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Item Details
Title:
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THE JUDGEMENT OF THE PHARAOH
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN ANCIENT EGYPT |
By: |
Joyce A. Tyldesley |
Format: |
Hardback |
List price:
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£20.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0297646699 |
ISBN 13: |
9780297646693 |
Publisher: |
ORION PUBLISHING CO |
Pub. date: |
1 July, 2000 |
Edition: |
Illustrated edition |
Pages: |
199 |
Description: |
Ancient Egypt is often viewed as a peaceful place, but this book unmasks Ancient Egyptian crimes and criminals, meticulously recreating a series of crimes, from grave robbing, false embalming, necrophilia and bestiality to a recreation of the murder of Tutankhamun. |
Synopsis: |
Ancient Egypt is often viewed as a peaceful place, but this book unmasks Ancient Egyptian crimes and criminals, meticulously recreating a series of crimes, from grave robbing, false embalming, necrophilia and bestiality to a recreation of the murder of Tutankhamun, reassessing and rejecting the evidence for his murder. It also introduces readers to some of the inhabitants of Deir el Medina, the dwelling place of the craftsmen who constructed the tombs of the Valleys of the Kings and Queens. |
Illustrations: |
maps |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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