Died August 2016 | ||
Books Land Tenure in the Ramesside Period | ||
Sally Louise Dolan Katary (1946 – August 2016) was a scholar in the field of Egyptology.
Professional career
Katary specialised in the economic and social history of Egypt, with a focus on the New Kingdom until the Late Period. She was best known for her work on the Wilbour Papyrus and related economic documents, including Land Tenure in the Ramesside Period, and this was the focus of her doctoral research. She received her doctorate from the University of Toronto in 1976 for a thesis entitled Land tenure in the Ramesside period: a reconsideration of the Wilbour papyrus and related documents. She received her B.A. degree (summa cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania, and her M.A. from the University of Toronto.
Katary was a Professor of Classical Studies at Thorneloe University on the Laurentian University campus in Sudbury, Canada. She taught at Thorneloe University for thirty years, introducing course in Egyptology into the Ancient Studies programme. She published widely and lectured in Western Europe and North America. She was also a field archaeologist, conducting excavation in Egypt at the temple of Osiris Heka Djet at Karnak with Donald B. Redford. She participated in the National Geographic Special on ancient tomb robbers. Her final project was a volume of collected essays on gold in ancient Egypt.
Katary was a founding member of the Canadian Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities, and served on their Board of Trustees for many years and as the Associate Editor of the Journal of the SSEA. She presented at their Annual Symposium on numerous occasions, most recently in 2012. She was an Honorary Trustee of the Society and head of the Book Review Committee.
Katary was also a proficient violinist, and contributed to a group of musicians that served the needs of people who were unable to attend performances by professional orchestras. She was married and had a daughter.