The ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books
Introduction; Main themes of the Netherworld books; Royal tombs of the New Kingdom; Development of tomb decoration and use of Netherworld Books; Netherworld Books in temple settings; Function of the Netherworld Books; Topography of the netherworld books: conceptions of space and time; Dating the Net...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Atlanta
SBL Press
[2018]
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| In: |
Writings from the ancient world (number 39)
Year: 2018 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: The ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books] (2021) (Troy, Lana)
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| Series/Journal: | Writings from the ancient world
number 39 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Egypt (Antiquity)
/ Guide to the Hereafter
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| IxTheo Classification: | BG World religions |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Introduction; Main themes of the Netherworld books; Royal tombs of the New Kingdom; Development of tomb decoration and use of Netherworld Books; Netherworld Books in temple settings; Function of the Netherworld Books; Topography of the netherworld books: conceptions of space and time; Dating the Netherworld Books; Cryptography in the Netherworld Books; Post-New Kingdom uses of the Netherworld Books; A note on the translations -- Book of adoring Re in the West -- Book of the Hidden Chamber -- Book of gates -- Book of caverns -- Books of the creation of the solar disk -- Books of the Solar-Osirian unity |
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| Physical Description: | xxxvii, 685 Seiten, Illustrationen, Pläne |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62837-127-7 978-0-88414-276-8 |