The hidden tombs of Memphis
Subtitle: new discoveries from the time of Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great
By: Geoffrey T. Martin.
Series: New aspects of antiquity
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
Published: 1991
Place of publication: London; New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Tombs -- Egypt -- Ṣaqqārah.; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt -- Ṣaqqārah.; Ṣaqqārah (Egypt) -- Antiquities.
Description: "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 important 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."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-209) and index.