Johannes Dümichen

John Dümichen (* October 15, 1833 in Whitewood at Großglogau, Silesia, † February 7, 1894 in Strasbourg ) was a German Egyptologist.

Dümichen studied from 1852 to 1855 in Berlin and Breslau theology and philology and attended from 1859 to 1862 again the University of Berlin, to operate under Lepsius and Brugsch Egyptological studies. In October 1862 Dümichen took his first trip to Egypt and Nubia, which he then spread to a large part of Sudan. He returned from this trip back in April 1865. A second trip to Egypt made Dümichen 1868 along with the returning of Aden photographic department of the expedition, which had been deployed to observe the solar eclipse in Asia. The results of this expedition, he published a magnificent work ( 2 vols, Berlin 1869-70 ). A third and fourth Bereisung of the Nile Valley was followed in 1869 at the inauguration of the Suez Canal.

After the founding of the Kaiser- Wilhelm- University in Strasbourg Dümichen was appointed in 1872 as professor of Egyptology. Between 1875 and 1876 he traveled again to Egypt in order to complete some work started on previous trips in Theban tombs and in the Temple of Hathor, Dendera. He had the difficult exposure of the Denderatempels run and then copied the apparent entered into under this exposure hieroglyphic texts, among which were the most wanted of him, related to the construction of the temple inscriptions.

Writings (selection )

  • Bauurkunde the temples of Dendera. Leipzig 1865
  • Geographical inscriptions of ancient Egyptian monuments. 2 vols boards and 1 Bd text, Leipzig 1866
  • Egyptian calendar inscriptions. Leipzig 1866
  • Historical inscriptions of ancient Egyptian monuments. 2 vols Leipzig 1867-68
  • The fleet of an Egyptian queen of the 17th century before our era. Leipzig 1868
  • The rock temples of Abu Simbel and its sculptures and inscriptions. Berlin 1869
  • Results of a command to His Majesty the King William of Prussia in 1868 sent to Egypt archaeological and photographic expedition. 2 vols Berlin 1871
  • Papyrus Ebers. The first discovered till now safe indication of the reign of an Egyptian king of the ancient kingdom, which is handed down to us by the medici African Ebers Papyrus. Publisher Engelmann, 1874.
  • Architectural history of the Denderatempels and description of each part of the structure according to the inscriptions located on its walls. Strasbourg 1877
  • The oases of the Libyan Desert. Strasbourg 1878
  • The calendar lists the Festival of Sacrifice in the Temple of Medinet Habu. Leipzig 1881
  • The grave palace of the Theban necropolis in Patuamenap. 3 Dept. Leipzig 1884-94
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