The Hidden Tombs of Memphis-English, author Geoffrey T. Martin.

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For Geoffrey Martin and his colleagues, the internationally acclaimed discovery of the tomb of Maya, Tutankhamun's treasurer, was the culmination of a painstaking ten-year search at Saqqara, the burial ground of Memphis, ancient capital of Egypt. Maya had been one of the most powerful men during the boy king's short reign. Exploration of his tomb, and those of other important officials in the necropolis , has opened a new chapter in our understanding of Egyptian society more than 3,000 years ago. This book is Professor Martin's first-hand account of his discoveries. Since 1975, his Anglo-Dutch team has uncovered a series of spectacular funerary monuments, not just of Maya, but of Horemheb - Tutankhamun's Commander-in-Chief who later himself became pharaoh - Ramesses the Great's sister, Princess Iia, and other courtiers of New Kingdom Egypt. The beautiful wall reliefs and paintings in these tombs have transformed our knowledge of New Kingdom art. Many isolated masterpieces in the world's museums can now be linked to the Saqqara monuments from which they came, thanks to the author's detective work. Illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings of all the major reliefs and other finds - from jewelry to mummy-cases - this book is an exciting and absorbing account of the richest Egyptian tomb discoveries of recent times. Publisher Thames and Hudson, auther Geoffrey T. Martin, illustrations 140 (11 color), cover paper, ISBN 500276668.