Burial Customs in Ancient Egypt: Life in Death for Rich and Poor

by Wolfram Grajetzki

The energy devoted by the ancient Egyptians to their tombs is legendary. The pyramids of Gizeh and the tomb of Tutankhamun are just two very spectacular examples, but no previous book has sought to use the tens of thousands of tombs excavated in Egypt, dating from 5000 BC to AD 200, across all classes of society, to build up a broad picture of burial as practised across the millennia. In this fascinating treatment, Wolfram Grajetzki sets out to remove...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715632175
• ISBN13: 9780715632178
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"