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The elaborately decorated coffin of Djehutymose is one of the central artifacts of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology's Egyptian collection. Using the images and texts from the coffin along with related artifacts, Egyptologist T. G. Wilfong explores what the coffin tells us about ancient Egyptian ideas of life, death, and the afterlife.

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Introduction 5

The Djehutmose Coffin 6

Who was Djehutymose? 8

Djehutymose in a Family Burial 20

Djehutymose's Gods 38

Djehutymose's Symbols 54

Djehutymose's Afterlife Ambitions 60

From Edfu to Ann Arbor: A Dispersal and a Reunion 89

Djehutymose in the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology 95

The Djehutymose Coffin in the 21st Century 99

Conclusion 101

Notes 102

Suggested Reading 106

Bibliography 107

Acknowledgments 110

Photo credits 112

Life Death and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt

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      Publisher: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/09/2013
      ISBN13: 9780974187389, 978-0974187389
      ISBN10: 974187380

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The elaborately decorated coffin of Djehutymose is one of the central artifacts of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology's Egyptian collection. Using the images and texts from the coffin along with related artifacts, Egyptologist T. G. Wilfong explores what the coffin tells us about ancient Egyptian ideas of life, death, and the afterlife.

      Table of Contents


      Introduction 5

      The Djehutmose Coffin 6

      Who was Djehutymose? 8

      Djehutymose in a Family Burial 20

      Djehutymose's Gods 38

      Djehutymose's Symbols 54

      Djehutymose's Afterlife Ambitions 60

      From Edfu to Ann Arbor: A Dispersal and a Reunion 89

      Djehutymose in the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology 95

      The Djehutymose Coffin in the 21st Century 99

      Conclusion 101

      Notes 102

      Suggested Reading 106

      Bibliography 107

      Acknowledgments 110

      Photo credits 112

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