Death and burial in ancient Egypt /
Death, burial, and the afterlife were as important to the ancient Egyptians as how they lived. This well-illustrated book explores all aspects of death in ancient Egypt, including beliefs of the afterlife, mummification, the protection of the body, tombs and their construction and decoration, funera...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Cairo, Egypt : The American University in Cairo Press, 2015. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
Table of Contents:
- The history and land of Egypt
- Beliefs in the afterlife
- Mummification
- Animal mummies
- Funerary equipment and provisioning the dead
- The tomb
- Funerals, mortuary cults, the living, and the dead.