- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 New Ostraca from Thebes
- 2. Coptic Textual Finds from the Macquarie University Excavations at Dra Abu Al-naga (TT233)
- 3 Encomium on Pesynthios of Coptos
- 4 The ‘Coptic Gnostic Library of Nag Hammadi’ and the Faw Qibli Excavations
- 5 Once More: Nabis, Bishop of ′Aidhab/Berenike<sup>1</sup>
- 6 The Life and Miracles of Abraham of Farshut Community Disaster and the Making of a Saint
- 7 Coptic Texts from Western Thebes
- 8. Pachomius as Reflected in the <i>Difnar</i>
- 9 Christianity in Dandara and Medamud
- 10 Esna Martyrs
- 11 Indexing of Manuscripts for the Churches of Naqada and Qus
- 12 Coptic Legal Documents, with Special Reference to the Theban Area
- 13 Notes On Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts Related to Upper Egypt
- 14 Epigraphy and History in the Theban Region
- 15 The Arabic <i>Lives</i> of St. Pachomius<sup>1</sup>
- 16 Athanasius of Qus and His Time
- 17 The Hermitages in the Desert of Esna
- 18 Some Coptic Reliefs Purportedly from Coptos
- 19 The Portrait of Apa Abraham of Hermonthis
- 20 The Esna Monasteries: Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri
- 21 The Coptic Monasteries Multi-media Database Project
- 22 Excavating Christian Western Thebes: A History<sup>1</sup>
- 23 The Monasteries of Naqada
- 24 Tell Al-Qubeba: An Unknown Monastic Site?
- 25 How to Save the Wall Paintings of Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri
- Bibliography
The Hermitages in the Desert of Esna
The Hermitages in the Desert of Esna
- Chapter:
- (p.181) 17 The Hermitages in the Desert of Esna
- Source:
- Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt
- Author(s):
Gawdat Gabra
Hany N. Takla
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
The Institut français d'archéologie orientale in Cairo (IFAO) carried out two excavation campaigns in the underground hermitages located approximately six kilometers west of Esna. A broad band of sand had been leveled between the western edge of the cultivated land and the mountain, and new water streams had been installed. In spite of this change, nine hermitages were located in 1967 and six others in 1968. Two excavation campaigns took place. The danger had already begun in 1967, and they were urged to carry out the excavation, especially after the damage of some archaeological remains observed previously. Nowadays, we do not know the state of preservation of the hermitages, especially after the extension of cultivation projects in the desert west of Esna. An excavation campaign to study the murals in Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri (Leroy 1975) began in the desert close to Esna.
Keywords: Esna, Institut français d'archéologie orientale, Cairo, hermitages, excavation, cultivation, murals, Dayr al-Shuhada, Dayr al-Fakhuri
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 New Ostraca from Thebes
- 2. Coptic Textual Finds from the Macquarie University Excavations at Dra Abu Al-naga (TT233)
- 3 Encomium on Pesynthios of Coptos
- 4 The ‘Coptic Gnostic Library of Nag Hammadi’ and the Faw Qibli Excavations
- 5 Once More: Nabis, Bishop of ′Aidhab/Berenike<sup>1</sup>
- 6 The Life and Miracles of Abraham of Farshut Community Disaster and the Making of a Saint
- 7 Coptic Texts from Western Thebes
- 8. Pachomius as Reflected in the <i>Difnar</i>
- 9 Christianity in Dandara and Medamud
- 10 Esna Martyrs
- 11 Indexing of Manuscripts for the Churches of Naqada and Qus
- 12 Coptic Legal Documents, with Special Reference to the Theban Area
- 13 Notes On Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts Related to Upper Egypt
- 14 Epigraphy and History in the Theban Region
- 15 The Arabic <i>Lives</i> of St. Pachomius<sup>1</sup>
- 16 Athanasius of Qus and His Time
- 17 The Hermitages in the Desert of Esna
- 18 Some Coptic Reliefs Purportedly from Coptos
- 19 The Portrait of Apa Abraham of Hermonthis
- 20 The Esna Monasteries: Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri
- 21 The Coptic Monasteries Multi-media Database Project
- 22 Excavating Christian Western Thebes: A History<sup>1</sup>
- 23 The Monasteries of Naqada
- 24 Tell Al-Qubeba: An Unknown Monastic Site?
- 25 How to Save the Wall Paintings of Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri
- Bibliography
