Naguib Kanawati (born 1941) is an Egyptian Australian

Egyptologist Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , '' -logia''; ar, علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious ...

and Professor of Egyptology at

Macquarie University Macquarie University ( ) is a public research university based in Sydney, Australia, in the suburb of Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of S ...

in Sydney,

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, Australia.

Early life

Kanawati was born in

Alexandria, Egypt Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

to a

Melkite Greek Catholic el, Μελχιτική Ελληνική Καθολική Εκκλησία , image = Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Damascus, Syria.jpg , imagewidth = 200px , alt = , caption = , abbreviatio ...

family of Syro-Lebanese descent.

Career

A native of

, he obtained a master's degree in business administration and later emigrated to Sydney, Australia, where he obtained his second

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

and

Doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...

, both in

Egyptology Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , '' -logia''; ar, علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious ...

. He subsequently joined the academic staff of the university, as lecturer in History (1980–1983), and Associate Professor in Egyptology (1984–1990). From 1990, Kanawati became Macquarie University's first Professor in Egyptology and holds a Personal Chair in that subject. He was instrumental in the formation of the Rundle Foundation for Egyptian Archaeology in the late 1970s and was the founder, in 1989, of the

Australian Centre for Egyptology Naguib Kanawati (born 1941) is an Egyptian Australian Egyptologist and Professor of Egyptology at Macquarie University in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Early life Kanawati was born in Alexandria, Egypt to a Melkite Greek Catholic fami ...

, which coordinates all Australian excavations in Egypt with the Egyptian

Supreme Council of Antiquities The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) was a department of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture from 1994 to 2011. It was the government body responsible for the conservation, protection and regulation of all antiquities and archaeological excavatio ...

. Kanawati's research interests focus on the

Old Kingdom In ancient Egyptian history, the Old Kingdom is the period spanning c. 2700–2200 BC. It is also known as the "Age of the Pyramids" or the "Age of the Pyramid Builders", as it encompasses the reigns of the great pyramid-builders of the Fourth ...

period of Egypt, its burial customs, art history, and socio-political development. He has directed numerous excavations and epigraphic expeditions, at sites including the entire mountain of

El-Hawawish El Hawawish ( ar, الحواويش) is the name given to the site of the ancient necropolis (cemetery) for the city of Akhmim in the Sohag Governorate, Egypt. The cemetery was excavated extensively by an Australian archaeological and epigraphic ...

(in excess of 800

and

First Intermediate Period The First Intermediate Period, described as a 'dark period' in ancient Egyptian history, spanned approximately 125 years, c. 2181–2055 BC, after the end of the Old Kingdom. It comprises the Seventh (although this is mostly considered spurious ...

rock-cut tombs), Quseir El Amarna, El Hagarsa (near

Sohag Sohag ( , ), also spelled as ''Sawhāj'', ''Suhag'' and ''Suhaj'', is a city on the west bank of the Nile in Egypt. It has been the capital of Sohag Governorate since 1960, before which the capital was Girga and the name of the governorate was ...

), Deir El Gebrawi,

Giza Giza (; sometimes spelled ''Gizah'' arz, الجيزة ' ) is the second-largest city in Egypt after Cairo and fourth-largest city in Africa after Kinshasa, Lagos and Cairo. It is the capital of Giza Governorate with a total population of 9.2 ...

, as well as the

Unis UNIS or Unis may refer to: *Union of Nigerien Independents and Sympathisers, a defunct political party in Niger *Unis, a new religious movement founded in the 1960s, based on the teachings of George Gurdjieff *UniS, the corporate logo of the Univer ...

and

Teti Teti, less commonly known as Othoes, sometimes also Tata, Atat, or Athath in outdated sources, was the first king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. He was buried at Saqqara. The exact length of his reign has been destroyed on the Turin King List bu ...

pyramid cemeteries at

Saqqara Saqqara ( ar, سقارة, ), also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English , is an Egyptian village in Giza Governorate, that contains ancient burial grounds of Egyptian royalty, serving as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. ...

Other interests

He is also the current Vice-President (and member for many years) of the Parish Council of the Melkite Catholic Eparchy Church of Australia and New Zealand; Vice-President, Eparchy Pastoral Council; the Chairman of its Aged Care Committee; Chairman of the Melkite Board of Study; and former Chair of its Finance Committee. He was the founding Committee Member of the Holy Saviour Community School, continuing on the committee since 1997. He was made a Fellow of the

Australian Academy of the Humanities The Australian Academy of the Humanities was established by Royal Charter in 1969 to advance scholarship and public interest in the humanities in Australia. It operates as an independent not-for-profit organisation partly funded by the Australia ...

in 1997.

