Studies on ancient Egypt in honour of H. S. Smith.

Studies on ancient Egypt in honour of H. S. Smith. ANTHONY LEAHY & JOHN TAIT (ed.). Studies on ancient Egypt inhonour of H. S. Smith (Egypt Exploration Society The Egypt Exploration Society (usually abbreviated EES) is the foremost learned society in the United Kingdom promoting the field of Egyptology.The Egypt Exploration Fund (EEF), as it was originally known, was formed in 1882, largely at the instigation of passionate Occasional Publication13). vii+336 pages, 193 figures, 13 tables. 1999. London: EgyptExploration Society; 0-85698-151-6 (ISSN 0265-4261) hardback. Studies on Ancient Egypt is a collection of papers by friends andcolleagues of Prof. Smith. The wide variety of subjects covered by thisvolume indicates Harry Smith's breadth of interest, from fieldarchaeology to the translation of demotic demotic:see hieroglyphic. papyri. Amongst the bestpapers are: John Baines' typically thought-provoking discussion ofearly private inscriptions as the forerunners of narrative biographies;Janine Bourriau's paper, which compares the textual evidence of theKamose stela and the archaeological record for the same period; acomparison of potmarks from Karnak North and Amarna by Colin Hope whichshould fuel further study of this subject; and Stephen Quirke'sinteresting observations on the role of women. There is much here forall scholars to enjoy, not only the dedicatee ded��i��ca��tee?n.One to whom something, such as a literary work, is dedicated. .