Recycling for death : coffin reuse in ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches /

Recycling for death : coffin reuse in ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches /

"Funerary datasets are the chief source of social history in Egyptology, and the numerous tombs, coffins, Books of the Dead, and mummies of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Dynasties have not been fully utilized in this regard, mostly because the data of this time period is scattered and difficul...

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Main Author: Cooney, Kara (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2024.

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Coffins > Egypt > Thebes (Extinct city)
Antiquities.
Coffins.
Kings and rulers > Tombs.
Egypt > Kings and rulers > Tombs.
Thebes (Egypt : Extinct city) > Antiquities.
Egypt.
Egypt > Thebes (Extinct city)

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Call Number: DT73 .T3 C66 DT73.T3 C66 2024

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Table of Contents:
  • Reuse as Social Power and Social Trap
  • The Context of Reuse: Ancient Texts Addressing Funerary Arts Recycling
  • The Royal Burial Caches of Thebes
  • Reuse, Recommodification, and Inheritance
  • Analysis of Coffins from the Royal Caches
  • The Royal Coffins of the Royal Caches, A Photo Essay
  • The Priestly Coffins of the Royal Caches, A Photo Essay.