The Book of the Dead of Gatseshen: Ancient Egyptian Funerary Religion in the 10th Century BC

By:

Rita Lucarelli

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Egyptologische Uitgaven ; XXIPublication details: Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten (NINO), 2006Description: xiv, 305 p., 26 cm contains CD-RomISBN:

9062582214

Subject(s):

Ancient Egypt -- Religion -- Funerary -- Book of the Dead -- 10th century -- Egypt

Summary: This volume is devoted to the analysis of the magical contents of a funerary papyrus belonging to the so-called “Book of the Dead” genre. The papyrus of Gatseshen, daughter of the High Priest of Amon Menkheperra (middle XXIst Dynasty), consists of almost 18 meters of beautifully written hieratic text and colourful vignettes. The author has attempted to reconstruct the history of composition and arrangement of this document, by investigating in detail the thematic connections between the different spells and vignettes. By comparing the layout of this papyrus with those produced in the same area and period, a new view of the funerary religion at Thebes during the XXIst Dynasty is outlined. The overall picture which can be gained by this comparative study is that of an innovative and lively tradition of funerary scrolls, which were used not only to protect the deceased during his journey in the netherworld, but also in order to express the religious ideas of its owners. A cd-rom containing colour photos of the papyrus is supplied with the volume.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Continuing Resources	Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) Library First Floor - 1.05	EgyptUitg 21 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		EgyptUitg 21

This volume is devoted to the analysis of the magical contents of a funerary papyrus belonging to the so-called “Book of the Dead” genre. The papyrus of Gatseshen, daughter of the High Priest of Amon Menkheperra (middle XXIst Dynasty), consists of almost 18 meters of beautifully written hieratic text and colourful vignettes.
The author has attempted to reconstruct the history of composition and arrangement of this document, by investigating in detail the thematic connections between the different spells and vignettes.
By comparing the layout of this papyrus with those produced in the same area and period, a new view of the funerary religion at Thebes during the XXIst Dynasty is outlined. The overall picture which can be gained by this comparative study is that of an innovative and lively tradition of funerary scrolls, which were used not only to protect the deceased during his journey in the netherworld, but also in order to express the religious ideas of its owners.
A cd-rom containing colour photos of the papyrus is supplied with the volume.

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