Papers by Irene Forstner-Müller
Preliminary Report on the Geophysical Survey at c Ezbet Rushdi/Tell el-Dabca in spring 2004
�GYPTEN UND LEVANTE Internationale Zeitschrift f�r �gyptische Arch�ologie und deren Nachbargebiete / EGYPT AND THE LEVANT International Journal for Egyptian Archaeology and Related Disciplines, 2005
In 1996 the first successful test was performed in Qantir-Piramesses by Helmut Becker and Jörg Fa... more In 1996 the first successful test was performed in Qantir-Piramesses by Helmut Becker and Jörg Fassbinder to prove the benefit of fast and non-intrusive subsurface investigation in order to map the remnants of the old capital of Ramesses II.1 The contrast in magnetic ...
De Gruyter eBooks, Nov 7, 2022
Since 2017 the Austrian Archaeological Institute/Austrian Academy of Sciences, Cairo in cooperati... more Since 2017 the Austrian Archaeological Institute/Austrian Academy of Sciences, Cairo in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MOTA) is working at the town of Kom Ombo, in southern Egypt. Excavations have uncovered part of a cemetery and a large administrative building of the First Intermediate Period containing silos north of the modern temple enclosure wall. While this administrative building dates to the later First Intermediate Period/early Middle Kingdom, the cemetery has a longer use, and is built on top of a town quarter from the Old Kingdom. Some of the most interesting and numerous finds from the recent work in both domestic and cemetery contexts are sealings, which shed a new light on the importance of the town of Kom Ombo in the Old Kingdom. In this paper we discuss an official seal issued under Neferirkara, reconstructed from three seal impressions, which provides evidence for a pr-šnꜥ installation at Kom Ombo -probably connected to the "royal repast" -in the 5th Dynasty. Apart from its economic significance, its historic value lies in being the earliest attestation of the ancient name of Kom Ombo currently known.
The beginnings of Kom Ombo
Egypt at its Origins 7: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference “Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt”, Paris, 19th – 23rd September 2022, Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 323, 2024
This paper presents a glimpse into the earliest settlement of the ancient town of Kom
Ombo discov... more This paper presents a glimpse into the earliest settlement of the ancient town of Kom
Ombo discovered by the Egyptian-Austrian mission. In area s/9 North, the rubbish
from a settlement dating to the second half of the 2nd Dynasty was excavated. This
refuse ran over the Nile bank and as a result the eastern bank of the river gradually
shifted westwards. Subsequently, the area was levelled, and the first architectural
structures, dating from the late 2nd to the early 3rd Dynasty were built. The dating of
the phases is based on the pottery, which has its closest parallels with material from
Elephantine. On seal impressions found here in phase 19, the title ḥm-nzw and triangular
labels abound, while those of phase 18 display only the title mjtr/mjtr.t. This
indicates a change in the function of area s/9 North from dumped material from a
(royal?) foundation to an Old Kingdom urban quarter.
DIE STADT KOM OMBO IM WANDEL DER ZEIT VON DER FRÜHGESCHICHTE ÄGYPTENS BIS INS 20. JAHRHUNDERT NACH CHRISTUS, 2023
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, liebe Collegiumsmitglieder, das Sommersemester 2023 ist inzwischen ab... more Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, liebe Collegiumsmitglieder, das Sommersemester 2023 ist inzwischen abgeschlossen. Wir haben fast alle Vorträge des Collegiums in hybrider Form durchgeführt: Gehalten wurden sie in Präsenz im Großen Hörsaal des Instituts für Ägyptologie. Wer nicht kommen konnte oder wollte, konnte dem Vortrag über Zoom vom heimischen Bildschirm aus folgen. Die meisten Vorträge des Sommersemesters können Sie in diesem Heft in Zusammenfassungen nachvollziehen. Gleichzeitig erfahren Sie, was im kommenden Semester an Veranstaltungen und Vorträgen geplant ist. Wir hoffen, Sie finden Gefallen an unserem Programm! Wie gewohnt erhalten Sie in diesem Heft eine Übersicht über die Vorlesungen, Seminare und Übungen des Wintersemesters. Das Collegium Aegyptium wurde am 2. Mai von der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität mit der Pflanzung eines Baums im Universitätswald bei Landshut geehrt. Das geschah als Dank für unsere Unterstützung des Deutschlandstipendiums. Sie finden im Heft einen Kurzbericht hierzu. Vom 10.