Gleaming Coffins Iconography And Symbolism In Theban Coffin Decoration 21st Dynasty

Author : Rogério Sousa
Publisher : Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra / Coimbra University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9789892615882

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Gleaming Coffins. Iconography and Symbolism in Theban Coffin Decoration (21st Dynasty) by Rogério Sousa Pdf

Egyptian coffin decoration is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon with its own history and evolution. ‘Yellow’ coffins were crafted in Thebes during a particular critical period in the Egyptian History, witnessing to a situation of political unrest and severe economic scarcity affecting Egypt, the Near East and the Mediterranean. And yet, there is no evidence for a decline in the production of these outstanding funerary artefacts. On the contrary, the corpus of ‘yellow’ coffins outnumbers the previous types of Egyptian anthropoid containers and stands out among the most complex and sophisticated objects ever crafted in the Ancient World. Besides this historical paradox, the ‘yellow’ corpus presents important epistemological challenges for our understanding of Egyptian material culture: what kind of space is created within the walls and forms of an anthropoid coffin? What role plays variability and change in this process? Last but not the least, can we understand the meaning behind the multiple shapes and endless variations adopted in coffin decoration during this period? This book addresses these questions presenting the results of a comparative study on coffin decoration involving an extensive sample of objects from the ‘yellow’ corpus dispersed in museums around the world. The results of this study reveal the principles of composition that ruled the work of the ancient Theban craftsmen and show how important coffin decoration was for the Theban priesthood of Amun to convey their own corporative values.

Author : Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs
Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781649032003

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Life Histories of Theban Tombs by Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs Pdf

A thorough transdisciplinary archaeological study of the ancient Egyptian Theban rock-cut tombs at Sheikh ‘Abd al-Qurna In recent years, archeological research has undergone major changes. The material turn in archaeology and related disciplines prompted the adoption of sophisticated scientific, digital, and technical approaches and methods often conducted on a micro level, enhancing our understanding of depositional processes and of the creation and life of an archeological object. This volume reflects seven seasons of transdisciplinary archaeological research at a cluster of rock-cut tombs in Sheikh 'Abd al-Qurna, an ancient Egyptian hillside cemetery and part of the much larger Theban Necropolis. Organized in twelve main chapters, Life Histories of Theban Tombs presents current investigations in landscape archaeology (including recent excavations at a large debris hill previously covering a tomb), geo- and bioarcheology, the archaeology of tomb construction, burial practices, and domestic uses as well as various epigraphical, visual, and material studies. The last two sections provide additional insight into the applied recording, surveying, and visualization methods and techniques and the database system used for data recording and organization. Contributors’ Affiliations: Martina Aeschlimann-Langer, Basel, Switzerland Zulema Barahona-Mendieta, University of Basel, Switzerland Susanne Bickel, University of Basel, Switzerland Oliver Bruderer, Zurich, SwitzerlandRachael Colldeweih, Nagra, Wettingen, Switzerland Lucía Díaz-Iglesias Llanos, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain Xavier Droux, Hierakonpolis Expedition, Oxford, England Stéphane Fetler, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium Zan Gojcic, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), Switzerland Charlotte Hunkeler, University of Basel, Switzerland Mahmoud Ibrahim, University of Cairo, Egypt Matjaž Kačičnik, Cairo, Egypt Iwona Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin, University of Manchester, England Lara Selina Kurmann, University of Basel, Switzerland Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs, University of Basel, Switzerland Sabrina Meyer, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland Matthias Müller, University of Basel, Switzerland Julianna K. Paksi, University of Basel and École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France Erico Peintner, Cairo, Egypt Matthew A. Perras, York University, Toronto, Canada Lukas Richner, canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Frank Rühli, University of Zurich, Switzerland Marina Sartori, University of Basel, Switzerland Nadine Schönhütte, Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences (CICS), Cologne, Germany Roger Seiler, University of Zurich, Switzerland Stephan M. Unter, University of Basel, Switzerland André J. Veldmeijer, American University in Cairo, Egypt Noémi Villars, University of Basel, Switzerland Andreas Wieser, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), Switzerland Andrea Wolter, ETH Engineering Geology Group, Zurich, Switzerland Martin Ziegler, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), Switzerland

Author : Rogério de Sousa
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004386501

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The Tomb of the Priests of Amun by Rogério de Sousa Pdf

This volume presents the description and critical examination of the Italian Lot of antiquities kept in the Egyptian Museum of Florence and originally found in the Tomb of the Priests of Amun at Deir el-Bahari (Thebes).

