Abusir and Saqqara in the Year 2025 History and Archaeology of the Ancient Memphite Necropoleis Charles University, Prague, June 23–27, 2025 From June 23 to 27, 2025, the Czech Institute of Egyptology organizes the sixth Abusir and Saqqara international conference at the premises of Charles University, Prague. The five-day conference focuses on primary research covering […]
The book by Hana Vymazalová, Abusir XXXI. Builders and Priests of the Pharaohs: Selected Aspects of the Administration and Economy of the Old-Kingdom Pyramid Complexes, is being released. Annotation: This volume delves into the pyramid complexes of Egyptian pharaohs, examining them in the broader context of the Old Kingdom state, royal ideology, society, and beliefs. […]
In April and May 2023, another part of the field research on Saite-Persian shaft tombs from the middle of the 1st millennium BC took place in Abusir. This part of the Abusir cemetery, which houses the final resting places of high-ranking officials and military commanders from the 26th and 27th Dynasties, serves as a pivotal […]
In the spring season of 2022, the archaeological mission of the Czech institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University discovered the burial of an ancient Egyptian dignitary named Wahibre-mery-Neith. The Abusir tomb can be most probably dated to late 26th Dynasty or early 27th Dynasty (early fifth century BC). The most important title held […]
Since more than three decades the Czech Institute of Egyptology has been exploring a cemetery dating to late Dynasty 26 or early Dynasty 27 (second half of the 6th century B.C.E.), In a group of large shaft tombs situated in the western part of the ancient Egyptian necropolis at Abusir a a unique embalming cache […]
Structure of the entry ID (former ID) Excavation: year/s of the excavation Description of the structure: concise description of the structure. Selected bibliography: List of structures AC 1 Excavation: German mission 1907–1908, Egyptian mission 2004, 2012, 2013 – up to now Description of the structure: Pyramid complex of Sahure, Fifth Dynasty; secondary structures […]
Structure of the entry ID (former ID) Excavation: year/s of the excavation Description of the structure: concise description of the structure. Selected bibliography: List of structures AS 1 (AA) Excavation: 1991 Description of the structure: Stone tomb of Kaaper, overseer of the army, early Fifth Dynasty. Selected bibliography: Fischer 1959; Bárta 2001: 143–191. […]
Structure of the entry ID (former ID) Excavation: year/s of the excavation Description of the structure: concise description of the structure. Selected bibliography: List of structures AW 1 (H, incorporating H 1) Excavation: including mummification deposit H 1, 1980–1993 (H 1 2003) Description of the structure: Tomb of Udjahorresnet, overseer of the foreign […]
On October 11, 1960, was completed the first Czech (then Czechoslovak) mission at Abusir. The Czech (former Czechoslovak) Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the beginning of archaeological works at the concession of Abusir in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The anniversary will be discussed in […]
In light of the current global situation, ongoing developments and individual states’ policies over the next few months, we regretfully have to inform you that the upcoming “Abusir and Saqqara in the Year 2020” (planned to take place from June 29 through July 3, 2020) has to be cancelled. Despite the fact that we will […]
