- Paperback: 48 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press (11 Dec 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0195219902
- ISBN-13: 978-0195219906
- Product Dimensions: 28 x 22.9 x 1.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,283,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This volume tells an archaeological detective story. It follows the archaeological investigation of the mummy of an ancient Egyptian called Hornedjitef. He lived in Thebes (modern Luxor) during the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt and was a priest in the great temple of Amun at Karnak. We know a great deal about the life, work, health and experiences of people like Hornedjitef, and the study of their mummies has added greatly to our understanding of everyday life in ancient Egypt. Hornedjitef's mummy, buried with expensive amulets and jewellery inside two elaborate decorated coffins, has been intensively studied and modern, non-destructive methods such as CT-scanning have revealed a great deal about his age, his health when he was alive, and how he was mummified. Author Joyce Filer is one of the experts who have spent years unravelling the mysteries of Hornedjitef and other mummies, and she has a first-hand knowledge of his story.
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Joyce Filer is an Egyptologist and palaeopathologist specializing in the study of Ancient Egyptian and other human remains. She worked for many years as a Special Assistant in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan in The British Museum and is also an experienced teacher. She is the author of The Egyptian Bookshelf: Disease (BMP 1995).
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Hornedjitef was a real man who lived over 2,000 years ago in ancient Egypt, in a city called Thebes (now the modern city of Luxor). Read the first page
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Hornedjitef was a real man who lived over 2,000 years ago in ancient Egypt, in a city called Thebes (now the modern city of Luxor). Read the first page
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As I am interested in archaology and egyptian history, I thought this would be the perfect book for me. It was as it explained clearly every single detail of the life of Hornejitef, an egytian high priest who was mummified thousands of years ago. It also makes it more interesting and visual as it has superb colour pictures that are taken of the real things. I think this is a well-earned 5 star-rating.
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I could not believe this price for this book. I wanted an inexpensive book to help me complete a project I was working on and wow did I hit the jackpot.
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