Author : Rogerio Sousa
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789252651

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Gilded Flesh by Rogerio Sousa Pdf

Egyptian coffins stand out in museum collections for their lively and radiant appearance. As a container of the mummy, coffins played a key role by protecting the body and, at the same time, integrating the deceased in the afterlife. The paramount importance of these objects and their purpose is detected in the ways they changed through time. For more than three thousand years, coffins and tombs had been designed to assure in the most efficient way possible a successful outcome for the difficult transition to the afterlife. This book examines eight non-royal tombs found relatively intact, from the plains of Saqqara to the sacred hills of Thebes. These almost undisturbed burial sites managed to escape ancient looters and so their discoveries, from Mariette’s exploration of the Mastaba of Ti in Saqqara to Schiaparelli’s discovery of the Tomb of Kha and Merit in Deir el-Medina, were sensational events in Egyptian archaeology. Each one of these sites unveils before our eyes a time capsule, where coffins and tombs were designed together as part of a social, political and religious order. From Predynastic times to the decline of the New Kingdom, this book explores each site revealing the interconnection between mummification practices, coffin decoration, burial equipment, tomb decoration and ritual landscapes. Through this analysis, the author aims to point out how the design of coffins changed through time in order to empower the deceased with different visions of immortality. By doing so, the study of coffins reveals a silent revolution which managed to open to ordinary men and women horizons of divinity previously reserved for the royal sphere. Coffins thus show us how identity was forged to create an immortal and divine self.

Author : Betsy M. Bryan,Peter F. Dorman
Publisher : Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-10
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781614910909

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Mural Decoration in the Theban Necropolis by Betsy M. Bryan,Peter F. Dorman Pdf

The tombs and mortuary temples of Thebes have proved an enduring topic of interest thanks to a quickly expanding corpus of field materials and a series of conferences devoted to the subject. This volume, the fourth in a series of occasional proceedings from the ongoing Theban Workshop, presents new research on wall decoration in the Theban necropolis. Its thirteen essays, by an international array of leading scholars, attest to the wide and varied scope of the theme.

Author : Wolfram Grajetzki
Publisher : Nicanor Books
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781838118051

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The Sarcophagus of Hunefer and other New Kingdom Private Sarcophagi by Wolfram Grajetzki Pdf

This is the publication of the sarcophagus of the mayor of Thebes, Hunefer, in office under Ramses II. To date, the granite sarcophagus in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge has received little research attention despite being a large scale monument. The book provides a presentation of the sarcophagus and its place in space and time.

Author : Rita Lucarelli,Joshua A. Roberson,Steve Vinson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004501294

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Ancient Egypt, New Technology by Rita Lucarelli,Joshua A. Roberson,Steve Vinson Pdf

This volume of collected studies takes stock of most recent developments in Egyptology and the Digital Humanities, considering future directions for the application of new technologies in Egyptology. The book presents the results of an international conference held in 2019 at Indiana University – Bloomington, in which Egyptologists and digital humanists with interest in Egyptology gathered in 2019 to present current projects in 3D modeling, virtual and augmented reality, game technology, digital pedagogy, database projects, computational and corpus linguistics and E-publications. Those projects, along with a selection of others that were not presented in Bloomington, are now described and discussed in this volume.

Author : Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 675 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789259056

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The Excavations at Ismant al-Kharab by Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo Pdf

Excavations by the Dakhleh Oasis Project at Ismant al-Kharab, ancient Kellis in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, revealed the presence of an extensive necropolis dating to the Roman Period, with hundreds of rock-cut tombs containing multiple burials. Termed the Kellis 1 Cemetery, it yielded a range of artifacts and many of the individuals were provided with elaborately decorated cartonnage coverings. This is the largest collection of such material yet discovered in Dakhleh. This book presents a detailed analysis of the entire corpus of cartonnage found at Kellis in a securely excavated context. These objects, which include mummy masks, foot-cases, and full body covers, were part of the burial accoutrements of the wealthier residents of the village. Stylistic and digital investigation of the artifacts suggests a well-defined craft production, with the presence of multiple groups of craftsmen using specific manufacturing techniques and local traits in their iconographic repertoire. The scale of evidence demonstrates that Kellis was a vibrant community with a dynamic funerary production in contact with nearby areas. Comparison with finds from the neighboring Oasis of Kharga, as well as with artifacts in museums collections and from the antiquities market, suggest a complex network of skilled craftsmen throughout the region. This is the first comprehensive study of the material. It has been studied in person by the author in the field enabling a detailed appraisal of the items, whether intact or fragmentary. It builds on recent research addressing regionalism and craftsmanship, and constitutes one of the main sources to investigate issues of permanence and change in the indigenous funerary customs of the area.

