The Leiden-Turin Excavations at Saqqara
Aidan Dodson
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
- Summary Overview of 50 years of excavation in the New Kingdom necropolis at Saqqara. Provides a convenient synthesis of the results, and highlights some of the most recent findings, not yet fully published.
- General comments
A well-written and well-illustrated account. No obvious areas of weakness, and places the material in its historical context in a way suitable for the broader heritage academic community.
Author Response
Thank you very much.
Reviewer 2 Report
This is an interesting summary of the Leiden-Turin work at Saqqara and will be welcomed by general readers of Heritage. It is worthy of publication.
I found just a few minor things which I would suggest be addressed. Where stele, statues etc. are mentioned in th text and in captions it would be good to have their museum accession numbers given.
Figure 11 caption would be clearer as "Possible fragment from a representation of a chariot wheel carved in stone".
A map of Saqqara showing the location of the sites mentioned would be helpful to general readers.
Where red-rectangles are used, for example on figure 15, the caption should explain what is contained in the rectangles (i.e. the names of individuals etc.).
There are a few minor points of English:
p.1 line 29, Quest should read quest (lower case) and line 35 "causing already' might be better as "already causing".
p.14. line 200. I am unclear what the "nod of a chariot" is. This term needs to be defined.
The references should appear at the end of the paper rather than in footnotes. They are not currently in the preferred house style.
Author Response
I respond here in green
This is an interesting summary of the Leiden-Turin work at Saqqara and will be welcomed by general readers of Heritage. It is worthy of publication.
I found just a few minor things which I would suggest be addressed. Where stele, statues etc. are mentioned in th text and in captions it would be good to have their museum accession numbers given.
Fig. 1 The statues of Maya and Merit in their current display in the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden inv. nos AST 1, 2 and 3. © RMO.
Fig. 3. Horemheb receiving the gold of honour from king Tutankhamun. Leiden inv. no. H.III.PPPP © RMO.
Fig 4. Statue of king Horemheb with the god Amun. Museo Egizio cat. 768 © Museo Egizio.
Fig. 5. Statue of Horemheb with his wife Mutnodjmet Museo Egizio cat. 1379 © Museo Egizio.
Fig. 10. Sarcophagus of Iniuia, wearing the clothes of the living. Louvre inv. no. N 338 © Louvre Museum
Fig. 15a and b Relief slabs of Merymery ((a) is the overview (b) is the detail). Leiden inv. no. AP 6-a and -b © RMO.
Fig 16 Northern wall of the chapel of Paatenemheb, where an orchestra is depicted including a harp player. Leiden inv. no. AMT 1 (detail) © RMO.
Fig. 20 Stela of Nebnetjeru Leiden inv. no. AM 8-b © RMO
Fig 21 Stela of Ptahmose and Meryptah Leiden inv. no. AP 11 © RMO
Fig 22 Family stela of Wennefer from Abydos Louvre inv. no. C97 ©Musée du Louvre
Figure 11 caption would be clearer as "Possible fragment from a representation of a chariot wheel carved in stone". OK
A map of Saqqara showing the location of the sites mentioned would be helpful to general readers. OK I assume there is one in the introduction? Or shall I send one?
Where red-rectangles are used, for example on figure 15, the caption should explain what is contained in the rectangles (i.e. the names of individuals etc.).
There are a few minor points of English:
p.1 line 29, Quest should read quest (lower case) and line 35 "causing already' might be better as "already causing". OK
p.14. line 200. I am unclear what the "nod of a chariot" is. This term needs to be defined. As far as I know this is standard English, comes from the publication of Ramesside chariots
The references should appear at the end of the paper rather than in footnotes. They are not currently in the preferred house style.