Honours

On 1 January 2001 he was awarded the Australian

Centenary Medal The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia and to recognise "people who made a contribution to Australian society or go ...

"for services to Australian society and the humanities in the study of prehistory and archaeology". In the

Queen's Birthday Honours The Birthday Honours, in some Commonwealth realms, mark the reigning British monarch's official birthday by granting various individuals appointment into national or dynastic orders or the award of decorations and medals. The honours are present ...

awarded on 11 June 2007 he was awarded the

Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...

"for service to education through research and the promotion and advancement of the study of Egyptology, and to the community."

References

Bibliography

Ancient History Documentary Research Centre (Macquarie University)

* Naguib Kanawati, with contributions by Ann McFarlane, Colin Hope, Nabil Charoubim, John Curro, Naguib Maksoud, Reece Scannell, Elizabeth Thompson, Naguib Victor, Gaye Wilson, ''The Rock Tombs of El-Hawawish: The Cemetery of Akhmim, Volumes I–X''. (Sydney, 1980–1992). * Naguib Kanawati, Ali El-Khouli, Ann McFarlane, & Naguib V. Maksoud, ''Excavations at Saqqara: North-West of Teti's Pyramid'', Volume I (Sydney, 1984). . * Ali El-Khouli & Naguib Kanawati, with contributions by Elizabeth Thompson, Naguib Victor, Ann McFarlane, Reece Scannell and H. El-Tayeb, ''Excavations at Saqqara North-West of Teti's Pyramid, Volume II'', (Sydney, 1988).

The Australian Centre for Egyptology: Reports

* (Reports: 1) Ali El-Khouli & Naguib Kanawati, ''Quseir El-Amarna: The Tombs of Pepy-ankh and Khewen-Wekh'', (Sydney, 1989). and . * (Reports: 2) Ali El-Khouli & Naguib Kanawati, ''The Old Kingdom Tombs of El-Hammamiya'', (Sydney, 1990). and . * (Reports: 4) Naguib Kanawati, with contributions by Ann McFarlane, Elizabeth Thompson, Nabil Charoubim & Naguib Victor, ''The Tombs of El-Hagarsa, Volume 1'', (Sydney, 1993): . Later published in 1997 under . * (Reports: 5) Naguib Kanawati & Ann McFarlane, with contributions by Nabil Charoubim, Naguib Victor and A. Salama, ''Deshasha: The Tombs of Inti, Shedu and Others'', (Sydney, 1993). . * (Reports: 6) Naguib Kanawati, with contributions by E.S. Bailey, N. Charoubim, R.A. David, P. Dyer, R. Elles, R.P. Evans, C. Griffiths, C.W. Griggs, R. Harris, N. Iskander, A. Ivinson, M.C.J. Kuchar, A. McFarlane, M.J. Rowe, R. Shnier, E. Tapp, E. Thompson, L. Turnbull, N. Victor, K. Wildsmith, and S.R. Woodward, ''The Tombs of El-Hagarsa, Volume 2'', (Sydney, 1993). and . * (Reports: 7) N. Kanawati, with contributions by Ann McFarlane, Elizabeth Thompson, N. Charoubim, and Naguib Victor, ''The Tombs of El-Hagarsa, Volume 3'', (Sydney, 1995). (hardcover). * (Reports: 8) Naguib Kanawati & Ali Hassan, with contributions by Paul Bentley, Alan Cavanagh, Nabil Charoubim, Ann McFarlane, Sameh Shafik, Karin Sowada, Elizabeth Thompson and Naguib Victor, ''The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara, Volume I: The Tombs of Nedjet-em-pet, Ka-aper and Others'', (Sydney, 1996). . * (Reports: 9) Naguib Kanawati & Ali Hassan, with contributions by Alan Cavanagh, Ann McFarlane, Sameh Shafik and Naguib Victor, ''The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara, Volume II: The Tomb of Ankhmahor'', (Warminster, 1997). . * (Reports: 11) Naguib Kanawati & Mahmoud Abder-Raziq, with contributions by Ann McFarlane, Sameh Shafik, Elizabeth Thompson & Naguib Victor, ''The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara, Volume III: The Tombs of Neferseshemre and Seankhuiptah'', (Warminster, 1998). . * (Reports: 13) Naguib Kanawati & Mahmoud Abder-Raziq, with contributions by Ann McFarlane, Sameh Shafik, Elizabeth Thompson & Naguib Victor, ''The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara, Volume V: The Tomb of Hesi'', (Warminster, 1999). . * (Reports: 14) Naguib Kanawati & Mahmoud Abder-Raziq, with contributions by L. Horácková, Ann McFarlane, Sameh Shafik, Mark Spigelman, Eugen Strouhal, Elizabeth Thompson and Naguib Victor, ''The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara, Volume VI: The Tomb of Nikauisesi'', (Warminster, 2000). . * (Reports: 16) Naguib Kanawati, with a Preface by Zahi Hawass and contributions by Ann McFarlane, Sameh Shafik, Elizabeth Thompson & Naguib Victor, ''Tombs at Giza, Volume I: Kaiemankh (G4561) and Seshemnefer (G4940)'', (Warminster, 2001). . * (Reports: 17) Naguib Kanawati & Mahmoud Abder-Raziq, with contributions by L. Horácková, Ann McFarlane, T.H. Schmidt-Schultz, M. Schultz, Sameh Shafik, Eugen Strouhal, Elizabeth Thompson, Naguib Victor and Roxie Walker, ''The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara, Volume VII: The Tombs of Shepsipuptah, Mereri (Merinebti), Hefi and Others'', (Warminster, 2001). . * (Reports: 18) Naguib Kanawati, ''Tombs at Giza, Volume II: Seshathetep/Heti (G5150), Nesutnefer (G4970) and Seshemnefer II (G5080)'', (Warminster, 2002). . * (Reports: 19) Naguib Kanawati & Mahmoud Abder-Raziq, with contributions by Ann McFarlane, T.H. Schmidt-Schultz, M. Schultz, Sameh Shafik, Eugen Strouhal, Elizabeth Thompson, Naguib Victor, Roxie Walker and Alex Woods, ''The Unis Cemetery at Saqqara, Volume II: The Tombs of Iynefert and Ihy (re-used by Idut)'', (Oxford, 2003). and . * (Reports: 21) Naguib Kanawati & Mahmoud Abder-Raziq, with contributions by Effy Alexakis, R. Gargour, Kim McCorquodale, Sameh Shafik, Elizabeth Thompson, Naguib Victor & Alex Woods, ''Mereruka and His Family, Part 1: The Tomb of Meryteti'', (Oxford, 2004). . * (Reports: 23) Naguib Kanawati, with contributions by Effy Alexakis, Sameh Shafik, M. Momtaz, Elizabeth Thompson, Naguib Victor & Alex Woods, ''Deir El-Gebrawi, Volume I: The Northern Cliff'', (Oxford, 2005). . * (Reports: 24) Naguib Kanawati, with chapters by Anne McFarlane & Karin Sowada, and contributions by Effy Alexakis, Sameh Shafik, Elizabeth Thompson, Naguib Victor, & Alex Woods, ''The Teti Cemetery at Saqqara, Volume VIII: The Tomb of Inumin'', (Warminster, 2006). . * (Reports: 25) Naguib Kanawati, ''Deir El-Gebrawi, Volume II: The Southern Cliff'', (Aris & Phillips, 2006). .

