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Fig. 7: A notebook of Ahmed Fakhry containing part of his last activities in Dakhla Oasis. © DAIK.

Figure 7 A notebook of Ahmed Fakhry containing part of his last activities in Dakhla Oasis. © DAIK.

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Ahmed Fakhry was born on 21 May 1905 in the Fayoum.'° He had wealthy par- ents, Ali Fakhry and Galila Abbas, who owned areas of farmland.'’ As mentioned above, Ahmed Fakhry was among the first group enrolled at the newly founded Department of Archaeology and chose Egyptology as a major [Fig. 1]. Together with his classmates, Fakhry studied hieroglyphs with Vladimir Golénischeff (1856-1947), the Russian Egyptologist who headed the department until 1929. Throughout their undergraduate studies, Fakhry and his colleagues took various courses [Table 1] that provided them with the knowledge and language skills es- sential for Egyptological research.'® In 1928, Fakhry graduated with a licentiate (B.A.) in Egyptology and became among the first alumni of the Egyptology sec- tion of the Egyptian University.'°
Ahmed Fakhry was born on 21 May 1905 in the Fayoum.'° He had wealthy par- ents, Ali Fakhry and Galila Abbas, who owned areas of farmland.'’ As mentioned above, Ahmed Fakhry was among the first group enrolled at the newly founded Department of Archaeology and chose Egyptology as a major [Fig. 1]. Together with his classmates, Fakhry studied hieroglyphs with Vladimir Golénischeff (1856-1947), the Russian Egyptologist who headed the department until 1929. Throughout their undergraduate studies, Fakhry and his colleagues took various courses [Table 1] that provided them with the knowledge and language skills es- sential for Egyptological research.'® In 1928, Fakhry graduated with a licentiate (B.A.) in Egyptology and became among the first alumni of the Egyptology sec- tion of the Egyptian University.'°
Table 1: List of subjects and the teaching staff of the first Eesvptology Department at the Eevptian University.
Table 1: List of subjects and the teaching staff of the first Eesvptology Department at the Eevptian University.
1970, Alvarez, together with other scholars of the project including Fakhry, published the results of their examination concluding that no hidden chambers were found inside the Khafre Pyramid.*? However, the project indicates the interdisciplinary nature of Egyptian archaeology and the opportunities that become available when cooperating in the production of knowledge.*®
1970, Alvarez, together with other scholars of the project including Fakhry, published the results of their examination concluding that no hidden chambers were found inside the Khafre Pyramid.*? However, the project indicates the interdisciplinary nature of Egyptian archaeology and the opportunities that become available when cooperating in the production of knowledge.*®
Fig. 3: King Ahmose II gives offerings to Osiris and Isis. © DAIK.
Fig. 3: King Ahmose II gives offerings to Osiris and Isis. © DAIK.
Fig. 4: The entrance to the burial chamber of Baennentiu. © DAIK. Fakhry’s meticulous work has always been rewarded. For instance, his inves- tigation of the chapel of King Wahibre at el-Qasr, first discovered by the German Botanist Paul Ascherson (1834-1913) in 1876 and examined later by Georg Stein- dorff in 1900, revealed that the ceiling inscriptions had three lines, not just one.** His good fortune is also recognized when he detected in Bahariya an unfinished temple, known to the local inhabitants as Qasr el-Megysbeh, which was built by Alexander the Great in honour of the gods Amun-Re and Horus.*° Most scholars were expecting and hoping to find further traces of Alexander’s visit in 332 BC at Siwa itself.
Fig. 4: The entrance to the burial chamber of Baennentiu. © DAIK. Fakhry’s meticulous work has always been rewarded. For instance, his inves- tigation of the chapel of King Wahibre at el-Qasr, first discovered by the German Botanist Paul Ascherson (1834-1913) in 1876 and examined later by Georg Stein- dorff in 1900, revealed that the ceiling inscriptions had three lines, not just one.** His good fortune is also recognized when he detected in Bahariya an unfinished temple, known to the local inhabitants as Qasr el-Megysbeh, which was built by Alexander the Great in honour of the gods Amun-Re and Horus.*° Most scholars were expecting and hoping to find further traces of Alexander’s visit in 332 BC at Siwa itself.
Fig. 5: General view of Gabal el-Mawta in Siwa Oasis. © DAIK. Fakhry’s efforts in Siwa also included working in the Temple of the Oracle and the Temple of Umm Ubeideh, which were dedicated to the god Amun.™ He republished the texts of the former with the insertion of new additions, and modest correction to older publications.* In doing so he made available for the first time the preserved text on the only remaining wall of the Temple of Umm Ebeideh that contains 51 columns of inscriptions including the Ritual of Opening of the Mouth.°°
Fig. 5: General view of Gabal el-Mawta in Siwa Oasis. © DAIK. Fakhry’s efforts in Siwa also included working in the Temple of the Oracle and the Temple of Umm Ubeideh, which were dedicated to the god Amun.™ He republished the texts of the former with the insertion of new additions, and modest correction to older publications.* In doing so he made available for the first time the preserved text on the only remaining wall of the Temple of Umm Ebeideh that contains 51 columns of inscriptions including the Ritual of Opening of the Mouth.°°
Fig. 6: A girl wearing the traditional silver ornaments of Siwa Oasis. © DAIK. the old customs, he merely smiles and says that this used to happen a long time ago, as if such traditions were a sign of backwardness. Only the el- derly people still adhere to ancient customs and speak of them with re- stricted pride.
Fig. 6: A girl wearing the traditional silver ornaments of Siwa Oasis. © DAIK. the old customs, he merely smiles and says that this used to happen a long time ago, as if such traditions were a sign of backwardness. Only the el- derly people still adhere to ancient customs and speak of them with re- stricted pride.
Fig. 10: The street leading to the entrance of the Ethnographic Museum for Egyptian Oases Heritage in the Islamic city of el-Qasr in Dakhla Oasis (left), details of the entrance panel (top right), two photographs of Fakhry and his foreman hung in the museum’s reception (middle right), and a section exhibiting the traditional costume of oases (bottom right).
Fig. 10: The street leading to the entrance of the Ethnographic Museum for Egyptian Oases Heritage in the Islamic city of el-Qasr in Dakhla Oasis (left), details of the entrance panel (top right), two photographs of Fakhry and his foreman hung in the museum’s reception (middle right), and a section exhibiting the traditional costume of oases (bottom right).
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