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The ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books
- Title
- The ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books / [translated by] John Coleman Darnell and Colleen Manassa Darnell.
- Publication
- Atlanta, GA : SBL Press, [2018]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 20-1390 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- xxxvii, 685 pages : illustrations, plans; 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- Writings from the ancient world ; Number 39
- Uniform Title
- Writings from the ancient world ; no. 39.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Sources.
- Translations.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 655-685).
- Contents
- Introduction. Main themes of the Netherworld Books -- Royal tombs of the New Kingdom -- Development of tomb architecture -- Development of tomb decoration and use of Netherworld Books -- Netherworld Books in temple settings -- Function of the Netherworld Books -- Topography of the Netherworld Books : conceptions of space and time -- Dating the Netherworld Books -- Cryptography in the Netherworld Books -- Post-New Kingdom uses of the Netherworld Books -- A note on the translations -- Book of Adoring Re in the West -- Book of the Hidden Chamber -- Book of Gates -- Book of Caverns -- Books of the Creation of the Solar Disk -- Books of the Solar-Osirian Unity.
- Call Number
- JFE 20-1390
- ISBN
- 9781628371277
- 1628371277
- 9780884142768
- 0884142760
- LCCN
- 2017021415
- 14952033
- OCLC
- 1008767775
- Title
- The ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books / [translated by] John Coleman Darnell and Colleen Manassa Darnell.
- Publisher
- Atlanta, GA : SBL Press, [2018]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Writings from the ancient world ; Number 39Writings from the ancient world ; no. 39.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 655-685).
- Added Author
- Darnell, John Coleman, translator, writer of added commentary.Darnell, Colleen, translator, writer of added commentary.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Ancient Egyptian Netherworld Books Atlanta : SBL Press, 2017 9780884140450 (DLC) 2017053013
- Other Standard Identifier
- 14952033
- Research Call Number
- JFE 20-1390