Author : John H. Taylor,Marie Vandenbeusch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Ataúdes
ISBN : 9042934654

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Ancient Egyptian Coffins by John H. Taylor,Marie Vandenbeusch Pdf

This volume contains the proceedings of the twenty-third Annual Egyptological Colloquium, held at the British Museum in 2014, augmented by additional papers. The twenty-three contributions investigate functionality, iconography and manufacture of ancient Egyptian coffins from the First Intermediate Period to the eighth century AD. The authors explore the conceptual aspects which lay behind the production of coffins through the study of iconography and texts, examining the functional role of these complex objects as 'structured compositions' which were designed to play an important part in transforming the deceased occupants and perpetuating their existence beyond death. Reinstating coffins in their archaeological and societal contexts, the papers reflect on the circumstances in which they were made, considering workshop practices and regional variability, and studying coffins not only individually but also as components of larger conceptual entities in which the mummy, the burial chamber and the tomb itself all had specific meanings. Several contributions focus on areas of current interest, such as the post-burial adaptation and reuse of coffins, considering how these issues relate to the economic environment in which they were made and to changing attitudes towards the immutability of burial arrangements.

Author : Rogério Sousa
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784910037

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Body, Cosmos and Eternity by Rogério Sousa Pdf

This volume collects papers from the symposium 'Body, Cosmos and Eternity: the Symbolism of Coffins in Ancient Egypt', convened at the historical building of the University of Port, February 2013.

Author : Jan Assmann
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801464867

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Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt by Jan Assmann Pdf

"Human beings," the acclaimed Egyptologist Jan Assmann writes, "are the animals that have to live with the knowledge of their death, and culture is the world they create so they can live with that knowledge." In his new book, Assmann explores images of death and of death rites in ancient Egypt to provide startling new insights into the particular character of the civilization as a whole. Drawing on the unfamiliar genre of the death liturgy, he arrives at a remarkably comprehensive view of the religion of death in ancient Egypt. Assmann describes in detail nine different images of death: death as the body being torn apart, as social isolation, the notion of the court of the dead, the dead body, the mummy, the soul and ancestral spirit of the dead, death as separation and transition, as homecoming, and as secret. Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt also includes a fascinating discussion of rites that reflect beliefs about death through language and ritual.

Author : Krisztián Vértes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : OCLC:1142811431

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Digital Epigraphy by Krisztián Vértes Pdf

Author : Théophile Gautier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Egypt
ISBN : PRNC:32101007980855

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The Romance of the Mummy : by Théophile Gautier Pdf

Author : Martin Farquhar Tupper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1842
Category : Proverbs
ISBN : OXFORD:600059489

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Proverbial Philosophy by Martin Farquhar Tupper Pdf

Author : Kathlyn M. Cooney,Rogerio Sousa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8891320684

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Bab El-Gasus in Context by Kathlyn M. Cooney,Rogerio Sousa Pdf

This book gathers a collection of studies by leading scholars on the Tomb of the Priests of Amun (Bab el-Gasus), where the burials of 153 individuals who lived under the 21st Dynasty have been unearthed, revealing the largest undisturbed tomb ever found in Egypt. This is the first publication to present a coherent vision of this find, with papers addressing a variety of topics including: the reorganization of the Theban necropolis under the 21st Dynasty; the sociological significance of the burials, as well as the funerary goods associated with them; the history of the collections that had been given away to foreign countries in 1893, including their reception and subsequent treatment in museums around the world and in Egypt; carpentry and decoration of anthropoid coffins, using non-invasive analysis of materials; and finally, diversity and meaning of coffin decoration. The volume releases the papers first presented at the international conference held at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the discovery of the Tomb.