The Australian Centre for Egyptology: Studies

* (Studies: 2) Naguib Kanawati, with a Chapter by Ann McFarlane, ''Akhmim in the Old Kingdom, Part I: Chronology and Administration'', (Sydney, 1992). .

Other Books

* Naguib Kanawati, ''Egyptian Administration in the Old Kingdom: Evidence on its Economic Decline (Doctoral Thesis, Macquarie Univ, 1974)'', (June 1977), . * Naguib Kanawati, ''Governmental Reforms in Old Kingdom Egypt'', (Warminster, 1980), . * Naguib Kanawati, ''The tomb and its significance in ancient Egypt'' (Prism archaeological series, 1987). . * Naguib Kanawati, ''Sohag in Upper Egypt: A glorious history'' (Prism archaeological series, 1990), . * Naguib Kanawati, with photography by Reece Scannell, ''A Mountain Speaks: The First Australian Excavation in Egypt'', (Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 1988): (hardcover & paperpack). Published later in the United Kingdom as ''The Mountain Speaks'', (Warminster, 1995): (paperback). * Naguib Kanawati, ''The Tomb and Beyond: Burial Customs of the Egyptian Officials'', (Warminster, 2002). . * Naguib Kanawati, ''Conspiracies in the Egyptian Palace: Unis to Pepy I'', (Routledge, 2002). .

Media Reports

"Setting the Record Straight"
- Macquarie University News article, June 2002, regarding Kanawati's work at

Rewriting the "bible of Egyptology"
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''News in Science'' article, 3 June 2002.
"Unlocking the secrets of Ancient Egypt"
(''Macquarie University News'' article, May 2003, with picture which includes Professor Kanawati).
"On Site Insight: An Australian archaeological excavation in Egypt"
(3 June 2005 announcement of a photographic exhibition covering three seasons of excavations at Saqqara, with image of Professor Kanawati).

External links

Australian Centre for Egyptology
(official website)

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