptions et Indices. Le Caire 1974.
• A. A. Sadek et M. Shimy. Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine. Volume IV,6. Transcriptions et Indices. Le Caire 1983.

Temples de la Nubie

• H. El-Achirie, P. Barguet et M. Dewachter, Le temple d’Amada. I.  Architecture. Collection Scientifique du CEDAE. Le Caire 1967.

Le temple de Louxor

• Ch. Kuentz. Le temple de Louxor. La face sud du massif est du pylône de Ramsès II. Collection Scientifique du CEDAE. Le Caire 1971.

And the journal:

Memnonia 

Bulletin égyptologique annuel d’archéologie et d’histoire, consacré en priorité aux études thébaines. Fondé en 1990, et édité en Égypte (Le Caire), pour le compte de l’Association pour la Sauvegarde du Ramesseum (ASR). Directeur de la publication : Christian Leblanc.

• Memnonia I (1990/91)
• Memnonia II (1991/92)
• Memnonia III (1992/93)
• Memnonia IV-V (1993/1994)
• Memnonia VI (1995)
• Memnonia XIX (2008)
• Memnonia XX

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Online Collection scientifique CEDAE-CNRS et mémoires du CEDAE

Collection scientifique CEDAE-CNRS et mémoires du CEDAE

Les Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine 

• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine: II,4. Plans de position.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine: II,5. Plans de position.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine III,5: Fac-similes.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine III,6: Fac-similes.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,1: Transcriptions et Indices.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,2: Transcriptions et Indices.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,3: Transcriptions et Indices
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,4: Transcriptions et indices.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,5: Transcriptions et Indices.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,6: Transcriptions et indices.

Temples de la Nubie 

• Le temple d’Amada I: Architecture.

Le temple de Louxor

• Le temple de Louxor. La face sud du massif est du pylône de Ramsès II.

Open Access Journal: Theban Mapping Project Progress Reports

Theban Mapping Project Progress Reports

Since its inception in 1978, the Theban Mapping Project (TMP, now based at the American University in Cairo) has been working to prepare a comprehensive archaeological database of Thebes. With its thousands of tombs and temples, Thebes is one of the world's most important archaeological zones. Sadly, however, it has not fared well over the years. Treasure-hunters and curio-seekers plundered it in the past; pollution, rising ground water, and mass-tourism threaten it in the present. Even early archaeologists destroyed valuable information in their search for museum-quality pieces.

Today, however, we realize that the monuments of Thebes are a finite resource. If we fail to protect and monitor them, they will vanish, and we and our descendants will all be the poorer. The TMP believes that the first and most essential step in preserving this heritage is a detailed map and database of every archaeological, geological, and ethnographic feature in Thebes. Only when these are available can sensible plans be made for tourism, conservation, and further study.

During the last decade, the TMP has concentrated on the Valley of the Kings. Modern surveying techniques were used to measure its tombs. From the data collected, the TMP is preparing 3-D computer models of the tombs. And of course, the TMP is continuing its excavation of KV 5. For the TMP staff, sharing their work with the interested public is just as important as what they do in the field. This has been done through a series of publications and this growing website.

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