Journey to the West: The world of the Old Kingdom tombs

"This book is intended as a commented summary of some of the major trends and most important features that can be encountered when analysing ancient Egyptian society of the Old Kingdom. The goal for writing this book was to outline general trends in the history of the non-royal tomb development of the period. The reason is rather simple and straightforward: ancient Egyptians considered the tomb to be their afterlife residence for eternity. In the afterlife they replicated the life they experienced during the lifetime"--OCLC

Year

2012

Language

English

Publisher

Czech Institute of Egyptology

Editions

1

Pages

342

ISBN

9788073083830

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