The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology |
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On the cover is pegged a solid face , carved out of hard wood , which is thought
to have a strong resemblance to that of Ani ; bronze eyelids and obsidian eyes
are fixed in it , and a carved wooden beard is fastened to the chin . Solid wooden
...
... set out on their last journey . At the head of the boat stands a whiterobed Sam
priest wearing a panther skin ; he holds a bronze THUY FIT TES THE ) ALL
RESERISTATE instrument for burning 168 FUNEREAL ARCHÆOLOGY OF
EGYPT .
... panther skin , and accompanied by another who burns incense in a bronze
censer , approaches the mummy , and performs the ceremony of “ opening the
mouth ” a un - re ; while a priest in white robes reads from a roll of papyrus or
leather .
The chief ornaments found in the tombs at Akhmim the bodies . are : hair - pins
and combs made of wood or bone ; earrings of several shapes and forms made
of glass ; silver and bronze filigree work , gold with little gold balls , and iron with
...
The Vases found in Egyptian tombs are made of alabaster , diorite , granite ,
basalt and other kinds of hard stone , steatite , bronze , wood , terra - cotta ,
faïence , and glass . The shapes of vases are various , but the following are the
most ...
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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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