Global Journal of Human Social Science, D: History, Archaeology and Anthroplogy, Volume 23 Issue 2

(b) (c) Figure 2: A general view of the Medinet Habu temple precinct (a), the western gate (b), view of the south-west corner of Medinet Habu temple Percint, Butehamon House. (photos’ editing by Ray Johnson 2019)[5]. The royal scribe and overseer of the royal treasury in Theban necropolis. Butehamon held office during the reign of Pinudjem I in the 21st Dynasty 1054 BC. The Epigraphic Survey, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago excavated and restored the House of Butehamon in 1930-31and it is currently a conservation project in Habu funded by grant from USAID Egypt [5]. The House of Butehamon consists of two sections surrounded by mud brick walls, four columns in the western section and two columns (with large parts missing) that were fallen, un-plastered, in the eastern section. The plaster was in bad condition and was missing in many areas. The building materials used in the House of Butehamon are stone, plaster and mud brick. The condition survey indicates that the plaster and the stone have suffered from weathering; erosion, degradation, cracks, flake, detachment, losses and disaggregation are present, beside the previous intervention that was used; cement. It appears that the ancient builders applied the plaster on the stone, then they carved it, but there are many other layers added later and have covered the inscription in different tonality. Volume XXIII Issue II Version I 44 Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2023 © 2023 Global Journals Conservation and Restoration of the House of Butehamon 21st Dynasty 1054 BC - The Medinet Habu Temple Precinct (a) ( )D