'Temple deposits in early dynastic Egypt: the case of Tell Ibrahim Awad'

Abstract

Extensive discussion of the several kinds of deposits (mainly consisting of votive objects) found in the Early Dynastic temple of Tell Ibrahim Awad in the Eastern Nile Delta of Egypt. A general description of the site and a specific description of the temple sequence is followed by a detailed discussion of the votive and other objects, the rituals involved and comparisons with finds from other sites in Egypt and abroad. A detailed catalogue of the objects in question is attached