The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology |
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D . , F . S . A . , KEEPER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EGYPTIAN AND ASSYRIAN
ANTIQUITIES , BRITISH MUSEUM WITH EIGHTY - EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS
SECOND EDITION CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1894 [ All Rights
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The Hebrews called Egypt “ Mizraim , " and the Assyrians and Babylonians
Muşur ; it is given this latter name in the cuneiform despatches of Tushratta , King
of Mitani , about B . C . 1550 . Upper Egypt extended from Aswân ( Syene ) to ...
He chiefly aimed to secure the eastern parts , as foreseeing that the Assyrians ,
who " Hyksos ” had there the greatest power , would be desirous of that kingdom
and invade them ; and as he found in the Saite [ Sethroite ] Nomos a city very ...
... for Syria : but that , as they were in fear of the Assyrians , who had then the
dominion over Asia , they built a city in that country which is now called Judea ,
and that large enough to contain this great number of men , and called it
Jerusalem .
Each king of Assyria , if he wished to maintain his authority , found it necessary
on his accession , or soon after , to undertake a series of military expeditions to
punish the peoples who , on the death of a king , always revolted . If this were ...
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'The Mummy' is an amazing book because it's so much more than a description of how, why and when Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead. Look just through the contents and you'll be amazed at the range of material - as if Wallis Budge had emptied a sackful of knowledge for the learner to pick through. Because that's it's best use, a source book on Ancient Egypt - as long as you remember it's dated and some ideas rejected.
The first few pages introduce and include a list of the nomes (districts) in hieroglyphics and transcriptions. The pages on Egyptian chronology, as well as reviewing problems oof disagreement ammong both sources and scholars includes a useful list of rulers - although the real jewel here, following a good basic history, is a list of 2 of the 5 names available of Pharaohs (hieroglyphics & transcriptions); this is a must for any visitor to inscriptions in museums or Egypt itself. A clear history of the decipherment of hieroglyphics is followed by a useful list of hieroglyphs, useful that is for those looking at REAL inscriptions.Then the book gets into mummies IN DETAIL but beware as, for example when dealing with ushabti, Budge will throw at you a whole paragraph of (untranslated) hieroglyphics - after all, you did read everything before that, didn't you? Then anything and everything is on offer - stelae, coffins, draught-boards,the gods, graves, numbers ..... As I said above it is a book to dpp into and not to read from cover to cover. And that's why I give it 4 stars
PS It's by far the most USEFUL of my books on Ancient Egypt
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The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge Limited preview - 1964 |
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| Title | The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology ATLA monograph preservation program |
| Author | Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | University Press, 1894 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 7 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 0524010471, 9780524010471 |
| Length | 404 pages |
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