UNPUBLISHED MUMMY BANDAGES IN THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM CAIRO

UNPUBLISHED MUMMY BANDAGES IN THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM CAIRO

<strong>The main purpose of this paper is the publication and study of thirteen unpublished linen strips in the Egyptian Museum Cairo. Illustrated drawings are produced for the first time. All texts preserved on these mummy bandages can be mainly divided into two types: The first type, consist...

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Main Author: Ahmed Safina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: FACULTY OF ARCHAEOLOGY, FAYOUM UNIVERSITY 2017-12-01
Series:Shedet
Subjects:
mummy bandage
linen - opening of the mouth
resurrection - book of the dead
Online Access:https://shedet.journals.ekb.eg/article_87826_348e08c134dbe159c11b6719bfec7f14.pdf
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UNPUBLISHED MUMMY BANDAGES IN THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM CAIRO
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linen - opening of the mouth
resurrection - book of the dead
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author_sort Ahmed Safina
title UNPUBLISHED MUMMY BANDAGES IN THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM CAIRO
title_short UNPUBLISHED MUMMY BANDAGES IN THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM CAIRO
title_full UNPUBLISHED MUMMY BANDAGES IN THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM CAIRO
title_fullStr UNPUBLISHED MUMMY BANDAGES IN THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM CAIRO
title_full_unstemmed UNPUBLISHED MUMMY BANDAGES IN THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM CAIRO
title_sort unpublished mummy bandages in the egyptian museum cairo
publisher FACULTY OF ARCHAEOLOGY, FAYOUM UNIVERSITY
series Shedet
issn 2356-8704
2536-9954
publishDate 2017-12-01
description <strong>The main purpose of this paper is the publication and study of thirteen unpublished linen strips in the Egyptian Museum Cairo. Illustrated drawings are produced for the first time. All texts preserved on these mummy bandages can be mainly divided into two types: The first type, consisting of five pieces, shows excerpts of vignettes for the Opening of the Mouth episodes (48c, 50c-d, 50h-l, 53 a-b). The second type, consisting of seven pieces, contains indefinite mortuary formulas reflecting the mythological drama of the resurrection. Furthermore, we have one linen strip which displays a part of the first chapter of the Book of the Dead.</strong>
topic mummy bandage
linen - opening of the mouth
resurrection - book of the dead
url https://shedet.journals.ekb.eg/article_87826_348e08c134dbe159c11b6719bfec7f14.pdf
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