E44+Funerary+Customs

=Egyptian Society during the Ramesside period, Dynasties XIX and XX =

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Religion, death and burial

 * 4.4 Funerary customs: afterlife concepts and mummification**

See also Kristine's presentation for this topic

Go to the Theban Mapping Project ‘Articles’ page. There is a five-page article titled: “[|Funerary Equipment]”.

Page 1 List the items that were required for a proper burial.

Page 2 Describe some of the features of 19th Dynasty sarcophagi. What problems are there in studying New Kingdom coffins? Describe the royal coffins.

Page 3 What was the purpose of canopic jars and canopic chests? How many of these are extant? What were shabtis (ushabtis)? Describe them.

Page 4 What were //magic bricks//?

Page 5 List the types of containers, clothes, weapons and jewellery placed in tombs.

There are many sites with information on mummification. See [|King Tut Shop] and [|Mummytombs].

For "afterlife concepts" see also the next section: Funerary texts.