| Life and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt During the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period Contributor(s): Grallert, Silke (Author), Grajetzki, Wolfram (Author) |
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ISBN: 1906137013 ISBN-13: 9781906137014 Publisher: Golden House Publications OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2007 Annotation: The broad scope of articles collected in this volume considers various aspects of the culture of the Middle Kingdom and its great influence on the following Second Intermediate Period. They may contribute in different ways to a deeper and more detailed insight into the period that lasted for approximately 450 years so important in the history of Ancient Egypt. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt |
| Dewey: 932.01 |
| LCCN: 2008378232 |
| Series: GHP Egyptology |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 8.35" W x 11.65" (1.01 lbs) 154 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A collection of nine thematic essays on the culture of the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate period, focusing on mortuary stelae, inscriptions, burials and coffin decoration. More specifically, it includes papers on 'Principles of decoration on Middle Kingdom stelae'; 'The Mitre inscriptions on coffins of the Middle Kingdom'; 'Remarks on the Temple of Heqet and a sarcastic letter from el-Lahun'; 'Some remarks on the development of rishi coffins'; 'An unfinished Late Middle Kingdom stela from Abydos'. |