FOOD AND FUNERALS SUSTAINING THE DEAD FOR ETERNITY
FOOD AND FUNERALS SUSTAINING THE DEAD FOR ETERNITY
Author(s): Salima IkramSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: food; offering; offering list; fish; beer; meat; poultry; funeral; death; burial; meal; ancient Egypt; mummy
Summary/Abstract: Offerings of food play a crucial role in Egyptian funerary religion from the very earliest period well into the Roman era. Different types of food offerings from the Old Kingdom will be discussed, with a focus on the Old Kingdom and offerings from the Polish excavations at West Saqqara.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: XX
- Page Range: 361-372
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English