Maurice Alliot
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Maurice Alliot was a French Egyptologist. He was a professor of Egyptology
at Lyons
(from 1937) and Paris
(from 1953).
Under the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology from 1930, he participated in excavations of Deir el-Medina and Edfu
, the latter of which he wrote two volumes about.
Egyptology
Egyptology is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the AD 4th century. A practitioner of the discipline is an “Egyptologist”...
at Lyons
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
(from 1937) and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(from 1953).
Under the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology from 1930, he participated in excavations of Deir el-Medina and Edfu
Edfu
Edfu is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately sixty thousand people. For the ancient history of the city, see below...
, the latter of which he wrote two volumes about.