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This chapter presents the Egyptian perspective in the recording and documenting of epigraphic data in Egypt. Usually the domain of non-Egyptian epigraphers and philologists, the chapter brings a unique insight into the methods and challenges faced by Egyptian Egyptologists in the recording and documenting of rock inscriptions that are facing numerous threats from modern development. Two case studies are presented: the first situated in Aswan and the second in the Wadi Hammamat. Both localities present differing examples of the range of methods that can be adapted to specific locales, as well as the ways in which increasing pressure from modern destruction requires a different focus to building a database relating to protection measures. As an Egyptian perspective and archive for future generations in Arabic, these approaches allow greater access to information which has largely remained in the domain of foreign institutions and archives. |
