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Book Egypt s Best Embalmer

Download or read book Egypt s Best Embalmer written by Cat Barker and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Unwrapping a Mummy

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  • Author : John H. Taylor
  • Publisher : University of Texas Press
  • Release : 1996
  • ISBN : 9780292781412
  • Pages : 120 pages

Download or read book Unwrapping a Mummy written by John H. Taylor and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horemkenesi was an Egyptian priest and official who lived at Thebes in the eleventh century B.C. The unwrapping and scientific examination of his mummified body (the last such investigation to have been carried out in Britain) provided a rare opportunity to study the remains of a known historical figure using the most sophisticated technology and methods of analysis. By combining the results of this study with information from inscriptions on Horemkenesi's coffin and rock graffiti recording his work in the cemeteries of Thebes, it is possible to build up a fascinating picture of the life, death, and mummification of an ancient Egyptian. The first part of this book considers Horemkenesi's life and work against the backdrop of Upper Egypt in the troubled times of the early Twentieth Dynasty. The second part concentrates on the unwrapping of the mummy: its careful planning, how the delicate operation was carried out, and what discoveries were made. What did Horemkenesi look like? How old was he at death? What was the state of his health? Why did the embalmers not remove his brain, and why were his internal organs missing? These and other questions are answered in this stimulating book.

Book An Essay on Egyptian Mumies

Download or read book An Essay on Egyptian Mumies written by Augustus Bozzi Granville and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A History of Egyptian Mummies

Download or read book A History of Egyptian Mummies written by Thomas Joseph Pettigrew and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Essay on Egyptian Mummies

Download or read book An Essay on Egyptian Mummies written by Augustus Bozzi Granville and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A history of Egyptian Mummies and an account of the worship  and embalming of the sacred animals by the Egyptians

Download or read book A history of Egyptian Mummies and an account of the worship and embalming of the sacred animals by the Egyptians written by Thomas Joseph Pettigrew and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dealing with the Dead in Ancient Egypt

Download or read book Dealing with the Dead in Ancient Egypt written by Koenraad Donker van Heel and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate look at the true story of the funerary business of a Theban mortuary priest 2800 years ago as unearthed by an ancient papyrus Petebaste son of Peteamunip, the choachyte, or water-pourer, lived during the first half of the seventh century BCE in the reigns of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty Kushite kings Shabaka and Taharqa and was responsible for the comfortable and carefree afterlife of his deceased clients by bringing their weekly libations. But Petebaste was also responsible for a wide range of other activities—he provided a tomb to the family of the deceased, managed the costs of the personnel and commodities, and took care of all necessary paperwork, while also tending to the gruesome preparation of the mortal remains of the deceased. Drawing on an archive of eight abnormal hieratic papyri in the Louvre that deal specifically with the affairs of a single family, Donker van Heel takes a deep dive into the business dealings of this Theban mortuary priest. In intimate detail, he illuminates the final stage of the embalming and coffining process of a woman called Taperet (‘Mrs. Seedcorn’) on the night before she would be taken from the embalming workshop to her final resting place, providing fascinating insight into the practical day-to-day aspects of funerary practices in ancient Egypt.

Book A History of Egyptian Mummies and an Account of the Worship and Embalming of the Sacred Animals by the Egyptians

Download or read book A History of Egyptian Mummies and an Account of the Worship and Embalming of the Sacred Animals by the Egyptians written by Thomas Joseph Pettigrew and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of Egyptian Mummies and an Account of the Worship and Embalming of the Sacred Animals by the Egyptians: With Remarks on the Funeral Ceremonies of Different Nations, and Observations on the Mummies of the Canary Islands, of the Ancient Peruvians, Burman Priests, &C Viscount Acheson, m.p. Thomas Amyot, Esq., Treasurer, sa. Jasper Atkinson, Esq. Benjamin Attwood, Esq. William Ayrton, Esq., e.s.a. Whitelaw Ainslie, M.D., James Anderton, Esq. Andrews, Esq. Le Comm' Comte di Aceto. F.g.s. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book A History of Egyptian Mummies  and an Account of the Worship and Embalming of the Sacred Animals by the Egyptians

Download or read book A History of Egyptian Mummies and an Account of the Worship and Embalming of the Sacred Animals by the Egyptians written by Thomas Joseph Pettigrew and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter V. on embalming. Embalming--definition--Ethiopian, Persian, and Scythian methods of preserving their dead--also of the Greeks and Romans--Egyptian method the most perfect--unknown at this day--accounts of by Herodotus and Diodorus Siculus--difficulty of assigning with precision the antiquity of a mummy--points to be attended to in this enquiry--Count de Caylus's opinion--the testimony of St. Athanasius and of St. Augustine--embalming of strangers--examination of the ancient accounts of this process--embalmers probably an inferior kind of priesthood--honours paid to the embalmers or swathers--three methods described by Herodotus--these admit of many subdivisions--price of embalming--First method: Extraction of the brain--insects found in the head of a GrtBco-Egyptian mummy--extraction not practised in all cases--Dr. Lee's mummy--head filled with bituminous matter and other substances--Dr. Perry's mummy--Dr. Mead's mummy--Mr. Davidson's mummy--ventral incision--the scribe--representations of this part of the process in papyri--the dissector--jethiopic stone--prayer uttered by the embalmers--recordof it by Porphyry--evisceration of the body--canopi or vases for the intestines--palm wine--aromatics--replacing of the viscera--discovery of the heart in the author's Graco-Egyptian mummy--restoration of different parts to a natural state--extraction of the viscera not always practised in the most expensive mode--use of spices--resinous matters--nalrum--period for which the body was to lie in a solution of this substance--removal of the cuticle--great care taken to preserve the nails--body anointed with oil of cedar, Sfc--probable application of heat--gilding of mummies--testimony of Abd'Allatif, Hertzog, Denon, Jomard, Rouyer, .

