Dr. Kent R. Weeks Book Collection

The Dr. Kent R. Weeks Book Collection consists of a large segment of Egyptologist Kent Weeks personal library collection, including Egyptian site reports and specialized studies with the latest reports on Egyptian Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom sites. The library provides the necessary resources for the ongoing research projects of the institute in understanding eastern Mediterranean peoples, places, and polities in the Egyptian New Kingdom. Volumes include William Hayes' Deir el Bahri Temples (vols. 1-5); the Epigraphic Survey folios on Karnak, Medinet Habu (vols 1-8); and Hassan's Excavations at Giza (vols. 1-11) and more. The Archaeological Synchronisms Research Foundation (ASRF) purchased these books and, they are on permanent loan to the Dever Library.

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Ancient Egypt 1923 Part 3

Flinders Petrie, G. D. Hornblower, R. Engelbach, and Harold M. Wiener

Part 3 of the 1923 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include types of early scarabs, the "Ka" in Egypt and Arabia, supports of Pylon flagstaves, Pithom and Raamses, and current fallacies about history.
Ancient Egypt 1923 Part 2

Flinders Petrie, W. M. F. Petrie, Noel Giron, E. S. Thomas, F.W. Read, and R. Engelbach

Part 2 of the 1923 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include the tomb at Byblos, a tomb with Aramaic inscriptions, the British school at Qau, the magic skin, Apries and the possibility of royal blood, and obelisks at Pylon VII.
Ancient Egypt 1923 Part 1

Flinders Petrie, W. M. F. Petrie, Ernest Thomas, and G. P. G. Sobhy

Part 1 of the 1923 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include a portrait of Menkaura, the magic skin, and customs at childbirth.
Ancient Egypt 1923 Part 4

Flinders Petrie, E. S. Thomas, A. H. Sayce, and F. W. Read

Part 4 of the 1923 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include the branch on prehistoric ships, early Hittite records, the cave of Macpelah, regnal years and calendar years, and review.
Ancient Egypt 1922 Part 1

Flinders Petrie, F. F. Bruijning, R. Engelbach, and M.A. Murray

Part 1 of the 1922 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include the tree of the Herakleopolite Nome, the sarcophagus of Pa-Ramessu, and knots.
Ancient Egypt 1922 Part 4

Flinders Petrie, W. M. F. Petrie, R. Engelbach, N. W. Thomas, and R. W. Sloley

Part 4 of the 1922 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include the Shellal mosaic, Old World cubit in America, the Constantinople obelisk, the rise of prices in Egypt, dualism in African religions, and Egyptian mathematics.
Ancient Egypt 1922 Part 2

Flinders Petrie, W. M. Flinders Petrie, Percy E. Newberry, and G. P. G. Subhy

Part 2 of the 1922 Ancient Egypt book. Contents include the British school in Egypt, the set rebellion, and Egyptian words in modern use.
Ancient Egypt 1922 Part 3

Flinders Petrie, A. H. Sayce, H. E. Winlock, A. C. Mace, and L. B. Ellis

Part 3 of the 1922 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include Hittite letters on Egypt, heddle-jacks of looms, loom weights in Egypt, and a discussion of Nebti Sma.
Prehistoric Egypt Corpus: The Corpus of Prehistoric Pottery and Palettes

W.M. Flinders Petrie

Book of research on prehistoric pottery. Contains illustrations for identifying pottery.
Ancient Egypt 1921 Part 1

Flinders Petrie, W. M. Flinders Petrie, A. C. Mace, N. W. Thomas, and H. E. Winlock

Part 1 of the 1921 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include the alphabet in the XIIth dynasty, the Lahun caskets, burial rites of West Africa, a Negro captive, and Queen Tetisheri.
Ancient Egypt 1921 Part 2

Flinders Petrie, W. M. Flinders Petrie, M.A. Murray, E. Mackay, E. A. Gardner, and F. W. Read

Part 2 of the 1921 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include the British school in Egypt, origins of some signs, borders of lotus and grapes, the head of a barbarian, the transmission of history, and a cartouche of Augustus.
Ancient Egypt 1921 Part 3

Flinders Petrie, W. M. Flinders Petrie, G. P. G. Subhy, Ernest S. Thomas, and M. A. Murray

