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Divine Creatures

Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

Salima Ikram editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The American University in Cairo Press

Published:23rd Mar '16

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A new look at animals and the afterlife in ancient Egypt, in an updated paperback edition.

The invention of mummification enabled the ancient Egyptians to preserve the bodies not only of humans but also of animals, so that they could live forever. Mummified animals are of four different types: food offerings, pets, sacred animals, and votive offerings. For the first time, a series of studies on the different types of animal mummies, the methods of mummification, and the animal cemeteries located at sites throughout Egypt are drawn together in a definitive volume on ancient Egyptian animal mummies. Studies of these animals provide information not only about the fauna of the country, and indirectly, its climate, but also about animal domestication, veterinary practices, human nutrition, mummification technology, and the religious practices of the ancient Egyptians. A new postscript is included in this paperback edition, taking account of the latest discoveries and research.Contributors: Edda Bresciani, Aidan Dodson, Salima Ikram, Dieter Kessler, Abd el-Halim Nur el-Din, Paul Nicholson, Donald Redford, Susan Redford, Roger Lichtenberg, and Alain Zivie.

"An essential item for those interested in ancient Egyptian animal mummies." —Stephane Antherton-Woolham, Journal of the American Oriental Society

ISBN: 9789774166969

Dimensions: 240mm x 170mm x 20mm

Weight: 587g

296 pages