The current volume assembles a series of studies of Middle Kingdom culture gathered around the theme of archaism, change and innovation.

The papers had their origin in a symposium the University of Pennsylvania Museum hosted in 2002, and held in memory of the great Middle Kingdom scholar, Oleg Berlev. The Penn Museum organized the conference that received generous support from the Center for Ancient Studies of the University of Pennsylvania and the Marilyn and William Kelly Simpson Endowment in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University. For the publication, the authors revised and augmented their essays, allowing this volume to include up-to-date information. The editors also invited other scholars to contribute additional studies resulting in a volume that deals with the Middle Kingdom in a broader context.

The Marilyn and William Kelly Simpson endowment in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University generously provided the funds necessary for the publication of the volume.

About the Author

David P. Silverman is curator of the Egyptian section at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

William Kelly Simpson is Professor of Egyptology at Yale University and is consultative curator of the Department of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Josef Wegner is Associate Professor of Egyptian Archaeology in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania and Associate Curator in the Egyptian Section, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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Book Information
ISBN 9780980206517
Author David Silverman
Format Hardback
Page Count 512
Imprint Yale Egyptological Institute
Publisher Yale Egyptological Institute
Weight(grams) 2030g