Ancient Egyptian tombs : the culture of life and death / Steven Snape.

Front Matter -- Introduction -- Nameless Lives at Tarkhan and Saqqara -- Pits, Palaces and Pyramids -- Non-Royal Cemeteries of Dynasty 4 -- Unas, Teti and Their Courts -- The Tombs of Qar and Idu -- A Growing Independence -- Ankhtify -- Osiris, Lord of Abydos -- ²́¹Lords of Life²́² -- Strangers and Brothers -- North and South -- Ineni, Senenmut and User-Amun -- Rekhmire and the Tomb of the Well-Known Soldier -- Huya and Horemheb -- Samut and the Ramesside Private Tomb -- Sennedjem -- Petosiris -- References -- Further Reading -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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This book explores the development of tombs as a cultural phenomenon in ancient Egypt and examines what tombs reveal about ancient Egyptian culture and Egyptians & rsquo; belief in the afterlife. Investigates the roles of tombs in the development of funerary practicesDraws on a range of data, including architecture, artifacts and textsDiscusses tombs within the context of everyday life in Ancient EgyptStresses the importance of the tomb as an eternal expression of the self.