Tenth International Congress of Egyptologists Abstracts of Papers

XICE – Abstract of Papers
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Theology and cosmography of the Book of Caverns (Livre des Quererts)
Daniel Werning
In this talk, interesting aspects of the theology and the conception of the Egyptian
netherworld described in the Book of Caverns (late 13th/early 12th century BCE) or
underlying it are going to be discussed. The interpretations presented are the result of
a careful study of the texts as well as the drawings ('illuminations') as reconstructed in
a new text critical edition (and translation) that has been prepared by the speaker as
part of his PhD thesis. The edition itself is based on all accessible text witnesses
including passages on the sarcophagus of Tjaiharpata (CG 29306) that until recently
have been unnoticed as well as large parts of the still unpublished text witness in the
Late Period tomb of Petamenophis (TT 33).
Archaeology and the economy of Old Kingdom Settlements
Cordula Werschkun
Most studies of ancient Egyptian economy have mainly focused on textual or pictorial
sources. As part of a wider examination of the procurement and management of
resources in Old Kingdom settlements, this paper looks into how archaeology can
help in establishing the economic characteristics of individual settlements and internal
economic networks. It enquires into which patterns we should expect in architecture,
selected artefact groups and organic remains for different modes of resource
procurement and management, i.e. self supply, dependence on external provisioning
and export of resources. It should be kept in mind from the beginning that most
settlements will most likely display a mixture of procurement/ management modes
depending on their location and access to resources. The ensuing methodology is then
applied to some more extensively excavated and published settlement sites such as
Elephantine, Ayn Asil and Giza in order to establish the character of their economy
and possible interconnections between them. In addition, the results shed some light
on how geographic location and settlement type, i.e. naturally grown or planned,
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