ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SERDAB
(Earlier, in the sense: cellar): from Arabic: cellar, from Persian sardāb ice cellar, from sard cold + āb water.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SERDAB»
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Servant of Mut: Studies in Honor of Richard A. Fazzini
But for the mastaba of Ti, all recorded examples of serdabs opening on the
outside of a tomb are from Giza.54 The tomb of Qednefer (G 1151) is the only
parallel in which a serdab is linked to an entrance portico. The discovery of a
statue of the ...
Since this inscription was above the serdab-squint, JUNKER infers that “house of
the ha” is the name for the serdab; he accordingly comes to the conclusion that
MASPERO's theory about the lea and its relationship with the statue is, after all, ...
3
The Incomplete Pyramids
The serdab floor plans The illustration shows a comparison of the floor plans of
the first and last surveys to be carried out on the building alongside the cor- rect
floor plans The alignment of the serdab. (left) The non parallel nature. the length
of ...
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Elwood Kuni Waldorm, 2012
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Mysteries and Discoveries of Archaeoastronomy: From Giza to ...
A sound interpretation of this chamber is that it is the Serdab of the tomb of Khufu,
that is, the place where the rite of the opening of the mouth took place. In the
Ancient Kingdom, as we saw in Chapter 4, this rite was performed on the statue
of ...
6
Imhotep the African: Architect of the Cosmos
The inclined serdab on the north face of the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, directed
toward the circumpolar region of the northern sky. In the same vein, Mark Lehner
wrote: On the northern side of his Saqqara Step Pyramid Djoser emerges from
his ...
Robert Bauval, Thomas Brophy, 2013
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Manual of Egyptian Archaeology: A Guide to the Studies of ...
On the other side of the wall was constructed a hiding-place in the form of either a
high and narrow cell, or a passage without outlet. To this hiding-place
archaeologists have given the Arab name of "serdab." Most masta- bas contain
but one; ...
8
Pyramid of Secrets: The Architecture of the Great Pyramid ...
I.E.S. Edwards, who viewed the southern shaft as a soul-shaft, was drawn to
speculate on the existence of a small serdab, containing 'a statue of the king
gazing towards the constellation of Orion' (it should be noted that alignment of
this shaft ...
9
Return from the Dead: Classic Mummy Stories
'There, in the very spot where I had expected to find it, was the opening of a
serdab. And the serdab was empty. 'But the chapel was not empty; for the dried-
up body of a man in Arab dress lay close under the opening, as though he had
been ...
David Stuart Davies, 2004
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The Representations of Statuary in Private Tombs of the Old ...
The Tomb of Ppj j -c nh : Hnj km The serdab walls of Ppjj-Cnh's tomb at Meir were
originally covered with identical representations of statues depicting the tomb
owner, each 9 06 accompanied by an inscription consisting of one of his titles
and ...
Marianne Eaton-Krauss, 1984
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SERDAB»
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serdab is used in the context of the following news items.
Joshua Kelley wins county spelling bee; brother Jacob 2nd
Jacob spelled “hafiz,” “lokshen,” “khor” and “serdab” with aplomb. Joshua handled “kovsh,” “borzoi,” “kuchen” and “lahar” amiably. The brothers were doing so ... «Gadsden Times, Feb 15»
Spelling Bee: Minnesota teen's run ends in semifinals
Eighth-grader Shane DeSilva, 14, from Pacelli Catholic Schools in Austin, who correctly spelled “serdab” and “tiffen.” – Seventh-grader Alyssa Boynton, 13, from ... «Rick Kupchella's BringMeTheNews, May 14»
1 Minnesotan moves on to spelling bee semifinals
Eighth-grader Shane DeSilva, 14, from Pacelli Catholic Schools in Austin, who correctly spelled “serdab” and “tiffen.” – Seventh-grader Alyssa Boynton, 13, from ... «Rick Kupchella's BringMeTheNews, May 14»
How did local student do in National Spelling Bee? (updated 6:15 pm)
Serdab – a secret chamber in an ancient Egyptian tomb – The word Kaitlin spelled correctly Wednesday morning to reach the afternoon session at the 2013 ... «Shelby Star, May 13»
Riverton student tops regional field in spelling bee
Campbell walked away with the first-place trophy after three hours of acing some tough words — euphemism, serdab, mnemonic, euthanasia, chauvinism, ... «The State Journal-Register, Mar 13»
Step Pyramid of Djoser: Egypt's First Pyramid
The statue is surrounded by a small stone structure known as a “serdab,” his eyes peeking out through a hole. To the south of the pyramid lies a great court, with ... «LiveScience.com, Sep 12»