Book Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt

Download or read book Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt written by Salima Ikram and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Book Riot 100 Must-Read Book on Ancient History Death, burial, and the afterlife were as important to the ancient Egyptians as how they lived. This well-illustrated book explores all aspects of death in ancient Egypt, including beliefs of the afterlife, mummification, the protection of the body, tombs and their construction and decoration, funerary goods, and the funeral itself. It also addresses the relationship between the living and the dead, and the magico-religious interaction of these two in ancient Egyptian culture. Salima Ikram's own experience with experimental mummification and funerary archaeology lends the book many completely original and provocative insights. In addition, a full survey of current development in the field makes this a unique book that combines all aspects of death and burial in ancient Egypt into one volume.

Book Mummies and Death in Egypt

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  • Author : Françoise Dunand
  • Publisher : Cornell University Press
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 9780801444722
  • Pages : 264 pages

Download or read book Mummies and Death in Egypt written by Françoise Dunand and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Today, a good century after the first X-rays of mummies, Egyptology has the benefit of all the methods and means at the disposal of forensic medicine. The 'mummy stories' we tell have changed their tone, but they have enjoyed much success, with fantastic scientific and technological results resolving the mysteries of the ancient land of the pharaohs."--from the Foreword Mummies are the things that fascinate us most about ancient Egypt. But what are mummies? How did the Egyptians create them? And why? What became of the people they once were? We are learning more all the time about the cultural processes surrounding mummification and the medical characteristics of ancient Egyptian mummies. In the first part of Mummies and Death in Egypt Françoise Dunand gives an overview of the history of mummification in Egypt from the prehistoric to the Roman period. She thoroughly describes the preparations of the dead (tombs and their furnishings, funerary offerings, ornamentation of the corpse, coffins, and canopic jars), and she includes a separate chapter on the mummification of animals. She links these various practices and behaviors to the religious beliefs of classical Egypt. In the second part of this book, Roger Lichtenberg, a physician and archaeologist, offers a fascinating narrative of his forensic research on mummies, much of it conducted with a portable X-ray machine on archaeological digs. His findings have revealed new information on the ages of the mummified, their causes of death, and the illnesses and injuries they suffered. Together, Dunand and Lichtenberg provide a state-of-the-art account of the science of mummification and its social and religious context.

Book A Description of the Ancient Art of Embalming practised by the Egyptians  with an account of the Egyptian mummy  now exhibiting

Download or read book A Description of the Ancient Art of Embalming practised by the Egyptians with an account of the Egyptian mummy now exhibiting written by Abraham BOOTH (Member of the British Association.) and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A History of Egyptian Mummies  and an Account of the Worship and Embalming of the Sacred Animals

Download or read book A History of Egyptian Mummies and an Account of the Worship and Embalming of the Sacred Animals written by Pettigrew Thomas Joseph and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book History of Embalming

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  • Author : Jean-Nicolas Gannal
  • Publisher : Litres
  • Release : 2021-12-02
  • ISBN : 5040853890
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book History of Embalming written by Jean-Nicolas Gannal and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Egyptian Mummies

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  • Author : Grafton Elliot Smith
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2013-10-28
  • ISBN : 1136188789
  • Pages : 257 pages

Download or read book Egyptian Mummies written by Grafton Elliot Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2002. Egyptian Mummies is regarded by Egyptologists as the classic account of mummification in ancient Egypt. Originally published in 1924, its re-issue in complete form will be welcomed by all those who have sought rare second-hand copies in vain. This book provides the most comprehensive account available of the technical processes and materials employed by the ancient Egyptian embalmers, together with a historical analysis of their modification throughout the dynastic period. The authors draw on fully illustrated archaeological and pathological evidence together with Egyptian and Greek textual references to provide a thorough survey of the mummification process and attendant funeral ceremonies, and to offer clues to an understanding of the custom's significance and the reasons for its adoption.

Book A History of Egyptian Mummies

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  • Author : Thomas Joseph Pettigrew
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2013-09-19
  • ISBN : 1108066836
  • Pages : 305 pages

Download or read book A History of Egyptian Mummies written by Thomas Joseph Pettigrew and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark 1834 work on mummification unites the twin passions of the surgeon and antiquarian Thomas Joseph Pettigrew (1791-1865).