The Life of Meresamun: A Temple Singer in Ancient Egypt - Couverture souple

Johnson, Janet H

 
9781885923608: The Life of Meresamun: A Temple Singer in Ancient Egypt
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1885923600 ISBN 13 : 9781885923608
Editeur : Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, 2009

Synopsis

This companion volume and catalog to the exhibit that opens on February 9, 2009, traces the life of Meresamun, whose mummy, dating to about 800 B.C., is one of the highlights of The Oriental Institute museum in Chicago, IL. The text introduces the historical and cultural setting of Egypt during her time. Essays and artifacts examine the role of music and of musicians in Egyptian temple cults, their training, and the types of musical instruments that Meresamun would have used. The life of Meresamun outside the temple is explored, with emphasis upon her social and legal status, what other professions were available to her, and what home life was like. The study of the life of this individual is augmented by forensic evidence obtained with the newest generation of CT scanners that sheds life on Meresamun's life and death.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This companion volume and catalog to the exhibit that opens on February 9, 2009, traces the life of Meresamun, whose mummy, dating to about 800 B.C., is one of the highlights of The Oriental Institute museum in Chicago, IL. The text introduces the historical and cultural setting of Egypt during her time. Essays and artifacts examine the role of music and of musicians in Egyptian temple cults, their training, and the types of musical instruments that Meresamun would have used. The life of Meresamun outside the temple is explored, with emphasis upon her social and legal status, what other professions were available to her, and what home life was like. The study of the life of this individual is augmented by forensic evidence obtained with the newest generation of CT scanners that sheds life on Meresamun's life and death.

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Éditeur
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1885923600
ISBN 13 
9781885923608
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
135
Éditeur
Teeter Emily
Coordonnées du fabricant
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