Cecil Mallaby Firth

Cecil Mallaby Firth ( born July 5, 1878 in Ashburton (Devon ); † July 25, 1931 in London) was a British Egyptologist.

Before Firth zuwendete Egyptology, he worked as a lawyer in Cyprus. Firth began his archaeological activities, first in Nubia, where he worked from 1907 to 1911. After that, he contributed to the establishment of the Aswan Museum.

The Antiquities Services appointed Firth 1913 inspector for the area of ​​Saqqara. A post he retained until his death. His work at Saqqara, he began with the excavation of the Djoser pyramid complex. In 1924 he discovered while the Serdab the Djoser pyramid and the distributors is statue of the ruler who is now in Cairo in the Egyptian Museum. Firth worked here first with James Edward Quibell and later with Jean -Philippe Lauer. In the years 1928 and 1929, Firth led the excavations at the complex of Userkaf pyramid and thereby the underlying complex of Queens Pyramid of Neferhetepes. In addition, he worked on the development of the necropolis of Teti Pyramid.

Firth died in 1931 in England, when he was preparing the study of archaic tombs at Saqqara. Only a small portion of his notes and reports has been published.

Writings (selection )

• With Battiscombe G. Gunn: Excavations at Saqqara. Teti pyramid cemeteries. 2 volumes (Vol. 1: Text Vol 2:. Plates. ). Institut Français d' Archéologique oriental, Cairo 1926.
• The Archaeological Survey of Nubia. Report for 1910-1911 ( = The Archaeological Survey of Nubia 4). Government Press, Cairo, 1927.
• James Edward Quibell: The step pyramid ( = Excavations at Saqqara ). 2 volumes (Vol. 1: Text Vol 2:. Plates. ). Institut Français d' Archéologie Orientale, Cairo 1935-1936.