Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Foundation Deposits

Arabic translation:

ودائع الأساس

Added to glossary by Alp Arslan
Jan 6, 2011 18:35
13 yrs ago
1 viewer *
English term

Foundation Deposits

English to Arabic Art/Literary Archaeology Ancient Egyptian tombs
Foundation deposits are ritual mudbrick lined pits or holes dug at specific points under Ancient Egyptian temples or tombs, which were filled with ceremonial objects, usually amulets, scarabs, food, or ritual miniature tools, and were supposed to prevent the building from falling into ruin.

Context:
In 1920-21 Howard Carter unsuccessfully searched in the vicinity of the tombs entrance for foundation deposits.

Proposed translations

+8
2 mins
Selected

ودائع الأساس

http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 mins (2011-01-06 18:38:25 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

[PDF] Le mammisi et la filiation divine de Pharaon The mammisi and the ... - [ Translate this page ]File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
... with foundation deposits bearing the name of Seti I as well as Ramesses II. ... ﺍﻟﺘﻰ ﺃﺟﺮﻳﺖ ﻋﺎﻡ ۱۹۳٥، ﻋﺜﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺩﺍﺋﻊ ﺃﺳﺎﺱ ﺑﺎﺳﻢ ”ﺳﻴﺘﻰ ﺍﻷﻭﻝ“ ﻭ“ﺭﻣﺴﻴﺲ ...
albanbrice.pimpaud.free.fr/wordpress2/wp.../panneau_ramesseum_16.pdf
Peer comment(s):

agree TargamaT team : وقد عثر شامبليون ـ الذي فك رموز اللغة المصرية القديمة ـ في ودائع الأساسات الخاصة بتشييد المعابد في الدولة الحديثة علي آلات من الخشب تشبه الزحافات إلا أنها شبه دائرية. ولقد عرفت مصر بالفعل القوالب الخشبية نصف الدائرية التي كانت تستخدم في وضع الأقواس والقبا
58 mins
Many thanks Targamat :)
agree Mona Abdel Rahman
2 hrs
Many thanks Mona :)
agree TAKOAS (X)
2 hrs
Many thanks Abdel Rahim :)
agree Amira A Wahab
4 hrs
Many thanks Amira :)
agree Mujdey Abudalbuh : أو ودائع الأساسات
5 hrs
Many thanks Mujdad :)
agree Ayman Hemeida
13 hrs
Many thanks Ayman :)
agree marwa_adam
1 day 1 hr
Many thanks Marwa :)
agree urnina
4 days
Many thanks Urnina :)
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks a lot"
19 mins

حفر لودائع العالم الآخر

Something went wrong...
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search