Thomas Eric Peet
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Thomas Eric Peet was an English
Egyptologist
.
and at Queen's College, Oxford. From 1909 onwards he conducted excavations in Egypt
for the Egypt Exploration Fund. From 1913 to 1928 he was Lecturer in Egyptology at Manchester University, though he also saw service in World War I
as a Lieutenant in the King's Regiment (Liverpool). From 1920 to 1933 he was Brunner Professor of Egyptology at the University of Liverpool
. In 1933 he was appointed Reader in Egyptology at the University of Oxford
. The Queen's College, Oxford houses the University's Egyptology library, and it is named the Peet Library in his honour.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Egyptologist
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”...
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Biography
Peet's parents were Thomas and Salome Peet. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, CrosbyMerchant Taylors' School, Crosby
Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby is a British independent school for day pupils, located in Great Crosby on Merseyside....
and at Queen's College, Oxford. From 1909 onwards he conducted excavations in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
for the Egypt Exploration Fund. From 1913 to 1928 he was Lecturer in Egyptology at Manchester University, though he also saw service in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
as a Lieutenant in the King's Regiment (Liverpool). From 1920 to 1933 he was Brunner Professor of Egyptology at the University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
. In 1933 he was appointed Reader in Egyptology at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. The Queen's College, Oxford houses the University's Egyptology library, and it is named the Peet Library in his honour.
Works
- The Stone and Bronze Ages in Italy and Sicily, 1909
- Rough Stone Monuments and their Builders, 1912
- The Mayer Papyri, 1920 (see also Mayer PapyriMayer PapyriThe Mayer Papyri are Ancient Egyptian documents that contain records of court proceedings held in the first year of the reign of Ramesses X. A panel consisting of the vizier of the South and three high officials cross-examined suspects charged with tomb robbery at Deir el-Bahri...
) - Cemeteries of Abydos (in collaboration), vols. 1-3
- The Inscriptions of Sinai (in collaboration), 1917
- Egypt and the Old Testament, 1922
- The Rhind mathematical papyrus, 1923 (see also Rhind Mathematical PapyrusRhind Mathematical PapyrusThe Rhind Mathematical Papyrus , is named after Alexander Henry Rhind, a Scottish antiquarian, who purchased the papyrus in 1858 in Luxor, Egypt; it was apparently found during illegal excavations in or near the Ramesseum. It dates to around 1650 BC...
) - The Great Tomb-Robberies Of The Twentieth Egyptian Dynasty, 1930 (see also Abbott PapyrusAbbott PapyrusThe Abbott Papyrus serves as an important political document concerning the tomb robberies of the twentieth dynasty of the New Kingdom in Ancient Egypt. It also gives insight into the scandal between the two rivals Pewero and Paser of Thebes....
) - A comparative study of the literatures of Egypt, Palestine, and Mesopotamia, 1931 (Schweich Lectures for 1929)