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IUBILATE CONLEGAE STUDIES IN MEMORY OF ABDEL AZIZ SADEK Part I In; ( \ . -c-!''3. _ ,;HjA~I~~~ Varia Aegyptiaca Vol. 10, Nos. 2-3 August-December 1995 IUBILATE CONLEGAE STUDIES IN MEMORY OF ABDEL AZIZ SADEK Part I edited by Charles C. Van Sic len III San Antonio, Texas 1995 [1997] Varia Aegyptiaca Charles C. Van Siclen III, Editor Vol. 10 * Nos. 2-3 * August-Decmber 1995 Editorial front cover Varia Aegypriaca is interested in articles pertaining to all facels of ancient Egypt, and especially articles dealing with objects, lexicography, epigraphy, and the results of field Editorial work. This issue of Varia Aegypriaca is the Varia Aegypriaca is published three IiIlles a year first of several devoted to the memory of in April, August and December by Van Siden Books, I I I Winnetka Road, San Antonio, Texas my late friend AzlOUZ (Abdel Aziz 78229-3613, USA. Sadek). It was originally conceived as a volume in his honor which he might live Domestic subscription rates (vol. 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Rates are available upon request. The opinions expressed by the authors are their own and do nol necessarily reflect the views of the Edilor or of Van Siden Books. It is assumes thaI all authors have obtained proper pemIission Printed in U.S.A. (ISSN 0887-4026) to publish objects and photographs. Table of Contents to Part I Abdel-Aziz Fahmy Sadek, 1933-1995, by C.M. Sheikholeslami .iii-x Azzouz, by A1y Fakhry xi-xiii Bibliography of Abde1-Aziz Fahmy Sadek, compiled by Christian Leblanc with additions by Cynthia May Sheikho1eslami xiv-xvi Beaux, Nathalie. La chapelle d'Hathor de Thoutmosis III a Deir el Bahari 59-66 Daoud, K.A. A Fifth Dynasty False Door Panel ofWerkai from Saqqara 67-76 Davies, Benedict G., and Kenneth A. Kitchen. Another Case of Use-Majeste at Deir e1-Medina? (O.F10rence 2619, vso. 4-12) 77-82 Dorman, Peter F. A Fragment of Relief from the Tomb of Senenmut (IT 71) 83-89 Fazzini, Richard A. Two New Kingdom Stelae from the Collection of Charles Edwin Wilbour in The Brooklyn Museum 91-1 00 Gabra, Gawdat, and Ramsy Nagib. Zu einem Opferstii.nder eines Hohenpriesters von He1iopolis des Mittleren Relches 101-104 Hawass, Zahi. The Discovery of the Pyramidion of the Satellite Pyramid of Khufu [G1D], with an Appendix by Josef Dorner. 105-124 Hornung, Erik. Wiinsche fUr Sethos 125-127 Kakosy, Laszlo. A Curious Pantheistic God 129-137 Keller, c.A. Private Votives in Royal Cemeteries: The Case of KV 9 139-156 Manuelian, Peter Der. An Old Kingdom Epigraphic Minutia (or: When a Reversal is not a Reversal) 157-162 Murnane, William J. Ramesses I and the Building of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak Revisited 163-168 el-Sabbahy, Abdul-Fattah. An Unusual Weighing of the Heart Scene from Sakkara 169-173 Spalinger, Anthony. Sothis and "Official" Calendar Texts 175-183 Staehelin, Elisabeth. Fisch und Sandale 185-194 Teeter, Emily. Diesehebsed, a bst b.nw n Imn at Medinet Habu 195-203 Wells, R.A. The Goddess Nut, Pharaoh's Guarantor of Immortality 205-214 Copyright 1997. All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA. 11 VariaAegyptiaca 1012-3 (1995) The Discovery of the Pyramidion of the Satellite Pyramid of Khufu [GID]l by Zahi Hawass with an Appendix by Josef Dorner A Satellite Pyramid of Khufu was found at the southeast comer of the Great Pyramid.2 We never expected to find a pyramid in that location because the site had been excavated fully by Petrie in 1881,3 and another clearance had been done in 1940 (PI. 1).4 The Satellite Pyramid has a T- shaped style similar to the subsidiary pyramid of Khafra located at the south side of the second pyramid at Giza (PI. 2).5 The superstructure of this pyramid consists only of