Dr. Eng. Ahmed Elyamani

Citation:

Moustafa, S., S. Anwar, D. Ashraf, S. Ramadan, and A. Elyamani, "The tomb of the High Priest of Aton in the regime of King Akhenaten: description, damage and restoration works", 4th Int. Conf. of Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo Univ. “Egypt and Mediterranean Countries Through Ages”, Cairo, Egypt, 15-19 Oct., 2015.

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Abstract:

The discovery of the tomb of Meryneith is one of the recent and important discoveries in
Saqqara. The tomb was discovered in the period from 2001 to 2003 by the archaeological
mission of Leiden University (the Netherlands). The importance of the discovery goes back to
the positions held by the tomb owner Meryneith. He was the High Priest of Aton in the reign
of King Akhenaten and also was the Minister of Finance in the reign of King Tutankhamun.
The tomb was subjected to a complete restoration project. It was afterwards open for visit in
2011. The authors of this paper visited the tomb many times during late 2014 and October
2015. They conducted many times a detailed visual inspection of the tomb during those visits.
This paper discusses the tomb description and the signs of damage currently noticed and the
possible reasons behind. As well, it comments on the restorations carried out by the Holland
mission and comparing it with the tomb status at the time of the discovery. The paper aims at
comparing the restorations done with the basics and the common scientific rules in
architectural and fine restoration of monumental structures. The objective is to contribute in
improving the current situation of the tomb and to give recommendations for possible future
restorations of similar tombs.

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