Religious Ritual at Abydos (c. 1300 BC)
Warminster, Aris & Phillips Ltd, 1973.
Quarto, vi, 353 pages with numerous illustrations from photographs, site plans, tables and inventories.
Later papered boards reproducing the original cover design; spine and bottom edge a little tanned; small ownership stamp on the front free endpaper; an excellent copy.
A detailed study of the mortuary temple of Sethos [Seti] I at Abydos. 'From the surviving reliefs on its walls the author reconstructs the rituals which were once performed within the building, paying special attention to the Daily Temple Ritual, the Ritual of the Royal Ancestors and the Osiris mysteries, so closely associated with the site. The spells are translated, the order of scenes is established and from these the first convincing picture of ancient Egyptian religious ceremonial emerges' (from the blurb). One of the Modern Egyptology series.
Item #137136
Price (AUD):
$400.00