about three courses of limestone, located on one side of the burial chamber of this pyramid. Nothing has been found in the burial chamber except two large stones, a medium sized one, and a small one. Also, a hole was cut in the ground. The ceiling of the burial chamber seems to be vaulted over the south and north walls (PI. 3).6 There are boat pits located on the south of the subsidiary pyramids G1A and G1B. The boat pit to the south of G 1B is also located on the immediate east of G 1D, the newly discovered pyramid (PI. 4). One may suggest that this boat belonged to the Satellite Pyramid because of the location of the boat pit near this pyramid. The problem with this idea is that G 1A has a boat pit on the south, and this boat pit is located on the south of G 1B and nothing has been found on the south of G 1C. We did excavate the southern side of G 1C to the solid rock and found nothing. One may also suggest that the boat pit located on the north side of the subsidiary pyramid GIA belonged to it and not to the main pyramid of Khufu because this period in Khufu's reign was experimental and 1 Abdel Aziz Sadek, known as Azzouz. was one of the nicest men to know. He was very kind and warm. I don't think that he ever upset any person, and he almost never was upset with any other person. Only once an Egyptian colleague upset him. This individual had no capabilities and never accomplished anything in his life, but he hurt Azzouz. Azzouz came to me to complain, but he did that with honor, dignity, and pride, and he did not say a word against the other. I told Azzouz, "Do not be upset, because history will recognize you, and if after a long life you will die, all of us will write articles in your memory; but this person will be neglected." I first met Azzouz in 1970 with the late Mohammed Morsi, and the three of us became close. We used to meet occasionally and always discussed our work and our future as Egyptian archaeologists. Always I heard pleasant words from him. He and his wife were planning to visit my new Satellite Pyramid and its pyramidion, but instead I visited him in the hospital. He had been in pain for a very long time but never talked about it. Now I picture the friendly smile of Azzouz that we lost. He will always be remembered. He is always in our hearts. It is to the late Abdel Aziz Sadek that I dedicate this article. 2 Z. Hawass, "The Discovery of the Satellite Pyramid of Khufu, G 1D" in Studies in Honor oj William Kelly Simpson, ed. by Peter Der Manuelian (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: 1996), pp. 379-98. 3 W. F. Petrie, The Pyramids and Temples oJGizeh, with an Update by Z Hawass; Histories, Mysteries of Man (London: 1970). 4 This photo was taken on February 24, 1940, by Hasaballa El- Tieb during the excavation at the east of the Great Pyramid by Hakiem Abou-Sief and Selim Hassan. 5 U. Holscher, Das Grabdenkmal des Konigs Chephren (Leipzig: 1912), p. 34-35, pI. XIII. V. Maragioglio and C. A. Rinaldi, L Architettura delle pirimidi menfite, V: "Lepirimidi di Zedefra e di Chefren" (Rapallo: 1966), p, 88, G, A. Reisner, A History oj the Giza Necropolis, I (Cambridge MA: 1942), p. 131-132. 6 Hawass, "Satellite Pyramid." 105 106 Iubilate Conlegae: Egyptological Studie. thus a boat pit was made for each pyramid. The problem with this theory is that the boat pit in the north side of Pyramid G 1C is so large that it cannot fit with the small size of the pyramid. The ancient Egyptians preferred symmetry. Also, it is located to the north of the causeway of Khufu, which breaks its connection with GIA Furthermore, the boat pit located north of the causeway is similar in size to the two boat pits that flarlked the upper temple of Khufu.
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