The Heart Scarab

Author : Saviour Pirotta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1848868146

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The Heart Scarab by Saviour Pirotta Pdf

Renni and Mahu are brothers, but they are complete opposites. When Mahu hatches a plot to rob the tomb of a long-dead general in the Valley of the Kings, Renni is swept into the crime to help his family. But taking the general's heart scarab sets a much greater chain of events into motion, which are governed by dark and mysterious powers. Will the brothers and their friend Balaal manage to return it before Anubis, the god of death, comes to collect their souls? Or will they, and the general, be cast into the Great Darkness forever?

Author : Carol Andrews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016018884

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Amulets of Ancient Egypt by Carol Andrews Pdf

Amulets were first made in Egypt as early as 4000 BC and became essential adornments for both the living and the dead. They were believed to endow the wearer, by magical means, with the properties they represent. An amuletic foot, for example, could be worn to ensure fleetness of foot; while the scarab beetle represented the new-born sun, and was the symbol of new life. Amulets in the image of powerful gods would be worn for protection; and malevolent creatures - like the male hippopotamus - would be worn to ward off the evil they represented.

Author : Fiona Ingram
Publisher : Bublish, Inc.
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780997676181

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The Secret of the Sacred Scarab by Fiona Ingram Pdf

The Secret of the Sacred Scarab (The Chronicles of the Stone, Book One)

Author : Richard Wilkinson
Publisher : Shire Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 074780673X

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Egyptian Scarabs by Richard Wilkinson Pdf

The scarab is the single most abundant artifact to have survived from ancient Egypt and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, were made throughout the course of Egyptian history. Today, scarabs continue to be found on excavations throughout Egypt and thousands reside in museum collections around the world. This volume examines these ubiquitous and important artifacts by first considering the unique biology and behavior of the scarab beetle and its incorporation into Egyptian symbolism, religion and art. The development of the scarab amulet is then considered, and the many types of scarab produced by the Egyptians are surveyed. Two particularly important classes of scarab - the heart scarab and the commemorative scarab - are examined in detail. Finally, the export of Egyptian scarabs and their imitation by the nations around Egypt is examined as a tangible mark of the extent of Egypt's influence in the ancient world and of the importance of the scarab itself.

Author : William Meyer
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781634707954

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Horace: Secret of Scarab Beetle by William Meyer Pdf

Eleven-year-old Horace j. Edwards is an ordinary boy whose family has just moved to Niles, Michigan. But on the first day of sixth grade, mysterious things start to happen. His grandfather dies and Horace receives a strange gift--a stone scarab beetle. As he works to uncover the secrets surrounding his grandfather's death and the beetle, Horace is transported back in time to the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna. He meets the future pharaoh, young King Tut, and together the two boys become engaged in a fight to save the city from total destruction and Egypt itself from Tut's evil uncle Smenk. In the process, Horace discovers that he is the heir to an order of guardians, known as the Keepers of Time. The Secret of the Scarab Beetle is the first book in the middle-grade fantasy series Horace j. Edwards and the Time Keepers.

Author : Isaac Myer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Egypt
ISBN : MINN:319510024044655

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Scarabs by Isaac Myer Pdf

Author : Emily Teeter,Terry G. Wilfong
Publisher : Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015056331260

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Scarabs, Scaraboids, Seals, and Seal Impressions from Medinet Habu by Emily Teeter,Terry G. Wilfong Pdf

Egyptologists will welcome the publication of this catalog (it's oversize, at 9.25x12") of the scarabs and related objects excavated at Medinet Habu by the U. of Chicago's Oriental Institute from 1926-1931. Based on the notes of the excavation's field director and his assistant, the volume presents a catalog of 349 scarabs, scaraboids, seals, and seal impressions. The entry for each piece includes its registration and field number, date, description, provenience if known, decoration, brief commentary, and drawings and b&w plate of the obverse, reverse, and profile views. Teeter, a curator at the Institute, has written an introduction that describes the excavation and its documentation. A chapter on stamp seals and seal impressions from the post-Pharaonic period is included by T.G. Wilfong (Egyptology, U. of Michigan). Distributed in the US by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture, Egyptian
ISBN : 9781588391735

