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Barry J. Kemp
CBEFBA
Born(1940-05-14)14 May 1940
Birmingham,England
Died15 May 2024(2024-05-15)(aged 84)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Liverpool
Academic work
DisciplineEgyptologist
Sub-discipline
Institutions

Barry John Kemp,CBE,FBA(14 May 1940 – 15 May 2024) was an English archaeologist andEgyptologist.He wasProfessorof Egyptology at theUniversity of Cambridgeand directed excavations atAmarnain Egypt. His bookAncient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilisationis a core text of Egyptology and many Ancient History courses.[1]

Life and education

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Kemp was born on 14 May 1940 in Birmingham.[2][3]He studiedEgyptologyat theUniversity of Liverpool,graduating with aBachelor of Arts(BA) degree in 1962.[3][4]He died on 15 May 2024, a day after his 84th birthday.[5][6]

Academic career

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In 1962, Kemp joined theUniversity of Cambridgeas an assistant lecturer.[7]He was promoted to lecturer in 1969,Readerin Egyptology in 1990, and made Professor of Egyptology in 2005.[3][8]He was also aFellowofWolfson College, Cambridgefrom 1990 to 2007.[3][9]He retired from full-time academia in 2007, and was madeprofessor emeritus.[3]Beginning in 2008, he was a senior fellow of theMcDonald Institute for Archaeological Researchat Cambridge.[3][10]

From 1977 until 2008, he was the director of excavation and archaeological survey atAmarnafor theEgypt Exploration Society.[11]He continued his research of theAmarna Periodof ancient Egypt as director of the Amarna Project and secretary of the Amarna Trust.[12]He also contributed to many highly regarded and widely used Egyptology texts, includingCivilisations of the Ancient Near East,edited byJack Sasson.He was a co-author ofBruce Trigger'sAncient Egypt: A Social History,which incorporates the work of many leading Egyptologists and addresses recent trends in the subject.[13]Kemp stated he was interested in developing a holistic picture of Ancient Egyptian society rather than focussing on the elite culture that dominates the archaeological record: "This holistic approach involves explaining the present appearance of the site in terms of all the agencies at work..."[14]

Honours

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Kemp was electedFellow of the British Academy(FBA) in 1992.[7]He was appointedCommander of the Order of the British Empire(CBE) in the2011 New Year Honoursfor services to archaeology, education and international relations in Egypt.[15]

Publications

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  • Barry Kemp (2018).Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilisation(3rd ed.). Routledge.ISBN9781351166485.
  • Barry Kemp.Amarna Reports, parts 1–5.Egypt Exploration Society.
  • Barry Kemp (2015).Ancient Egypt: All that matters.Quercus.ISBN978-1-44418620-8.
  • Barry Kemp (2012).The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Armana and Its People.Thames & Hudson.ISBN978-0-500-29120-7.
  • Barry Kemp (2007).The Egyptian Book of the Dead.Granta Books.ISBN978-1-86207-913-7.
  • Barry Kemp (2005).Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilisation(2nd ed.). Routledge.ISBN0-415-23550-2.
  • Barry Kemp (2005).100 Hieroglyphs: Think Like an Egyptian.Granta Books.ISBN1-86207-658-8.
  • Barry Kemp (2000).Bricks and metaphor. Cambridge Archaeological Journal 10, 335–46. A comparative essay on the theme 'Were cities built as images?'.
  • Barry Kemp (1998).More of Amarna's city plan. Egyptian Archaeology 13, 17–18.
  • Barry Kemp (1992).Amarna from the air. Egyptian Archaeology 2, 15–17.
  • Barry Kemp (1989).Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilisation(1st ed.).
  • Barry Kemp (1986).Tell el-Amarna, 4000 word entry in the Lexikon der Ägyptologie, ed. W. Helck and W. Westendorf, Band VI. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 309–19.
  • Barry Kemp (1983).Tell el-'Amarna. In H.S. Smith and R.M. Hall, ed., Ancient Centres of Egyptian Civilization, pp. 57–72.London: Egyptian Education Bureau.
  • Barry Kemp (1981).The character of the South Suburb at Tell el-'Amarna. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft zu Berlin 113, 81–97.
  • Barry Kemp (1977).The city of el-Amarna as a source for the study of urban society in ancient Egypt in World Archaeology 9, 123–39.

References

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  1. ^"Our Scholars".Far Horizons Archaeological and Cultural Trips Inc. Archived fromthe originalon 27 February 2014.Retrieved23 February2014.
  2. ^Risen, Clay (29 May 2024)."Barry Kemp, Who Unearthed Insights About Ancient Egypt, Dies at 84".Retrieved29 May2024.
  3. ^abcdef"Kemp, Prof. Barry John, (born 14 May 1940), Professor of Egyptology, 2005–07, now Emeritus, and Fellow, McDonald Institute of Archaeological Research, since 2008, University of Cambridge; Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge, 1990–2007, now Emeritus".Who's Who 2020.Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019.Retrieved19 May2021.
  4. ^"Professor Barry Kemp FBA".The British Academy.Retrieved19 May2021.
  5. ^"In memory of Barry Kemp".Museo Egizio. 16 May 2024.Retrieved17 May2024.
  6. ^"Barry Kemp, Egyptologist who dispelled myths about the 'Christ-like' pharaoh Akhenaten – obituary".The Telegraph. 20 May 2024.Retrieved20 May2024.
  7. ^ab"Professor Barry Kemp".British Academy Fellows.British Academy.Retrieved4 September2016.
  8. ^"September 16th 2013 – Barry Kemp".Egyptian Study Society. Archived fromthe originalon 2 March 2014.Retrieved23 February2014.
  9. ^"Professor Barry Kemp".Wolfson College, Cambridge. Archived fromthe originalon 23 September 2017.Retrieved23 February2014.
  10. ^Jarman, Emma (26 February 2020)."Prof Barry Kemp".Department of Archaeology.University of Cambridge.Retrieved19 May2021.
  11. ^"Barry Kemp honoured".Egypt Exploration Society. Archived fromthe originalon 19 September 2016.Retrieved4 September2016.
  12. ^"Contact".Armarna Project.Retrieved4 September2016.
  13. ^Bruce Trigger, B.J. Kemp, D. O'Connor, and A.B. LloydAncient Egypt: A Social History.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983.
  14. ^"Amarna Report 3 – Introduction"(PDF).Amarna Project, with permission by the Egyptian Study Society.Retrieved2 September2016.
  15. ^"No. 59647".The London Gazette(Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 24.
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