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"This study of the different types of funeral architecture in Roman Egypt sheds new light on the question of the contacts between Egypt and the other provinces in the Empire. Funeral architecture in Roman Egypt has been largely neglected by scientists despite abundant archaeological literature on the subject. Yet, besides travel narrations and tales of discoveries, which are not always easily exploitable, a large number of recent accurate archaeological publications contribute to renewing our knowledge of this type of funeral architecture. Thanks to extensive excavations made since the 1980s, our knowledge of necropoles used during the Roman Empire has been considerably enriched. This study includes a catalogue of 325 such funeral sites, 214 of which are well documented, and helps to clarify our understanding of the varied architectural forms to be found in that province: including pit graves with raised surface structures (pyramids, columns and chapels), hypogea with steps or sloping access, rock-cut tombs, sarcophagi placed in the open, sepulchres with surface loculi, and tombs shaped as houses or temples"--Publisher's web site.
Tombs --- Sepulchral monuments --- Funeral rites and ceremonies --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Romans --- Tombeaux --- Monuments funéraires --- Funérailles --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Romains --- Rites et cérémonies --- Egypt --- Egypte --- Antiquities. --- Civilization --- Antiquités --- Civilisation --- Tombes --- Catacombes --- Rites et cérémonies funéraires égyptiens --- Égypte --- Cemeteries --- Monuments funéraires --- Funérailles --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Rites et cérémonies --- Antiquités --- Rites et cérémonies funéraires égyptiens. --- Mastabas
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"Collections of scenes and texts designated variously as the "Book of Earth," "Creation of the Solar Disc," and "Book of Aker" were inscribed on the walls of royal sarcophagus chambers throughout Egypt's Ramesside period (Dynasties 19-20). This material illustrated discrete episodes from the nocturnal voyage of the sun god, which functioned as a model for the resurrection of the deceased king. These earliest "Books of the Earth" employed mostly ad hoc arrangements of scenes, united by shared elements of iconography, an overarching, bipartite symmetry of composition, and their frequent pairing with representations of the double sky overhead. From the Twenty-First Dynasty and later, selections of programmatic tableaux were adapted for use in private mortuary contexts, often in conjunction with innovative or previously unattested annotations. The present study collects and analyzes all current known Book of the Earth material, including discussions of iconography, grammar, orthography, and architectural setting"--Back cover.
Architecture, Ancient --- Egyptian language --- Funeral rites and ceremonies --- Tombs --- Egyptian literature --- Égyptien ancien (langue) --- Architecture égyptienne --- Rites et cérémonies funéraires égyptiens --- Inscriptions égyptiennes --- 1200 av. J.-C.-1085 av. J.-C. --- Religious literature --- Funerary texts --- Egypt --- Egypte antique --- History --- Religion --- Afroasiatic languages --- Mastabas --- Funerals --- Mortuary ceremonies --- Obsequies --- Manners and customs --- Rites and ceremonies --- Burial --- Cremation --- Cryomation --- Dead --- Mourning customs --- Religion. --- Funeral rites and ceremonies - Egypt - Sources --- Architecture, Ancient - Egypt --- Tombs - Egypt. --- Egyptian literature - Religious literature --- Egypt - Religion --- Egypt - History - Twentieth dynasty, 1200-ca. 1070 B.C.
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