216 pages : 26 cm

"For Geoffrey Martin and his colleagues, the internationally acclaimed discovery of the tomb of Maya, Tutankhamun's treasurer, was the culmination of a painstaking ten-year search at Saqqara, the burial ground of Memphis, ancient capital of Egypt. Maya had been one of the most important men during the boy-king's short reign. Exploration of his tomb, and those of other important officials in the necropolis, has opened a new chapter in our understanding of Egyptian society more than 3,000 years ago."--Page 4 of cover

Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-209) and index

The expedition is formed -- Memphis and its necropolis; Saqqara -- The tomb of Horemheb, regent of Tutankhamun -- The tomb of Tia and Tia: a royal monument of the Ramesside period -- Minor tombs in the Memphite necropolis -- Searching for the tomb of Maya -- Court, government, and daily life in the New Kingdom -- The lost tombs of Memphis

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