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The funerary art of Ancient Egypt : a bridge to the realm of the hereafter
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The funerary art of Ancient Egypt : a bridge to the realm of the hereafter

Author: Abeer El-Shahawy
Publisher: Cairo : Farid Atiya Press, 2005.
Edition/Format: Book : English : 1st ed
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Abeer El-Shahawy
ISBN: 9771723537 9789771723530
OCLC Number: 65175032
Description: 106 p. : col. ill., map ; 29 cm.
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.
Responsibility: Abeer el-Shahawy.

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