-14. Mai führten wir eine Exkursion nach Kopenhagen zur Sonderausstellung "Amarna-City of the Sun God" durch. Sie wurde in der Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek gezeigt, in der zum Schluss auch noch einmal an Tutanchamun erinnert wird, der für das Ende der Amarnazeit steht. In diesem Heft finden Sie einen Bericht zur Reise. Am 26. Juni erfuhren wir viel Interessantes zu den Grabungen des Münchner Instituts in Tuna el-Gebel. Sowohl in Präsenz als auch online konnten wir die Kurzvorträge und Präsentationen genießen, was uns allen die Bedeutung dieses Unternehmens noch einmal vor Augen geführt hat. Inzwischen läuft die Überarbeitung und Modernisierung unserer Homepage. Wir hoffen, dass sie im Wintersemester fertiggestellt sein wird. Als Letztes noch zwei wichtige Hinweise: Am 9. November 2023 feiern wir in unserem Institut den hundertsten Jahrestag des Amtsantritts von Prof. Wilhelm Spiegelberg, der im Oktober 1923 den Lehrstuhl für Ägyptologie in München übernahm, und das ägyptologische Seminar, wie man es damals nannte, ausbaute. In dieser Zeit beriet er auch Thomas Mann in ägyptologischen Fragen, als der den Roman "Joseph und seine Brüder" zu schreiben begann. Aus organisatorischen Gründen mussten wir den Termin für die diesjährige Hauptversammlung, der ursprünglich für den 26. Oktober 2023 geplant war, in den November verschieben. Die nächste Hauptversammlung des Collegium Aegyptium wird nun am 16. November 2023 stattfinden. Ich wünsche uns allen ein interessantes Wintersemester 2023/24! Judith Mathes 3 COLLEGIUM AEGYPTIUM VERANSTALTUNGEN VORTRÄGE IM WINTERSEMESTER 2023/24 Die Vorträge finden im Vortragsraum des Hauses der Kulturinstitute, Katharinavon-Bora-Str. 10, 80333 München, 2. Stock, Raum 242 statt. Zusätzlich ist eine Live-Übertragung via Zoom geplant. Der Link für die Teilnahme geht den Vereinsmitgliedern jeweils einige Tage vor dem Vortrag per E-Mail zu. Alle anderen Interessenten melden sich bitte zur Online-Teilnahme unter folgender Mail-Adresse an:
Spuren der altägyptischen Gesellschaft, Studies in honour of Stephan Seidlmayer, 2022
Since 2017 the Austrian Archaeological Institute/Austrian Academy of Sciences, Cairo in cooperati... more Since 2017 the Austrian Archaeological Institute/Austrian Academy of Sciences, Cairo in cooperation withthe Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MOTA) is working at the town of Kom Ombo, in southern Egypt. Excavations have uncovered part of a cemetery and a large administrative building of the First Intermediate Period containing silos north of the modern temple enclosure wall. While this administrative building dates to the later First Intermedi-ate Period/early Middle Kingdom, the cemetery has a longer use, and is built on top of a town quarter from the Old Kingdom. Some of the most interesting and numerous finds from the recent work in both domestic and cemetery contexts are sealings, which shed a new light on the importance of the town of Kom Ombo in the Old Kingdom. Int his paper we discuss an official seal issued under Neferirkara, reconstructed from three seal impressions, whichprovides evidence for apr-šnꜥinstallation at Kom Ombo – probably connected to the “royal repast” – in the 5th Dy-nasty. Apart from its economic significance, its historic value lies in being the earliest attestation of the ancient name of Kom Ombo currently known.
Cities and Urbanism in Ancient Egypt
The present volume is a collection of papers given at a workshop on urban development in Ancient ... more The present volume is a collection of papers given at a workshop on urban development in Ancient Egypt which was held at the AAS in November 2006. The articles cover a wide variety of themes within the frame of this general topic, and aspects of urban development are dealt with ...