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Hatshepsut, from Queen to Pharaoh by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Pdf

A fascinating look at the artistically productive reign of Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh in ancient Egypt

Author : Geraldine Pinch
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0292722621

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Magic in Ancient Egypt by Geraldine Pinch Pdf

The Egyptians were famous in the ancient world for their knowledge of magic. Religion, medicine, technology, and what we would call magic coexisted without apparent conflict, and it was not unusual for magical and "practical" remedies for illness, for example, to be used side-by-side. Everyone resorted to magic, from the pharaoh guarding his country with elaborate magical rituals to the expectant mother wearing amulets to safeguard her unborn child. Magic in Ancient Egypt examines the fascinating connections between myth and magic, and the deities such as Bes and Isis who had special magical importance. Geraldine Pinch discusses the techniques for magic, its practitioners, and the surviving magical texts, as well as the objects that were used in magic—figurines, statues, amulets, and wands. She devotes a chapter to medicine and magic, and one to magic and the dead. Finally, she shows how elements and influences from Egyptian magic survived in or were taken up by later societies, right up to the twenty-first century.

Author : John H. Taylor
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Book of the dead
ISBN : 0674057503

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Journey Through the Afterlife by John H. Taylor Pdf

With contributions from leading scholars and detailed catalog entries that interpret the spells and painted scenes, this fascinating and important work affords a greater understanding of ancient Egyptian belief systems and poignantly reveals the hopes and fears about the world beyond death.

Author : Foy Scalf
Publisher : Oriental Institute Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Book of the dead
ISBN : 1614910383

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Book of the Dead by Foy Scalf Pdf

Discover how the ancient Egyptians controlled their immortal destiny! This book, edited by Foy Scalf, explores what the Book of the Dead was believed to do, how it worked, how it was made, and what happened to it.

Author : Saviour Pirotta
Publisher : Wolfsong
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1848868073

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The Wolf's Song by Saviour Pirotta Pdf

Wolf is reunited with his bird-skull amulet but with it comes seeing dreams of turmoil and rebirth, of creatures with teeth waiting in the dark. And when the Sleeping Goddess sleeps no more, it seems Wolf's whole world will be caught in her fury. With the Goddess's curse heavy on his shoulders, can Wolf find the strength to rise against it and become a true shaman?

Author : William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Publisher : Casemate Academic
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015004965227

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Scarabs and Cylinders with Names by William Matthew Flinders Petrie Pdf

Reprint of one of the twenty typological monographs on particular classes of artefact prepared by the great systematiser, containing an illustrated catalogue of 1600 grouped pieces from the Petrie collection in University College, London. Still indispensable to the field archaeologist or museum curator.

Author : Saviour Pirotta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1848864612

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The Whispering Stones by Saviour Pirotta Pdf

''I held up the amulet and looked at it again. In the light of the dying fire, the eyes shone even brighter. They almost seemed to be smiling.''Wolf has returned to his village with the stolen spear but his life is far from peaceful. Determined to become a shaman, he is gifted a special amulet which gives him seeing dreams: mysterious visions of the future. But Wolf's rivalry with Rain takes a nasty turn and, when Moon is poisoned, the village rejects Wolf once again. In order to clear his name, Wolf leaves to guide a sickly Moon to find a cure -- but it seems other dangers are following close behind.

Author : Saviour Pirotta
Publisher : Wolfsong
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1848864086

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The Stolen Spear by Saviour Pirotta Pdf

'Weakness of any kind is frowned upon... Only bravery is admired. I pray to the spirits every day to make me brave.'Wolf struggles to fit into his village. He's not strong like his brother or a natural leader like his father. Every day he just tries to keep his head down. That is until a sacred spear head is stolen.Wolf is cast out, seen as the reason for its disappearance. With no one but his trusty dog, Shadow, to join him, Wolf vows to find the stolen spear and restore his honour. But Wolf has never left the village before and the world beyond the sea is a complete unknown... where will this journey take him and what secrets will he uncover?Join Wolf on his hunt for the spear, as he journeys from the village now known as Skara Brae to a wider, ancient world on the cusp of a new age.