Causing His Name to Live: Studies in Egyptian Epigraphy and History in Memory of William J. Murnane (Culture and History of the Ancient Near East)

William J. Murnane (1945-2000) dedicated his life to the epigraphic recording and historical interpretation of the monuments of pharaonic Egypt. In tribute to his important contributions to Egyptology, a prominent group of his colleagues and students offer a range of new studies on Egyptian epigraphy and historiography. Amarna studies loom large in the volume as they did in Murnane's own work. Several chapters investigate the art, history and chronology of the reigns of Akhenaten and his immediate successors. Other contributions deal with historical issues, especially those connected with the epigraphic and archaeological aspects of the Theban temples of Karnak and Luxor. The book is richly illustrated with photographs and drawings. A fond remembrance : William J. Murnane, Jr. March 22, 1945-November 17, 2000 / Lorelei H. Corcoran The Amarna succession / James P. Allen Note archéologique et épigraphique sur les architraves de la grande salle hypostyle du temple d' Amon-Rê à Karnak / Michel Azim, Vincent Rondot Usurped cartouches of Merenptah at Karnak and Luxor / Peter J. Brand Quantifying regalia / Amy Calvert The long coregency revisited : architectural and iconographic conundra in the tomb of Kheruef / Peter F. Dorman The death of Meketaten / Jacobus van Dijk Images of Amenhotep IV and Nefertiti in the style of the previous reign / / Earl L. Ertman Two semi-erased Kushite cartouches in the precinct of Mut at South Karnak / Richard A. Fazzini Un assemblage au nom d'Amenemhat 1er dans les magasins du temple de Louxor / Luc Gabolde Under a deep blue starry sky / Marc Gabolde The festival on which Amun went out pf the treasury / Helen Jacquet-Gordon A sandstone relief of Tutankhamun in the Liverpool Museum from the Luxor Temple colonnade hall / W. Raymond Johnson Egyptian New-Kingdom topographical lists : an historical resource with "literary" histories / Kenneth A. Kitchen A reconstruction of Senworsret I's portico and some structures of Amenhotep I at Karnak / Franc̜ois Larché The land of Ramesses / Donald B. Redford. Essays in memory of William J. Murnane (1945-2000) honor his life-long dedication to Egyptian epigraphy and history. Studies offered here reflect his interests in Egyptian history, especially the Amarna period, and in the epigraphic documentation and historical analysis of the monuments of ancient Thebes.