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The Survey of Memphis, 1981

To commemorate its centenary, the Egypt Exploration Society has undertaken the archaeological survey of the ruin-fields of the great city of Memphis. Because of its size and nature, Memphis has never been fully mapped, and much of the archaeological work that has been done is not adequately recorded. The aims of the survey are to provide detailed archaeological maps of the city, to draw plans and elevations of all standing monuments, to photograph and copy reliefs and inscriptions, to investigate the stratigraphy and history of the city, to carry out environmental tests, and to record archaeological and documentary material from earlier work. A number of British and foreign scholars have expressed interest in contributing to this project, which will be carried out in close co-operation with the Antiquities Organization of Egypt and its inspectors. To the Head of the Antiquities Organization, Dr Ahmed Kadry, and to the Permanent Archaeological Committee, the Society is grateful for permission to undertake this new project, and to many of its officials, notably Dr Mutawwa' Balbush, Dr Ahmed Bezzawi, Dr Ahmed Moussa, Mr Sa'id el-Fikey, Mr Muhammad 'Asheri, and Mr 'Abd el-Kerim, the expedition is indebted for courteous and practical help. Memphis, like many other ancient sites in Egypt, is under threat from the rising water-table and other inevitable modern developments; the Society's survey is intended as a collaborative contribution to its eventual scientific recording. This article includes summary reports on the archaeological and epigraphical work done during 1981 by H. S. Smith and J. Majek respectively, and some preliminary observations upon the topography of Memphis by D. G. Jeffreys.