HIEROGLYPHS AND THE AFTERLIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT.

WERNER FORMAN AND STEPHEN QUIRKE

ISBN 10: 0714109959 / ISBN 13: 9780714109954

Edité par OPUS PUBLISHING LIMITED/ BRITISH MUSEUM PRESS, 1996

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WITH 174 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS. JAQUETTE USEE REPAREE BORDS COIFFES .

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• Titre: HIEROGLYPHS AND THE AFTERLIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT.
• Éditeur: OPUS PUBLISHING LIMITED/ BRITISH MUSEUM PRESS
• Date de parution: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0714109959
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780714109954
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: Satisfaisant
• État de la jaquette: Satisfaisant

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Synopsis

Egyptian hieroglyphs unite art and writing in a conscious plan to attain eternal life. The success of that plan can be read in the 3000-year lifespan of Pharaonic tradition, and can only be understood through its religious foundation. This study sets out the history of the texts designed to guarantee life beyond death, from the "Pyramid Texts" for kings and queens, c. 2400 BC, to the "Book of the Dead" used by king and subject alike after 1600 BC. The book considers how this literature finally met its end under the combined pressures of Greek-speaking government, Roman occupation, and conversion to Christianity.