Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt

Salima Ikram is professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, and has worked in Egypt since 1986. She has directed the Animal Mummy Project, co-directed the Predynastic Gallery project, and has served as co-director and subsequently director of the North Kharga Oasis Survey. Ikram has worked on several excavations throughout Egypt as well as in Turkey, Sudan, and Greece, and she is currently very involved with the preservation and presentation of cultural heritage. She is the editor of Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt (AUC Press, pbk ed., 2015).

A Book Riot 100 Must-Read Book on Ancient History"Dr. Salima Ikram's Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt is among the best works on the subject presently on the market. Dr. Ikram's work breathes with a love of the subject matter and, refreshingly, lacks the academic jargon which mars so many otherwise fine books on this subject. Dr. Ikram has recreated the mummification process in modern-day laboratories and so brings a practical, as well as scholarly, approach to the subject. This book takes a reader from the early history of ancient Egypt through the beliefs and funerary practices of the people and includes the development of the mastaba tombs and the later pyramids. An excellent work and highly recommended."—Ancient History Encyclopedia"This is a splendid volume for all students of ancient Egypt, and it cannot be recommended too highly. Non-specialists will appreciate the useful glossary, chronology, and list of further readings. Highly recommended.”—G. R. G. Hambly, University of Texas at Dallas“This book provides an excellent introduction to the whole subject area.”—Rosalie David, Egyptian Archaeology"Summarizes current knowledge extremely well and is highly recommended to anyone interested in this particular aspect of Egyptology."—Victor Blunden, Ancient Egypt"Considering the book's wide scope, scientific reliability and comprehensible text, it is very well-suited for anyone wishing to learn more about ancient Egypt in a limited time. It provides a good overview for both lay-people and students of archaeology.”—PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology

• IntroductionChapter 1: The history and land of EgyptChapter 2: Beliefs in the AfterlifeChapter 3: MummificationChapter 4: Animal mummiesChapter 5: Funerary equipment and provisioning the deadChapter 6: The tombChapter 7: Funerals, mortuary cults, the living and the deadGlossaryChronologyFurther reading