The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East, 2022
This paper discusses the history of northern Egypt during the 15th Dynasty (17th to 16th centurie... more This paper discusses the history of northern Egypt during the 15th Dynasty (17th to 16th centuries BC), when, following the collapse of the central state at the end of the Middle Kingdom, the north of the country split from the rest of the country, became independent and finally turned into the “Hyksos State”. The city of Avaris became the capital of the Hyksos and was one of the largest cities in the ancient Near East. This chapter will discuss the rise of the 15th Dynasty kings and the characteristics of "Hyksos culture", including its material culture, administration, diplomatic contacts and trade both within Egypt and outside it, with the Levant and Syria to the north and Nubia and the kingdom of Kerma to the south.
Le roi et le fleuve. Exemples d'usages pluriel de l'espace, Oct 2021
The site of Avaris is located on the Pelusiac branch of the Nile, which forms the
eastern flank a... more The site of Avaris is located on the Pelusiac branch of the Nile, which forms the
eastern flank and limit of the fertile Delta. It lies in a strategic position that made
it the gateway between the Nile valley and the Near East, both as a starting point
for expeditions overland via the Sinai and as an important harbour town from the
Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030-1650 BC) and the Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1650-
1550 BC) onwards. It can most probably be identified as the harbour of Piramesse
in the Ramesside Period (ca. 1295-1070 BC). As the river Nile and its branches
formed the principal lines of traffic and communication, the fluvial system and
harbours are a key factor to the understanding of the function of this town in the
Pharaonic period.
A thorough analysis of the magnetometry survey of the site carried out over
the last 10 years has led to the identification of several possible locations for main
harbours, and also for smaller harbours and mooring places. Archaeological
excavations have recently begun within the area of the assumed main harbour of
Avaris, in areas R/IV and A/VI. This paper will give an overview of the results of
these excavations, and will go on to discuss how harbours and state control may
interact there.
Guardian of Ancient Egypt Studies in Honor of Zahi Hawass Volume II, 2020
Khaled el-Naka Print Tiskárny Havlíčkův Brod, a.s.
Jahreshefte des Österreichischen Archäologischen Instituts, 2020
Bibliografische Information der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek und der Deutschen Nationalbib... more Bibliografische Information der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek und der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek: Die ÖNB und die DNB verzeichnen diese Publikation in den Nationalbibliografien; detaillierte bibliografische Daten sind im Internet abrufbar. Für die Österreichische Bibliothek: ‹http://onb.ac.at›, für die Deutsche Bibliothek: ‹http://dnb.ddb.de›. Alle Rechte, insbesondere das Recht der Vervielfältigung und Verbreitung sowie der Übersetzung, sind dem Verlag vorbehalten. Kein Teil des Werks darf in irgendeiner Form (durch Fotokopie, Mikrofilm oder ein anderes Verfahren) ohne schriftliche Genehmigung des Verlags reproduziert oder unter Verwendung elektronischer Systeme gespeichert, verarbeitet, vervielfältigt oder verbreitet werden.
The Hyksos Ruler Khyan and the Early Second Intermediate Period in Egypt: Problems and Priorities of Current Research Proceedings of the Workshop of the Austrian Archaeological Institute and the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Vienna, July 4 – 5, 2014, 2018
Die verwendete Papiersorte ist aus chlorfrei gebleichtem Zellstoff hergestellt, frei von säurebil... more Die verwendete Papiersorte ist aus chlorfrei gebleichtem Zellstoff hergestellt, frei von säurebildenden Bestandteilen und alterungsbeständig. Bibliografische Information der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek und der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek: Die ÖNB und die DNB verzeichnen diese Publikation in den Nationalbibliografien; detaillierte bibliografische Daten sind im Internet abrufbar. Für die Österreichische Bibliothek: ‹http://onb.ac.at›, für die Deutsche Bibliothek: ‹http://dnb.ddb.de› Sofern vom Verlag nicht anders verlautbart, wird der Text dieser Werkfassung bis auf Weiteres unter der Lizenz »Creative Commons (CC) BY 4.0« zur Verfügung gestellt. Nähere Informationen zu dem Umfang dieser Lizenz sind unter ‹http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/› abrufbar.
