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Life in Death for Rich and Poor

By: Wolfram Grajetzki

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Paperback | 21 August 2003 | Edition Number 2

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The energy devoted by the ancient Egyptians to their tombs is legendary. The pyramids of Gizeh and the tomb of Tutankhamun are just two very spectacular examples, but no previous book has sought to use the tens of thousands of tombs excavated in Egypt, dating from 5000 BC to AD 200, across all classes of society, to build up a broad picture of burial as practised across the millennia. In this fascinating treatment, Wolfram Grajetzki sets out to remove some widespread misconceptions. Many imagine that few tombs survived undisturbed into modern times, but this is simply not true. In addition to the richest finds, there are numerous other tombs, devoid of gold and precious objects, which are key sources for reconstructing burial customs and Eygptian culture as a whole. This book sets the record straight, presenting evidence from each of the periods covered of poorer and average graves alongside the more famous wealthy tombs. The book is accessbily written and richly illustrated with over 150 illustrations, many specially prepared by the author.

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Preface	p. vii
Early Farmers and State Formation	p. 1
Early Dynastic Egypt: The Tomb as a House for the Afterlife	p. 7
The Old Kingdom: The Age of the Pyramids	p. 15
The Late Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom: The Development of a Funerary Industry	p. 27
The Late Middle Kingdom to the Second Intermediate Period: New Magical Rites	p. 54
The New Kingdom: Death in an Affluent Society	p. 66
The Late New Kingdom: Reduction to Essentials	p. 84
The Third Intermediate Period: The Peak of Coffin Production	p. 94
The Late Period and Persian Domination	p. 109
Ptolemaic Egypt: The Hellenistic World and Egyptian Beliefs	p. 123
Egypt in the Roman Empire	p. 127
Notes	p. 133
Chronology	p. 147
Glossary	p. 149
Further Reading	p. 151
Figure Sources	p. 155
Index	p. 161
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