The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology

According amulet ancient appears Assyria bandages beautiful belong body Book British Museum bronze brought building built called Canopic jars carried chamber Champollion chapter characters coffin colour common contained copies cover crown Dead deceased disk dynasty Egypt Egyptian example face faïence feet figures four funereal give given glazed goddess gods gold Greek hand head heart hieroglyphics holds Horus inches inscribed inscriptions Isis jars king known laid land length living lord Lower Memphis mummy offerings opened ornamented Osiris painted papyrus Paris period Persians person pieces placed preserved probably protection Ptolemy published pyramid Rameses reads reign represented round royal sacred sarcophagus says scarabs scenes seems sent shape side sometimes standing stone temple Thebes Thothmes tombs translation usually vases walls wearing wood writing written Young