Nabil Swelim

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Nabil Swelim
نبيل ﺳﻮﻳﻠﻢ
Born1930 (1930)
DiedSeptember 23, 2015(2015-09-23) (aged 84–85)
OccupationEgyptologist
ChildrenTarek Swelim
Academic background
Alma materEötvös Loránd University (PhD, Summa cum laude,1981)
Egyptian Naval College(1952)
Websitenabilswelim.com

Nabil M. A. Swelim (Arabic: نبيل ﺳﻮﻳﻠﻢ; 1930 – September 23, 2015)[1] was an Egyptian Egyptologist who specialized in the study of pyramids.

Nabil Swelim first embarked on a career as an officer in the Egyptian Navy. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Egyptian Naval College.

He discovered the dry moat surrounding the Pyramid of Djoser and the Pyramid of Sinki.

He was part of a team of archaeologists who visited Bosnia to investigate the Bosnian pyramid claims.[2]

He is the father of the art historian Tarek Swelim.

Publications

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  • Some Problems on the History of the Third Dynasty, Alexandria 1983.
  • The Brick Pyramid at Abu Rawash Number "1" by Lepsius: A Preliminary Study, Alexandria 1987.
  • Alexandrian Studies in Memoriam Daoud Abdu Daoud, BSAA 45(1993) Editor.
  • The Pyramid Hills: Visočica and Plješevica Hrašće, Observations, and Analyses. Sarajevo 2007.
  • 7 Layer Monuments of the Early Old Kingdom
  • Pyramids of the Third to the Thirteenth Dynasty, Analyses, Catalogues and Developments; 4 Volumes in Preparation
  • Contribution to Festschrifts of: I.E.S. Edwards, W. Kaiser, J. Leclant, L. Kakosy, J-Ph. Lauer, D. Arnold, E. Gaal – U. Luft – L. Torok , Mafred Bietak, Ali Rawan, Gunter Dreyer and Gaballa Aly Gaballa.
  • Contribution to Memorials of: D. A. Daoud, and Abd El Aziz Sadek (Azzouz).
  • Encyclopedia Entries: Macmillan's Dictionary of Art (2)
  • Articles in: Archaeological and Historical Studies, 4, 5 and 7; MDAIK, 38, 47 and 53; JSSEA, 14
  • Occasional Publications: 7 (EES); Studia Aegyptiaca, XIV, XVII; IFAO Bd’E 106-1; BSAA 45; Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the ANCE.

References

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  1. ^ Verner, Miroslav (4 January 2021). The Pyramids (New and Revised): The Archaeology and History of Egypt's Iconic Monuments. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-1-64903-208-9. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  2. ^ "What have Egyptian Experts said about Bosnian Pyramids?". Sarajevo Times. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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