Iron from Tutankhamun's tomb / Katja Broschat, Florian Ströbele, Christian Koeberl, Christian Eckmann, and Eid Mertah ; translated by Manon Schutz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Broschat, Katja, author.

Ströbele, Florian, author.

Koeberl, Christian, 1959- author.

Eckmann, Christian, author.

Mertah, Eid, author.

Contributor:

Schutz, Manon, translator.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Standardized Title:

Himmlisch! English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Tutankhamen, King of Egypt--Tomb.

Tutankhamen.

Tutankhamen, King of Egypt.

Iron--Egypt.

Iron.

Ironwork--Egypt.

Ironwork.

Art metal-work, Ancient--Egypt.

Art metal-work, Ancient.

Meteorites, Iron--Egypt.

Meteorites, Iron.

Grave goods--Egypt.

Grave goods.

Egypt--Antiquities.

Egypt.

Antiquities.

Tombs.

Physical Description:

xiv, 61 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2022.

Summary:

"A century after Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon's sensational discovery in 1922 of the virtually intact tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, the boy-king and his treasures continue to fascinate people all over the world. Although nearly 5,400 objects accompanied the young pharaoh on his journey to the afterlife, many of them have not been investigated in detail. Iron from Tutankhamun's Tomb analyzes nineteen iron artifacts from the tomb in depth for the first time. This group consists of sixteen small iron chisels set into wooden handles, an Eye of Horus amulet, a miniature headrest, and the blade of a richly decorated golden dagger. The most important of these were placed in close proximity to the king's mummy, emphasizing the high value attributed to this rare material in late Bronze Age Egypt-a time when iron smelting was not yet known in the land of the Nile. Written by a research team of archaeologists, scientists, and conservators, this comprehensive study explores in fascinating detail the context and meaning of these artifacts, while establishing for the first time that Tutankhamun's iron came from meteorites. They complete their examination with the results of chemical analyses, offering in the process a rich overall understanding of iron and its significance in ancient Egypt."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Heavenly!

2. The iron "treasures"

-sixteen small chisels

3. A protective bracelet for the king

4. Laid to rest

-a miniature headrest

5. Simply the best

-the dagger with the iron blade and gold sheath

The dagger

The sheath

6. Iron in pharaonic times

Meteoritic iron ...

... And its processing

7. "Iron from the sky" in the tomb of Tutankhamun

The chisel tips

The wedjat amulet

The miniature headrest

The iron blade of the dagger

8. What do we know now, 3,300 years later?

Appendix: The golden dagger

Simply the very best

-the golden dagger and sheath

The golden dagger

-"twin" or "elective affinity"?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781617979972

161797997X

OCLC:

1237633890