The Mummy: A Handbook of Egyptian Funerary ArchaeologyUniversity Press, 1925 - 513 pages A discussion of funerary procedures in ancient Egypt, covering mummification, burial practices, ritual texts, tombs and coffins, and other topics, and including background on Egyptian history and religion, a chart of the hieroglyphic alphabet, and other resources. |
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Amen amulet ancient appear base beetle boat body Book British Museum bronze built buried called Canopic jars carried chamber Chapter character coffin collection colour containing copies cover dead deceased disk dynasty Egypt Egyptian example face faïence feet figures flowers four funerary give given goddess gods gold Greek green hand head heart hieroglyphs holding Horus inches inscribed inscription Isis kind king Kingdom known laid later length linen lines living London lord means models mummy North obelisk objects offerings opened Osiris painted papyrus period pieces placed priest probably protection published pyramid reads rectangular reign represented round says scarab seems seen side sometimes soul South standing stele stone temple Thebes Thoth tomb translation Upper usually vases walls wearing woman wood wooden written XVIIIth dynasty