Offerings to the Gods in Egyptian Temples

by Sylvie Cauville

Kings and gods adorn the walls of Egyptian temples in face-to-face meetings, and for two millennia these depictions have united the king and the divine. The king, the son of the god, presents his ancestors an offering or performs a ritual. Over two hundred offerings are divided into broad categories: purification, beverages, foods, produce from the fields, fabrics, ointments and adornments; rituals for goddesses and gods; symbolic, cosmic, funerary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 904292618X
• ISBN13: 9789042926189
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Peeters
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.4"