The ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books

Weitere Verfasser: Darnell, John Coleman , [ÜbersetzerIn]
Manassa, Colleen , [ÜbersetzerIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Atlanta : SBL Press, 2018.
Umfang/Format: xxvii, 685 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Writings from the ancient world ; 39
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: Egypt
Parallelausgabe: Ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books (Online version:) | ISSN: 9780884140450
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction; Main themes of the Netherworld books; Royal tombs of the New Kingdom; Development of tomb decoration and use of Netherworld Books; Netherworld Books in temple settings; Function of the Netherworld Books; Topography of the netherworld books: conceptions of space and time; Dating the Netherworld Books; Cryptography in the Netherworld Books; Post-New Kingdom uses of the Netherworld Books; A note on the translations
  • Book of adoring Re in the West
  • Book of the Hidden Chamber
  • Book of gates
  • Book of caverns
  • Books of the creation of the solar disk
  • Books of the Solar-Osirian unity.