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Attested from the Fifth Dynasty until, and including, the Saite Period, the Tekenu is a puzzling icon depicted within funerary scenes in the tombs of some ancie
Historical and Archaeological Aspects of Egyptian Funerary Culture
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Authors: Harco Willems
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Ancient Egyptian Funerary Ritual
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Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt
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"Human beings," the acclaimed Egyptologist Jan Assmann writes, "are the animals that have to live with the knowledge of their death, and culture is the world th
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This study takes a linguistic approach to Ancient Egyptian funerary ritual, focusing on the definition of the word h3i and its performance. Whilst h3i has the c