Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Reference to the Myths, Religions, Pyramids and Temples of the Land of the PharaohsAn illustrated reference to the myths, religions, pyramids and temples of the land of the pharaohs. |
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Page 407
... amulet inserted in it : the one beside the western wall had a faience djed - pillar ( see Funerary Amulets ) ; the one by the eastern wall incorporated an unfired clay figure of the god Anubis ; the one by the southern wall contained a ...
... amulet inserted in it : the one beside the western wall had a faience djed - pillar ( see Funerary Amulets ) ; the one by the eastern wall incorporated an unfired clay figure of the god Anubis ; the one by the southern wall contained a ...
Page 458
... amulet in the form of the rising moon . Amulets in the shape of breasts have also been found . Lactating women were credited with heka ( see Magic ) , and breast milk ( especially that of a woman who had given birth to a male child ) ...
... amulet in the form of the rising moon . Amulets in the shape of breasts have also been found . Lactating women were credited with heka ( see Magic ) , and breast milk ( especially that of a woman who had given birth to a male child ) ...
Page 497
... amulet / protection ; mobile papyrus shelter . Sau : ' amulet man ' ; title borne by wetnurses and midwives . scarab : dung beetle ; amulet of rebirth / creation / new life . sebakh : Arabic word for ancient mudbrick and remains of ...
... amulet / protection ; mobile papyrus shelter . Sau : ' amulet man ' ; title borne by wetnurses and midwives . scarab : dung beetle ; amulet of rebirth / creation / new life . sebakh : Arabic word for ancient mudbrick and remains of ...
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Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Reference to the Myths, Religions, Pyramids ... Lorna Oakes,Lucia Gahlin No preview available - 2003 |
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Abydos Afterlife Amenhotep amulet Amun ancient Egyptians appears associated believed boat body Book building built burial buried Cairo called carried carved centre century chamber coffin complex considered containing court cult dating dead death deceased decorated dedicated Deir deities depicted divine Dynasty early Egypt entrance example excavated festival figures four funerary goddess gods Greek hall Hathor head Horus important included inscriptions Isis king king's Kingdom known land lapis lazuli later lived Lower magic Middle mortuary temple mother mummy Museum myth Nile offerings officials originally Osiris painted papyrus particularly Period priests protective pyramid Ramesses recorded reign reliefs remains represented ritual royal ruler sacred scenes Seth shown shows shrine side Sneferu spells statue stela stone symbol temple texts Thebes thought tomb usually Valley walls wearing wife worshipped