| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
106 pages : color illustrations, map ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [101]-106) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Chronology of ancient Egypt -- Map of the sites of the Theban Necropolis -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- The great crossing to the "beautiful west" -- The transportation of the coffin -- Participants in the "shemes wadja" -- Objects transported in the cortege as part of the "kerset nefret" -- Activities along the funeral route -- Divine players in the funerary processions -- The final farewell -- Originality and novelty, rare and unique scenes -- Echoes of the past in the present -- List of the nobles' tombs of the New Kingdom in Thebes containing the studies funeral procession scenes -- Recapitulative tables of the scenes -- Glossary of the ancient Egyptian words. |
| Subject |
Egyptians -- Funeral customs and rites.
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Burial -- Egypt.
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Tombs -- Egypt.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient -- Egypt.
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| ISBN |
9771723537 |
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9789771723530 |
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