The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology |
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153 An Egyptian Funeral . . . . . . . . 153 – 173 Mummy , Methods of Mummifying . .
. 173 - 189 Mummy Cloth and Akhmim Embroideries 189 Canopic Jars and the
inscriptions upon them . . . Chests for Canopic Jars . . . 201 The Book of the Dead
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... in this chamber ; and in every work connected with Ani ' s tomb there is a
simple majesty which is characteristic of the ancient Egyptian gentleman . At
each of the four corners or sides of the bier , is placed one of the so - called
Canopic jars ...
Each jar was dedicated to one of the four genii of the underworld , who
represented the cardinal points , and each jar was ... Canopic jars Age of
Canopic first appear about the XVIIIth dynasty , and they continue in jars . use
until the XXVIth ...
On papyri and coffins of a later period the jars are shown arranged in a row under
the bier . In the 151st chapter of the ... k beneath thee . erțā. xefta enemies k thy
2 Dieser Codex ist kein Ritualbuch , wofür es Champollion CANOPIC JARS . 197
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The chests , or coffers , which held Canopic jars were made of wood , and were
usually painted black ; they were fitted on a kind of sledge with two runners , the
ends of which were rounded . They are about two feet square . On one end are ...
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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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