Inscription of Queen Katimala at Semna

John Coleman Darnell is Professor & Chair of Egyptology and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations at Yale University. Darnell's interests include Egyptian religion, cryptography, the scripts and texts of Graeco-Roman Egypt, and the archaeological and epigraphic remains of ancient activity in the Egyptian Western Desert. The latter work has led him to his current interest in state formation, the use of rock inscriptions in the creation of "ordered" space, and the economic status of the oases and the desert regions, particularly from the late Old Kingdom through the Third Intermediate Period. In addition to his teaching and research, Darnell has gained considerable experience in the field in Egypt.

• Editor's Preface Preface List of Illustrations Introduction - Katimala's Tableau of Semna The Scene and Annotations The Main Inscription Dating the Inscription - Palaeography and Grammar Literary Form and a Theory of Kingship An Essay at Historical Interpretation The Main Inscription - Continuous Transliteration and Translation Bibliography Glossary Grammatical index Index Plates