Hieroglyphs & the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt.

Forman, Werner & Quirke, Stephen.

ISBN 10: 0714109959 / ISBN 13: 9780714109954

Edité par British Museum Press., London, 1996

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192pp, index, maps, chronology, bibliography, glossary, 174 col ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. As new. Egyptian hieroglyphs combine art and writing in a conscious plan to attain eternal life. This study sets out the history of the texts designed to guarantee life beyond death, from the Pyramid Texts for kings and queens, c2400BC, to the Book of the Dead used by king and subject alike after 1600BC. The literature that flourished for millenia met its end under the combined pressures of Greek-speaking government, Roman occupation and conversion to Christianity. Size: 4to.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Hieroglyphs & the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt.
• Éditeur: British Museum Press., London
• Date de parution: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0714109959
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780714109954
• Reliure: Hard Cover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Ancient History / Archaeology

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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.