Part 3 of the 1921 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include discoveries at Herakleopolis, the survivals of ancient Egyptians, oracular responses, and the Coptic New Year.
Ancient Egypt 1921 Part 4

Flinders Petrie, H. Ling Roth, G. M. Crowfoot, A. H. Sayce, F. F. Bruijning, and M. A. Murray

Part 4 of the 1921 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include models of Egyptian looms, the date of the Middle Empire, the tree of Herakleopolite Nome, and the ceremony of Anba Tarabo.
Ancient Egypt 1920 Part 4

Flinders Petrie, Cyril Bunt, W. M. Flinders Petrie, W. R. Lethaby, R. Engelbach, and E. Mackay

Part 4 of the 1920 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include Coptic twists and plaits, the sphinxes of Tanis, Alexandrian world maps, passages of Aleppo Citadel, and Kheker friezes.
Ancient Egypt 1920 Part 1

Flinders Petrie, Somers Clarke, W. M. Flinders Petrie, and M.A. Murray

Part 1 of the 1920 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include the return to research, Nile boats, the treasure of Antinoe, a mace head of Hierakonpolis, and an early portrait.
Ancient Egypt 1920 Part 2

Flinders Petrie, W. M. Flinders Petrie, E. Mackay, Reisner, and Somers Clarke

Part 2 of the 1920 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include a Mentuhetep statue, varnishes in Theban tombs, the kings of Ethiopia, and Nile boats (continued).
Ancient Egypt 1920 Part 3

Flinders Petrie, W. M. Flinders Petrie, A. H. Sayce, H.E. Winlock, and G. A. Wainwright

Part 3 of the 1920 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include excavations at Lahun, Ethiopian sovereigns at Meroe, notes of jewels from Lahun, and General Maude's proclamation.
Ancient Egypt 1917 Part 1

Flinders Petrie, W.D. Spanton, N. de G. Davies, and W. M. F. Petrie

Part 1 of the 1917 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include water lilies of Egypt, an architectural sketch, and Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Ancient Egypt 1916 Part 3

Flinders Petrie, E. L. Butcher, W. M. F. Petrie, Somers Clarke, Bertha Broadwood, M. A. Murray, J. Offord, and H. H. Johnston

Part 3 of the 1916 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include early forms of the cross, cutting granite, new portions of the annals, and the temple of Rameses, Abydos.
Ancient Egypt 1916 Part 2

Flinders Petrie, S. A. B. Mercer, Seligman, M. A. Murray, and W. M. F. Petrie

Part 2 of the 1916 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include the Gorringe collection, an early figure of Taurt, Egypt in the Grail Romance, and the queenly title, XXIInd dynasty.
Ancient Egypt 1916 Part 1

Flinders Petrie, M. A. Murray, Joseph Offord, Alice Grenfell, and W. M. Flinders Petrie

Part 1 of the 1916 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include Egypt in the Grail Romance, French and Italian Egyptology, the Grenfell scarabs, and the end of the Hittites.
Ancient Egypt 1916 Part 4

Flinders Petrie, F.W. Read, W. M. F. Petrie, Joseph Offord, Ernest Mackay, and Hugh Stannus

Part 4 of the 1916 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include Sir Gaston Maspero, King Zet (XXIIIrd dynasty), funeral figures, Egyptology in France, origin of polychrome borders, and a cemetery portal.
Ancient Egypt 1915 Part 2

Flinders Petrie, Ernest Gardner, Walter Amsden, Joseph Offord, and W. M. Flinders Petrie

Part 2 of the 1915 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include a Cretan statuette, skulls of the XIIth dynasty, Alexandrian archaeology, the Stone Age in Egypt, and more of the earliest inscriptions.
Ancient Egypt 1915 Part 4

Flinders Petrie, Albert Lythgoe, Cyril Bunt, Oric Bates, and W. M. Flinders Petrie

Part 4 of the 1915 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include discoveries at Lisht, a third century statuette, archaic burials in Libya, and the university college museum.
Ancient Egypt 1915 Part 3

Flinders Petrie, Newberry, Seligman, J. G. Milne, and W.M. Flinders Petrie

Part 3 of the 1915 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include Ta Tehenu - olive land, multiple souls in Africa, leaden tokens, the Stone Age in Egypt, and boat names in Egypt.