Burial Customs in Ancient Egypt: Life in Death for Rich and Poor
The pyramids at Gizeh and the tomb of Tutankhamun are two spectacular examples of the legendary energy that the Ancient Egyptians devoted to their tombs. Contrary to popular belief, this energy was not confined to the highest classes of society. This is the first book to use the tens of thousands of tombs excavated across Egypt to build up a broad picture of burial as practiced throughout society over the millennia, from 5000 BC to AD 200.\ In the course of his investigation Wolfram Grajetski...
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First book to present burial evidence in Ancient Egypt across classes and over time and to use as evidence for the life of poor as well as rich.
Preface1Early Farmers and State Formation12Early Dynastic Egypt: The Tomb as a House for the Afterlife73The Old Kingdom: The Age of the Pyramids154The Late Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom: The Development of a Funerary Industry275The Late Middle Kingdom to the Second Intermediate Period: New Magical Rites546The New Kingdom: Death in an Affluent Society667The Late New Kingdom: Reduction to Essentials848The Third Intermediate Period: The Peak of Coffin Production949The Late Period and Persian Domination10910Ptolemaic Egypt: The Hellenistic World and Egyptian Beliefs12311Egypt in the Roman Empire127Notes133Chronology147Glossary149Further Reading151Figure Sources155Index161
