Ancient Egyptian tombs : the culture of life and death / [electronic resource]
by Snape, S. R. (Steven R.); Wiley InterScience (Online service).
Material type: BookSeries: Blackwell ancient religions: Publisher: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 289 pages) : illustrations, maps.ISBN: 9781444393743; 144439374X; 9781405120890; 1405120894; 9781444393729; 1444393723.Subject(s): To 332 B.C | Tombs -- Egypt | Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Egypt | HISTORY -- Ancient -- Egypt | Antiquities | Civilization | Funeral rites and ceremonies | Social conditions | Tombs | Egypt -- Social conditions | Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C | Egypt -- Antiquities | Egypt | Electronic books | Electronic bookOnline resources: Wiley Online LibraryIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Introduction -- Nameless Lives at Tarkhan and Saqqara -- Pits, Palaces and Pyramids -- Non-Royal Cemeteries of Dynasty 4 -- Unas, Teti and Their Courts -- The Tombs of Qar and Idu -- A Growing Independence -- Ankhtify -- Osiris, Lord of Abydos -- ²́¹Lords of Life²́² -- Strangers and Brothers -- North and South -- Ineni, Senenmut and User-Amun -- Rekhmire and the Tomb of the Well-Known Soldier -- Huya and Horemheb -- Samut and the Ramesside Private Tomb -- Sennedjem -- Petosiris -- References -- Further Reading -- Index.
This book explores the development of tombs as a cultural phenomenon in ancient Egypt and examines what tombs reveal about ancient Egyptian culture and Egyptians & rsquo; belief in the afterlife. Investigates the roles of tombs in the development of funerary practicesDraws on a range of data, including architecture, artifacts and textsDiscusses tombs within the context of everyday life in Ancient EgyptStresses the importance of the tomb as an eternal expression of the self.
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