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With detailed illustrations and archival images, Egyptologist Wolfram Grajetzki describes and compares the opulent tombs of eminent and royal women from the late Middle Kingdom, shedding new light on how the gendered and social identities of these women were viewed in the court and preserved in the grave.

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"A wonderful work. . . . Wolfram Grajetzki provides a fascinating glimpse of female burials and funerary culture of the late Middle Kingdom." * Danijela Stefanovi, University of Belgrade *

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1. Court Type Burials
Chapter 2. Other Burials of Women
Chapter 3. Types of Jewelry in Late Middle Kingdom Burials
Chapter 4. The Development of Egyptian Burial Customs
Chapter 5. The King and the Women Buried Around Him
Appendix. The Royal Women of the Twelfth Dynasty
Chronology
Notes
Egyptian Tombs and Excavation Reports
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments

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      Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 23/01/2014
      ISBN13: 9780812245677, 978-0812245677
      ISBN10: 0812245679
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      With detailed illustrations and archival images, Egyptologist Wolfram Grajetzki describes and compares the opulent tombs of eminent and royal women from the late Middle Kingdom, shedding new light on how the gendered and social identities of these women were viewed in the court and preserved in the grave.

      Trade Review
      "A wonderful work. . . . Wolfram Grajetzki provides a fascinating glimpse of female burials and funerary culture of the late Middle Kingdom." * Danijela Stefanovi, University of Belgrade *

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      Chapter 1. Court Type Burials
      Chapter 2. Other Burials of Women
      Chapter 3. Types of Jewelry in Late Middle Kingdom Burials
      Chapter 4. The Development of Egyptian Burial Customs
      Chapter 5. The King and the Women Buried Around Him
      Appendix. The Royal Women of the Twelfth Dynasty
      Chronology
      Notes
      Egyptian Tombs and Excavation Reports
      Bibliography
      Index
      Acknowledgments

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