Recording Djehutihotep. Digital epigraphy in a Middle Kingdom governor’s tomb at Dayr al-Barsha (Part 1)

Starting in 2017 a team of KU Leuven (Belgium) has initiated a new epigraphic recording of the Middle Kingdom tomb of Djehutihotep at Dayr al-Barsha in Middle Egypt.

Recording Djehutihotep. Digital epigraphy in a Middle Kingdom governor’s tomb at Dayr al-Barsha (Part 2)

After our preliminary study was completed, we set out to fully document the preserved decoration in the tomb of Djehutihotep. With originally more than 250 m² of painted surface and a high degree of detail in the decoration, this poses quite a challenge.

The Epigraphic Work of Howard Carter

We would be remiss if digitalEPIGRAPHY did not commemorate Howard Carter in some way on the 100th anniversary of discovering the tomb of Tutankhamun, one of the most important milestones in the history of both Egypt and Egyptology. The next installment of our Evolution of Epigraphy series is therefore dedicated to his exceptional but lesser-known achievements in epigraphy.

Upper Part of Sitkheperka, Daughter of Djehutihotep, Watercolor by Marcus W. Blackden ca 1891, Dayr al-Barsha

The North Hill of Dayr al-Barsha with the Tomb Entrance of Djehutihotep

The Famous Dragging of the Colossal Statue on the West Wall of the Rock-cut Chapel of Djehutihotep

Detail of an Offering Bearer Holding Two Birds (Shrine in the Rear Wall of the Tomb of Djehutihotep)

Epigrapher Toon Sykora Creating a Digital Pencil Drawing on the iPad Pro Using Procreate

Documentation Work and Digital Collation in Progress in the Tomb of Djehutihotep, as carried out by Marleen De Meyer and Toon Sykora

The Epigraphic Work of Howard Carter