Aylward Manley Blackman

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Aylward Manley Blackman (born January 30, 1883 in Dawlish , † March 9, 1956 in Abergele ( Wales )) was a British Egyptologist .

research

Aylward Manley Blackman's main research area was the ancient sites in Lower Subia such as Biga , Buhen , Dendur , ad-Derr , Faras , Gerf Hussein , Sesebi and Wadi Halfa . He carried out his most important investigations in Middle Egypt in Meir , where he recorded the decorated rock tombs there and published them in 6 volumes.

In 1952 he was elected a member of the British Academy .

Publications

  • The temple of Dendur. Imprimerie de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Le Caire 1911.
  • The temple of Derr. Impr. De l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Le Caire 1913 ( PDF; 18.4 MB ).
  • The temple of Bigeh. Impr. De l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Le Caire 1915 ( PDF; 14.0 MB ).
  • The Rock Tombs of Meir. 6 volumes, Egypt Exploration Fund (Egypt Exploration Society), London 1914–1953.
  • Luxor and its temples. Black, London 1923m ( PDF; 12.2 MB ).
  • Middle-Egyptian Stories. Édition de la Fondation Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, Bruxelles 1932.

literature

  • HW Fairman: Aylward Manley Blackman. In: Journal of Egyptian Archeology. Volume 42, 1956, pp. 102-104, a panel.
  • Warren R. Dawson, Eric P. Uphill, ML Bierbrier: Who was who in Egyptology. 3rd, revised edition, The Egypt Exploration Society, London 1995, ISBN 0-85698-125-7 , pp. 48f.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed May 6, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Blackman, Aylward Manley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Egyptologist
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Dawlish
DATE OF DEATH March 9, 1956
Place of death Abergele