Theodore M. Davis

Theodore Monroe Davis ( * 1837 in New York; † 1915 in Florida) was an American lawyer. He owned an excavation license for the Valley of the Kings and employed various archaeologists.

Archaeology in Egypt

Davis was an American lawyer and millionaire. After he had retired from his business, he visited Egypt for the first time in 1899. He traveled on his Dahabiya " Bedawin " and his constant traveling companion was Emma Andrews, who wrote diaries, so that from this time many important secondary importance and is obtained from the company. There he met Archibald Henry Sayce and Percy E. Newberry know which inspired him for Egyptology. His excavations among the most important in the Valley of the Kings. In twelve winters he had expose not less than 30 graves.

From 1902 to 1915 he was an excavation license for the Valley of the Kings. The excavations financed by him led him through:

From the year 1912, the excavations promoted only slightly, which permits Davis slowly lost interest. Finally Resigned, he said: I am afraid that the Gräbertal is now exhausted. ("I did fear the Valley of Tombs is now exhausted. "). He returned his excavation permit, then the 1914 Lord Carnarvon was awarded.

Publications

The publications of its funded excavations were created by various archaeologists.

  • The Tomb of Hatshopsîtû. London 1906.
  • The Tomb of Thoutmosis. London 1906. Online
  • The Tomb of Siptah. London 1908. Online
  • The funeral papyrus of Iouiya. London 1908 online
  • The Tomb of Queen Tiyi. London 1910. Online
  • The Tomb of Haremhabi and Touatânkhamanou. London 1912.
Archibald Sayce Percy Newberry Howard Carter Thutmose IV Hatshepsut KV20 Merneptah KV8 Tjuyu KV46 Edward R. Ayrton KV55 Ramesses IV KV2 KV47 Horemheb KV57 Amenmesse KV10 Harry Burton (Egyptologist) Ramesses III KV3 KV7 George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon Nicholas Reeves
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