, in: U. Rummel et alii (eds.), The Ramesside Period in Egypt, Studies in Cultural and Historical Processes of the 19th and 20th Dynasties, 2018
S. Seidlmayer, Daniel Polz (eds.), Gedenkschrift Kaiser, MDAIK , 2016
erscheint seit 1930 MDAIK 70/71 -2014/2015 · V, 522 Seiten mit 465 Abbildungen Die Abkürzungen de... more erscheint seit 1930 MDAIK 70/71 -2014/2015 · V, 522 Seiten mit 465 Abbildungen Die Abkürzungen der ägyptologischen Literatur folgen den Regeln des Lexikon der Ägyptologie und dem Abkürzungsverzeichnis des DAI Kairo in: MDAIK 56, 2000, S. 397-411.
S. Beck et alii (eds.), Gebauter Raum: Architektur – Landschaft – Mensch. Beiträge des fünften Münchner Arbeitskreises Junge Aegyptologie (MAJA 5). 12.12. bis 14.12.2014, in: Heike Behlmer et alii (eds.), Göttinger Orientforschungen , 2016
A key question for archaeological research is how the "original" (primeval) landscape was changed... more A key question for archaeological research is how the "original" (primeval) landscape was changed and remodeled into a "Kulturlandschaft" by human agency. In recent years this interest has led to a boost in research into landscape archaeology both in the eld and in academic research at universities and research centres. "Landscape archaeology" in its diverse aspects has become one of the central elements of modern archaeological research. It can act as an intermediary between natural and cultural-historical disciplines. In this paper, this topic will be discussed using a speci c site in Egypt as a case study. Tell el-Dab c a, ancient Avaris, is situated in the Eastern Delta in the modern province of Sharqeya. e site has a long tradition of research on the environment and landscape. Based on the research history of this site, it is possible to show the impact that can be made by time-speci c research questions which are connected with the actual research situation, and the e ect they have on methods and interpretation. From this case study it will be shown how constructive a polyvalent interdisciplinary approach to landscape and cityscape can be. 2 S. als Überblick P. Howard / I. ompson / E. Waterton (Hgg.), e Routledge Companion to Landscape
ArchaeologiaPolona 53 (2015), 157-161, 2015
Neueste Forschungen in Tell el-Dab’a, dem antiken Avaris, Sokar 29 (2014), 30-45
, in : F. Höflmayerand R. Eichmann (ed.), Egypt and the Southern Levant in the Early Bronze Age, Orient-Archäologie Band 31, Rahden/Westfalen 2014, 57-68, 2014
Festschrift Hermann Hunger, WZKM, Wien 2007, 211-34, 2007
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Papers by Irene Forstner-Müller
Ombo discovered by the Egyptian-Austrian mission. In area s/9 North, the rubbish
from a settlement dating to the second half of the 2nd Dynasty was excavated. This
refuse ran over the Nile bank and as a result the eastern bank of the river gradually
shifted westwards. Subsequently, the area was levelled, and the first architectural
structures, dating from the late 2nd to the early 3rd Dynasty were built. The dating of
the phases is based on the pottery, which has its closest parallels with material from
Elephantine. On seal impressions found here in phase 19, the title ḥm-nzw and triangular
labels abound, while those of phase 18 display only the title mjtr/mjtr.t. This
indicates a change in the function of area s/9 North from dumped material from a
(royal?) foundation to an Old Kingdom urban quarter.
eastern flank and limit of the fertile Delta. It lies in a strategic position that made
it the gateway between the Nile valley and the Near East, both as a starting point
for expeditions overland via the Sinai and as an important harbour town from the
Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030-1650 BC) and the Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1650-
1550 BC) onwards. It can most probably be identified as the harbour of Piramesse
in the Ramesside Period (ca. 1295-1070 BC). As the river Nile and its branches
formed the principal lines of traffic and communication, the fluvial system and
harbours are a key factor to the understanding of the function of this town in the
Pharaonic period.
A thorough analysis of the magnetometry survey of the site carried out over
the last 10 years has led to the identification of several possible locations for main
harbours, and also for smaller harbours and mooring places. Archaeological
excavations have recently begun within the area of the assumed main harbour of
Avaris, in areas R/IV and A/VI. This paper will give an overview of the results of
these excavations, and will go on to discuss how harbours and state control may
interact there.